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AP Language and Composition
Herron High School Advanced Placement Language and Composition 2009-2010 Summer Reading Why summer reading? High schools with high academic expectations encourage and promote year-round learning and the reinforcement and strengthening of reading and writing skills by instituting summer reading selections. As a classical, liberal arts high school that is preparing students for entrance into college, Herron High School recognizes the value in and importance of summer reading as a means of not only improving reading and writing skills, but also as a way of helping to prepare students for standardized assessments such as the SAT, ACT, ISTEP/ECA, and AP exams. Where students have choice in what they read this summer, they (and their parents) are encouraged to research the selections to help make the most appropriate decisions about what to read (based on content and difficulty). Not all books on all lists are of equal difficulty and some books might contain content that some parents and students would find objectionable. Students and parents are encouraged to contact Mr. Lineweaver if they have questions or concerns. In addition, book reviews and synopses are available at many locations on the internet, including www.amazon.com. When is the assignment due? Summer reading logs are due upon the first meeting of English during the week of August 17th. Where do I turn in the assignment? The assignment will be turned in directly to the AP Language and Composition teacher. Students may not turn in reading logs for other students. What do I do? All students will read the literature on the list below and will complete a reading log for each text. Students are responsible for obtaining their own summer reading books. Many materials can be ordered or purchased “used” through www.amazon.com and Half Price Books. Students do not have to own a copy of their books; they are encouraged to utilize their local libraries. Students who are having difficulty locating the appropriate books should contact the Herron High School main office.
AP Language and Composition All AP Language and Composition students will read all of the following texts: - How to Read Literature Like a Professor – Thomas C. Foster - Frankenstein – Mary Shelley - Grendel – John Gardner Reading Log Instructions and Requirements Sticky Notes: As you read each text, use sticky notes to mark passages that seem noteworthy. Each passage may: · present a conflict · provide character detail (maybe you agree/disagree with a character’s actions, or maybe the passage sheds light on the character’s motives) · seem to foreshadow some future event · create a personal connection · remind you of a similar situation in another book you have read · cause you to question something · set a specific tone or mood · create confusion for you in understanding some aspect of the text · present an important symbol · include a recurring idea/action/event/theme/message · provoke a concrete emotional response such as anger, frustration, amusement, excitement, etc. Reading Log: Once you have read a few chapters or sections of your text, begin writing your reading log. To do this, complete the following steps: Requirements: Your reading log will be graded based on the following requirements: · You must complete one reading log for each required summer reading text · You must have at least 10 entries in each reading log · Selected passages should cover the text’s entirety (you must demonstrate you read and understand the entire text) · Your reading log should be UNIQUE; it should include YOUR OWN thoughts and feelings about the characters, events and ideas in the text. You may use 1st person for this assignment. · Don’t go overboard; try to note only the most important, confusing or noteworthy passages How will I be graded? Reading logs will be graded based on depth, adherence to the assignment specifications, grammatical and mechanical accuracy, and timeliness. Students will also have a formal assessment (both subjective and objective) over the content of their summer reading texts during the first week of class. A note regarding academic integrity: Students must complete this assignment without the help of any secondary sources. The purpose of this assignment is to encourage the process of reflection. Thus, students can only “find the answers” for this assignment in their own brains. Selecting random passages or merely summarizing the events that occur in the texts will result in a grade of “C” or “NG”. We are looking for your own unique reflections, not a “correct answer.” Questions? Contact Mr. Lineweaver at glineweaver@herronhighschool.org or (317) 232-0010 if you have any questions about the literature selections or assignment. Reading log sample_________________________________________ The Great Santini Sally Jones: Reading Log by Pat Conroy 8/5/05 Pg/Line Ch What the book says… What I say… 35 3 “I’ll have plenty of time to decide whether to go into the Corps or not when I’m in college, Dad.” I find it really sad that, for his whole life, Ben’s father has told him how his future will be. He seems to have no choice in the matter. If I were Ben I would feel really frustrated and like I had no choice over what I planned to do with my life. Ben’s father seems really unfair. 41 4 “He longed for a sense of place, of belonging, and of permanence. He wanted to live in one house, grow old in one neighborhood, and wanted friends whose faces did not change yearly.” I can’t imagine what it must have been like to move every single year. I lived in the same house my entire life—from the time I started kindergarten to the time I graduated from high school. To have to grow accustomed to new places, new rules, and to make new friends every year would be really tough, I think. 48 5 “You are a lady…and ladies don’t catch their tears in spoons and hurl them at their families. A lady grieves in silence. She always has a smile on the outside. She waits until she is alone to express her sorrow.” Can you believe Mrs. Meecham? Her daughter is crying and is obviously depressed, yet her mother simply tells her “ladies don’t cry.” The façade that Lillian expects Mary Anne to put on is, by my standards, emotionally damaging and unfortunate. I think this will really Mary Anne and mess her up later in life. Maybe this is why Mary Anne is always talking about death. It is sad that she is not allowed to express her true feelings.
AP World History and Civilizations
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Art History
The units and chapters covered in Art in Focus are Unit 2: Art of Early Civilizations Chapter 6 Art of Earliest Times Chapter 7 The Art of Ancient Egypt Unit 3:Art of Rising Civilizations Chapter 8 Greek Art, Chapter 9 Roman Art Unit 5: Art in the Quest of Salvation Chapter 13 Early Christian, Byzantine; Chapter 14 Early Medieval and Romanesque Art, Chapter 15 Gothic Art Unit 6: Art of an Emerging Modern Europe Chapter 16 The Italian Renaissance, Chapter 17 15th Century Art in Northern Europe Chapter 18 Art of 16th Century Europe Chapter 19 Baroque Art Chapter 20 Rococo Art Unit 7 Art of the Modern Era Chapter 21 & 22 Art of the 19th Century, Chapter 23 & 24 Art of the 20th Century Each chapter will have a set of images for flashcards, a reading guide, quizzes and a test. Students will be asked to draw an artwork they like into the handmade books from each chapter.
English 10
Herron High School English 10 and Honors English 10 2009-2010 Summer Reading
Why summer reading? High schools with high academic expectations encourage and promote year-round learning and the reinforcement and strengthening of reading and writing skills by instituting summer reading selections. As a classical, liberal arts high school that is preparing students for entrance into college, Herron High School recognizes the value in and importance of summer reading as a means of not only improving reading and writing skills, but also as a way of helping to prepare students for standardized assessments such as the SAT, ACT, ISTEP/ECA, and AP exams.
Where students have choice in what they read this summer, they (and their parents) are encouraged to research the selections to help make the most appropriate decisions about what to read (based on content and difficulty). Not all books on all lists are of equal difficulty and some books might contain content that some parents and students would find objectionable. Students and parents are encouraged to contact Mr. Moxey if they have questions or concerns. In addition, book reviews and synopses are available at many locations on the Internet, including www.amazon.com.
When is the assignment due? Summer reading logs are due upon the first meeting of English during the week of August 17th.
Where do I turn in the assignment? The assignment will be turned in directly to the English 10 teacher. Students may not turn in reading logs for other students.
What do I do? All students will read the literature on the list below and will complete a reading log for each text. Students are responsible for obtaining their own summer reading books. Many materials can be ordered or purchased “used” through www.amazon.com and Half Price Books. Students do not have to own a copy of their books; they are encouraged to utilize their local libraries. Students who are having difficulty locating the appropriate books should contact the Herron High School main office. Read the texts listed for the course that you will be taking during the 2009-2010 school year.
English 10 All English 10 students not taking the class for honors credit** must read one out of these four selections: - A Night to Remember – Walter Lord - The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho - The Gold Standard: Building a World-Class Team – Mike Krzyzewski - The Life of Pi – Yann Martel ** Students planning on enrolling in Honors English 10 must read two selections from the list above, and one must be The Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Honors students will also create two reading logs according to the specifications below.
Reading Log Instructions and Requirements
Sticky Notes: As you read each the book/books you have chosen, use sticky notes to mark passages that seem noteworthy. Each passage may: · present a conflict · provide character detail (maybe you agree/disagree with a character’s actions, or maybe the passage sheds light on the character’s motives) · seem to foreshadow some future event · create a personal connection · remind you of a similar situation in another book you have read · cause you to question something · set a specific tone or mood · create confusion for you in understanding some aspect of the text · present an important symbol · include a recurring idea/action/event/theme/message · provoke a concrete emotional response such as anger, frustration, amusement, excitement, etc.
**Note: For the non-fiction selections (A Night to Remember and The Gold Standard), “character” will refer to real people, such the captain of the Titanic or basketball star Kobe Bryant, but you can still analyze their motives and decisions, etc.
Reading Log: Once you have read a few chapters or sections of your text, begin writing your reading log. To do this, complete the following steps:
Requirements: Your reading log will be graded based on the following requirements: · You must complete one reading log for each required summer reading text · You must have at least 12 entries in each reading log · Selected passages should cover the text’s entirety (you must demonstrate you read and understand the entire text) · Your reading log should be UNIQUE; it should include YOUR OWN thoughts and feelings about the characters, events and ideas in the text. You may use 1st person for this assignment. How will I be graded? Reading logs will be graded based on depth, adherence to the assignment specifications, grammatical and mechanical accuracy, and timeliness. Students will also have test over the content of their summer reading books during the second week of class; the test will consist of fact-based multiple choice questions and an in-class essay (you will pick an essay question out of three given possibilities).
A note regarding academic integrity: Students must complete this assignment without the help of any secondary sources. The purpose of this assignment is to encourage the process of reflection. Thus, students can only “find the answers” for this assignment in their own brains. Selecting random passages or merely summarizing the events that occur in the texts will result in a grade of “C” or “NG”. We are looking for your own unique reflections, not a “correct answer.”
Questions? Contact Mr. Moxey at smoxey@herronhighschool.org or (317) 232-0010 if you have any questions about the literature selections or assignment.
Reading log sample_________________________________________
The Great Santini Sally Jones: Reading Log by Pat Conroy 8/5/05
English 10
If you are looking for information about Mrs. Carver's English 10 class, please visit my website at:
http://www.myhaikuclass.com/kcarver/english10
There you can find information about our daily class agendas, homework assignments, handouts, and powerpoint lessons like stems and grammar.
I hope you find it helpful!
~Kimberly Carver
English 12
Poetry Dictionary -- Due October 14/15 Last Call for Summer Reading! Important Missing Assignments Before End-of-Quarter: Vocabulary Quizzes make-ups:
English 9
1/27 or 1/28 English 9 Honors: Vocab Lesson 9 - Continued 2) Define all of the example words in red, looking specifically for connections to the root word and definition. 3) Make flashcards with the roots and definitions; include the example words and definitions on the same cards! Due FRIDAY, 1/29 1/25 or 1/26 1) Open Lesson 9: 201-215 PowerPoint 2) For each root, record the number of the root and the definition. 3) Also, for each root, record the example word in red italics. Define this word. Try to use the definition of the root in your definition. DUE AT THE START OF CLASS ON WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY
English 9
If you are looking for information about Mrs. Carver's English class, please visit my website at:
http://www.myhaikuclass.com/kcarver/english9
There you can view our daily class agenda and access handouts and powerpoint lessons, including stems and grammar exercises! Thanks! ~Kimberly Carver
Geometry
Announcements: Parents--Please check powerschool and encourage your student to turn in any missing assignments! Monday, May 10: 12.3 Notes: Surface Area of Cones and Pyramids Homework: 12.3 Worksheet Wednesday, May 12: NWEA Testing Homework: Surface Area of Cones and Pyramids WS Friday, May 14: Volume Investigation Homework: Volume and SA of Right Rectangular Prisms
Introduction to 2D Art
Introduction to 2-Dimensional Art is a one semester course. The first quarter concentration is on drawing. Materials used are graphite, charcoal and color pencil. Subject matter includes the human figure, still life and art history. The second quarter concentration is on painting. Materials used are acrylic paint, ink, watercolors and watercolor pencil. Students are required to take 2-Dimensional art before taking advanced painting or drawing classes at Herron High School.
Latin I
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Latin II
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Physics I
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Pre-Algebra
Announcements: Parents--Please check powerschool and encourage your student to turn in missing assignments! Monday, May 10: Graphing Inequalities Homework: Worksheet Wednesday, May 12: Review Day!!! Homework: Practice Test and Study! Friday, May 14: Chapter Test Homework: Shapes Pre-requisite Worksheet
World History and Civilizations
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