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All Upper School Summer Reading Assignment
Required for all RPCS Upper School students. Please choose one of the following books:
• Bossypants, by Tina Fey
• I'll Give You The Sun, by Jandy Nelson
• All The Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr
(A paper copy of the book or an e-book may be used for the All Upper School Reading Assignment.)
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Grade Level Summer Reading Assignment
Required for each grade level:
(A paper copy of the book or an e-book may be used for the Grade Level Reading Assignment.)
9th Grade: Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys Over Girls and the Consequences of Having a World Full of Men, by Mara Hvistendahl - Click here to purchase at Amazon
10th Grade: I Am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai - Click here to purchase at Amazon
11th Grade: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Coast Trail, by Cheryl Strayed - Click here to purchase at Amazon
12th Grade: If You Find Me, by Emily Murdoch - Click here to purchase at Amazon
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English Summer Reading Assignment
Required for the following English courses:
(A paper copy of the book must be used for the English Reading Assignment.)
English 9 – Regular and Honors: The Pearl, by John Steinbeck
English 10 – Regular and Honors: Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer
English 11 – Regular: The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien
AP English 11:
• The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien
• The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Note: Please skip past the first section in the book entitled "The Custom House." Instead, begin at Chapter One: "The Prison Door.")
English 12 Elective – Dreams and Disasters: The Tortilla Curtain, by TC Boyle
English 12 Elective – Man, Monsters and Machines: Girl in Landscape, by Jonathan Lethem
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Other Courses With Required Summer Work
Computer Science
Computer Science Principles: Chapter 1 of Blown to Bits, by Hal Abelson, Ken Ledeen, and Harry Lewis
• Copy of the reading to be provided by instructor before end of 2014-2015 school year.
Foreign Language
Arabic IV Honors: The Arabs, by David Lamb
• Please purchase a paper copy, rather than an e-book.
Chinese IV and AP Chinese: China in Ten Words, by Yu Hua - Click here to purchase at Amazon
AP French Language & Culture:
• Click here for specific information from the instructor
• Trois contes, by Guy de Maupassant (La Parure, La Dot, Le Vengeur): Reading Handout and Vocabulary
Prototype AP Russian:
• A Malefactor, by Anton Chekov: Click here for the reading
• Vanka, by Anton Chekov: Click here for the reading
• In either Russian or English language, read any other work of Anton Chekov
mentioned in the bibliography at the following link: http://www.chekhovworld.com/biblio.shtml
AP Spanish Language: Click here for specific information from the instructor
History
AP World History 10: Click here for specific information from the instructor
AP United States History 11: Click here for specific information from the instructor
AP Art History: Click here for specific information from the instructor
Performing Arts
AP Music Theory:
• Click here for specific information from the instructor
• Reading Handout: Chapters 1-3
Science
AP Chemistry: Click here for specific information for the instructor
AP Psychology: NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children, by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
Visual Arts
AP Studio Art (2D Design): Click here for specific information from the instructor
AP Studio Art (Drawing): Click here for specific information from the instructor
AP Photography: Click here for specific information from the instructor
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Suggestions For Further Optional Reading
Below are department suggestions for additional reading material:
• Athletics & Physical Education ~ Suggested Reading List
• English ~ Suggested Reading List
• Foreign Language ~ Suggested Reading List
• History ~ Suggested Reading List
• Mathematics ~ Suggested Reading List
• Performing Arts ~ Suggested Reading List
• Science ~ Suggested Reading List
• Visual Arts ~ Suggested Reading List
*Updated on June 18, 2015