1. HERRIMAN HIGH SCHOOL 2014-2015 Required Summer Reading

2. News Flash! Regular English classes and elective English classes will have NO summer reading. English teachers are offering extra credit for evidence of participation in a library summer reading program.

3. Honors, AP, and Concurrent Enrollment You have summer reading! AP & Concurrent Enrollment AP Language: Read two non-fiction books of your choice off the AP list (You will receive a packet before school gets out) AP Literature Students: Read My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok and one novel from the AP List; complete the assignment you will find on the school website (You will receive a packet before school gets out) English 1010 and Communications 1010: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch Honors Honors 10 th grade English: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Honors 11 th grade English: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

4. Read a Book!

5. Why Summer Reading? Because a mind is a terrible thing to waste. It helps you keep up your reading skills. It gives you something to show for all that extra time you have during the summer. Well-read people have read or know about these books. You can now join them. This will help you start learning the first day of your Language Arts classes.

6. Some strategies you might try if you have a hard time reading: You can listen to a copy of the book as you follow along. Most of these books are on CD or in MP3 formats. It may take a little longer, but it will help you understand the book a little better. Every time you read, explain to someone (a parent, a friend, a sibling) what you read. Put it in your own words. If you own the book, you can mark it up and write notes in the margins, or plaster it with Post-it Notes. That way, if you read it early in the summer, you can take a look at your notes just before school starts and it will remind you of what you have read. Keep a reading journal. Every time you read, write a very brief summary (no more than a paragraph). You can refer to this before you go back to school. Take a look at Spark Notes. Remember that Spark Notes are a tool, not a crutch. Read the summary of a chapter before you read a chapter and see if that helps you “get it” better.