We are excited that you are joining Form II this year as an incoming eighth grade student. You are required to read a minimum of six (6) books and one (1) short story over the course of the summer. You are also required to complete two assignments, one for English class, and one for history class. Last but not least, you are expected to keep a summer reading log that details the reading that you do in addition to the required reading. Summer reading is important because it develops vocabulary acquisition, critical reading, reading comprehension, and reading pace skills, and helps to stop the “summer slide,” where your skills regress during the summer months. In addition, the required reading this summer will establish some core texts for us to reflect on and use in our study in the coming year.
Summer reading is important because it develops vocabulary acquisition, critical reading, reading comprehension, and reading pace skills, and helps to stop the “summer slide,” where your skills regress during the summer months. In addition, the required reading this summer will establish some core texts for us to reflect on and use in our study in the coming year.
The required titles for Summer Reading 2021 are the following:
English
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- HARD COPY ONLY [e.g. you may not use an e-reader]. Read this toward the end of the summer if at all possible, and be sure to annotate as you read!)
“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
- HARD COPY ONLY [e.g. you may not use an e-reader]. Read this toward the end of the summer if at all possible, and be sure to annotate as you read!) You can find and print this short story here: http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/harrison.html.
A book of your choice for the Form II Summer Family Read
- SEE DOWNLOADS IN SIDEBAR
- HARD COPY ONLY [e.g. you may not use an e-reader]. Be sure to annotate as you read!
History
All Quiet On the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
- HARD COPY ONLY [e.g. you may not use an e-reader].
Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad by M.T. Anderson
- HARD COPY ONLY [e.g. you may not use an e-reader].
The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck
- HARD COPY ONLY [e.g. you may not use an e-reader].
Community Read
- Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings by Joy Harjo
Happy Reading!
Dr. Monica Lewis, Form II English teacher & Dr. Noel Schiller, Form II History teacher