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MERION MERCY ACADEMY<br />
SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS 2011<br />
12 th Grade, Class 2012<br />
Theology<br />
No summer assignment.<br />
English<br />
British Literature (132)<br />
Grendel by John Gardener<br />
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro<br />
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde<br />
English Semester Courses (140 – 149)<br />
How <strong>to</strong> Read Literature like a Professor by Thomas<br />
Foster AND one of <strong>the</strong> following novels:<br />
Life of Pi by Yann Martel<br />
The Awakening by Kate Chopin<br />
The Help by Kathryn S<strong>to</strong>ckett<br />
World Literature A (148)<br />
A Fine Balance by Rohin<strong>to</strong>n Mistry<br />
AP English (150)<br />
Anna Karenina by Leo Tols<strong>to</strong>y (translation by Pevear &<br />
Volokhonsky - paperback edition)<br />
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley<br />
My An<strong>to</strong>nia by Willa Carter<br />
A novel chosen from <strong>the</strong> list given out by English teacher.<br />
Ma<strong>the</strong>matics<br />
AP Calculus AB & BC (240 & 250)<br />
Get assignment from Mrs. Lynch<br />
AP Statistics (245)<br />
Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning from Data<br />
(textbook) Get assignment from Ms. Rossiter.<br />
Science<br />
AP Chemistry (330)<br />
Get assignment from Mrs. Quinn<br />
AP Biology (340)<br />
The Link by Colin Tudge<br />
Get additional textbook and workbook assignments from<br />
Mrs. McClennen<br />
AP Environmental Science (350)<br />
Get additional assignments from Mrs. McGowan<br />
Physiology A (351, 361 – Semester 1)<br />
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot<br />
Social Studies<br />
AP U.S. Government & Politics (440)<br />
A Brilliant Solution: Inventing <strong>the</strong> American Constitution<br />
by Carol Berkin. Answer question packet posted on<br />
eBoard.<br />
Language<br />
French<br />
French 4 AP/A (543, 544)<br />
Les Aventures du petit Nicolas de Sempé/Goscinny –<br />
“Cest Papa qui decide” et “Je fume” and assigned<br />
exercises. Douze Contes de Maupassant by Eli Blume.<br />
Short s<strong>to</strong>ries 1 – 2 and assigned exercises. Provided by<br />
school.<br />
French 4 AP (543)<br />
AP French – Preparing <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Language Exam by<br />
Richard Ladd –Appendices - Study <strong>the</strong>matic vocabulary.<br />
Purchase through Follett Books.<br />
French 4 (545)<br />
Le Journal de Valérie by Mary Flanagan. Provided by<br />
school.<br />
Latin<br />
Latin 4A (541)<br />
The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Robert Fagles<br />
(Penguin Classics, 1997)<br />
Spanish<br />
Spanish 3A (537)<br />
Tinita by Leslie Patino. Selected questions/exercises will<br />
be posted on e-board. Purchase through Follett Books.<br />
Spanish 3 (538)<br />
Vacaciones al sol by Lourdes Miquel and Neus Sans and<br />
answer questions at <strong>the</strong> end of each chapter. Purchase through<br />
Follett Books.<br />
Spanish 4AP and Spanish 4A (546, 547)<br />
La Casa en Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros and<br />
discussion questions on eBoard. Purchase through Follett<br />
Books.<br />
Spanish 4 (548)<br />
El Poderoso Caballero by Lourdes Miquel and Neus Sans<br />
Assignment available <strong>to</strong> be viewed on eBoard.<br />
Art<br />
Art Major 1A, 2A, and 3A (721, 731, 741)<br />
Please visit Mrs. Boyd’s eBoard <strong>for</strong> <strong>com</strong>plete art<br />
assignments.<br />
<strong>1.</strong> <strong>Refer</strong> <strong>to</strong> MMA’s <strong>website</strong>, <strong>www</strong>.<strong>merion</strong>-<strong>mercy</strong>.<strong>com</strong>, <strong>for</strong> a <strong>link</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> summer e-boards <strong>for</strong> a<br />
full description of each assignment.<br />
2. Students should purchase all required reading materials by June 15 <strong>to</strong> ensure timely<br />
delivery in order <strong>to</strong> <strong>com</strong>plete summer assignments.
Theology<br />
Morality (032)<br />
Adam: God’s Beloved by Henri J. Nouwen<br />
English<br />
British Literature (132)<br />
Grendel by John Gardener<br />
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro<br />
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde<br />
British Literature A (135)<br />
A Room with a View by E.M. Forster<br />
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen<br />
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde<br />
Much ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare<br />
Students are required <strong>to</strong> watch a video of <strong>the</strong>ir choice <strong>for</strong><br />
The Importance of Being Earnest as well as <strong>the</strong> Kenneth<br />
Brannaugh video Much Ado about Nothing.<br />
A novel of your choice from list given out by English<br />
teacher.<br />
English semester electives (140 <strong>to</strong> 149)<br />
* There is no summer reading required <strong>for</strong> juniors taking<br />
English semester elective courses (140 through 149) but<br />
<strong>the</strong>re are books <strong>to</strong> be purchased <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> school year.<br />
Ma<strong>the</strong>matics<br />
Advanced Pre Calculus A (230)<br />
Get assignment from Mrs. Pratt.<br />
AP Calculus AB & BC (240 & 250)<br />
Get assignment from Mrs. Lynch<br />
AP Statistics (245)<br />
Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning from Data<br />
(textbook) Get assignment from Ms. Rossiter.<br />
Science<br />
AP Chemistry (330)<br />
Get assignment from Mrs. Quinn<br />
AP Biology (340)<br />
The Link by Colin Tudge<br />
Get additional textbook and workbook assignments from Mrs.<br />
McClennen<br />
AP Environmental Science (350)<br />
Get additional assignments from Mrs. McGowan<br />
Physiology A (351, 361 – Semester 1)<br />
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot<br />
Social Studies<br />
20th Century U. S. His<strong>to</strong>ry (432)<br />
Looking Like <strong>the</strong> Enemy: My S<strong>to</strong>ry of Imprisonment in<br />
Japanese-American Internment Camps by Mary Matsuda<br />
Grunewald<br />
MERION MERCY ACADEMY<br />
SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS 2011<br />
11 th Grade, Class 2013<br />
AP U.S. His<strong>to</strong>ry (439)<br />
American Colonies: The Settling of <strong>the</strong> North America by Alan Taylor.<br />
Please see Mrs. Dingman <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> assignment.<br />
Language<br />
French<br />
French 2 (525)<br />
Fama va en Cali<strong>for</strong>nie by Blaine Ray and packet. Provided by<br />
school.<br />
French 3A (534)<br />
Ma Voiture, á moi by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray and packet.<br />
Provided by school.<br />
French 3 (535)<br />
Le Voyage de sa vie by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray and packet.<br />
Provided by school.<br />
French 4 AP/A (543, 544)<br />
Les Aventures du petit Nicolas de Sempé/Goscinny – “Cest Papa<br />
qui décide” et “Je fume” and assigned exercises. Douze Contes<br />
de Maupassant by Eli Blume. Short s<strong>to</strong>ries 1 – 2 and assigned<br />
exercises. Provided by school.<br />
French 4 AP (543)<br />
AP French – Preparing <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Language Exam by Richard<br />
Ladd –Appendices - Study <strong>the</strong>matic vocabulary. Purchase<br />
through Follett Books.<br />
Spanish<br />
Spanish 1A (517)<br />
The Circuit: S<strong>to</strong>ries from <strong>the</strong> Life of a Migrant Child by<br />
Francisco Jimenez. Purchase through Follett Books.<br />
Spanish 2A (527)<br />
El Penitente Elusivo by Kay Jarvis-Sladkya and questions at <strong>the</strong><br />
end of each chapter. Purchase through Follett Books.<br />
Spanish 2 (528)<br />
Patricia va a Cali<strong>for</strong>nia by Blaine Ray and discussion questions<br />
on eBoard. Purchase through Follett Books.<br />
Spanish 3A (537)<br />
Tinita by Leslie Patino. Selected questions/exercises will be<br />
posted on e-board. Purchase through Follett Books.<br />
Spanish 3 (538)<br />
Vacaciones al sol by Lourdes Miquel and Neus Sans and answer<br />
questions at <strong>the</strong> end of each chapter. Purchase through Follett Books.<br />
Spanish 4AP and Spanish 4A (546, 547)<br />
La Casa en Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros and discussion<br />
questions on eBoard. Purchase through Follett Books.<br />
Art<br />
Art Major 1A and 2A (721, 731)<br />
Please visit Mrs. Boyd’s eBoard <strong>for</strong> <strong>com</strong>plete art<br />
assignments.<br />
<strong>1.</strong> <strong>Refer</strong> <strong>to</strong> MMA’s <strong>website</strong>, <strong>www</strong>.<strong>merion</strong>-<strong>mercy</strong>.<strong>com</strong>, <strong>for</strong> a <strong>link</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> summer e-boards <strong>for</strong> a<br />
full description of each assignment.<br />
2. Students should purchase all required reading materials by June 15 <strong>to</strong> ensure timely<br />
delivery in order <strong>to</strong> <strong>com</strong>plete summer assignments.
MERION MERCY ACADEMY<br />
SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS 2011<br />
10 th Grade, Class 2014<br />
Theology<br />
Church His<strong>to</strong>ry (022)<br />
Of Beetles and Angels by Mawi Asgedom<br />
English<br />
American Literature (122)<br />
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd<br />
A Raisin in <strong>the</strong> Sun by Lorraine Hansberry<br />
American Literature A (125)<br />
Maggie: A Girl of <strong>the</strong> Streets by Stephen Crane<br />
Narrative of <strong>the</strong> Life of Frederick Douglas, an<br />
American Slave: Written by Himself by Frederick<br />
Douglas<br />
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald<br />
English semester electives (140 <strong>to</strong> 149)<br />
* There is no summer reading required <strong>for</strong><br />
sophomores taking English semester elective<br />
courses (140 through 149) but <strong>the</strong>re are books <strong>to</strong> be<br />
purchased <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> school year.<br />
Ma<strong>the</strong>matics<br />
Advanced Pre Calculus A (230)<br />
Get assignment from Mrs. Pratt.<br />
Science<br />
Biology A (321)<br />
The Anthill by E.O. Wilson<br />
Physiology A (351)<br />
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca<br />
Skloot<br />
Language<br />
French<br />
French 2A (524)<br />
Presque mort by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray and<br />
packet. Provided by school.<br />
French 2 (525)<br />
Fama va en Cali<strong>for</strong>nie by Blaine Ray and packet.<br />
Provided by school.<br />
French 3A (534)<br />
Ma Voiture, á moi by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray<br />
and packet. Provided by school.<br />
Spanish<br />
Spanish 1 (518)<br />
The Circuit: S<strong>to</strong>ries from <strong>the</strong> Life of a Migrant Child by<br />
Francisco Jimenez. Purchase through Follett Books.<br />
Spanish 2A (527)<br />
El Penitente Elusivo by Kay Jarvis-Sladky and questions at<br />
<strong>the</strong> end of each chapter. Purchase through Follett Books.<br />
Spanish 2 (528)<br />
Patricia va a Cali<strong>for</strong>nia by Blaine Ray and discussion<br />
questions on eBoard. Purchase through Follett Books.<br />
Spanish 3A (537)<br />
Tinita by Leslie Patino. Selected questions/exercises will<br />
be posted on e-board. Purchase through Follett Books.<br />
Art<br />
Art Major 1A (721)<br />
Please visit Mrs. Boyd’s eBoard <strong>for</strong> <strong>com</strong>plete art<br />
assignments.<br />
<strong>1.</strong> <strong>Refer</strong> <strong>to</strong> MMA’s <strong>website</strong>, <strong>www</strong>.<strong>merion</strong>-<strong>mercy</strong>.<strong>com</strong>, <strong>for</strong> a <strong>link</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> summer e-boards <strong>for</strong> a<br />
full description of each assignment.<br />
2. Students should purchase all required reading materials by June 15 <strong>to</strong> ensure timely<br />
delivery in order <strong>to</strong> <strong>com</strong>plete summer assignments.
MERION MERCY ACADEMY<br />
SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS 2011<br />
9 th Grade, Class 2015<br />
Summer reading <strong>for</strong> those entering ninth grade is listed below. The books will be discussed in your<br />
classes in <strong>the</strong> fall. In your English classes, you will be tested at <strong>the</strong> beginning of <strong>the</strong> year. To that end,<br />
as you read, underline key passages and write down in a journal interesting characters, settings, and<br />
<strong>the</strong>mes. In addition <strong>to</strong> your required reading, read on your own books that appeal <strong>to</strong> you. Reading<br />
broadly is <strong>the</strong> best preparation <strong>for</strong> high school you can make.<br />
Theology<br />
Hebrew Scriptures (012)<br />
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom<br />
English<br />
Literature and Writing 1 (112)<br />
A Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Light by Jennifer Donnelly<br />
Big Fish by Daniel Wallace<br />
Literature and Writing 1A (115)<br />
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak<br />
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith<br />
Foundations in Writing (161)<br />
Language Network Grammar, Usage, and<br />
Mechanics Workbook by Hough<strong>to</strong>n Mifflin<br />
Company. <strong>Refer</strong> <strong>to</strong> MMA’s <strong>website</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
specific assignment <strong>for</strong> this course.<br />
Social Studies<br />
Cultures in World His<strong>to</strong>ry (412)<br />
Troy by Adele Geras<br />
French 2A (524)<br />
Language<br />
French<br />
Presque mort by Lisa Ray Turner and Blaine Ray<br />
plus packet. Provided by school.<br />
Spanish<br />
Spanish 1 and 1A (517 and 518)<br />
The Circuit: S<strong>to</strong>ries from <strong>the</strong> Life of a Migrant<br />
Child by Francisco Jimenez. Purchase through<br />
Follett Books.<br />
Spanish 2A (527)<br />
Biology A (321)<br />
Science<br />
El Penitente Elusivo by Kay Jarvis-Sladky and<br />
questions at <strong>the</strong> end of each chapter. Purchase<br />
through Follett Books.<br />
The Anthill by E.O. Wilson<br />
<strong>1.</strong> <strong>Refer</strong> <strong>to</strong> MMA’s <strong>website</strong>, <strong>www</strong>.<strong>merion</strong>-<strong>mercy</strong>.<strong>com</strong>, <strong>for</strong> a <strong>link</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> summer e-boards <strong>for</strong> a<br />
full description of each assignment.<br />
2. Students should purchase all required reading materials by June 15 <strong>to</strong> ensure timely<br />
delivery in order <strong>to</strong> <strong>com</strong>plete summer assignments.
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