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AP United States History

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Links on United States History

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America at War

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Links on the Revolution and Civil War

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Advanced United States History

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Economics, Law and Political Systems

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Summer Reading for the Advanced Placement History and Government and Politics Courses

Summer Reading for all English Courses (updated for the 2008-2009 school year)

Books for the America at War elective (these will be sold at the Book Fair in the Fall)

Study Books for the Advanced Placement Exams - I strongly recommend that you purchase a prep book at the beginning of the year and use it as a study aid throughout the year.

AP Government and Politics

AP U.S. History

Other AP Courses

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For AP Government and Politics/College Level C and E

The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008

See here for the writing assignment.

For AP U.S. History

Founding Brothers

See here for the writing assignment

For AP European History

A World Lit Only By Fire

See here for the writing assignment.

For the elective, America at War (not summer reading - this is the reading for the entire year. You will be able to buy these books at the Book Fair, but can get a headstart and perhaps a cheaper price by ordering from Amazon.)

The Glorious Cause

English Summer Reading

See here for the reading assignments for all grade levels

All assignments are due by the first full day of classes, Thursday August 16.

Ninth Grade

For all Ninth Grade English Courses - To Kill a Mockingbird and Animal Farm

All students will be tested on both of their summer reading books on Thursday, August 14

Tenth Grade

All students will be tested on Dawn on Thursday, August 14

Honors English

Read Dawn

Enriched English

Read Dawn plus read one of the following and do the writing assignment for Enriched 10th grade English (Click on Summer Reading)

Read one of these books in addition to Dawn

The House of the Spirits

Don Quixote

Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China

The Inferno

Les Misérables

Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in...

Cry, The Beloved Country

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Palace Walk

The God of Small Things

Eleventh Grade

All students will be tested on their summer reading books on Thursday, August 14

Honors English

Read the three short stories linked on the English Department page (Click on Summer Reading) and be prepared for a test on Thursday, August 14.

Advanced Placement English

Read The Great Gatsby and be prepared for a test on Thursday, August 14.

Twelfth Grade

All students will be tested on their summer reading books on Thursday, August 14

Honors English

Read How to Be Good and be prepared for a test on Thursday, August 14.

Advanced Placement English

Read both How to Be Good and Life of Pi , plus do the Writing Prompt for 12th grade AP English - Bring your written work with you on Wednesday, August 13

You will be tested on all the reading on Thursday, August 14.

Study Books for AP Government and Politics

 

Peterson's AP Success: Government & Politics.

 

 

Study Books for AP U.S. History

AP Success: U.S. History Test Prep (Ap...

(My top recommended book)

 

REA's AP US History Test Prep with software...

(My second choice recommended books)

 

AP U.S. History: An Apex Learning Guide

 

(My second choice recommended books)

Barron's How to Prepare for the AP...

Cracking the AP U.S. History

 

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