MERION MERCY ACADEMY
2010-2011
SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS
12th GRADE
Theology
Life Choices (042)
Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindberg
English
English Semester Courses (140 – 149)
How to Read Literature like a Professor by Thomas Foster
AND one of the following novels:
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
World Literature A (148)
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
AP English (150)
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (translation by Pevear &
Volokhonsky - paperback edition)
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
A novel chosen from the list given out by English teacher.
Mathematics
AP Calculus AB & BC (240 & 250)
Get assignment from Mrs. Lynch or Mrs. Kiernan
AP Statistics (245)
Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning from Data
(textbook) Get assignment from Ms. Scaramuzza.
Science
AP Chemistry (330)
Get assignment from Mrs. Quinn
AP Biology (340)
Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5 Billion-Year History of
the Human Body by Neil Shubin
Get additional textbook and workbook assignments from Mrs.
McClennen
Physiology A (351, 361 – Semester 1)
Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human
Anatomy Lab by Christine Monstross
Social Studies
AP U.S. Government & Politics (440)
A Brillant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution by
Carol Berkin. Answer question packet posted on eBoard.
20th Century U. S. History (432)
Looking Like the Enemy: My Story of Imprisonment in
Japanese-American Internment Camps by Mary Matsuda
Grunewald
Language
French
French 2A (524)
Presque mort by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray and packet.
Provided by school.
French 2 (525)
Fama va en Californie by Blaine Ray and packet. Provided by school.
French 3A (534)
Ma Voiture, á moi by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray and packet.
Provided by school.
French 3 (535)
Le Voyage de sa vie by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray and
packet. Provided by school.
French 4 AP/A (543, 544)
Douze Contes de Maupassant by Eli Blume. Short stories 1 – 4
and assigned exercises. Provided by school.
French 4 AP (543)
AP French – Preparing for the Language Exam by Richard
Ladd – Directed responses and picture sequences; Unit 9 Study
thematic vocabulary. Purchase through Follett Books.
French 4 (545)
Le Voyage perdu by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray and packet.
Provided by school.
Latin
Latin 4A (541)
The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Robert Fagles
(Penguin Classics, 1997)
Spanish
Spanish 2A (527)
El Penitente Elusivo by Kay Jarvis-Sladkya and questions at the
end of each chapter. Purchase through Follett Books.
Spanish 2 (528)
Patricia va a California by Blaine Ray and discussion questions
on eBoard. Purchase through Follett Books.
Spanish 3 (538)
Vacaciones al sol by Lourdes Miquel and Neus Sans and answer
questions at the end of each chapter. Purchase through Follett Books.
Spanish 4AP and Spanish 4A (546, 547)
La Casa en Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros and discussion
questions on eBoard. Purchase through Follett Books.
Spanish 4 (548)
El Norte Directed by Gregory Nava, 1983. Film analysis and study
guide posted on eBoard. Also available to be viewed on eBoard.
Art
Art Major 1A, 2A, and 3A (721, 731, 741)
Get assignment from Mrs. Boyd
1. Please visit MMA’s website, www.merion-mercy.com, for summer e-boards to get full description of assignments.
2. Students should purchase all required reading materials by June 15, to ensure timely delivery in order to complete summer
assignments.
MERION MERCY ACADEMY
2010-2011
SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS
11th GRADE
Theology
Morality (032)
Adam: God’s Beloved by Henri J. Nouwen
AP U.S. History (439)
American Colonies: The Settling of the North America by Alan Taylor.
Please see Mrs. Dingman for the assignment.
English
British Literature (132)
Grendel by John Gardener
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith
British Literature A (135)
A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Much ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare
Students are required to watch a video of their choice for
The Importance of Being Earnest as well as the Kenneth
Brannaugh video Much Ado about Nothing.
A novel of your choice from list given out by English
teacher.
*If you are taking an English Semester Elective, there is no
summer reading required but there are books to be
purchased for the school year.
Mathematics
Advanced Pre Calculus A (230)
Get assignment from Mrs. Pratt.
AP Calculus AB & BC (240 & 250)
Get assignment from Mrs. Lynch or Mrs. Kiernan
AP Statistics (245)
Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning from Data
(textbook) Get assignment from Ms. Scaramuzza.
Science
AP Chemistry (330)
Get assignment from Mrs. Quinn
AP Biology (340)
Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5 Billion-Year History of
the Human Body by Neil Shubin
Get additional textbook and workbook assignments from
Mrs. McClennen
Physiology A (351, 361 – Semester 1)
Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human
Anatomy Lab by Christine Monstross
Social Studies
AP U.S. Government & Politics (440)
A Brillant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution by
Carol Berkin
Language
French
French 3A (534)
Ma Voiture, á moi by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray and packet.
Provided by school.
French 3 (535)
Le Voyage de sa vie by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray and packet.
Provided by school.
French 4 AP/A (543, 544)
Douze Contes de Maupassant by Eli Blume. Short stories 1 – 4
and assigned exercises. Provided by school.
French 4 AP (543)
AP French: Preparing for the Language Exam by Richard Ladd –
Directed responses and picture sequences; Unit 9 Study thematic
vocabulary. Purchase through Follett Books.
Spanish
Spanish 2A (527)
El Penitente Elusivo by Kay Jarvis-Sladkya and questions at the
end of each chapter. Purchase through Follett Books.
Spanish 2 (528)
Patricia va a California by Blaine Ray and discussion questions
on eBoard. Purchase through Follett Books.
Spanish 3A (537)
Tinita by Leslie Patino. Selected questions/exercises will be
posted on e-board. Purchase through Follett Books.
Spanish 3 (538)
Vacaciones al sol by Lourdes Miquel and Neus Sans and answer
questions at the end of each chapter. Purchase through Follett Books.
Spanish 4 (548)
El Norte Directed by Gregory Nava, 1983. Film analysis and study
guide posted on eBoard. Also available to be viewed via eBoard.
Art
Art Major 1A, 2A, and 3A (721, 731, 741)
Get assignment from Mrs. Boyd
20th Century U. S. History (432)
Looking Like the Enemy: My Story of Imprisonment in
Japanese-American Internment Camps by Mary Matsuda
Grunewald.
1. Please visit MMA’s website, www.merion-mercy.com, for summer e-boards to get full description of assignments.
2. Students should purchase all required reading materials by June 15, to ensure timely delivery in order to complete summer
assignments.
MERION MERCY ACADEMY
2010-2011
SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS
10th GRADE
Theology
Church History (022)
Of Beetles and Angels by Mawi Asgedom
English
American Literature (122)
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
American Literature A (125)
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, an
American Slave: Written by Himself by Frederick
Douglas
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
*If you are taking an English Semester Elective, there is
no summer reading required but there are books to be
purchased for the school year.
Language
French
French 2A (524)
Presque mort by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray and
packet. Provided by school.
French 2 (525)
Fama va en Californie by Blaine Ray and packet.
Provided by school.
French 3A (534)
Ma Voiture, á moi by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray
and packet. Provided by school.
Spanish
Spanish 1 (518)
The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child by
Francisco Jimenez. Purchase through Follett Books.
Mathematics
Advanced Pre Calculus A (230)
Get assignment from Mrs. Pratt.
Science
Biology A (321)
Darwin’s Radio by Greg Bear
Physiology A (351)
Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the
Human Anatomy Lab by Christine Monstross
Spanish 2A (527)
El Penitente Elusivo by Kay Jarvis-Sladky and questions at
the end of each chapter. Purchase through Follett Books.
Spanish 2 (528)
Patricia va a California by Blaine Ray and discussion
questions on eBoard. Purchase through Follett Books.
Spanish 3A (537)
Tinita by Leslie Patino. Selected questions/exercises will
be posted on e-board. Purchase through Follett Books.
Spanish 4AP/A (546,547)
La Casa en Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros and discussion
questions on eBoard. Purchase through Follett Books.
Social Studies
20th Century U. S. History (432)
Looking Like the Enemy: My Story of Imprisonment in
Japanese-American Internment Camps by Mary
Matsuda Grunewald
Art
Art Major 1A (721)
Get assignment from Mrs. Boyd
1. Please visit MMA’s website, www.merion-mercy.com, for summer e-boards to get full description of assignments.
2. Students should purchase all required reading materials by June 15, to ensure timely delivery in order to complete summer
assignments.
MERION MERCY ACADEMY
2010-2011
SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS
9th GRADE
Summer reading for those entering ninth grade is listed below. The books will be discussed in your classes in the fall. In
your English classes, you will be tested at the beginning of the year. To that end, as you read, underline key passages and
write down in a journal interesting characters, settings and themes. In addition to your required reading, read on your own
books that appeal to you. Reading broadly is the best preparation for high school you can make.
Theology
Social Studies
Hebrew Scriptures (012)
Cultures in World History (412)
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
Troy by Adele Geras
Language
English
French
Literature and Writing 1 (112)
French 2A (524)
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
Big Fish by Daniel Wallace
Presque mort by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray
plus packet. Provided by school.
Literature and Writing 1A (115)
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Science
Biology A (321)
Darwin’s Radio by Greg Bear
Spanish
Spanish 1 and 1A (517 and 518)
The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child by
Francisco Jimenez. Purchase through Follett Books.
Spanish 2A (527)
El Penitente Elusivo by Kay Jarvis-Sladky and questions at
the end of each chapter. Purchase through Follett Books.
1. Please visit MMA’s website, www.merion-mercy.com, for summer e-boards to get full description of assignments.
2. Students should purchase all required reading materials by June 15, to ensure timely delivery in order to complete summer
assignments.