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The Catholic High School of BaltimoreSummer Reading ListTeacher’s Name: Mr. G. Parsons Jr.School Year: 2012-2013Course No.: 221Grade Level: 10Course Name: United States HistoryAcademic Level (Honors/AP/CP/CPA): HonorsThe Jungle, Upton SinclairISBN: 9781475167665Assignment:Readthe book, complete the following vocabulary and answer the followingquestionsbelow.Vocabulary: Write the pagenumber, sentence, and define1. Incommoding:6. Saltpeter:2. Rancid:7. Redress: :3. Colloquy:8. Obstinate:4. Deference:9. Menagerie:5. Laissez faire10. Odious:Questions:1. Look up the meaning of the wordghetto. Describe the ghetto portrayed in thisbook and the role of ethnocentrismand racismin Jurgis’ss and other immigrants’lives2. Many of today’s students consider school a chore or something forced upon them.How was school a privilege rather than a right at the turn of the century? How diddthis limitation of educational opportunity perpetuate the separation ofclasses?3. In Chapter 4 what advice would you give to Jurgis’s family in dealingwith thereal estatee agent?4. In Chapter 23 Sinclairdescribes Jurgis’s experience as a beggar. What attitudesdo peoplee have toward him? Howdo these compare with attitudes toward thehomeless today? Were there social services available to Jurgis? Would he havebeen aware of them? What services are available to homeless people today? Youknow Jurgis’s story of how he became homeless. What are causes ofhomelessness today? Why did Jurgis seek refuge in alcohol? Is this a phenomenonthat continues today?5. How was Stanislovas’s life the opposite of what a child’ss should be?A Quality Secondary Education in the Franciscan Tradition28000 Edison Highway ~ Baltimore, Maryland 21213 ~ 410.732.6200 ~ www.thecatholichighschool.org

Reading:America: A Narrative History, George Brown Tindall and DavidEmory ShiW. W. Norton & Company, Inc. 8 th Edition 2010978-0-393-93405-2Assignment:ReadChapters 1-2 and take notes, Definee the key terms at the end of the chapter, andanswer the focus questions atthe beginning of the chapter.Reading:After The Fact: The Art of Historical Detection “Thee Strange Death of Silas Deane”James West Davidson and Mark Hamilton LytleMcGraw-Hill 4 th Edition 2000.ISBN: 0-070229436-4Assignment:Readthe introduction and complete the following vocabulary andquestions.Vocabulary: Write the sentence that contains the word, define, and include the pagenumber.1. Abated:2. Incendiarist:3. Injudiciously:4. Licentious:5. Minister Plenipotentiaary:6. Obviate:7. Sou:8. Sue:Questions:1. What is the job of a historian?2. With which historicalfigures wasSilas Deanee acquainted?3. Where and when did Silas Deane die?4. What typeof ambassador was Silas Deane? Give examples.5. How do you think Silas Deane died? Who killed Silas Deane? Use examples toback up your answer.A Quality Secondary Education in the Franciscan Tradition28000 Edison Highway ~ Baltimore, Maryland 21213 ~ 410.732.6200 ~ www.thecatholichighschool.org