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Sophomore Summer Reading List |
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| Tenafly High School SOPHOMORE SUMMER READING LIST June, 2008 Please choose one of the books from this list as your summer reading book. When you return to school in September, you will be expected to demonstrate your reading in the first assignment of the year. Assignments may include written and/or oral reports, projects, presentations, and so on. Since one of our goals is to encourage the habit of life-long reading, we also assign independent reading during the school year. This summer reading assignment is the first of the books you will read on your own this year. Some of these books have been recommended by previous sophomores; others fit the general reading focus of the sophomore curriculum -- Western literature. Select wisely; choose a book which appeals to you and which you have not read before. You can pick up a copy of your book from any of the area libraries, or if you want a personal copy, purchase one so you can highlight or underline passages. As you read, pay attention to how the story is written – to how the writer delivers the story to you. Make note of at least three passages from the book that you find to be especially interesting or important. You will need to bring these passages to school with you in September, so photocopy and/or type the passages if you are not able to bring the book itself with you in September. Additionally, if a film version of your book exists, make every effort to see the film. The experiences of reading a book and of watching a film are vastly different, and we’d like you to be able to discuss some of the differences between them. Do not, under any conditions, try to substitute the viewing of a film for the actual reading of a book. Note: Students in HONORS SOPHOMORE HUMANITIES: You are required to read two books. Choose one book from the following list. In addition, upon your return to school in the fall, you will be assessed on Robert Fagles’ translation of The Odyssey. In order to keep some of the details of your reading fresh for your September assessments, which may take the form of presentations and/or written assignments, please take notes on the following elements: - Evil in The Odyssey - The role of women and children in The Odyssey - The idea of a hero in The Odyssey - The role of the gods in The Odyssey - The values of the society in The Odyssey - Comparisons with modern life (customs, culture, attitudes, etc.) - Writing style and language |
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| Austen, Jane Pride and Prejudice Binchy, Maeve Circle of Friends Brinkley, David Autobiography Bronte, Charlotte Jane Eyre Bronte, Emily Wuthering Heights Carr, Jonathan A Civil Action Clancy, Tom Patriot Games Conroy, Pat The Great Santini; My Losing Season Dickens, Charles David Copperfield; Tale of Two Cities Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Dumas, Alexandre The Count of Monte Cristo DuMaurier, Daphne Rebecca Evans, Nicholas The Horse Whisperer Fowles, John The Magus Frey, Darcy The Last Shot Guest, Judith Ordinary People Guterson, David Snow Falling on Cedars Hardy, Thomas Tess of the D’Urbervilles; Return of the Native Hossieni, Khaled Kite Runner Huxley,Aldous Brave New World Kingsolver, Barbara The Bean Trees Joravsky, Ben Hoop Dreams Kaysen, Susanna Girl, Interrupted Kidd, Sue Monk The Secret Life of Bees Lamb, Wally She’s Come Undone; I Know this Much is True LeGuin, Ursula The Earthsea Trilogy Martell, Yann Life of Pi McBride, James The Color of Water McCourt, Frank Angela’s Ashes Niffenger, Audrey Time Traveler’s Wife Orwell, George 1984 Paolini, Christopher Eragon Picouldt, Jodi My Sister’s Keeper Puzo, Mario The Godfather Renault, Mary The Bull from the Sea Sparks, Nicholas The Notebook; Message in a Bottle Stevenson, Robert L. Treasure Island; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Stewart, Mary The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills; Merlin trilogy The Last Enchantment, The Wicked Day Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit; The Lord of the Rings (trilogy) Vonnegut, Kurt Slaughterhouse Five White, T.H. The Sword in the Stone; The Once and Future King |
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