RHS Summer Reading
Honors English courses are rigorous. Students are required to produce research assignments, projects, and several performance tasks in order to receive credit for the course. Outside reading is required including summer reading. Homework/class work includes written assignments, note taking, quizzes, worksheets, peer-editing teams, individual and team presentations, skits, SAT vocabulary preparation, essay construction, library research, grammar review, SSR daily reading, etc. Participating in daily class discussions is expected and required. The curriculum covers a variety of literary and writing genres. Additional studies include vocabulary, grammar, presentation skills, the writing process, research skills, outside reading, and answering open-ended questions.
English Course
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Summer Reading for Honors English
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9th grade Honors Lit/Comp
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A Separate Peace by John Knowles
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10th grade Honors Lit/Comp
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Please read both of the following:
Oedipus Rex/King by Sophocles AND Animal Farm by George Orwell
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Summer Reading for AP English |
11th grade AP Language
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Please read both of the following:
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman AND The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
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12th grade AP Literature
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Please select ONE of the following by Shakespeare:
- King Lear
- Hamlet
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