Welcome to AP Environmental Science!
We are going to have a really great year! To get us started thinking about the environment we
are going to do some reading over the summer. Below you will find a list of books that are
all well known and pertain to this course. As we go through the course you will find yourself
thinking about what you read and relate it to what we are learning. Your job this summer is
to choose one of the books from this reading list and do the following assignment.
Can’t wait to meet you!
-Mrs. Kamienski
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Summer Assignment: (3 parts)
1. ​
Select a book​
from the list below, record the title, author and date published.
2. As you ​
read create and keep a daily journal​
(see example below) of what you read. Include
the date and page numbers in the journal.
3. Write down any important information and take notes on what you read that day. Also
write down any new vocabulary words that you do not understand.
4. Respond to the reading. Write down any feelings that you have about the reading, positive
or negative, in the journal.
5. Lastly, ​
complete a final summary​
. Describe the new information you learned through
reading this book. What information affected you the most? Was it a good book? Would you
recommend it to others? **How do you think it will relate to this course?
6. Please have this assignment completed and ready for Monday, September 7th. We will form and
begin our first (of many) APES book club sessions.
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Book Options: Cadillac Desert​
Marc Reisner Changes in the Land​
William Cronon Degrees of Disaster: Prince William Sound ​
Jeff Wheelwright The Future of Life​
E.O. Wilson The Control of Nature ​
John McPhee Tinkering with Eden ​
Kim Todd Journal Entry Example: Today’s date:​
7/20/15 ​
Pages read:​
1­20 ● Basic summary: ​
Paraphrase the information you read. ● List Unfamiliar or new vocabulary words: ● Thoughts and further questions:​
Positive or negative