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June 2011
Dear High School Students and Parents,
The high school English department is again asking for book reports from each student who is coming to Highland Hall in the fall. These reports are due the first day of class in September. Please see below for required reading for each grade.
Please also refer to the following links (left sidebar)
-- the book report format/book report grading guidelines
-- a list of books from which to choose for each grade
-- things to be careful of with book reports
We are asking the students to read the required books as well as one book from the appropriate reading list. However, we are only asking for one written book report from the reading list for grades 9 through 12. Students entering 9th grade will take a test on the two required book reports on the first day of school, Tuesday, September 8.
Reports that do not follow the proper format – for instance, reports that are entirely summaries of the books – will be graded down. A student writing a report on a book that is not on the list will receive a lower grade (two full grades). The students must remember to be particularly careful about spelling, about double spacing, about using blue or black pen, and about using the correct-sized font (12-point). Students must proofread carefully. Even the most brilliant book reports will be graded down for silly errors.
Failure to turn in the book reports will result in a lower grade in the next English track. Students cannot receive an A in the English track if they haven’t completed the written book reports.
Thank you for your support. Not only are the students reading great books, they are also practicing necessary writing skills and exercising the ability to summarize and analyze. We also hope they are gaining pleasure from the reading.
Sincerely,
Christine Meyer
for the English Department Required Reading and Book Reports
9th Grade
Summer before
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee (No written report)
Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger (No written report)
Plus a book from the reading list (See special instructions for 9th grade reports)
Eurythmy Track
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury (No written report)
A written report on a book from the reading list (to be done during the first English track)
10th Grade
Summer before
The King Must Die - Mary Renault (No written report)
The Chosen - Chaim Potok (No written report)
A written report on a book from the reading list
Eurythmy Track
The Great Gatsby -- F. Scott Fitzgerald (No written report)
A written report for a book from the reading list
11th Grade
Summer Before
Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain (No written report)
Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde (No written report)
A written report on a book from the reading list
Eurythmy Track
Cannery Row – John Steinbeck (No written report)
A written report on a book from the reading list.
12th Grade
Summer Before
Dr. Faustus -- Christopher Marlowe– (No written report)
A book from the reading list – (No written report)
Eurythmy track
1984 – George Orwell (No written report)
A written report on a book from the reading list
The students will write in class about the books for which no report is due. |
