Heritage Christian High School Summer Reading List, 2011-2012

All students entering the 9-12th grades are required to read three books during the summer, and those requirements are listed below. Summer reading assignments are to be completed prior to the first day of school, Monday, August 15. Faculty and staff reading assignments are to be completed prior to teacher orientation, Thursday, August 11. The method of assessment for the individual books will be posted online. To see the specific requirements for each book, go the HCS website, click on the high school page, click on "teacher websites," and then go to the following teachers' pages: For English requirements select Dan Davis; for Bible requirements select Carter Booker; for Social Studies requirements select Dave Watt; for Science requirements select Anthony Hinkle. Students will be responsible to secure their own copies of the books.

Book 1

Book 2

Book 3

9th Grade

Required for World Geography / History (Choose one): Mara, Daughter fot he Nile , Required for English: Required for Bible: by Eloise Jarvis McGraw; A Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie , The Book of the Dun Cow , by Man for All Seasons , by by David Lubar Walter Wangerin Robert Bolt; All Quiet on the Western Front , by Erich Maria Remarque; God Grew Tired of Us , by John Bul Dau Required for Bible: Required for Science: The Book of the Dun Cow , by The Case for a Creator , by Lee Walter Wangerin Strobel Required for Bible: Required for A.P./U.S. History: The Book of the Dun Cow , by 1776 , by David McCullough Walter Wangerin

Required for English: 10th Grade The Book Thief , by Markus Zuzak Required for English: 11th Grade Fahrenheit 451 , by Ray Bradbury

Required for Government / Required for English: Required for Bible: Economics: 12th Grade See following, "English The Book of the Dun Cow , by Animal Farm , by George summer reading for seniors" Walter Wangerin Orwell Faculty & Staff

What Great Teachers Do Differently , by Todd Whitaker War of Words , by Paul David Tripp

Questions regarding the reading or assessment? Contact the following:

English: Dan Davis, English Department Chair, at Daniel.Davis@heritagechristian.net Bible: Carter Booker, Bible Department Chair, at Carter.Booker@heritagechristian.net History: Dave Watt, History Department Chair, at Dave.Watt@heritagechristian.net

Science: Tony Hinkle, Science Department Chair, at Tony.Hinkle@heritagechristian.net

English summer reading for seniors

Seniors have the opportunity of selecting a book of their choice for their English requirement. A list of recommended fiction and non-fiction options are listed below; however, seniors have the freedom to select any book they have not read before or that is not on the summer reading list for another 12th grade course. Regardless of their choice of book, students will need to be prepared to respond to the questions provided below when they return to school in the fall. Non-fiction suggestions: 1. The Knowledge of the Holy A. W. Tozer 2. The Real Face of Atheism Ravi Zacharias 3. The Problem of Pain C. S. Lewis 4. Desiring God John Piper 5. Creed or Chaos Dorothy L. Sayers For non-fiction books (including biographies), consider the following: How would you summarize the major arguments of the text? What is the author suggesting, and how does he/she develop those ideas? Does the text promote the reader's agreement or disagreement? What makes you think so? Is the book based upon or does it refer to other texts? Fiction suggestions: 1. Mansfield Park Jane Austen 2. The Count of Monte Cristo Alexander Dumas 3. Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant Anne Tyler 4. Dracula Bram Stoker 5. The Once and Future King T. H. White For fiction books, consider the following: Identify a moral choice that a character must make (this happens in every novel, for it reflects the nature of conflict) To which character did you most strongly relate, and why? Would you say the text is political, economic, or societal? In what ways and to what end? Comment on setting and the ways in which it contributes as a whole to the events of the novel. For additional suggestions, please see Mr. Davis or Mrs. Fields