Summer Reading
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Summer Reading Assignments
- English I (CP & Honors)
- English II (Honors/PreAP)
- English III (CP)
- English III (AP)
- Egnlish IV (CP)
- English IV (AP)
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Below are the assignments for English I Summer Reading 2025. English I Honors will read both novels.
English I College Prep
Read The Call of the Wild by Jack London and complete the below worksheet
English I HonorsRead The Call of the Wild by Jack London and complete the below worksheet
Read Life of Pi by Yann Martel and complete the below worksheet.
Questions? Contact Mrs. Rebecca Hill at [email protected]
The Call of the Wild Worksheet
Life of Pi Worksheet
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English II CP and PreAP
All incoming English II students are required to read at least one book of their choosing over the summer break.
Please approach this project with integrity. In other words, the book must be of the appropriate grade level, and it must be a book the student has never read before. Students may NOT read any of the following books, as they will be material covered during the year.
The Alchemist, Julius Caesar, The Joy Luck Club, The Catcher in the Rye, 1984
Please make sure to read ALL information carefully for the requirements for the assignment in the link below.
English II PreAP
Pre-AP students are required to read The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka and complete the below assignment.
English II Students Assignment (All)
English II Book Review
English II Parent Permission Slip
English II PreAP Book Assignment
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English III - College Prep
Read George Washington’s Secret Six:The Spy Ring that Saved the American Revolution by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger. (Do not read the Young Readers adaptation.)
As you read, make note of information or scenes that you find interesting, highlight favorite quotations, and familiarize yourself with what happens in each phase of the book. After you finish reading, you will create a One-Pager that is outlined in the document below.
Questions? Contact Mrs. Basinger at [email protected].
CP English III Assignment
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AP English III - English Language and Composition
There are two parts to the summer reading assignment for The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
1. Read The Scarlet Letter and create handwritten notes highlighting key passages and writing thoughtful, complete-sentence responses that focus on individuality and societal expectations.
2. Create a small (8½ x 11) visual symbol that represents a character in the novel, using the idea of a letter as a literary device to explore character and theme.
This assignment (click the link below for details) will be due on the first day that you return to school. Please be prepared to submit your paper via Turnitin.
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English IV CP
- Read chapters 1, 9, 12, and 24 in How to Read Literature Like a Professor
- Read the following short stories:
- “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury, 1952
- “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, 1894
- “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros, 1991
- “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl, 1953
- Complete the assignment linked below
English IV CP Assignment
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AP English IV (Language)
Read one of the following books and complete the assignment (link below). Students will turn in their book on the first day of class.
Choose one:
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
AP Eng IV Assignment