IONIA HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH SUMMER READING 2017-2018

· for students entering 10th grade -

The goal of Ionia High School’s English department is to help students become lifelong learners and readers. As such, we require students to read during the summer. Students are encouraged to find reading material of interest and read as much as possible during the summer break. Such reading will expand their knowledge of the world and help students practice and maintain reading skills while promoting a broader literary perspective.

REQUIREMENTS: All students should select one book of their choice to read this summer.

Additionally, honors level students should select a second book from the summer

reading list below. Please write the title and author of your book(s) in the boxes below.

1984 by OrwellAntigone by SophoclesDon Quixote by Cervantes

Frankenstein by ShelleyLife of Pi by MartelMan in the Iron Mask by Dumas

The Things They Carried by O’Brien

SUMMARY: If you are an honors student, please write summaries for both books in the space

below. All other levels need to write one (1) summary.

BOOK SUMMARY #1BOOK TITLE:AUTHOR:

BOOK SUMMARY #2BOOK TITLE:AUTHOR:

STUDENT NAME: ____________________________________

PARENT or GUARDIAN SIGNATURE: _____________________________