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3 Dear Parents and Students, Good readers possess lifelong survival skills. Mission C.I.S.D. actively promotes all activities that support our mission to help our students Learn to Read and Read to Learn throughout the calendar year. Summer Reading, a very important component of the program, gives students an opportunity to practice school-learned literacy skills while reading at a time and place of their own choosing. Regardless of your grade level, please keep the following in mind: Reading alone, or listening to someone else model good reading leads to improvements in reading and writing skills (word knowledge, spelling, reading comprehension, etc.). We recommend that students set aside at least a half hour every day to read a variety of print media - newspapers, magazines, and so forth in addition to fiction or nonfiction books. Yes, reading aloud to someone is a very valuable experience for the reader and the listener, especially when it gives the listener vocabulary and ideas previously not experienced. Again, we recommend students read at least 30 minutes a day. Summer reading is an integral part of every Pre-AP and AP English class at MCISD; it offers an opportunity for enrichment and is a vital component of the academic experience for Pre- AP and AP/Dual students, thinkers, and future college students. Reading and interacting with literature during the summer enables students to be prepared for the first day of Pre-AP and AP English. All Pre-AP and AP/Dual English students are expected to READ during the summer. Included in the 2014 Summer Reading Brochure are suggested books by grade level; students should read at least two of the suggested books. In addition, summer reading is a requirement for all Mission CISD 9 th -12 th grade Pre-AP and AP/Dual English classes. Having something to start discussing immediately gets the class off to a quick, smooth start and is great preparation for the rest of the school year. The assigned novels are provided by the district. Students are expected to turn in the required assignments on the first day of class; reading of the required novel is assessed during the first few weeks of school. Summer reading better enables students to be successful in rigorous Pre-AP and AP/Dual courses. Ideally, reading experiences will be shared with others this summer and during the next school year whenever possible. To self-check your reading comprehension, refer to the suggestions included in the summer reading assignments. The Assignment: Read and be prepared to talk or to write about what you have read and complete the corresponding assignments.

Stars by Lois Lowry Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S.

4 Students should read at least two of the novels on the suggested Summer Reading list. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor The Midwife s Apprentice by Karen Cushman Phantom Tollbooth by Jules Pfeiffer The Giver by Lois Lowry Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Prince Caspin: The Return to Narnia The Voyage of the Dawn Treder The Silver Chair The Horse and His Boy The Magician s Nephew The Last Battle

an Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L Engle The Hobbit by J. R.

5 Holes by Lois Sacher Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L Engle The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver, Bill Cleaver Shades of Gray by Carolyn Reeder The Old Willis Place: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn Hatchet The Outsiders Adventures of Tom Sawyer Treasure Island A Wrinkle in Time by Gary Paulsen by S.E. Hinton by Mark Twain by Robert Louis Stevenson by Madeleine L Engle Tangerine The Grapes of Wrath The Cay The Chosen Ironman Johnny Tremain The Wizard of Oz The Light in the Forest Flags of Our Fathers House On Mango Street Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl Call of the Wild by Richard Bloor by John Steinbeck by Theodore Taylor by Chaim Potok by Chris Crutcher by Esther Forbes by L. Frank Baum by Conrad Richter by Conrad Richter by Sandra Cisneros by Anne Frank by Jack London

To prepare for participation in the high school Pre-AP/AP/Dual English program for the coming year, Pre-AP/AP/Dual English students will be required to read ONE assigned book which will be thoroughly

To be successful on the AP exams in English III and English IV, a variety of books must be read, so in addition to the required reading, students are encouraged to read at least two additional books

6 To prepare for participation in the high school Pre-AP/AP/Dual English program for the coming year, Pre-AP/AP/Dual English students will be required to read ONE assigned book which will be thoroughly discussed during the first 6-weeks of the school year. In order to be successful, students must read the book and complete the assignments prior to the first day of school. To be successful on the AP exams in English III and English IV, a variety of books must be read, so in addition to the required reading, students are encouraged to read at least two additional books from the Suggested Reading List based upon grade level. Count of Monte Cristo Of Mice and Men Parrot in the Oven Summer of My German Soldier The Lost Boy The Secret Life of Bees True Colors A Tale of Two Cities Fahrenheit 451 To Kill a Mockingbird by Alexandre Dumas by John Steinbeck by Victor Martinez by Bette Greene by David Pelzer by Sue Monk Kidd by Kristin Hannah by Charles Dickens by Ray Bradbury by Harper Lee Charlotte Gray Elsewhere Hiroshima Into Thin Air Rain of Gold Tequila Worm The Bean Trees The Chosen The Graveyard Book Whose Body? Jane Eyre The Hobbit War of the Worlds The Good Earth by Sebastian Faulks by Gabrielle Zevin by John Hersey by Jon Krakauer by Victor Villasenor by Viola Canales by Barbara Kingsolver by Chaim Potok by Neil Galman by Dorothy Sayers by Charlotte Bronte by J.R.R. Tolkien by H.G. Wells by Pearl S. Buck

A Narrative of Frederick Douglass A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings

All Over But the Shoutin' An American Childhood Ellen Foster Fast Food Nation

The Scarlet Letter by Frederick Douglass by James Washington (ed.

de Leon by Henry David Thoreau by Wendell Berry by Nathaniel A Doll's House

Watching God Wuthering Heights The Lord of the Flies Picture of Dorian Gray

7 A Narrative of Frederick Douglass A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr. All Over But the Shoutin' An American Childhood Ellen Foster Fast Food Nation They Called Them Greasers Walden What are People For? The Scarlet Letter by Frederick Douglass by James Washington (ed.) by Rick Bragg by Annie Dillard by Kaye Gibbons by Eric Schlosser by Arnoldo de Leon by Henry David Thoreau by Wendell Berry by Nathaniel A Doll's House Frankenstein Jane Eyre Pride and Prejudice The Bluest Eye Their Eyes Were Watching God Wuthering Heights The Lord of the Flies Picture of Dorian Gray MacBeth by Henrik Ibsen by Mary Shelley by Charlotte Bronte by Jane Austen by Toni Morrison by Zorah Neale Hurston by Emily Bronte by William Golding by Oscar Wilde by William Shakespeare

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24 For more information, contact your child s English teacher or Dr. Sharon Roberts, Coordinator for Advanced Academic Services at or Chris Villarreal, Coordinator for Language Arts at

Florence City Schools Grades 5-12 Outside Reading List Grades Reserved Literature Selections

Florence City Schools Grades 5-12 Outside Reading List Grades 10-12 Reserved Literature Selections The English teachers of Florence City Schools desire to promote a variety of responses to reading within