Required Reading Title List
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Additional Information for Required Titles
Click on the title links on the left to access additional information about the required reading list titles.
Disclaimer: Titles without hyperlinks do not have reviews available on the Common Sense Media Website or other websites about the novel. Parents are encouraged to read summaries or reviews to learn more about that text. |
Reading Assignment
Students are expected to have their assigned reading completed by the first day of school. Students can anticipate having an in-class, student-led discussion on the text within the first week. Students can also expect an assessment of their reading that will be determined at the beginning of the school year.
Text Acquisition
Click on the link to the left to discover how to acquire reading texts. If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact Sharon Valley at [email protected].
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Reading Guides
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Click on the links to the left to find the assisted reading guides for the required reading selections. The links take you to printable googledocs. Make a copy of the document to type directly into it or print for handwritten notes. Please bring the reading guides to class on the first day of school to enhance the class discussion of the novels. These reading guides will not be graded; students are recommended, but not required, to have them completed before the first day of school.
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Reading Resources
The button to the links you to a webpage that has a wealth of important resources designed to enrich your reading experience. The webpage contains links to documents with important literary terms, literary term flashcards, and active reading strategies. There are no assignments listed on this page, but students are encouraged to look through the different resources to assist in their understanding of their required summer reading texts.
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