Summer Reading List

  • 2023 SUMMER ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT

     

    Students are expected to read at least one or book from the list for each course he/she will take in the fall. During the first week of school students will complete assignments regarding their summer reading. Additional information and assignments can be found at  listed under students summer assignments.

     

    READING ASSIGNMENTS

     

    ENGLISH 9 & 10

    • Book Analysis & Character Summary

    ENGLISH 11

    • Read one of the books and complete the assignment as listed on the English III assignment located on the FHP website.

    ENGLISH 12

    • Book Analysis & Character Summary

    AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION

    • Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin
    • Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah
    • Amazing Grade: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation by Jonathan Kozol

     

    • The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

     

    JOURNALISM

    Read Letters to a Young Journalist by Samuel G. Freedman and bring one copy of the following:

    • The New York Times
    • The Wall Street Journal
    • The Florida Times Union

     

    EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

    • The Manipulative Child, Earnest Swihart Jr. MD and Patrick D. Cottier PHD

    This is Our Child, Antonya Cooper and Valerie Harpin-Special needs

     

    SPANISH ONE & TWO

    • Go to the website  

    (or download the free App).

    • Create an account.
    • Complete the chapters titled "Intro" and "Phrases."

     

     

     

    ALL SCIENCE

    • ALL SCIENCE classes will read the Nature of Science summer assignments on the FHP website â€‹and answer the Questions found there
    • FHP Summer Assignments

     

    DUAL ENROLLMENT PSYCHOLOGY 1012

    • Summer assignment (Influential People) see the school website.

    U.S. HISTORY

    • Summer assignment (Amendments) see the school website.

     

    ALL MATH

    • Math packets will be posted on the FHP website – see Math Summer 2023 Work for specific directions.
    • Multiplication and division facts memorized 6s-12s
    • Resources—Multiplication Memorizer: Math Games App
    • Math Flash Cards App

     

     

     

  • 9th & 10th Grade ELA Summer Assignment

    If you choose a fiction book, you need to complete the following:

    1. The book must be a minimum of 150 pages.
    2. First, give a summary of the story (at least one paragraph). Be sure to include the title and author.
    3. Next, write the name of the main character.
    4. Write 3 traits that this character exhibits.
    5. For each trait, give a quote from the book that shows that trait.
    6. Explain how each quote shows the character trait. Each explanation should be at least two sentences.
    7. Finally, state the name of another character in the book.
    8. Write 3 traits that the character exhibits.
    9. For each trait, give a quote from the book that shows that trait.
    10. Explain how each quote shows the character trait.  Each explanation should be at least two sentences.

    If you choose a nonfiction book, you need to complete the following:

    1. The book must be at least 150 pages.
    2. First, give a summary of the book (at least one paragraph).  Be sure to include the title and author.
    3. Next, choose 8 quotes from throughout the book.
    4. Explain how each quote is important to the content of the book.  Each explanation should be at least two sentences.

  • 12th Grade ELA Summer Assignment

    If you choose a fiction book, you need to complete the following:

    1. The book must be a minimum of 150 pages.
    2. First, give a summary of the story (at least one paragraph). Be sure to include the title and author.
    3. Next, write the name of the main character.
    4. Write 3 traits that this character exhibits.
    5. For each trait, give a quote from the book that shows that trait.
    6. Explain how each quote shows the character trait. Each explanation should be at least two sentences.
    7. Finally, state the name of another character in the book.
    8. Write 3 traits that the character exhibits.
    9. For each trait, give a quote from the book that shows that trait.
    10. Explain how each quote shows the character trait.  Each explanation should be at least two sentences.

    If you choose a nonfiction book, you need to complete the following:

    1. The book must be at least 150 pages.
    2. First, give a summary of the book (at least one paragraph).  Be sure to include the title and author.
    3. Next, choose 8 quotes from throughout the book.
    4. Explain how each quote is important to the content of the book.  Each explanation should be at least two sentences.