Completion of these packets is required of all students entering
the respective courses indicated in the left-hand column. These
packets will be collected in class on the first day of
instruction.
Students enrolled in Social Justice must complete the following
assignment during the summer. Students enrolled in semester 1
will turn in their assignments to their Social Justice teacher on
the second class meeting of the
semester. Students enrolled in Social Justice
during the 2nd semester must place the assignment in the
designated box in the Main Office by Wednesday August
31.
The books say well, my Brothers! each man’s life The outcome of his former living is; The bygone wrongs bring forth sorrows and woes, The bygone right breeds bliss.
From “The Light of Asia” Sir Edwin Arnold (1832–1904)
Reading is essential for the modern student’s understanding of the human experience, and reading assignments play an important part in the Jesuit student’s mastery of the social sciences. Social Science students are expected to complete summer reading assignments to prepare them for their course of study during the school year. All course have one or more required textbook or readers. Although specific titles may change from time, the following are typical of the summer and school-year readings.
English students are expected to complete the appropriate
assignments over the summer. Click the links for more
information.
Students in English 1, English 1A and English 1B are required to
keep a reading log as part of their summer reading
assignment. Although you are welcome to hand-write each
entry initially, the final reading log that you turn in must be
typed.
Please note: Only those students who demonstrate
unusual competency in English, and who have an outstanding record
of academic achievement in junior high school as well as high
verbal, language and reading scores are placed in our accelerated
(XL) English grouping. This is a competitive
placement with only the top 5% of the students placed in the
course. Those students who were placed in the English 1XL class
will be notified by mail.
As an educational institution, we feel strongly that students
should consistently read a variety of printed materials beyond
their textbooks, magazines, the newspaper and the computer
screen. Students who read regularly perform better in
school, have a broader range of general knowledge upon which to
draw, score better on standardized tests including the SAT,
become better writers, develop more refined language skills,
become better spellers, expand their vocabularies, and learn to
make inferences and evaluations. Silent reading is a
developmental process that needs to be nurtured and
sustained. Our reading program is one way that we hope to
encourage our students to read for recreation and enjoyment.
We strongly advise our students to read actively and critically
(making margin notes, outlining or paraphrasing each chapter) and
to avoid simply underlining or highlighting every other
sentence. Students will be given a reading assessment on
the first full week of the semester. Their score on these
reading tests will be added into their 1st quarter grades.
Second semester reading only applies to the Social Studies
Department. Those classes affected are 2nd semester senior
electives as well as any sophomore taking Western Cultures during
the second semester. If you have any questions, please contact
your current social studies teacher or Mr. Andrews.
PLEASE NOTE: Summer reading novels are not available from
www.myschoolbookstore.com
and can be purchased at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, or any other
book retailer of your choice.
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