2011-2012 High School
Required Summer Reading and Assignments
The Academy: Humanities
Required Summer Reading (3):
The Magician's Nephew - Lewis
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - Lewis
The Horse and his Boy - Lewis
Assignment:
Journal your way though Narnia, finding textual support (a quote or sentence that answers the question) for each
of the following questions:
1.
Is there a god in Narnia? If so, what is he like?
2.
Is the god in Narnia personal?
3.
Is he powerful?
4.
Is the world chaotic or orderly?
5.
Is everyone subject to the same rules?
6.
Is anyone able to change the rules?
7.
Can anyone override the rules?
8.
Is evil in the world of Narnia?
9.
If so, how did it get there-is it due to design or to an event?
10. Does it have a beginning and an end?
11. Is it more powerful than anything or anyone?
12. Is there anything or anyone more powerful that it?
13. Does the god of Narnia involve himself in the affairs of men?
14. Do the actions or non-actions of men make a difference in the outcome of the story?
15. Are the events leading anywhere?
16. What makes you think CS Lewis wrote these books from a biblical worldview or did not write these from
a biblical worldview? (Choose a key answer from above or give other support for your reasoning.)
Be sure to cite the book, chapter and page number for each textual support answer. You must have at least 5
references for each book listed but you do not need to find answers from each book for every question. Keep this
list handy as you read!
** This is a summer assignment to assess your pre-class understanding. Do your best but do not worry if you do
not understand everything. It will be graded on your effort. We will be working through these ideas and developing
this writing process further in our time this year!**
Summer Extra Credit:
Write a 6 paragraph argumentative essay with your thesis statement proving that Lewis wrote from a Biblical
worldview, or that he did not write from a Biblical worldview.
The order of action will be:
1.
Create an outline
2.
Write the 4 body paragraphs, using the questions as your guide
3.
Write the conclusion or summary of your points
4.
Write the introduction – include an opening attention getting thought or question, a little introductory
background on Lewis and the books, and your thesis statement.
Written assignments are due and to be submitted on the eLearning Campus, prior to the first week of class. Late
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submissions will not be accepted. Be prepared to take a quiz on the eLearning Campus prior to the first week of
class. (If students read the books they should do fine on the quiz.) **Instructions for using the eLearning campus
will be sent to students prior to their required submissions**
The Academy: Biology I, Honors
Required Summer Reading: It Couldn’t Just Happen: Fascinating Facts about God’s World by Lawrence O.
Richards
Note: Parents are encouraged to read the book and discuss these topics with their students! Reading this book
will help all students to begin our study of Biology on the same page, with the same understanding of creation
science and of the scientific method.
Assignment: Choose one of the five assignments to do that are given under the title “Just For Fun” at the end of
these chapters: 3, 6, 10, 15, 18. When you choose an activity, write a brief description of what you did. Answers
should be thorough, but no longer than a good paragraph, and there should be five (5) in all.
Written assignments are due and to be submitted on the eLearning Campus, prior to the first week of class. Late
submissions will not be accepted. Be prepared to take a quiz on the eLearning Campus prior to the first week of
class. (If students read the book they should do fine on the quiz.) **Instructions for using the eLearning campus
will be sent to students prior to their required submissions**
Biology I, Honors
Required Summer Reading: It Couldn’t Just Happen: Fascinating Facts about God’s World by Lawrence O.
Richards
Note: Parents are encouraged to read the book and discuss these topics with their students! Reading this book
will help all students to begin our study of Biology on the same page, with the same understanding of creation
science and of the scientific method.
Assignment: Choose one of the five assignments to do that are given under the title “Just For Fun” at the end of
these chapters: 3, 6, 10, 15, 18. When you choose an activity, write a brief description of what you did. Answers
should be thorough, but no longer than a good paragraph, and there should be five (5) in all.
Written assignments are due and to be submitted on the eLearning Campus, prior to the first week of class. Late
submissions will not be accepted. Be prepared to take a quiz on the eLearning Campus prior to the first week of
class. (If students read the book they should do fine on the quiz.) **Instructions for using the eLearning campus
will be sent to students prior to their required submissions**
English I, Honors: American Literature
Required Summer Reading: The Pearl – John Steinbeck
Assignment: Write 3-5 paragraphs discussing what you learned about the power of greed in the novel and how it
relates to your own life or your culture.
Written assignments are due and to be submitted on the eLearning Campus, prior to the first week of class. Late
submissions will not be accepted. Be prepared to take a quiz on the eLearning Campus prior to the first week of
class. (If students read the book they should do fine on the quiz.) **Instructions for using the eLearning campus
will be sent to students prior to their required submissions**
English II, Honors: British Literature
Required Summer Reading: The Scarlet Pimpernel - Baroness Emmuska Orczy
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Assignment: Write at least 5 paragraphs examining the concept of disguise as it relates to heroic adventure and
rescue in this novel and in at least 3 other examples from history or culture.
Written assignments are due and to be submitted on the eLearning Campus, prior to the first week of class. Late
submissions will not be accepted. Be prepared to take a quiz on the eLearning Campus prior to the first week of
class. (If students read the book they should do fine on the quiz.) **Instructions for using the eLearning campus
will be sent to student prior to their required submissions**
English III/IV, Honors: World Literature
Required Summer Reading (2): A Modest Proposal -Jonathan Swift and The Prince -Niccolo Machiavelli
Assignment: Write a 1-2 page essay comparing and contrasting the satire (obvious in Swift but not so obvious in
Machiavelli?) in both selections including at least two examples of what makes something “Machiavellian”.
Written assignments are due and to be submitted on the eLearning Campus, prior to the first week of class. Late
submissions will not be accepted. Be prepared to take a quiz on the eLearning Campus prior to the first week of
class. (If students read the book they should do fine on the quiz.) **Instructions for using the eLearning campus
will be sent to students prior to their required submissions**
AP English Literature & Composition: World Literature
Required Summer Reading (4): How to Read Literature Like a Professor –Foster,
Heart of Darkness – Conrad, Gulliver’s Travels – Swift, Daisy Miller- James
Assignments:
1) Briefly journal how you will use, this year, at least 6 ideas that you discovered in How to Read Literature like a
Professor.
And choose ONE additional assignment: (You will be quizzed on all 4 books)
2) Write a minimum of 5 paragraphs explaining whose heart is the darkest in Heart of Darkness (provide textual
support with at least one quote from the text) and how this same darkness affects us all.
3) Summarize in a minimum of 5 paragraphs how power, individualism and collectivism are portrayed in Gulliver’s
Travels and the influence this satire has on your own thinking related to these three themes.
4) In a minimum of 5 paragraphs, compare and contrast the ways in which Daisy and Randolph illustrate the
different aspect of what was thought of “Americans” by Europeans in James’ time with how you think “Americans”
are perceived by Europeans today. (You must have at least 3 characteristics for each person in the comparison
and contrast.)
Written assignments are due and to be submitted on the eLearning Campus, prior to the first week of class. Late
submissions will not be accepted. Be prepared to take a quiz on the eLearning Campus prior to the first week of
class. (If students read the books they should do fine on the quiz.) **Instructions for using the eLearning campus
will be sent to students prior to their required submissions**
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