Picture Yourself Reading! Lakeview’s Summer Reading 2009
The purpose of summer reading at Lakeview Academy is to encourage lifelong reading habits and establish a community
of readers at Lakeview. There are two kinds of assignments for the summer: the first assignment is required of all
English, AP history, and AP and honors biology classes, in order to begin classes with a common reading/
discussion/writing . The second kind of assignment is to foster pleasure reading.
Assignment #1: Required Reading
For English required reading: Students should read the required books and be prepared for reading quizzes/writing
assignments over the books on the first days of class. For all 6-12th graders, study the list below for guidance about what
to look for in the texts. The purpose of this summer assignment is for you to read, understand, and interact with the
text (not the movie, study help books/sites, etc.). For some students, marking the text will be a way to remember; for
others, notes or note cards will suffice. Regardless of the technique chosen, make sure to have read and understood
the assigned reading, and be prepared for assignments on the first day back! Students have to review/study the list
below carefully in addition to getting through the book. Links for book purchases are provided on line, but books may
be purchased anywhere as long as ISBN numbers are the same.
Once you have read a book, make sure you can give the following information:
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main characters (names and descriptions)
narrative point of view
setting (with attention to important imagery)
main conflicts and their resolutions
themes
significant/important passages
any shifts in narrator/significant changes in character
important descriptions of places
literary devices that stand out (foreshadowing, symbolism, allusion, metaphor, tone, diction, etc.)
For AP World and AP U. S. History required reading instructions: click here
For AP Biology required reading instructions: click here
For Honors Biology required reading instructions: click here
For AP Chemistry summer reading assignment: click here
Book purchase links: www.amazon.com www.doverpublications.com
Middle school
Required Reading
6th grade English
Where the Red Fern Grows (Rawls) ISBN-10: 0440412676
7th grade English
The Outsiders (Hinton) ISBN-10: 014038572X
8th grade English
October Sky (Hickam) ISBN-10: 0440235502
Upper School
Required Reading (you must read these books for the classes you’re taking)
9th grade English
Honors English:
The Hunger Games (Collins) ISBN-10: 0439023483
Fahrenheit 451(Bradbury) ISBN-10: 0345342968
Regular English:
The Hunger Games (Collins) ISBN-10: 0439023483
(See video link here for Hunger Games and Farhenheit 451:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m154XLKNYB5WH0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEvjqK3shKA&feature=channel_page )
10th grade English
Honors English:
Cyrano de Bergerac (Rostand)ISBN-13: 978-0553213607
Life of Pi (Martel) ISBN-10: 0156027321
Regular English:
The Power of One (Courtenay) ISBN: 034541005X
10th Grade AP
History
AP World History:
The Illustrated World’s Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions (Smith/paperback edition)
ISBN 0-06-067440-7
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10 Grade Honors
Biology
The Hot Zone (Preston) ISBN-10: 0385495226
11th grade English
AP English Language :
The Great Gatsby(Fitzgerald) ISBN: 0743273567
All the Pretty Horses (McCarthy) ISBN: 0679744398
Bodies in Motion and at Rest: On Metaphor and Mortality (Lynch); pages 19 to 195
ISBN: 0393321649
Regular:
The Things They Carried (O’Brien) ISBN-10: 0767902890
The Old Man and the Sea (Hemingway)B 9780684801223
See this link for purchase:
https://www.discountbooksale.com/p36813/The-Old-Man-and-theSea.html
11th grade AP
History
AP American History:
12th grade
AP English Literature:
A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World (Horwitz) ISBN-13: 9780805076035
Tess of the D’Urbervilles (Hardy) ISBN:0486415899
Atonement (McEwan) ISBN: 038572179X
Regular English:
Never Let Me Go (Ishiguro) ISBN-10: 1400078776
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Stevenson) ISBN-10: 055321277X
12th Grade AP
Biology
AP Biology:
The Beak of the Finch (Weiner)ISBN-13: 978-0679733379
12th Grade AP
Chemistry
AP Chemistry
See AP chemistry link above. Reading is from textbook.
Assignment #2
We’d like for you to read a book for pleasure this summer. That’s right, something you want to read. Some things to
consider when choosing your books:
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It needs to be a book, not a series of websites, magazine articles, etc. It needs to be a book. It may be
non-fiction, biography, fiction, etc.
2. It needs to be a book that you haven’t read before for class or pleasure. (Remember our honor code:
Lakeview students will not lie, cheat, or steal, or approve of those who do.)
3. It needs to be a book that your parents approve of your reading. You will be turning in a form signed by
your parent on the first day of school with their signatures stating this.
4. Middle school students must read books of AT LEAST one hundred pages long, and upper school students
must read books of AT LEAST two hundred pages long. No graphic novels this year unless you get
teacher approval. Feel free to read more books, recommend books to friends, read more than the
required length, or multiple books, and bring to school the one you liked the most.
Your assignment for this book:
1. Have someone take your picture reading this book. It can be while you’re reading in the back seat of the car, on the
lake, on top of the Eiffel Tower, in your back yard, wherever. We will be giving prizes for the pictures, and using them in
the writing/discussion assignment you’ll have about your book on your return to school. Photos must be SCHOOLAPPROPRIATE. Make sure your digital photo will be accessible via a USB drive, email, or on your laptop.
2. We’ll be building a virtual Lakeview library of your summer books when you return on Voice Thread, each grade
level with its own shelf. This will involve writing about your book, and making a review of your book. Make sure to read
the book and not just the back cover or Spark Notes. What you write about your book will be published for others in the
school, and beyond, to see.
3. You’ll be uploading your photos and making comments on others’ book reviews. There will be more specific
directions when you come to class the first day back with your books.
4. Bring your pleasure reading book to school the first day.
In case you would like some suggestions for what books to read, here are a few places to begin looking. Don’t forget
your local library and librarian.
Middle School
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.cfm This is the site of the American Library
Association. There are several lists here of suggested books.
http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=booksforyouth This has a host of reviews from the American Library
Association. You’ll have to fool around a bit to find what you’re looking for.
http://www.boysread.org/books.html A website devoted to books guys would like. Scroll down to check out the list!
http://www.readkiddoread.com/great-advanced-reads James Patterson, fiction writer, has compiled this list of books
that appeal to boys in middle school.
http://www.readergirlz.com/issue.html Amazing website for girl readers. Click on archives, read reviews, follow links,
even listen to music inspired by the books.
http://www.reading.org This is the website of the International Reading Association. On the left-hand side of the
homepage under Resources, click on Booklists. You will find a list of books recommended by over 4,500 students in
grades 7 to 12.
http://www.richiespicks.com This website is maintained by librarian, Richie Partington. A great place to go to see
examples of well-written reviews. Reviews may include picture books, but the bibliographic information will tell you the
number of pages in the book to help determine if it is age-appropriate.
Upper School
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.cfm This has several different lists of books
that may appeal to different readers. Click through a wide variety of lists and awards, years of lists too.
http://readingrants.org/ This is a “popular book review source for teenagers as well as their grown-ups.” You may like her
categories of book lists: boy meets book, slacker fiction, home fries.
http://home.comcast.net/~antaylor1/alabestteens.html A few years ago, this site listed the 100 best titles for teens.
http://www.boysread.org/books.html A book website devoted to books that guys may like. Scroll down to the young
adult section.
http://www.readergirlz.com/issue.html Amazing website for gal readers. Click on archives, read reviews, follow links,
even listen to music inspired by the books.
http://www.reading.org This is the website of the International Reading Association. On the left-hand side of the
homepage under Resources, click on Booklists. You will find a list of books recommended by over 4,500 students in
grades 7 to 12.
http://www.richiespicks.com This website is maintained by librarian, Richie Partington. A great place to go to see
examples of well-written reviews. Reviews may include picture books, but the bibliographic information will tell you the
number of pages in the book to help determine if it is age-appropriate.