AICE Summer 9th Grade Reading Assignments
The following assignments are due on the first day of school in the AICE office. You will also need to return the books when you turn in your assignments. If you have any questions regarding any of the elements of the assignment, please email Ms. Wheelock at wheeldr@bay.k12.fl.us
Anthem
After reading Ayn Rand’s Anthem, you will need to identify five objects that have a relation to the book. You will create a chart to explain their significance. The grading standard is below. You may illustrate the items or put them in a container with your name on each item.
- Your name should be written visibly on the upper right-hand corner of the chart.
- You must select five significant items that depict some portion of the novel. These items may be anything you think is appropriate. Use your imagination!
- A detailed written explanation of each significant item selected in a chart format. The title of the chart should read “Anthem: My Representations.” The chart should have the name of the item on the left side and the explanation on the right. The explanation should clearly explain both why you chose the item and how it relates to the book. You might want to make these separate columns.
- If you choose to illustrate your items, you may include an extra column on your chart.
Alas, Babylon
After reading Pat Frank’s Alas, Babylon, you will need to create TWO separate brochures for Fort Repose, Florida: one depicting live before the apocalypse and one depicting life after the apocalypse. These should look like an authentic brochure. The grading standard is below.
- Your name should be in the bottom right-hand corner of each brochure.
- The first brochure should have at least five clearly explained details accurately depicting life in Fort Repose, Florida, before the apocalypse.
- The second brochure should have at least five clearly explained details accurately depicting life in Fort Repose, Florida, after the apocalypse.
- The brochures (tri-fold or bi-fold) should truly look like brochures and include colorful images and lettering.
Be prepared for a test on both summer reading assignment books.
AICE Summer 10th Grade Reading Assignments
The following assignments are due on the first day of school in the AICE office. You will also need to return the books when you turn in your assignments. If you have any questions regarding any of the elements of the assignment, please email Ms. Morris morric@bay.k12.fl.us
A Separate Peace
After reading A Separate Peace by John Knowles, please complete the following two assignments:
Questions – Complete the following questions. Your answers should be written in complete sentences.
- Why do you think Knowles opened the story with Gene returning to the Devon School 15 years after he graduated?
- Compare and contrast Gene and Phineas. What are the strongest traits of each? How does Phineas feel about Gene? How does Gene feel about Phineas? Of the two, which one do you like better? Why?
- How does his fall from the tree affect Phineas? How does it affect Gene? Do you think Gene was responsible for the fall Phineas had? Explain, citing examples from the story.
- What did the fall from the tree symbolize for Phineas?
- How does Gene react to Leper’s enlisting in the ski troops? Later, what effect did Leper’s telegram have on Gene? Why, in your opinion, couldn’t Leper adjust to life in the army?
- Why does Phineas claim that the war isn’t real?
- Describe the war trail that Brinker Hadley organizes. Why did Brinker to this? How did Gene feel about the trial? Why did Phineas react the way he did?
- In your opinion, who was responsible fore Phineas’s second fall? Explain.
- Do you think Phineas’s death affected the typed of man Gene became? Explain.
- A Separate Peace has been widely acclaimed as a great novel. Do you agree or disagree and why do you feel this way?
Essay – Why do you think John Knowles calls this novel A Separate Peace? In an essay, explain what you think the “separate peace” is. Think about the kind of peace that Phineas represents for Gene in the first parts of the novel. Think about the way Gene feels at the end. Use details from the novel and from your own experiences to support your ideas.
To Kill A Mockingbird
After reading Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, please complete the following assignment:
Create a Maycomb newspaper including articles, advertisements, and snapshots. It should cover the trial of Tom Robinson and any other newsworthy events of the novel. The paper should be as realistic as possible (appearance, etc). The paper should include a minimum of seven news stories and two advertisements.
This project should represent a “stretch” for your mind. In order to receive a high grade, you must show evidence of hard work and creative thinking. You may complete this assignment on the computer or by hand, however neatness and originality should be considered. Please be prepared for a test on both of these texts when you return to school.
AICE Summer 11th Grade AICE English Language Assignments
The following assignments are due on the first day of school to your AICE English Language class. You will also need to return the books when you turn in your assignments. If you have any questions regarding any of the elements of the assignment, please email Ms. Morris at morricm@bay.k12.fl.us
The House on Mango Street
After reading The House on Mango Street, please complete the following assignment.
CONTRAST ESSAY: How is Esperanza different from the girls/women in her neighborhood? What sort of life do you think she wants? Write an essay that contrasts the vision Esperanza has for her life as opposed to the lives she sees of girls/women in her neighborhood. Be sure to cite specific examples from the novel to support your statements. Your essay should be approximately 300-350 words in length. Please word process and double space essay.
Refer to the following chapters for material—Select two chapters from each category to establish the different mindset and goals Esperanza has from the others.
CATEGORY 1. Other neighborhood girls/woman
What Sally Said
Minerva Writes Poems
Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut and Papaya Juice on Tuesdays
Alicia Who Sees Mice
CATEGORY 2. Esperanza
Beautiful and Cruel
Born Bad
The Three Sisters
Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes
The Crucible
While reading Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, please complete the following assignment for the first day of school:
- Keep a reading journal in a loose-leaf binder in which you create the following:
- a character chart with each character’s name and important details about them
- a timeline of events
- a setting description
- at least one reflective journal entry about themes and issues of the play (intolerance, hysteria, and reputations)
- Be prepared for a test on this play on the first day of school
Supplies you will need for the class
- three-ring binder to keep notes, handouts, tests, and other assignments
- blue and black pens
- post-it notes and index cards
- travel drive for computer lab
AICE Summer 11th Grade AICE US History Assignments
The following assignment is due on the first day of school to your AICE US History class. You will also need to return the book when you turn in your assignments. If you have any questions regarding any of the elements of the assignment, please email Ms. Fowler at fowlecl@bay.k12.fl.us
The Case for Southern Secession
After reading The Case for Southern Secession, including the introduction and reflections, answer the following questions in well-developed paragraphs. Use word-processing [double spaced and 12 font] or blue or black ink.
1. How had the North and South evolved in different ways since 1787?
2. Explain the problem Southerners had with the tariff system.
3. What was the significance of Fort Sumter? Why was the possibility of Southern free ports of concern to Northerners?
4. Discuss Lincoln’s unconstitutional actions and account for Congress’ lack of action (impeachment).
5. Why has the war been labeled “the rich man’s war?”
6. How did the British press view the war?
7. Was slavery the cause of the war? Explain.
8. Did Confederate soldiers view the war as a “Just War?” Explain.
9. Explain “Negrophobia” from a Southern point of view and a Northern point of view.
10. Account for the rise of the Ku Klux Klan and discuss its goals.
11. Who were the Copperheads and what were their views of the war?
12. Why was the arrest of Clement Vallandingham in 1863 so controversial?
13. What is the author’s, Charles Adams, thesis? Did he adequately prove it? Explain.
AICE Summer 12th Grade AICE Literature in English Assignments
Required Reading: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Response to Reading Assignment:
For Jane Eyre, you will keep a two-column dialectical journal that will be due on the second day of school (no exceptions). In the journal you will track details, diction, imagery, quotes, and actions from the novel that relate to the themes and major topics of the novel: love and passion versus independence, god and religion, forgiveness, search for home and family, and social class. You must have at least 50 entries for the novel. In the left column you will write the quote or a summary of the action and the appropriate Book and Chapter number from the novel. In the right column you will reflect on the entry and its significance to one of the themes or topics and to the overall meaning of the novel. We will have a general reading test on the novel the first week of school.
College Application Essays:
Almost every college requires applicants to submit personal essays as part of their application process. Some colleges limit the essays to 250 words, and others allow 500 or more words. To prepare you for this process and to help me to get to know you, you must submit one 250-word essay and one 500-word essay on the topics below by the second day of school. The essays must be word-processed and double-spaced. Do not exceed the word length. Google “personal statements for medical school” to view samples. An extended anecdote works well.
250 words
Why have you selected this college?
OR
Describe your educational goals and motivation to attend college.
500 words
Tell us of an experience that has changed your perspective on any subject matter.
OR
How has your family history, culture, or environment influenced who you are?
Vocabulary:
Collect ten new words that you encounter this summer to share with the class next year. You should have your word list ready to turn in on the second day of school. Record the word, the pronunciation, the sentence and context in which you encountered the word, as well as the part of speech and definition that fits the use of the word as you encountered it.
Supplies you will need for the class:
(1) three–ring binder or folder to keep notes, handouts, tests, and other assignments
(2) blue and/or black ink pens
(3) highlighters (any color)
(4) USB drive
AICE Summer 12th Grade Reading Assignments - AICE Classical Studies
The following assignments are due on the first day of school in your AICE Classical Studies class. You will also need to return the books when you turn in your assignments. If you have any questions regarding any of the elements of the assignment, please email Mr. Vallas at vallajt@bay.k12.fl.us
The Aeneid
After reading The Aeneid by Virgil, please complete the following two assignments:
- Plot the journey of Aeneas on the map provided. If you do not have the map, please use a geographical map without geo-political lines.
- Use two column notes to summarize each chapter of The Aeneid and be prepared to discuss it in class.
Please be prepared for a test on this text when you return to school.