Summer Work 2018 Rising 11th Grade Rising 11th graders will typically complete two assignments in the summer, one for English and one for U.S. History. Students enrolled in Honors U.S. History will complete a third assignment. Students who will not complete U.S. History or Honors U.S. History next year will only complete one assignment, for English.

1. For English: Students choose to read one book from the complete list of titles below. Students may select a book from either the reading list for grades 9 and 10 or the reading list for grades 11 and 12. Since students will choose a book that suits their abilities and interests, the English Department expects students to read the book independently without using additional resources such as online study guides, plot summaries, or even tutors. Students should highlight and annotate their book as they read. They should note images, character development, conflict, themes. And they should allow themselves to formulate predictions and questions. Students should bring a hard copy of their chosen book to class during the first few days of school. English teachers will begin the year with discussion of summer reading and a graded writing and summer reading reflection activity. READING LIST FOR GRADES 9 AND 10 Nonfiction: Kamkwaba, William. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Krakauer, Jon. Into Thin Air Nordberg, Jenny. The Underground Girls of Kabul Rosenberg, Donna. World Mythology (2nd edition) Sandel, Michael. What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets Taylor, Chris. How Star Wars Conquered the Universe Yousefzai, Malala. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban Fiction Anaya, Rudolfo. Bless Me, Ultima Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451 Butler, Octavia. The Parable of the Sower Doerr, Anthony. All the Light We Cannot See Gaines, Ernest. A Lesson Before Dying Hemingway, Ernest. The Nick Adams Stories Hesse, Monica. Girl in the Blue Coat Knowles, John. A Separate Peace Enger, Leif. Peace Like A River Mukherjee, Bharati. Jasmine Salinger, J.D. Franny and Zooey Stevens, Courtney. Dress Codes for Small Towns Tan, Amy. The Joy Luck Club Thomas, Angie. The Hate U Give READING LIST FOR GRADES 11 AND 12 Nonfiction: Boo, Katherine. Behind the Beautiful Forevers Coates, Ta-Nehisi. Between the World and Me

Gabney, Michael. Sous Chef: 24 Hours on the Line Kamkwaba, William. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Krakauer, Jon. Into Thin Air Lipsky, David. Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point Macdonald, Helen. H is for Hawk Nordberg, Jenny. The Underground Girls of Kabul Rosenberg, Donna. World Mythology (2nd edition) Sandel, Michael. What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets Styron, William. Darkness Visible Ward, Jesmyn. Men We Reaped: A Memoir Satrapi, Marjane. The Complete Persepolis Fiction: Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice Burgess, Anthony. A Clockwork Orange Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations Doctorow, E.L.. Ragtime Erdrich, Louise. Tracks Guterson, David. Snow Falling on Cedars Harbach, Chad. The Art of Fielding Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never Let Me Go Lahiri, Jhumpa. The Namesake Marshall, Paule. Brown Girl, Brownstones Morrison, Toni. Sula Mosley, Walter. The Devil in a Blue Dress Thomas, Angie. The Hate You Give Toole, John Kennedy. A Confederacy of Dunces Silko, Leslie Marmon. Ceremony Stoppard, Tom. Arcadia

2. For U.S. History: Students will visit two historical sights from the list below and reflect on the experience of doing so. Students should be sure to check the sights’ websites before traveling to be aware of opening times and any entrance fees. Choose two sights, one from each column: Agecroft White House of the Confederacy St. John's Church St. Paul’s Church Tredegar Iron Works Virginia State Capitol Sight approved by History Dept.

Henricus Historical Park Jamestown Maggie Walker House Malvern Hill Battlefield Pamplin Park Valentine Museum Yorktown Sight approved by History Dept.

The list above contains local places of historical interest, but if you are traveling elsewhere in the country this summer you may substitute a local sight with a visit to a place like Ellis Island (NY), Independence Hall (PA), Gettysburg (PA), the Alamo (TX), etc., with prior approval from a U.S. History teacher. Should you have questions about specific sights, please feel free to email any one of the current U.S. History teachers: Mr. Jackson: [email protected] Mrs. Lewis: [email protected] Dr. Ross: [email protected] Mrs. Schweickart: [email protected]

While you are visiting: • Pick up some literature about this place; for example, a brochure. • Take at least two pictures of yourself to prove that you were there. • Take some notes so you can answer the questions below. Then, reflect on your visit: Please respond to all of the following questions in your reflection. a) Before you visited this place, what did you think would be there? What interest prompted your choice? What did you want to find out there? b) Put your sight into historical context. What was happening in U.S. History to make this place significant? In other words, why is the sight worth visiting and remembering? (Note: This aspect of the assignment may require you to do some light research so that you can answer the question.) c) List and explain at least three aspects of your visit that stood out for you. In other words, what will you remember about this visit? For example: • Did a Park Ranger tell a good story about this place? • What did you think about the art and/or architecture of the sight? • What do you imagine it would have been like to have lived and/or worked here in that period of time? • We encourage you to take a few moments and really look at the place you are visiting. What does it tell you about U.S. History? d) Go back to the first bullet and compare your initial expectations to what you know now. What did you think you would see, and what did you actually learn in your time visiting this place? Using Schoology, submit your work in to your U.S. History teacher by August 20. You should submit: o Your written reflection answering the above questions. § It should not be shorter than 250 words or longer than 500 words per sight reflection. o Your two pictures in your word document (they can be imported onto of your reflection or uploaded separately). *Save the literature you collected; you will need to bring it to class. A few notes: o You may go with one other student on a sight visit; however, your written reflection must be done independently. o This will be the first graded assignment of the year. Please try to make a good first impression. o Each sight visit should be a minimum of two hours.

3. For Honors U.S. History (in addition to the assignment above for U.S. History): Students will read chapters one and two in the textbook for the class, The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People by Alan Brinkley (seventh edition). This assignment is due on the first day of class. Please expect an assessment during the first days of school on the reading. You may want to prepare for the assessment by taking notes on the material and reviewing the questions at the end of the chapters. Also, remember to study the images and the captions. Again: this assignment is supplemental to the sight visit assignment (above), which both U.S. History and Honors U.S. History students must complete.