WESTRIDGE SCHOOL 2015 SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT AP English IV (#155) For Students Entering Grade: 12 REQUIRED READING: Barker, Pat Regeneration Selected essays (available on Edline) In addition to the above texts, please read, analyze, and be prepared to discuss 2-3 poems of your choosing by Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen, or Robert Graves. Each of these poets is a character in Regeneration. Bring the poems with you on the first day of class. http://www.poemhunter.com/siegfried-sassoon/ http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/siegfried_sassoon http://www.poemhunter.com/wilfred-owen/ http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/wilfred_owen http://www.poemhunter.com/robert-graves/ http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/193 Please be strategic in when you choose to read the required books. While waiting until the last minute and rushing through is not a good idea, reading the book too early in the summer can make it difficult to participate in the discussion if the book is not fresh in your mind. Please be reading throughout the summer, but starting with optional books is probably best. Reading the required book in early to mid-August is recommended. SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL READING: Austen, Jane Carver, Raymond Coetzee, J.M. Delillo, Don Fugard, Athol Hegi, Ursula Hemingway, Ernest Irving, John James, Henry Joyce, James Lawrence, D.H. Mahfouz, Naguib Mamet, David Miller, Arthur Mansfield Park Any volume of short stories Boyhood Libra; White Noise; Underworld Master Harold and the Boys Stones from the River The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms A Prayer for Owen Meany; The Cider House Rules The Bostonians, The Aspern Papers A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man The Rainbow; Sons and Lovers The Beginning and the End American Buffalo; Glengsarry Glenross Death of a Salesman, All My Sons Moore, Susanna Morrison, Toni Murakami, Haruki Naylor, Gloria Ondaatje, Michael O’Connor, Flannery Rushdie, Salman Saramago, Jose Silko, Leslie Marmon Stoppard, Tom Steinbeck, John Styron, William Tan, Amy Tyler, Anne Vonnegut, Kurt Walker, Alice Wharton. Edith Wright, Richard The Whiteness of Bones Beloved, Paradise, The Bluest Eye Norwegian Wood; The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles Mama Day The English Patient Wise Blood Midnight’s Children; The Ground Beneath Her Feet Blindness, All the Names Ceremony Arcadia East of Eden Lie Down in Darkness The Joy Luck Club Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant; any other title Slaughterhouse-Five The Color Purple House of Mirth; The Age of Innocence Native Son AP Environmental Science (#457) For Students Entering Grade: 11 & 12 Summer Reading to be emailed to you by instructor. AP Chemistry (#432) For Students Entering Grades: 11 & 12 Students will be sent a packet of summer information containing a list of polyatomic ions, solubility rules, strong acids, and reaction classifications. Students must memorize these items by the first day of school. There will be a quiz covering this material the first day of class. In addition, the summer packet will contain problems due the first day of class. Topics will include stoichiometry, naming compounds, and atomic structure. AP Biology (#435) For Students Entering Grades: 11 & 12 1. Send a letter of introduction to me via email by August 20. 2. Obtain a bag of plain M&Ms from another state (do not eat it and please save the receipt!). 3. Obtain a packet (or packets) of seeds and six pots for planting from me before the school year ends. Design and conduct an original experiment over the summer that addresses a question about the biology of plants. You will present your results in the fall after we discuss guidelines in class. Note that it will take about 8 weeks to get results from your experiment. This means you will have to begin your experiment early and find ways to keep your plants alive for the entire summer. When designing your experiment, consider how organisms evolve, grow, reproduce, transmit genetic information, interact with their environments, interact with other organisms, and function as systems. Consider that the basis of human civilization is the ability to understand how to care for and grow plants for use as food. Agricultural questions regarding improved plant yield and growth can be investigated using scientific inquiry. Think critically about experimental design, what measurements to record, how you will record them, and the underlying truth of nature you will try to uncover. AP Calculus (AB) (#350) For Students Entering Grades: 12 This AP Calculus (AB) summer work packet contains the following three items: 1. Six worksheets. You need to do odd numbered questions only on each worksheet. The answers are provided on the bottom of each worksheet. 2. Chapter One Review Exercises in the Calculus Textbook we will use next year, see the box below, page 55, #2 ~ 62 even. 3. Chapter Two Review Exercises in the Calculus Textbook, on page 96, #2 ~ 48 even. The purpose is to review the most important math topics that will be applied frequently next school year in AP Calculus (AB). For the Limit and Continuity questions, you need to review Pre-Calculus textbook first, and then study Chapter Two of the Calculus Textbook. Summer work packet is due at our first class in the fall. Textbook: you need it for summer work packet Calculus, AP Edition: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic (4th Edition) by Finney, Demana, Waits, Kennedy; Prentice Hall 2012. AP Calculus (BC) (#351) For Students Entering Grades: 12 Complete the following review assignment from the textbook. This will count as 2.5 homework assignments, and will be graded based on completion, not correctness. Every problem must be attempted, with the work from the attempt or a thoughtful question shown if you’re stuck. (For example, for the first problem: “What do you do here?” is not a thoughtful question, but “How can you determine a vertical line equation from a single point?” is thoughtful.) Plan on spending a total of about 3 hours on this work over the summer, or more if you need to re-teach yourself some topics. Problems with gray shaded numbers should be done without a calculator. This assignment is due on the first day of class. 1.1: 12, 16, 32, 40. 1.2: 8, 12, 22, 26, 30, 34, 44, 52, 53, 55. 1.3: 6, 13-18 all. 1.5: 6, 22, 34, 45. 1.6: 10, 12, 42. 2.1: 8, 22, 26, 42, 44, 50, 55, 64, 66, 70, 77*. 2.2: 2, 6, 10, 14, 22, 23, 30, 32, 42, 44, 53, 56, 65. *Note for 2.1, #77: If you are stuck on this one, watch the Khan Academy video on finding the limit of sinx/x. AP European History (#216) For Students Entering Grade: 10, 11, & 12 To give you a little more feel for the times and places we’ll be covering in the Advanced Placement course, you are asked to choose two of the following books to read and report on, one from the earlier period and one from the latter. Each book should be written about in terms of your own response to it (you may even use the first person in talking about your reaction!). DUE DATE: the first day of class). IF you wish to read more and do an extra report as an extra credit piece, you may. From the Renaissance to the French Revolutionary Eras: Girl with a Pearl Earring, by Tracy Chevalier (W) This short best-seller takes its inspiration from the Vermeer painting of the same title. Assignment: In a one to two page paper, discuss an episode from the novel that reveals something that strikes you as significant about gender roles, family issues, religion or social class in 17th century Netherlands. The Passion of Artemesia, by Susan Vreeland (W) A well-researched historical novel based on the life of Artemesia Gentileschi, a 17th century woman who overcame rape, torture, neglect, and ridicule to become a successful artist. Assignment: In one to two pages: How does this biographical account reveal both the difficulties and possibilities of life for an unusually placed and gifted woman? Which of these were specific to her being a woman? From the Industrial Revolution to the present: A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, by Alexander Solzhenitsyn (w) During the days when Josef Stalin led the communist U.S.S.R., prison camps dotted Russia and Siberia. This short novel, based on the author’s own experience as a writer imprisoned there, encapsulates the absurdity, pathos, and raw humanity evidenced in just one day’s experience. Assignment: This novel was included in the war theme because it in fact suggests the ways people cope with “war against their human dignity, freedom, basic humanity”. What examples do you notice about the “best” and the “worst” of how people survived and coped in this battle? All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque (w) This is widely regarded as one of the most powerful novels about ordinary soldiers caught in modern warfare. It is narrated by Paul Baumer, a young German soldier who signs up with his classmates for “the Great War” (the First World War) fully expecting victory and safe return in a matter of months. His story, utterly gripping and terrible, reveals the heart of humanity in the midst of madness. Assignment: As you read, consider the way the narrator conveys the ways war is changing him. Write a 1-2 page essay on one of those moments of change and what factors seem to have led to it. AP Art History (#246) For Students Entering Grade: 11, 12 One marvelous aspect of studying the history of art is that it offers a kind of cultural “time travel” through different epochs in a very visual way. To help you get more of a feel for different times, I ask that you read TWO of the following books, one from each of the time periods listed below, and to write your own personal response to them in a page or two. Before the 1700’s: The Birth of Venus, by Sarah Dunant A fictional, sensuous novel revolving around the fate of a young woman in the Florentine Renaissance. Both very engrossing reading and a great introduction to the paradoxical nature of that society—humanistic, subject to religious extremism, family-oriented and brutal even as it was producing some of the most memorable artists and art of all time. Brunelleschi’s Dome, by Ross King This non-fictional recreation goes into all the intricacies of the Florentine Cathedral’s dome construction—the competition, the building process, the raging controversies, and the pride it engendered-- and the amazing abilities of Brunelleschi himself, often called “the father of the Italian Renaissance”. Highly recommended. Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling, by Ross King Like King’s Brunelleschi’s Dome, this non-fictional account is researched in amazing detail, revealing not only the titanic personality of Michelangelo himself, but the people and circumstances with which he had to deal in creating the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Truly revealing. The Passion of Artemesia, by Susan Vreeland Artemesia Gentileschi was the daughter of a 17th century painter willing to let her apprentice in his workshop—a highly unusual opportunity that allowed her the chance to become one of the five or six best known women artists in Europe before the modern era. Her tempestuous life and astonishing success makes for great reading. Modern European History (post- French Revolution): The Judgment of Paris, the Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism, by Ross King Once again, Ross King’s detailed research brings an epoch alive with the personalities and interactions that defined it. This time he has focused on one of the most fruitful and revolutionary moments in modern art— mid19th century Paris. Letters to Theo, by Vincent Van Gogh (any published version is fine) Van Gogh’s letters to his brother Theo reveal a lot about his burning desire to give expression to what he saw and felt about the people and natural world around him. They express not only his intensity but his knowledge and discipline. An extraordinary opportunity to look into the mind of one of the most influential and beloved artists of the modern world. Luncheon of the Boating Party, by Susan Vreeland Renoir’s painting of a fun-loving group of middle-class Parisians is a kind of monument of Impressionist painting. Here Vreeland penetrates the surface and unwinds the texture of artist and subject, his era and intentions to give a real feel for the times. Jackson Pollack, by Ellen G. Landau Pollack’s painting and life are a kind of microcosm of the post- World War II New York School. Here biography and art history are skillfully interwoven and balanced. The book is also heavily illustrated with Pollack’s highly energized nonobjective action paintings, giving the reader a wonderful view of one of the most revolutionary artists of the late 20th century. Comparative Religions (#255) For Students Entering Grade: 11, 12 The Life of Pi by Yann Martel Assignment: In a brief paper (1-2 pages, typed) answer one of the following study group questions at the back of the novel: 3, 7, or 11. If your edition has no such questions, then answer this: what statement does Pi’s life make about the nature of religious truth? This will be due on the first day of class. The Modern Middle East (#257) For Students Entering Grade: 11, 12 The Lemon Tree: An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan Chose specific examples from the book that show 1) how Sandy Tolan is asking us to empathize with the characters of Bashir and Dalia, and 2) how Bashir and Dalia work to empathize with each other. Analyze your examples in a two-paged paper. Your paper is due on the first day of class. Honors Spanish IV (#575) For Students Entering Grades: 10, 11, & 12 I. Una carta a Dios, por Gregorio López y Fuentes A. Escuche el cuento en http://college.cengage.com/languages/spanish/burgy/album/3e/students/audi o/1/track01.mp3 … y responda: 1. ¿Qué significa la tierra para la familia de Lencho? 2. ¿Cuáles fueron los resultados de la lluvia? 3. ¿Cómo reacciona la familia y cómo reacciona Lencho? 4. ¿Qué pide Lencho? 5. ¿Cómo reaccionan los empleados y cómo reacciona el jefe de la oficina de correos? ¿Por qué cree usted que el jefe actúa así? B. Lea el cuento en http://www.ciudadseva.com/textos/cuentos/esp/lopez_y_fuentes/una_carta_a _dios.htm … y responda: 6. ¿Por qué se pone furioso Lencho cuando recibe la respuesta de “Dios”? 7. ¿Es cómico o triste el final del cuento? ¿Por qué? 8. ¿Es la naturaleza una fuerza positiva o negativa en la vida de los campesinos? 9. Compare este cuento con uno similar que haya leído en inglés. Establezca similitudes y diferencias. C. Busque información en Internet sobre el autor del cuento, Gregorio López y Fuentes. II. Tiempos y modos verbales. Llene la Tabla de conjugaciones con un verbo conjugado en el tiempo y modo que se indica. Explique cuándo usamos ese tiempo, escriba una oración de ejemplo y su traducción al inglés. La parte del presente del subjuntivo está llena como modelo (con “comer”). Puede añadir toda la información que quiera en cada cuadro. Puede usar otro verbo si prefiere. Si el modelo no está claro para usted, busque su propia forma de explicar los usos y encuentre ejemplos con los que usted pueda relacionarse. Este resumen será una referencia para usted durante todo el año escolar. Los espacios con una “X” indican que ese tiempo y modo no existen, o no los estudiamos. Usted recibirá la tabla de conjugaciones en su correo electrónico en mayo del 2014, antes de terminar el curso. AP Spanish V (#578) For Students Entering Grade: 11 & 12 - Book: En la ardiente oscuridad / Un soñador para un pueblo, Antonio Buero Vallejo (ISBN-10: 8423915107 / ISBN-13: 978-8423915101, Espasa-Calpe, 3rd ed. ;1977) - Assignment: • Please read one act (total of three) at a time, and answer the corresponding questions to check comprehension. You don’t need to write formal answers, just notes that will help you with class discussion. EN LA ARDIENTE OSCURIDAD Antonio Buero Vallejo Acto I 1. ¿Quiénes son los personajes que aparecen aquí?¿Qué característica física tiene la mayoría de los personajes en común? 2. ¿Dónde están? 3. Describe a Ignacio. ¿Por qué se resiste Ignacio a abandonar el bastón? 4. ¿Qué opina Ignacio del centro de estudios y de los estudiantes en él? Acto II 1. ¿Cuál es la preocupación de Carlos y Juana? 2. ¿Cómo ha cambiado Ignacio en su vestimenta desde el primer acto? 3. ¿Qué hace Ignacio para probarle a Carlos que él (Carlos) también tiene miedo y vacila al andar, para mostrar su inseguridad? 4. Después de la discusión con Carlos, Ignacio se queda solo y escucha la conversación de Elisa y Juana. ¿Por qué odia Elisa a Ignacio? Acto III 1. ¿Por qué sufre Carlos? ¿Por qué esconde su sufrimiento? 2. ¿A quién busca Juana cuando entra en la sala? 3. ¿De qué quiere hablar Carlos con Ignacio? ¿Qué actitud tiene Ignacio durante la conversación? 4. Ignacio dice: “Me duele como una mutilación vuestra propia ceguera;…” ¿A qué ceguera se refiere? 5. ¿Por qué cree Ignacio que Carlos tiene tanto interés en que se vaya? 6. ¿Adónde se va Ignacio, casado de la conversación? ¿Va Carlos con él? 7. ¿Cuál es la actitud de Carlos cuando habla con don Pablo y doña Pepita? 8. ¿Adónde va Carlos cuando se despide de doña Pepita? 9. ¿Qué ve doña Pepita por la ventana cuando se quedó sola? ¿Cuál fue su reacción? 10. ¿Qué tres posibilidades se mencionan sobre la causa de la muerte de Ignacio? Latin IV: Advanced Placement Aeneid (#554) For Students Entering Grades: 11, 12 Books: Aeneid by Virgil, translated by Robert Fagles ISBN: 0143105132 (paperback) or 0670038032 (hardcover) AND Caesar: The Conquest of Gaul, translated by S.A. Handford (Penguin Classics) ISBN 0140444335. Assignment: Incoming Latin IV students must read Books 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12 of the Aeneid and Books 1, 6 and 7 of Caesar’s Gallic War commentaries in ENGLISH before school starts. Please make a rough outline of events and characters in each book. AP Mandarin Chinese V (#593) For Students Entering Grade: 11, 12 • Package with three stories and Chinese AP exam overview, to be emailed to you by the teacher. • Assignment: Follow the Reading Guideline as you read through each story. Answer the questions at the end of each reading packet and write a short paragraph (your thoughts) in response to the reading in Chinese. Keep your reading packets and notes for class discussion. Advanced Art Studio & Seminar (#667) For Students Entering Grade: 11, 12 "Ways of Seeing” by John Berger
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