Summer Reading Assignment Juniors

Why the heck should I read over summer? It’s my break!  Yes, you are correct, this is your break from school, but it should not be your break from learning.  There are many reasons why it’s a great idea for you to read over the summer.  Studies show that many student who do not read actually lose reading skills over summer.  Students who continue to read actually gain reading skills.

Summer reading increases…  Reading comprehension  Identification of the effective use of language  Critical thinking  Academic vocabulary  Analytical skills

11 On-Level Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer Into the Wild is a true story about the life and death of Christopher McCandless. McCandless was a young man with seemingly every advantage. Raised by a successful and self-made family in an upscale suburb near Washington, D.C., McCandless graduates with honors from Emory University. By the time he enters the world as an independent young adult, Chris has a college degree, a loving family, a car that he loves, and some $25,000 in his savings account. So, why would this young man break all contact with his parents, give away all his money, abandon his vehicle, and spend the next two years living as a homeless drifter? That is the question author Jon Krakauer sets out to investigate.

Into the Wild  What would cause a person to walk away from everything and everyone?  In this true story Jon Krakauer attempts to answer this question as he reports on Chris McCandless, a man whose abandoned body was found in Alaska in 1992.

11 AP Fast Food Nation –Eric Schlosser In his best-selling book Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser makes you feel like you might be a whole lot better off avoiding the drive-through and just going home to cook your own meal. Schlosser covers everything from how McDonald’s got started to how the hamburger giant has affected cultures all around the world. Along the way, Schlosser exposes the cockroaches and rats found in fast food kitchens, the overworked and underpaid employees behind the cash registers, the mauled laborers trying to keep up with an accident- prone speed rate in meatpacking houses, and then, of course, the corporate greed driving the entire industry. Fast Food Nation will open your eyes and possibly make you lose your appetite

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