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Class of 2011 Summer Assignment Summer
2008
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Read The Once and Future King, by T. H. White, ISBN 0441627404. A test will be given on the first day of school. Be prepared!
Rules:
1)No books used by former students are allowed
(used books purchased from an internet distributor or a used book store
are fine as long as there are no notes in it.) The books will be checked and
confiscated and kept if they are from former
students.
2)All students must have a book. There is NO sharing of books.
Spanish-
Students that have finished Spanish I and are going into Spanish II:
Purchase AvanzaComics Level 1 “SuperBruno y Nati” from www.classzone.com (Click Online Store – Under World Languages, select Spanish, select Avancemos 1 – High School, then order
“AvanzaComics with Fill-in Comic Book” Order # 291451 ISBN 978-0-618-80346-0. It is $6.99 plus S&H.) Click Here to Buy Online
Read the comic and create a bookmark that depicts one of the characters from the comic, a description and visual of him/her, a short summary of the plot, and your opinion of the book IN SPANISH. There will also be a quiz the first day of class.
AP World History
Summer Reading
Assignment 2008
Instructions
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All students are required to read one book of their choice from the List Below. All books should be available at the public library or can be purchased through any bookstore.
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Students are required to write a 1000 word (10 pt. font New Times Roman, double spaced, 1 inch margins, use word count option) reflective paper for the book of their choice. These are due the first day back to school, and should utilize correct grammar and spelling. “Borrowing” ideas and wording from on-line or other sources is considered plagiarism and is not permitted. It will result in a grade of zero for this assignment, and disciplinary action.
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This paper will be a starting point in your analysis and understanding of world history. It should be a reflective paper (reflecting your own thoughts about the concepts and ideas), and not just a summary of the author’s work.
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Please use this format:
Paragraph A: Discuss the historical setting, and the author’s thesis or plot.
Paragraph B: Examine and explain the author’s evidence or characterizations.
Paragraph C: Assert how the book relates to any or all of the six overarching world history themes listed below.
Paragraph D: Choose a quote from the book (cite the page #), and explain why it is significant to your understanding of world history.
6 Overarching World History
Themes
1. Impact of interaction among societies (trade, systems of international exchange, war, diplomacy)
2. Change and continuity across the world history periods
3. Impact of technology and demography on people and the environment (population growth and decline, disease, manufacturing, migrations, agriculture, weaponry)
4. Systems of social structure and gender structure (comparing features within and among societies, and assessing change)
5. Cultural and intellectual developments, and interactions within and among societies
6. Changes in functions and structures of states/governments, and in attitudes toward states/governments
AP World History Book Choice List
2008
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
This is the story of
Okonkwo, an African Ibo, and his struggles to adjust to the changing ways
of British Colonialism.
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The Adventures of Ibn Battuta by Ross Dunn
Ibn Battuta logged over
70,000 miles, through some dangerous regions, from
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of
A bestselling classic in
30 languages, with more than 10 million copies sold, it is an engrossing
record of Mao’s impact on
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When
An interesting account
of Zheng and his sea voyages to the Indian Ocean, just before Europeans
rounded the tip of
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Don’t Be Afraid Gringo by Elvia Alvarado
Alvarado tells the story of her life
and the life of the people of
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Imagining
A political novel set in
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Life in a Medieval City by Joseph and Frances Gies
This is a pleasing
narrative about life and death, midwives and funerals, books and authors,
town government and business.
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Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling by Ross King
This is an historically
accurate account of the struggle between Michelangelo and Pope Julius II,
which resulted in the masterpiece on the Sistine Ceiling.
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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
As children in the
relatively stable
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Forgotten Fire by Adam Bagdasarian
Drawing on his own
great-uncle’s experiences, Bagdasarian covers the years 1915-1918 when a
boy from a wealthy, well-respected family from