RocklinHigh School
Sophomore Advanced Language Arts
Summer Reading List
Two novels MUST BE READby the first day of school. Be prepared for testing and discussion. It will be helpful for students to have their own copies of the novels to highlight important passages. These is My Wordsis required reading for ALLLAII Advanced students.
These is My Words:The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine 1881-1901 by Nancy E. Turner (380 pages) 1998
This work of historical fiction based on family memoirs, shows the growth of Sarah Prine from girl to woman. Through Apache raids, widowhood, disappointments and hard living, readers are shown what type of person settled the West in the late 1800s.
Be sure to read and answer the book group questions provided on Mr. Hurrianko’s website.
You may select your other historical fiction novel from the listed choices below:
A Separate Peace **by John Knowles (196 pages) 1956
Set at an East Coast college preparatory high school during WWII, teenage boys cope with war, friendship and adolescence.
**In RHS Library .
OR
The Things They Carried*** by Tim O’Brien (288 pages) 1990
An unparalleled Vietnam testament, O’Brien’s novel is a profound study of men at war and the intangible burdens of soldiers--grief, terror, love and longing. National Book Critics Award. State of California Dept of Education approved reading list 9-12.
*** Parent approval requested because of mature language and theme
OR
All Quiet on the Western Front**by Erich Marie Remarque (256 pages) 1929
This “classic” novel tells the story of a young German soldier and his friends during WWI.
**In RHS Library.
The RHS Library may provide copies of A Separate Peace and All Quiet on the Western Frontfor check out near the end of the school year. The RHS Library is open during summer school hours.
Please keep this copy for reference - Sign and return attached page
Contact Mr. Hurrianko in R-10 for questions or
Student/Parent Advanced LAII Agreement
**PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN BEFORE MAY 24**
T. Hurrianko --- Teacher’s box located in front office
You should anticipate that students choosing this Advanced Language Arts II course will be challenged with the most rigorous instruction offered to students at this level in the language arts sequence at RocklinHigh School. By challenging students in this manner, the expectation is that these students are striving to reach and pass the Advanced Placement English test by the end of the language arts cycle of courses taken at Rocklin High School. If you feel that the standard college/career prep LAII class is preferred, please contact the counseling department at 632-1600 ext 110.
(Print clearly) Student Name:______
I understand that I must show minimum reading comprehension of the novels listed on the sophomore honors reading list at the beginning of my sophomore school year. My placement in the LAII Communication Advanced course may be rescheduled to a “non-advanced” LAII course at the beginning of school if I fail to show understanding of the novels through reading comprehension assessments. I will find all the discussion questions for summer reading on the RHS website, which will link me to Mr. Hurrianko’s website:(Please complete answers to the questions and type them up in CORRECT MLA FORMAT PRIORto the first day of class).
Besides reading These is My Words this summer, I also plan to read the following Historical Fiction novel:
Check one (for teacher planning purposes)
___ The Things They Carried – O’Brien
___ A Separate Peace – Knowles
___ All Quiet on the Western Front – Remarque
Student Signature______Date______
Parent Signature______Date______
Remember:Turn this sheet in to Mr. Hurrianko,
or to his teacher box in the front office, by May 24.