Summer Reading

Trojans,Over the summer let’s continue

the lifelong process of developing a love for reading! After you finish reading one of the books from the

recommended summer reading list, complete a timeline of the

novel and turn it in to your Language Arts teacher by

September 3rd, 2013.

Soak up a good book!Mission Statement

HML’s Summer Reading mission is to encourage our students to become

confident, competent, and joyful readers. Our goal is to expose our

student body to quality literature that stimulates imagination, awakens

curiosity, expands horizons, enhances verbal fluency, and fosters critical

thinking and a lifelong love of reading.

“Dive” into your activityThe following assignment will need to be turned in to your Language Arts

Teacher by September 3, 2013

Create a timeline of the major events and be sure the divisions on the timeline reflect the

time period in the plot. Use drawings or magazine cutouts to illustrate the events along

the timeline. Be creative and include all important characters and information.

Incoming FreshmanReading Selections

“choose 1”

The Wizard of Oz

F.L. Baum

Peter Pan

J.M. Barrie

The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho

Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

Incoming SophomoresReading Selections

“choose 1”

Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens

The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest HemingwayDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson

Incoming JuniorsReading Selections

“choose 1”

The Catcher in the Rye

JD Salinger

The Sun Also Rises

Ernest HemingwayIn the Time of the

Butterflies

Julia Alvarez

1984

George Orwell

The Red Badge of Courage

Stephen Crane

Incoming SeniorsReading Selections

“choose 1”

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

Life of Pi

Yann MartelSecret Sharer

Joseph Conrad

Ethan Frome

Edith Wharton

Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison

Summer Reading Summary Choose a book from the required summer

reading list according to your incoming grade level for 2013-2014

Complete required timeline assignment for the chosen book which will be the first 2 grades in your Language Arts class

Assignments must be turned in to your Language arts teacher by Septemeber 3, 2013