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This year students will read and be tested in three areas. Book #1 will be reviewed in English classes, #2 will be reviewed in History, and #3 will be reviewed in Religion classes. (Note: Students in 12 – AP and A level classes must read all books assigned in English as well as the books assigned from
History and Religion.)
| Class of 2009 |
SENIOR CLASS |
| 1. English: |
AP |
Morrison, Toni
McCarthy, Cormac
Orwell, George |
Beloved
The Road
1984 |
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12 A |
Orwell, George
McCarthy, Cormac |
1984
The Road |
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12 B |
McCarthy, Cormac |
The Road |
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12 C |
McCarthy, Cormac |
The Road |
| 2. History |
Delaney, Elizabeth & Sarah |
Having Our Say |
| 3. Religion |
Bernall, Misty |
She Said Yes: The Unlikely
Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall
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| Class of 2010 |
JUNIOR CLASS |
| 1. English |
11 A, B & C |
McCarthy, Cormac |
The Road |
| 2. History |
Uris, Leon. |
O’Hara’s Choice |
| 3. Religion |
Lewis, C.S. |
The Screwtape Letters |
| Class of 2011 |
SOPHOMORE CLASS |
| 1. English |
10 A |
Bradbury, Ray |
Something Wicked This Way Comes |
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10 B |
Malmud, Bernard |
The Natural |
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10 C |
Draper, Sharon M. |
Tears of a Tiger |
| 2. History |
10 A |
Davis, Lynne |
The Silver Pigs
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10 B & C |
Remarque, Erich Maria |
All Quiet on the Western Front |
| 3. Religion |
Pinto, Matthew J. |
Did Adam and Eve
Have Belly Buttons?: And 199 Other Questions from Catholic Teenagers |
Class of 2012
FRESHMEN CLASS
All
Freshmen must read two books.
Book #1
A
and B Level Freshmen English
Life
of Pi by Yann Martel, Copyright 2003
C
Level Freshmen English
Swallowing Stones
by Joyce McDonald, Copyright 1999
(This book will be
given to students as part of the Saints Readiness Program)
Book #2
The
second book is the student’s choice following the guidelines below:
• The book should
be age and subject appropriate.
• Fiction or non-fiction
• It should be over 150 pages.
• It should be new to the student
and not something read before.
• Choose a book that is not
available in a movie or summary form( Cliff’s Notes, Sparknotes,
etc)
• Complete a portfolio that
includes 1 and 2. Choose one from the remaining three.
1. Design an original cover for
your portfolio that illustrates your book choice. (required)
2. List 20 vocabulary words from
the book.
Define the words, write the
sentence from the book where it is found , and indicate the page
number. (required)
3. Describe at least three main
characters in paragraphs of at least five sentences each..
4. Draw a map of the location of
the story
5. Prepare a timeline, web, chart,
or graphic organizer of the important events in the story.
Your portfolio will be due during
the first week of classes. You will be graded on completeness,
originality, and presentation. Neatness, spelling and grammar will
count! Typing is preferred, but handwritten work will be accepted.
The following link from the
American Library Association may be helpful to you.
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.h
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