Sophomore Summer Reading
Class of 2026

Resource

English 2

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury ISBN 9780062079930

*Double-check the ISBN to ensure that you have purchased the correct paperback version of the text (no eBooks or PDFs allowed). You may opt to buy a used book if the ISBN is correct and the book has not already been annotated (since you will be annotating your text). Make sure to get the correct version (it has a beige cover).  If you are shopping on Amazon, click on “paperback” NOT “mass market paperback” (unfortunately, you might need to first click on “mass market paperback” to get to the screen with the option for the correct link to “paperback”).

Assignment

Be sure to carefully annotate The Martian Chronicles as you read. Annotations should reveal your level of engagement with the text (do NOT simply underline and/or highlight). When annotating, be sure to 

  • Circle unfamiliar words. Try to figure out their meanings through context, and then look them up in the dictionary. Record the definitions in your book.
  • Summarize plot development and character descriptions in the margins.
  • Take note of any quotations that reveal new meanings or character insight; these will be useful for class discussion and essay writing.
  • Trace themes, symbols and motifs throughout the story.
  • Mark any passages that confuse or interest you.

Assessment

In the first few days of school, you will be tested on your understanding of The Martian Chronicles. Details will be given in class.

 

English 2H

The Chosen by Chaim Potok ISBN 0449213447

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury ISBN 9780062079930

*Double-check the ISBN to ensure that you have purchased the correct paperback version of the text (no eBooks or PDFs allowed). You may opt to buy a used book if the ISBN is correct and the book has not already been annotated (since you will be annotating your text). Make sure to get the correct version (it has a beige cover). If you are shopping on Amazon, click on “paperback” NOT “mass market paperback” (unfortunately, you might need to first click on “mass market paperback” to get to the screen with the option for the correct link to “paperback”).

Assignment

View assignment in Google Docs, student must be signed in to view

AP Biology

Please access your online textbook & assignment in Google Docs. The link to the online textbook is on the assignment.

AP Chemistry

Please download the assignment - AP Chemistry Summer Assignment

AP Human Geography

AP Human Geo website

Access the website and follow the directions therein. Please note that this is not something that should be left until the week before school, as you will be tested on the materials at the beginning of the school year. If you have any questions about the summer assignment, please email Mrs. Friedman.

Math

There is no summer reading assignment for Math.

Spanish 2XL

Here is the pdf of the book: Las Aventuras de la familia Miranda

Assignment

View assignment instructions in Google Docs, students must be signed in to access

Book details (digital version linked above): Las Aventuras De La Familia Miranda – ISBN 978-0821939819