Summer Reading List 2007

8th Grade

Adventures of Tom Sawyer – Twain
The Road to Memphis – Taylor

7th Grade

The Trouble with Lemons – Hayes
*Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry – Taylor

6th Grade

The Land – Taylor
Catherine Called Birdy – Cushman

*Copies are available in the Main Office. Books are to be signed out and returned at the beginning of the school year.

Grade 9:

Ivanhoe

The Time Machine

Grade 10 and 11:

And Then There Were None

The Human Comedy

Grade 12:

The Natural

I Know What You Did Last Summer

Each student is required to write a three paragraph essay discussing the characters, plot and theme of each novel. This paper will be submitted to the English teacher on the first day of classes. The essay must be typed, double-spaced and using font no larger than 14 point. An objective test will also be given. Students new to the school should turn these essays in to the instructor one week prior to the close of the first quarter progress report. Be sure to check for grammar, sentence structure, punctuation and organization. Remember that paragraphs should contain at least 5 sentences.

Mrs. Stangel

AP English

Hamlet by Shakespeare

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Oedipus by Sophocles

All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren

Students selected for membership in this English class will receive information from Mrs. Stangel. Please see her if you have any questions.