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This summer we will be reading two books in accordance with the new summer reading program for Jim Thorpe Area High School. All students in Grades 9-12 will be required to read two books over the summer vacation.

All students in Honors English World Literature will be required to read //The Jungle// by Upton Sinclair.

Read the following prior to beginning the novel:


 * Directions for Summer Reading:** Answer the reading response questions as you read through the book. These questions were written by your teacher to help to guide you through the novel and to help you better understand and retain details. Print out all your reading response question answers and bring them to school the first full day of English class because they will be collected at that time.**Put each of the eight chapter sets on a separate page. At the top of the page put your name, your period number, and the title of the question set. Example: Jungle Questions Chapters 1-3.** You must submit eight separate chapter sets. DO NOT JOIN THE CHAPTER SETS TOGETHER. We will review and grade all chapter set questions together, and each set will count as a first marking period homework grade, for a total of eight separate homework grades. E-mail Miss Shelly Miller if you have any questions or concerns.

Questions Chapters 30-31
As follows is a list of books, from which you are to choose your second reading selection for the summer. You may get a copy of your selection from your local library, or you may choose to purchase your own copy of the book. You are required to write and present a three to five minute presentation on the novel you choose from the list. You are allowed to do your presentation as a PowerPoint instead of a written format. A written format should be done in 12 point Times News Roman, double-spaced, and have your name and the title of your book printed at the top. You will present this before your classmates during the first couple weeks of school, and you will receive a grade for your presentation.

Summer Reading Choices for Honors English: World Literature

//Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America // by Barbara Ehrenreich //A Hand to Guide Me // by Denzel Washington //Bad Boy: A Memoir // by Walter Dean Myers //The Bean Trees // by Barbara Kingsolver //Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time// by Mark Haddon //The Audacity of Hope// by Barack Obama //The Heart is a Lonely Hunter// by Carson McCullers //Angels and Demons// by Dan Brown //The Bell Jar// by Sylvia Plath <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//It's Not About the Bike// by Lance Armstrong <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//The Lovely Bones// by Alice Sebold <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//The Hobbit// by J.R.R. Tolkien <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy// by Douglas Adams <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//Cold Mountain//, by Charles Frazier <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//The Da Vinci Code//, by Dan Brown <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//Devil in a Blue Dress//, by Walter Mosley