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Boston Public Library Beaver Country Day School Summer Reading Lists 2003 |
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Middle School Entering 6th-8th Graders Entering 10th and 11th Graders Summer reading is required of all students both new and returning. Each student must read a minimum of FIVE books; three of which are outlined below and the other two are chosen by you. We recommend that you use the Summer Reading to find books that interest you. The Summer Reading List provides you with plenty of choice. Select carefully and give yourself the opportunity to continue the valuable activity of reading during the summer months. In place of the Upper School community book the faculty has volunteered to offer seminars on their favorite books. Thus you will receive a list which contains a variety of books chosen by different teachers. CHOOSE ONE BOOK that interests you and read it this summer. During the fall term, discussion groups will be scheduled. The other required reading for each grade level has been chosen either to form the basis of a course or to supplement it. YOU MUST READ THE TWO BOOKS ASSIGNED FOR YOUR GRADE listed later on this page. CHOOSE TWO BOOKS: In addition to the discussion book and the assigned readings, you must select at least one book from the recommended reading list and at least one other of your own choosing. Again, you must read a minimum of FIVE books during the summer. In addition, in this packet you will also find suggestions from the Modern Language Department for further study in Spanish and French. The suggested reading levels (I, II, III) are there to guide you. SUGGESTED READING LEVEL I: For entering 9th and 10th graders SUGGESTED READING LEVEL II: For entering 10th and 11th graders SUGGESTED READING LEVEL III: The senior list (F=Fiction, NF=Non-Fiction, AB/B=Autobiography or Biography) When your English and history classes meet next year you will be held accountable for having read the books assigned to you. In these classes you will be given opportunities to show that you have completed the assigned reading; your understanding of the books will be assessed by your teachers using quizzes and/or writing assignments. We also suggest that you keep a summer reading journal, which should help with your comprehension and retention of the reading and also provide an opportunity for practice writing. A summer reading journal should include personal responses to your reading experience and any questions which arise as you read. Notes on main characters, plot developments, theme, purpose (non-fiction), and the strengths and weaknesses of the books would be helpful as well. Keeping a summer reading journal should help you do well on the aforementioned quizzes and writing assignments, which will make up a significant part of your first term grade. Students entering the 11th grade MUST keep a reading journal for English class. It will form the basis of assessment for their summer reading work and establish habits they will use in the class itself. Specifics of this assignment will be distributed at the end of the school year. 2003 SPECIFIC READING ASSIGNMENTS FOR UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS Entering Grade 9 Entering Grade 10 Entering Grade 11 Entering Grade 12 In addition to this reading list, you will be given a handout entitled, “BEYOND SUMMER READING AT BEAVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL; MORE GOOD THINGS TO DO THIS SUMMER.” Have fun with it. |
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