Summer Reading 2018
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Each summer, we assign students some reading from English and Theology classes, to keep students reading and to expand our curriculum. Each of the assignments has a review exercise included. It is important that students read the translation or edition contained in the links below.
**Summer Reading assignments are due the first day of school unless noted otherwise in the assignment.
FRESHMEN, Class of 2022• Bible Basics for Catholics , by John Bergsma
• ODYSSEY, by Homer (translated by Robert Fagles)
FIRST 12 BOOKS (the last 12 books will be read in English class in August and September 2018)
++ Theology I Summer Reading Assignment (TBD)
++ Review questions for Odyssey.
++ English I article, intro to Odyssey, with a few questions to answer
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SOPHOMORES, Class of 2021
• THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, Ignatius Catholic Study Bible
(with commentary & notes by Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch)
• The AENEID , by Virgil (translated by Robert Fagles)
FIRST 6 BOOKS (the last 6 books will be read in English class in August and September 2018)
++ Review questions for The Acts of the Apostles
++ Review questions for The Aeneid.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~JUNIORS, Class of 2020
• My Ántonia, by Willa Cather
• The Abolition of Man, by C.S. Lewis
• US History readings - American Pageant 13th Edition (Click here for online access to the textbook)
There is the option to check out the textbook for the summer from Mr. Fagan before the school year ends. Should the book be lost, there will be a $50 replacement fee.+ My Antonia Reading Assignment for English III
+ My Antonia AP Language Assignment
+ Study Questions for The Abolition of Man
+AP and Dual Credit U.S. History Assignment
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SENIORS, Class of 2019
• Beowulf, by Seamus Heaney
• Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of Faith, by Father Robert Barron (link to video series)
• US History readings - American Pageant 13th Edition (Click here for online access to the textbook)
There is the option to check out the textbook for the summer from Mr. Fagan before the school year ends. Should the book be lost, there will be a $50 replacement fee.
+ Beowulf Reading Assignment for English IV
+ Beowulf AP Literature Assignment
+Catholicism Theology IV Summer Reading Assignment (TBD)
+AP and Dual Credit U.S. History Assignment