SUMMER READING Assessment UPDATE!
ALL CP English students will turn in their summer reading assignment to their Trojan Way advisor during Trojan Way on September 4.
Assignment: Write a one-page reflection/review essay of the novel of your choice. As you read take notes of characters, plot, conflicts, and setting. As you write your reflection essay, use the following guiding questions: What does the title of the book mean to the plot and to the readers? In what ways are you like any of the characters? What connections can you make between the book and your life? What message in the book is relevant to all people?
English II Honors will take a reading quiz and answer a discussion question on either The Water is Wide or When Legends Die during Trojan Way on September 4.
English III Honors will take a reading quiz and answer a discussion question on either The Secret Life of Bees or The Awakening during Trojan Way on September 4.
ALL AP and 101 English Students
Your AP and 101 English teachers will provide you with information concerning assessments on the first day of school.
AP History students please click on the Reading Program and Assessment Information tab for more information concerning your specific assignment.
ALL IB Students
Your IB English teacher will provide you with information concerning assessments on the first day of school.
IB History students, please click on the Reading Program and Assessment Information tab for more information concerning your specific assignment.
If you have any questions, please email ptate@rhmail.org.
NHS Summer Library Availability
Wednesday, July 31 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Monday, August 12 from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon
Wednesday, August 14 from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Thursday, August 15 from 9:00 am to 11:30 am and 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Monday, August 19 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Tuesday, August 20 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Monday, August 12 from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon
Wednesday, August 14 from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Thursday, August 15 from 9:00 am to 11:30 am and 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Monday, August 19 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Tuesday, August 20 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Summer Reading Rationale
In agreement with Northwestern High School and Rock Hill School District’s mission statement that we will “provide all students with challenging work that authentically engages them in the learning process and prepares them for successful futures,” a rigorous summer reading program is required of all students. Research has proven that the only way students become better readers is by reading; therefore, reading is critical to the success of all students. According to the International Reading Association (2009): “Adolescents entering the adult world in the 21st century will read and write more than at any other time in human history. They will need advanced levels of literacy to perform their jobs, run their households, act as citizens, and conduct their personal lives. They will need literacy to cope with the flood of information they will find everywhere they turn. They will need literacy to feed their imaginations so they can create the world of the future.”
Student Expectations
● Students are expected to read at least one or more books during the summer based on their course selections.
● Summer reading assessments will be due no later than the second Friday of the new school year.
● Students who are new to the district will have until the end of the first quarter to complete summer reading requirements.
● Summer reading assessments will be due no later than the second Friday of the new school year.
● Students who are new to the district will have until the end of the first quarter to complete summer reading requirements.
Summer Reading Objectives● To help students continue to improve and develop skills of reading, critical thinking, and analysis ● To make the summer reading meaningful and relevant to each grade level’s curriculum ● To help students develop a life-long love of reading |
