LAWRENCE ACADEMY SUMMER BOOKS & ASSIGNMENTS

2015-2016

A select number of classes have summer reading with related assignments. The summer reading and assignments have been sorted below by academic department and course. Please review the assignments in accordance with your courses to ensure you are prepared for the first day of class.

Dept. Course Summer Text and Assignment ISBN

English CSC The Starboard Sea & See Assignment 978-1 250023438

English Junior English Seminar Mythology

& See Assignment 978-0 316223331

English Junior English Seminar The Liars' Club

& See Assignment 978-0 143035749

English AP English Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

& See Assignment 0375757376

English AP English Odyssey (Rieu Translation)

& See Assignment 0140449116 English Senior English Seminar See Assignment N/A

English Honors Writing I, II, III Elements of Style

& See Assignment 978-0 143112723

English Honors Writing I, II, III

On Writing: 10th Anniversary Edition A Memoir of the Craft

& See Assignment 978-1 439156810 ESL All ESL Classes A Self-Made Man Click Here

History AP U.S. Government

The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution

& See Assignment 978-0 143118107

History Honors Sr. History:

Of Nukes and Commies On the Beach 978-0 307473998

Language French 2 and 2 Honors

Discovering French Nouveau: Student Edition Level 2

& See Assignment 0395874890 Languag

e French 3 and 3 Honors Easy French Reader Premium 3rd Edition

& See Assignment 978-0 071850179 Languag

e French 4 and 4 Honors Le Petit Nicolas et les Copains

& See Assignment 978-2 070612772 Languag

e French 5 and 5 Honors Jean de Florette

& See Assignment 978-0 821918517 Languag

e Latin II Ancient Rome 978-0 300198317 Languag

e Latin III and III Honors Mythology 978-0 316223331 Languag

e Latin IV Honors The Aeneid 978-0 679413356 Languag

e Spanish 2 and 2 Honors Easy Spanish Reader Premium 3rd Edition 978-0 071850193 Languag

e Spanish 3 and 3 Honors Descubre Level 3 Student w/ Supersite Code

& See Assignment 978-1 618572387

Language Spanish 4 and 4 Honors

Album & See Assignment 978-0 618507184

Language Spanish 5 and 5 Honors

Album & See Assignment 978-0 618507184

Math Math 2 Math 2 Assignment N/A Math Math 3Honors Math 3Honors Assignment N/A NGP NGP The Book Thief 978-0 375842207 NGP NGP-Art The Arrival 978-0 439895293

 

English

9th grade: If you are a ninth grader who will be enrolled in the NGP, you are to follow the instructions outlined in the Ninth Grade Program summer reading program.

10th grade: Tenth graders are required to read The Starboard Sea and complete the two assignments outlined below.

The Starboard Sea by Amber Dermont, St. Martin’s Griffin, 978-1 250023438

As you read the book, you need to pay attention to the following two assignments.

1. Character list and character log: Categorize the characters into groups and explain why

you grouped them in the way you did. From your character list, choose the five characters you consider to be the most interesting, compelling, or resonant and complete the character log below for each one.

Character logs are a way for you to keep track of important facts and qualities for key characters. For each character, please write a 2-3 sentence “character summary” that most accurately sums up the character traits and qualities of that character, as well as the overall role that character plays in the book. Then list five areas in the book that most strongly support the ideas from your character summary. Consult the sample below to understand how to format your log. The information plugged into the template is from a book called Columbine and should give you a good idea of how to do this assignment well.

Name: Description w/ Page Number Eric Harris Was a psychopathic mass murderer who, when amongst friends and others, seemed cool, tough, and over-confident. He had multiple dark fantasies and was the leader in the massacre.

-Cool, popular, easy going with the girls. Drank frequently and smoked, but was a good student (Chapter 2 pg 6) - Loved going fishing with his dad on early mornings because it got him away from civilization (Chapter 21 pgs 114-115) -Wrote a poem called “I Am” where he dreamed about being the last person on earth. (Chpt 25 pg 135) -“’DEAD PEOPLE DON’T ARGUE! God DAMNIT I AM PISSED!!’” (Chpt 37 pg 216) -“Had no use for love. Sex, maybe.” (Chpt 37 pg 216) -Still dreamed of human extinction (Chpt 37 pg 216)

- “Expressed cold, rational calculation” (Chpt 40 pg 239)

2. 350 word letter: Using the character log information, write a letter to the character with

whom you connect most strongly (either in a positive or a negative way). The letter should be about your response to the character’s choices and the reasons why you connect so strongly to character’s experience in the book. (350 words)

11th grade: Eleventh graders are required to read The Liars’ Club and excerpts from Mythology (see instructions below) and to take notes* in preparation for a seminar and for writing an original memoir. You will need to read The Liars’ Club TWICE to do well.

The Liars’ Club, by Mary Karr, Penguin, Reprint Edition, 978-0143035749

Mythology, by Edith Hamilton, Mass Market Paperback, 978-0 316223331. As you read The Liars’ Club, take notes* on four things:

• A personal connection might be a character, a relationship, a problem or a situation in the story, which reminds you of something from your own experience (lens 1 and 2).

• A revealing moment is a point in the book when you learn something significant about a character: something he/she does or says, or something another character says or thinks about him/her (lens 2).

• A pattern is a repeated image, word, phrase, situation, or idea (lens 3). • An allusion is a reference to a well-known text, such as a Greek or a Roman myth (lens 3).

To choose what excerpts to read from Mythology, refer to your notes in The Liars’ Club about allusions, and research any reference Karr makes to a Greek or Roman myth.

Here is a reminder about what the 3 lenses are: Lens One: reader lens – your personal reactions to the text; what the text reminds you of from your own experience; an idea the text inspires in you; what you liked and didn’t like in the text; how the text connects to other books, movies, songs, or local or world events. Lens two: character lens –the main characters and what you know about them, what you think makes them act the way they do, their inner lives and motivations. Lens three: writer lens – what the writer is trying to get you to think about and the ways she uses structure, word choice, patterns in imagery and language to show ideas without telling them. Remember never to assume the narrator and the writer are the same person!

*Note-taking Strategies: • marking in your book and taking notes at the ends of chapters and in the margins • using post-its instead of writing in your book • writing on a separate piece of paper with comments, page numbers and quotes included • using a graphic organizer or chart with comments, page numbers and quotes

Your reading notes will be checked and graded and counted as one of your first grades of the year.

Honors Writing: Students in this course must read On Writing and The Elements of Style

The Elements of Style, by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White, Penguin, 978-0-14-311272-3 On Writing, by Stephen King, Scribner, 978-1-4391-5681-0

As you read On Writing and The Elements of Style, pay particular attention to what each text tells you about your own writing. Take notes on details you want to remember, questions you want to clarify, and points you want discuss.

12th grade AP English: Seniors in this course must read The Odyssey and Huckleberry Finn.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain. Modern Library Classics. ISBN 0-375-7537-6 The Odyssey, by Homer. Penguin. ISBN 0-140-44911-6

As you read The Odyssey and Huckleberry Finn, identify a pattern you see in each book and trace that pattern throughout the text. Take notes on the pattern you have noticed by marking each instance in which it occurs in your book and taking notes in the margin.

12th grade Senior English Seminar: 12th grade Senior English Seminar: Seniors in this course are required to read two books. The first is any edition in the This I Believe essay collection series, found on Amazon. The second is one memoir, autobiography or biography, which tells the story of a person’s life. Please bring both books with you to class on the first day of school.

As you read the This I Believe essays, be thinking about what you believe and how you might write your own essay. As you read the story of someone else’s life, prepare to describe and explain the person at the heart of the book.

Take notes on these reading prompts in your books by marking significant passages, words, or phrases in your books and/or writing notes about the significance in the margin, on post-its, or on a separate piece of paper. You may not choose a book you have read for another course.

EXTRA CREDIT

Please read as many more books as you can. The English teachers and the NGP teachers have made a list of suggestions consisting of a wide range of books (see list below). You may choose books that are not on the list as well, but you will not receive credit for reading a book which is required reading for a course. Your teachers are interested to see what kinds of books you like to read. Be prepared to have a one-on-one conversation with your teacher about what you liked and disliked about the extra credit book(s) and why you would or would not recommend it/them.

If you have any questions, please contact Laura Moore by phone at (978)448-2883 or email at lmoore@lacademy.edu

Can’t think of what to read? Here are some of our favorites…

Mr. David Smith Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Edgar Allan Poe The Dharma Bums, Jack Kerouac Mrs. Moore Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach Joyland, by Stephen King Dr. Haman Waiting for Teddy Williams, Howard Frank Mosher Return of the Native, Thomas Hardy Little, Big, John Crowley Ms. Lawler Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie Prep, Curtis Sittenfeld

Mr. Igoe Hey, Rube by Hunter S. Thompson The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson The World According to Garp by John Irving Mrs. Smith The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien The House of Spirits, by Isabel Allende The Year of Magical Thinking, by Joan Didion Ms. Beleno Carney The Cider House Rules, by John Irving The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver Stone Butch Blues, by Leslie Feinberg Mr. Mitchell Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens A Separate Peace, by John Knowles The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak

Mr. Barker Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, by Ben Fountain The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho I’ve Got Things to Do with My Life, by Mike Towle Mr. Bashir Bonfire of the Vanities, by Tom Wolfe

Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe

History

AP US GOVERNMENT & POLITICS 2015 SUMMER READING & WRITING ASSIGNMENT

Materials: The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution, Richard Beeman, Penguin Books, ISBN: 978-0-14-311810-7 (Note: You should be able to get this at any on-line book retailer. It is a paperback and it costs about $12.00). All written assignments are due on the first day of class in September, 2015. 1. Read Chapters 1-4 of The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution. You should take notes so as to have a good understanding of the following: A. How and why did was the Constitution written? Why did the delegates scrap the Articles of Confederation? B. What were the major issues that confronted the delegates at the Constitutional Convention? C. What compromises were made at the Constitutional Convention? Why? D. Why was ratification so difficult? What were the issues that separated those in favor of ratification and those against it. 2. Read the Declaration of Independence. (Note: This is an annotated version, and please read the annotations as they will give you some further insight into the document) A. This document is often believed to contain some of the ideals of American government and the American people. Please make a list of the values/ideals that are embedded in the document. 3. Read the Constitution and create a study guide for it. The specifics of this are attached. 4. Current Event Analysis Using an article from a newspaper (e.g. NY Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal) or a weekly newsmagazine (Time, Newsweek, US News), please find an article about a current event that illustrates some aspect of the Constitution. Write a 2 page analysis of this event, which illuminates why it is a Constitutional issue and what you think the possible outcome(s) could be. You may have to do some background research to understand the context of the article. Please attach the article (or a copy) to your analysis. If you have any questions about the assignment, please feel free to email me (akarp@lacademy.edu) or give me a call (978-433-9510). See you in September, Mr. Karp

U.S. Constitution Study Guide

You will read the entire U.S. Constitution, including the Preamble and Bill of Rights and complete the Constitution Study Guide. The Constitution Study Guide is a graphic organizer that will be used by you throughout the year. It is to help you summarize the general purpose and subjects of the articles in the Constitution.

A. Your Constitution Study Guide must explain the complex subjects in as simple language as possible.

B. Your guide must address all seven articles of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, all subsequent amendments

C. You have freedom to design your study guide any way you wish. It is for you to use throughout the year. You can design it any way you choose, but the subsequent questions which follow must be included somewhere in your study guide. (You can do this by article, topic, etc.)

D. Be sure that your guide also includes the following topics/concepts in the appropriate sections. This list does NOT include every piece of information you need to explain, but highlights some terms that are easily overlooked.

Revenue bills Necessary and proper clause Commerce clause Writ of habeas corpus Bills of attainder Ex post facto law Electors

State of the union Supreme Court jurisdiction Full faith and credit Privileges and immunities Supreme law of the land Ratification Establishment and free exercise clauses

Probable cause Due process clause Enumerated powers Delegated powers Shared powers Denied powers Equal protection clause

Directions: Read each article of the Constitution. Summarize the general purpose or subject of each article in one sentence in the chart below.

Article I

Article II

Article III

Article IV

Article V

Article VI

Article VII

THE FOLLOWING PAGES CONTAIN QUESTIONS, ETC. THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED AND CONTAINED IN YOUR STUDY GUIDE. AGAIN, THESE DON’T HAVE TO BE ANSWERED IN THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY ARE LISTED HERE. YOU CAN ORGANIZE THEM IN ANY WAY YOU WISH. Compare Article I with Article II. Which article is longer and more detailed?

Identify two powers denied from Congress in the Constitution.

How does the House of Representatives determine the rules of proceedings (the ability to have debates, riders, etc.)

Identify two powers the Constitution prohibits from the States.

What eligibility requirements does the Constitution establish for members of the House?

What eligibility requirements does the Constitution establish for members of the Senate?

What eligibility requirements does the Constitution establish for the President?

The powers of the Constitution that are specifically granted to the branches of government or to office holders are called express powers.

a. Identify two express powers of the president.

b. What are the express powers of the vice president?

c. Identify two express powers of Congress.

According to the principle of checks and balances, each branch of the government must have control over the other branches. Look at the first three articles of the Constitution and identify one of each type of checks and balances. Indicate where each power is listed in the Constitution.

A power that the executive branch has over the legislative branch: This can be found in what article/section of the Constitution A power that the executive branch holds over the judicial branch. This can be found in what article/section of the Constitution?

A power that the legislative branch holds over the executive branch. This can be found in what article/section of the Constitution A power that the legislative branch holds over the judicial branch. This can be found in what article/section of the Constitution A power that the judicial branch holds over the executive branch. This can be found in what article/section of the Constitution A power that the judicial branch holds over the legislative branch. This can be found in what article/section of the Constitution

The court of original jurisdiction is the first court that hears a case. Appellate courts hear cases on appeal from lower courts. Although the Supreme Court functions primarily as an appellate court, it is the courts of original jurisdiction in certain kinds of cases. What are those?

According to Article I of the Constitution, who has the power to declare war? What power does the Constitution give the President in the area of war?

IMPORTANT CLAUSES

1. Where is the “Commerce Clause” and what does it say? 2. Where is the “Necessary and Proper Clause” and what does it say? 3. Where is the “Supremacy Clause” and what does it say? 4. How might these clauses above have impacted the power of the federal government? 5. Where is the habeas corpus clause and what does it say? 6. What is habeas corpus? 7. Where are bills of attainders discussed and what does it say? 8. What is a bill of attainder? 9. Where are ex post facto laws discussed and what does it say? 10. What is an ex post facto law? 11. Where is the full faith and credit clause and what does it say? 12. There are two “due process” clauses. Where are they? What does “due process” of law

imply? 13. Where is the “equal protection clause”? What does this imply? 14. Find the “takings clause” of the 5th Amendment. What does this mean?

MAJORITY AND SUPERMAJORITY

The Constitution requires a simple majority for some actions and a supermajority for others. A simple majority means more than half, while supermajority requirements can involve a 2/3 majority or a 3/4 majority. Most elections in the United States require a plurality, or the most votes, but not necessarily a majority. What bodies have the power to override a presidential veto?

What margin is required to override a presidential veto? Where in the Constitution is the veto power described? What body has the power to ratify treaties? What margin is required to ratify treaties? Where in the Constitution is the ratification power described?

To impeach means “to bring charges against” or “to indict”. What body has the power to impeach the president? What vote is required to impeach? What is the standard for impeachment?

What body has the power to convict the president of charges brought against him in the impeachment process and thereby remove him from the presidency?

What vote is required to convict and remove a president?

Where in the Constitution is the impeachment power described?

What body has the power to accept or reject a president’s nominations to the Supreme Court? What margins is required to elevate a president’s nominee to a seat on the Court? Where in the Constitution are judicial nominations described?

What language is used to describe the role of the Senate in Supreme Court nominations?

If no candidate for the presidency wins a simple majority of the total number of electoral votes, what body has the power to choose the president?

What margin is required to choose the president? Where in the Constitution is the Electoral College described? (Hint: there are two parts) Continued…

The Constitution specifies a three-fourths majority for just one process. What?

The Constitution has comparatively little to say about the structure and composition of the Supreme Court. Identify two aspects of the Court’s structure and composition that the Constitution does not specify. (The Constitution does specify these two basic aspects of structure and composition for the other two branches).

List all parts of the Constitution that require a supermajority. For each, explain why you believe there is a supermajority requirement.

What are two ways that amendments to the Constitution can be proposed?

What are two ways that amendments to the Constitution can be ratified?

Outline the general purpose of all 27 Amendments.

Amendment 1

Amendment 2

Amendment 3

Amendment 4

Amendment 5

Amendment 6

Amendment 7

Amendment 8

Amendment 9

Amendment 10

Amendment 11

Amendment 12

Amendment 13

Amendment 14

Amendment 15

Amendment 16

Amendment 17

Amendment 18

Amendment 19

Amendment 20

Amendment 21

Amendment 22

Amendment 23

Amendment 24

Amendment 25

Amendment 26

Amendment 27

1. Which amendment(s) of the Constitution protect the rights of women?

2. Which amendment (s) of the Constitution protects the rights of African Americans?

3. How were US Senators chosen before the Seventeenth Amendment?

4. The Twenty-Fifth Amendment describes the sequence of events that would install the vice president as

acting president against the will of the president. Outline that sequence of events.

5. How many times is the word privacy mentioned in the Constitution (articles and amendments)?

Language Latin II Ancient Rome ISBN: 978-0 300198317 Latin III/III Honors Hamilton, Edith. Mythology ISBN: 978-0 316223331 Latin IV Honors Lombardo, Stanley. The Essential Aeneid ISBN: 978-0 679413356 French 2

La lecture d’été

« Discovering French Nouveau Blanc » ISBN : 0395874890

Bonjour mes élèves ! I am thrilled that you have decided to take French 2 next year! J’ai hâte de vous rencontrer ou revoir! Pour bien préparer l’année prochaine, je vous demande de travailler un peu pendant l’été!

1. Join my Quizlet class “Summer HW for FR 2 / 2H” here: https://quizlet.com/join/QEBdmSu9h

a. Complete “learn” or “speller” on each of the card sets in that class before the first day of class. PLEASE, DO THE QUIZLET WORK ON YOUR COMPUTER and NOT from the phone app. That is the only way I can see your work from my account, and the only way you will get credit for completing your homework.

b. Be prepared for a summer vocabulary assessment when we start the term. Studying well in advance is a great way to start the year with an A!

2. Read pages 6 and 7 in your new Discovering French Blanc 2 textbook. a. Answer each of the 18 questions in French in a complete sentence, making up your

own option if it applies. b. Then use your sentences to create a letter about yourself that will be addressed to

your new teacher. This letter should also be on a separate piece of paper. Le devoir d’été est votre première note de Français 2 ! Please have it finished and ready to be turned in on the first day of school! If you like to work ahead, you can also request to join the FR 2/2H Quizlet class before the year starts and begin early on the year’s vocabulary.

MERCI ! BON COURAGE ! BON ÉTÉ !

Mme Aubert (caubert@lacademy.edu) French 3 or 3H

Easy French Reader by R. de Roussy de Sales (ISBN: 978-0 071850179) 3. Read Chapters 1-10 in the Première Partie.

a. Do “Après la lecture” A and B for each chapter. Please write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

4. Choose 4 history chapters from the Deuxième Partie. a. Summarize each in French in 1-2 sentences. Please write your summaries on a

separate sheet of paper.

French 4 or French 4H

La lecture d’été

« Le Petit Nicolas et les copains » par René Goscinny et Jean-Jacques Sempé (ISBN : 978-2 070612772)

Bonjour mes élèves ! Je suis très contente que vous soyez en Français 4 et 4H l’année prochaine ! Pour bien préparer l’année prochaine, et pour ne pas perdre votre français pendant l’été, je vous demande de lire et d’apprendre un peu de vocabulaire! Vous allez lire 5 histoires dans le livre Le Petit Nicolas et les copains, un livre drôle et mignon. LIRE :

1. Lisez les 5 histoires suivantes en entièreté : Les crayons de couleurs, Les campeurs, Marie-Edwige, Philatélies, et Maixent le magicien.

2. Pour chaque histoire, il y aura des questions auxquelles il faut répondre. Les questions se trouvent dans un paquet que je vous donne. Écrivez vos réponses sur une autre feuil le de papier, pas sur la feuil le donnée . Si vous perdez les questions, envoyez-moi un courriel et je vous les donnerai !

RECHERCHER : Pour chaque histoire, notez un minimum de 5 mots de vocabulaire que vous ne connaissiez pas avant. Cherchez chacun des 5 mots dans le dictionnaire, et écrivez sa définition avec le numéro de la page du livre où vous l’avez trouvé. Notez la partie du discours (part of speech), et si c’est un verbe, l’infinitif et le participe passé.

APPRENDRE : 5. Join my Quizlet class “Summer HW for FR 4 / 4H” here:

https://quizlet.com/join/hTf46c5ST 6. Complete “learn” or “speller” on each of the card sets in that class before the first day of

class. Do all Quizlet work from your computer, NOT from the phone app. That is the only

way I can see your work from my account, and the only way to get credit for completing your homework.

7. Be prepared for a summer vocabulary assessment on the first day back. Easy way to start the year with an A!

Les devoirs d’été seront votre première note de Français 4 et 4H ! Le travail écrit et le travail de mémorisation sont dus le premier jour de classe en septembre, et il y aura une interrogation (a test) sur les lectures pendant la première semaine de l’école.

MERCI ! BON COURAGE ! BON ÉTÉ !

Mme Aubert (caubert@lacademy.edu) French 5 Jean de Florette by Marcel Pagnol (ISBN : 978-0 821918517)

1. Please read Jean de Florette. You can break it up into about 10 pages a week. 2. Answer all of the questions for each Chapter. These questions are found in the back of the

book. Please answer these questions on a separate sheet of paper. 3. Look up 5 words per chapter in the dictionary.

a. Mark these words down with the definition and page number. Spanish 2 and 2 Honors

Easy Spanish Reader Premium 3rd Edition. (ISBN: 978-0 071850193)

Spanish 3

DESCUBRE Level 3 by José A. Blanco/Vista Higher Learning, Inc. (ISBN: 978-1 618572387) If you need to look up words as you do the following assignments , you may either use a Spanish-English book dictionary, or you may use the online dictionary at www.wordreference.com. You MAY NOT use any translation program. Some of the exercises instruct you to work in pairs, but in this case, you will write all answers on your own. In your Spanish textbook, Descubre, read page, complete the exercise Oraciones incompletas, and, in complete sentences in Spanish, answer all the questions posed throughout the page. After finishing page 35, read the article, Sonia Sotomayor: la niña que soñaba, on pages 36 and 37. Complete all the exercises on page 38, in complete sentences in Spanish. Now you will write your own profile, similar to the one about Sonia Sotomayor, of another famous person in the U.S. who has Hispanic heritage. Research about this person and write a short essay of at least 200 words in Spanish. Remember that when you need to look up words you may not use any translator, or seek translation of full sentences - you may use only a Spanish-English book dictionary or www.wordreference.com to look up individual words and figure out how to use them on your own. Please write your essay by computer and double space.

Spanish 3 Honors DESCUBRE Level 3 by José A. Blanco/Vista Higher Learning, Inc. (ISBN: 978-1 618572387) If you need to look up words as you do the following assignments, you may use either a Spanish-English book dictionary, or you may use the online dictionary at www.wordreference.com. You MAY NOT use any translation program. 1. In Chapter 1, go to the CULTURA section on page 35. Complete all of the activities under Antes de Leer. Look at the vocabulary and do Oraciones incompletas, Conéxion Personal, and Contexto cultural. Answer all questions in complete sentences. 2. After you have completed the Antes de Leer activities, read Sonia Sotomayor: la niña que soñaba on pages 36 and 37. 3. Then go to the Después de Leer section on page 38 and complete exercise 1 (Comprensión), exercise 2 (Interpretación), and exercise 4 (Modelos de vida). 4. After you have completed the reading selection and the required activities in the textbook, research and write in Spanish your own profile (400 words minimum) of another politician in the U.S. of Hispanic heritage. Your essay should be typed and double spaced. This assignment will be collected the first day of classes. Spanish 4 and Spanish 4 Honors

Album by Joy Renjilian-Burgy and Rebecca M. Valette (ISBN: 978-0-618-507-18-4)

1. Buy the book, Album, at the LA online store. This book is one you will keep and use in

both Spanish 4 and Spanish 5. In Album, you are to read the story “Preguntas” on pages 12 through

17. Note that the words in the margin are vocabulary for the words that are marked with a little

circle in the same line of the text. There are also footnotes at the bottom of the page to explain some

of the expressions. You can also use a good Spanish- English dictionary, but you are not to use

any online translation programs nor read a copy of the story in English.

2. After you have read the story, do the following on a separate sheet of paper: answer the

questions on page 18 in complete sentences in Spanish; do page 19, Transformaciones and

Resumen; on page 20, answer in detail questions 3, 6, 8, 11, and 12 under Análisis, also in complete

sentences in Spanish.

3. Choose a recorded song with words originally in Spanish of any genre (rock, pop, folk, merengue, etc.). ITunes Latino is a good place to find one. Listen to the song. Find the lyrics in Spanish on the Internet and print or write out a copy (this is easy to do by Googling the name of the song, or a line of the lyrics). Using a good Spanish dictionary or www.wordreference.com (do not use any online translation program), write your own translation of the song into English. In September, you will hand in both the Spanish and the English copy. Spanish 5 and Spanish 5 Honors Album by Joy Renjilian-Burgy and Rebecca M. Valette (ISBN: 978-0-618-507-18-4)

1. Read "El hijo" and "Cajas de cartón". 2. Write full-sentence responses to Comprensión questions (p. 102 and pp. 111-112).

Spanish 5 Honors

Album by Joy Renjilian-Burgy and Rebecca M. Valette (ISBN: 978-0-618-507-18-4)

1. Read "Mi caballo mago"; "Casa tomada"; and "Bernardino". 2. Write full-sentence responses to Comprensión questions (pp. 145-146; 155-156; and p. 166).

Math Math 2 & Math2Honors For ALL Students Enrolling in Math 2 or Math 2Honors for the 2015-16 school year

Students enrolling in Math 2 or Math 2Honors (new and returning students) must complete the summer work outlined below. Students are expected to bring this work with them on their first day of classes in September. If after reviewing the summer work you feel that Math 2 or Math 2Honors is not the correct placement, please contact Krista Collins, Mathematics Department Chair, via email at kcollins@lacademy.edu.

Students in Math2 or Math 2Honors must have a mastery of Algebra 1 topics and beginning Geometry. The Mathematics Department has prepared a document (see the link listed below) that highlights the major concepts and ideas taught in Math 1 required to enter the Math 2 level. The summer work contains a topic list, definitions, examples, and links to Screencasts that can be used to review topics and work exercises.

LINK: Summer Work for New Lawrence Academy Students Entering Math 2 or Math 2Honors Math2Honors For Students Enrolling in Math 3Honors for the 2015-16 school year

Students enrolling in Math 3Honors must complete this summer Math work outlined below. These pages are intended to review the topics of linear, absolute value and quadratic functions, complex numbers, and transformations of functions. It also covers domain & range, exponent properties, algebraic properties and rational expressions.

Students enrolling in Math 3Honors must bring this work with them on their first day of classes in September. If after reviewing the summer work you feel that Math 3Honors is not the correct placement, please contact Krista Collins, Mathematics Department Chair, via email at kcollins@lacademy.edu.

LINK: Summer Work for New Lawrence Academy Students Entering Math 3Honors

NGP NGP Please read The Book Thief, 978-0 375842207

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