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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
REQUIRED READING FOR SUMMER 2011
The English
Department (Grades 6-12) requires summer reading assignments of all students.
The purpose of this program is to encourage and direct student reading during
the summer months. Students will be assessed on and held accountable for their
understanding of these novels when they return to classes in the fall. The
summer reading assessment will count as 10% of the first term grade.
To
Wilmington Middle School students:
You must
complete the study guide for your grade.
Grade 6 Crash
study guide packet
General study guide for incoming 7th and 8th grade
students
The study guides will also be available at the
Wilmington Middle School & the Wilmington Memorial Library.
To
Wilmington High School students:
We strongly
recommend that you keep a reading log and take one to two pages of notes.
Students should focus on the book’s themes, character development, and literary
techniques.
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Students entering |
Summer Reading
Assignment
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Grade 6 |
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Grade 7 |
- Bystander by
James Preller
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Grade 8 |
-
Schooled
by Gordon
Korman
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Grade 9
A must read
one book; it can be the one noted honors
H must read
the required book as well as another title
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- A
Painted House by John Grisham
- The
Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
- A
Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (HONORS)
- Bad
Boy: A Memoir by Walter Dean Myers
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It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
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Grade 10
A must read
one book; it can be the one noted honors
H must read
the required book as well as another title |
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Girl With A Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
- The
Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
- The
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
- The
Book Thief by Marcus Zusak (HONORS)
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Feed by M.T. Anderson
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Grade 11
A & B must
read one book; it can be the one noted honors
H must read
the required book as well as another title |
- In
Cold Blood by Truman Capote (HONORS)
- The
Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- An
American Childhood by Annie Dillard
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Black Boy by Richard Wright
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Grade 12
A & B must
read one book
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
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Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
- The
Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
- I
am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
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Riding Lessons by Sara Gruen
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Grade 12 Honors
Students
must sign up for a Capstone author before the school year is over.
See Junior English teacher for information. |
- One of
the titles listed under Grade 12
- One
designated book by their Capstone author
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Completed Capstone author assignment (obtain from Mrs. Hitschler
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hitschlerwhs@gmail.com)
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Grade 12 AP |
- AP
English Literature & Composition Multiple Choice Practice Exam
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- One
book from the list of “Great Female Authors” (obtain from Mr.
Kleponis)
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The WHS
English Department strongly encourages grade 9-12 students to purchase a copy of
the MLA Handbook for Writer’s of Research Papers (7th Edition).
Download and Print this General Summer Reading Information
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