Jim's English Classes
Your summer reading assignment is to read ONE required book and TWO other books of your choice for a total of THREE books this summer.
** Jim prefers that you read the assigned book in print, not digital.
9th Grade English: The Norton Sampler (9th Edition): Short Essays for Composition
Read approximately 25 essays from this anthology, plus any TWO additional books of your choice.
** Jim's note - There are 60 + essays in this book. Please read what amounts to 100-120 pages of them, in whatever combination you choose. Most of the essays are 4-5 pages in length, so that means you are likely to need to read in the neighborhood of 25 essays. Keep track of the title of each essay that you read.
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11th & 12th Grade Themes: "It's All True: American Memoir & Historical Fiction"
Read The Open Boat by Stephen Crane, plus any TWO additional books of your choice.
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