Junior Summer Reading
All students are required to read the books listed below that correspond to their academic level.
Students will be expected to discuss the required reading in class at the beginning of the year. Teachers
will assess students based on their required reading. Such assessments may include quizzes/tests, essays,
class participation, and other relevant assessments
Advanced Placement
1. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass—Frederick Douglass
This book will be discussed in Social Studies classes, and current Social Studies teachers
provided students with a handout to guide their reading of the text and which must be returned to
school in the fall. If students have misplaced that worksheet, they may access another copy via
the school web page.
2. The Catcher in the Rye—J.D. Salinger
3. Redeployment—Phil Klay
These works will be discussed in English classes. Students must complete the following
assignments:
For Catcher in the Rye:
1. Make a list of different places (in chronological order) that the main characters go to;
2. Make a list of characters (the main and fairly important ones) and what they do in the
beginning, middle, and end of the novel;
3. Break the novel into four parts--beginning, early middle, late middle, end--and write a
two or three sentence summary for each part;
4. Answer the following question: What argument is Salinger (not Holden) making about
America, and, in particular, the effect of materialism in America
For Redeployment:
1. Make a list of the narrators and perspectives in each story;
2. Discuss hat view of the war, Iraq, America, and/or the world does each story conveys;
3. Make a list of at least one quote from each story, and explain why you consider each
quote to be significant;
4. Compare the worldview of Redeployment with that of Catcher in the Rye
Honors
1. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass—Frederick Douglass
This book will be discussed in Social Studies classes, and current Social Studies teachers
provided students with a handout to guide their reading of the text and which must be returned to
school in the fall. If students have misplaced that worksheet, they may access another copy via
the school web page.
2. The Catcher in the Rye—J.D. Salinger
This book will be discussed in English classes. Students are encouraged to keep a reading journal
and take notes as they read. In their notes, students should identify major characters, setting, key
plot details, as well as any significant/though-provoking passages and/or questions the text raised.
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Accelerated
1. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass—Frederick Douglass
This book will be discussed in Social Studies classes, and current Social Studies teachers
provided students with a handout to guide their reading of the text and which must be returned to
school in the fall. If students have misplaced that worksheet, they may access another copy via
the school web page.
2. Fahrenheit 451—Ray Bradbury
This book will be discussed in English classes. Students are encouraged to keep a reading journal
and take notes as they read. In their notes, students should identify major characters, setting, key
plot details, as well as any significant/though-provoking passages and/or questions the text raised.
College Preparatory
1. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass—Frederick Douglass
This book will be discussed in Social Studies classes, and current Social Studies teachers
provided students with a handout to guide their reading of the text and which must be returned to
school in the fall. If students have misplaced that worksheet, they may access another copy via
the school web page.
2. Fahrenheit 451—Ray Bradbury
This book will be discussed in English classes. Students are encouraged to keep a reading journal
and take notes as they read. In their notes, students should identify major characters, setting, key
plot details, as well as any significant/though-provoking passages and/or questions the text raised.