2013 Grade 11 Summer Reading Assignments.pdf - St. Catharine ...

ST. CATHARINE ACADEMYSummer Reading AssignmentsGRADE 11All students will complete a summer reading project for History, Science and English. Please read thefollowing directions carefully and complete the given assignments.Students of each grade level will be given two articles to read. One article will be assigned by the Historydepartment and one article will be assigned by the Science department. These articles can be found though theschool’s website. Each student is expected to read the articles, write a one-paragraph summary of the articleand a one –paragraph reflection of the article.Guidelines for the Summary ParagraphAnswer the questions below in your summary in paragraph form.• Who is the author of the article?• What is the purpose of the article?• What are the main ideas of the article?• Where is the article taking place?• When was the article written?Guidelines for the Reflection ParagraphThe reflection of the articles should include the following points:• Explain why the article is important for people to read today.• Explain what can be inferred from reading the article.• What does the author suggest about this topic?• Explain how the article impacts your viewpoints on the given topic.• Give a personal reaction to the article and the author’s overall message.Guidelines for both the Summary Paragraph and Reflection ParagraphThe summary and reflection paragraphs must be:• Typed in “Times New Roman” 12 point font, double-spaced• Answer each on a separate typed paper• Use tone and a level of language appropriate for a high school report• Organized in a logical and coherent manner• Use specific and accurate information from the text to supportthe summary and reflection• Have it free of spelling errors and it have it grammatically correctGrade 11: (US History NOT AP US History)History“California Law Turns up heat on Labor Conditions”Step 1: Go to http://www.scahs.orgStep 2: Click on the Academic Tab and then on LibraryStep 3: In right hand column, click on LinksStep 4: Go to the ““Issues and Controversies” database- User Name: scahs Password: scahsStep 5: In the Keyword Search box place the words - Child LaborStep 6: Click on the tab: “Breaking News”Step 7: Click on the article entitled: “California Law Turns up Heat on Labor Conditions”

ScienceRead "Bling Zinger, The Lead Content of Jewelry" (pg. 11-14)Article:http://portal.acs.org/portal/PublicWebSite/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/archive/CNBP_025142EnglishEach student is required to read one novel. Students will be tested on the required novel for each grade levelduring the first full week of school in September. This will be their first major test grade of the marking period.All students will be required to complete the Study Guide Questions for the summer reading novel.The assignment will be collected the day of the Summer Reading test.REQUIRED NOVEL: Breaking Night by Liz MurrayStudy Guide Questions1. What was unique about the setting of the book and how did it enhance or take away from the story?2. What specific themes did the author emphasize throughout the novel? (What do you think he or sheis trying to get across to the reader?)3. Do the characters seem real and believable? Why or Why not?4. Can you relate to the characters’ predicaments? Why or why not? To what extent do they remindyou of yourself or someone you know?5. How do characters change or evolve throughout the course of the story? What events trigger suchchanges?6. Was the ending of the novel an unexpected outcome or predictable? Why or why not? How wouldyou have ended the novel?7. What part of the novel did you find the most interesting? Why?8. What questions would you like to ask the author if you were given the opportunity to do so?9. Would you recommend this novel to others to read? Why or why not?10. Choose a passage or a line from the novel that you found very meaningful to you. Explain whythe passage or line lead you to a new understanding or awareness of some aspect of your life youmight not have thought about before.If you need additional information or if you would like to see the grading rubric, please go to our websitewww.scahs.org and look under Bulletin Board- 2013-2014 Summer Reading Assignments.ST. CATHARINE ACADEMY - SUMMER 2013 – READING LIST