Assignment (Honors English 10)

• You are required to read The Book Thief by Markus Zusak over the summer and be prepared for a formative assessment when you return in the fall. The book is in the 10th grade curriculum. You may take notes as you read to refresh your memory.

• There will be a formative assessment (ie: journal response) once you return to school in the fall. Notes are optional. The expectation is that you have read a book using the above guidelines.  

Assignment (Honors English 9)

• You are required to read one of the book options below over the summer, create a one-page preview, and mark 10 key moments

• Approved Books: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Blood of the Prodigal by P.L. Gaus, Divergent by Veronica Roth, or Eragon by Christopher Paolini

• There will be a formative assessment once you return to school in the fall, to assess your reading comprehension and writing abilities.

• For more directions, or if you have any questions, request a handout and annotation bookmark from Anna Young, younga@orrvilleschools.org.
  

There are different avenues you can use to access a book this summer.

• Purchase

  • Amazon Prime, etc.

  • used book store

• Download to your phone, tablet, computer

  • E-Book

  • Audible

  • Project Gutenberg

• Borrow

  • Orrville Public Library, etc.

  • Family / Friend