GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL PRE-AP SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT 2013 9TH GRADE Mrs. Nelson: nelson@greenvilleisd.com; Cell- 903-269-0603 English I Pre-AP Summer Reading: To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee) Available at Hastings‚ Barnes and Noble‚ or on Amazon.com [pic] [pic] Assignment: While you read To Kill a Mockingbird‚ note and annotate passages that you think are significant. Mark that book! 1. The goal is to note your thoughts about selected quotes as you read
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Freedom Summer was a highly publicized campaign in the Deep South to register blacks to vote during the summer of 1964. During the summer of 1964‚ thousands of civil rights activists‚ many of them white college students from the North‚ descended on Mississippi and other Southern states to try to end the long-time political disenfranchisement of African Americans in the region. Although black men had won the right to vote in 1870‚ thanks to the Fifteenth Amendment‚ for the next 100 years many were
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Proposal for Study of Family Summer Vacation Prepared For: John Smith Prepared By: Sam Smith DSM Omnimedia May 14‚ 2012 Introduction You are a very successful business man‚ and have almost everything you could imagine. A fantastic wife‚ three beautiful children‚ a home‚ and good steady job. But success comes with a price: time. You are at work the majority of your day‚ and when you come home from work‚ you are finishing up the doing the final touches of
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Italy is a land of rich and decadent foods‚ colorful citizens who live and love with passion and my dream vacation destination. I have dreamt of taking my large Italian family to Italy to walk the same roads as our ancestors since I was a young girl. Now is a time when I am able to splurge and bring my dream to fruition. The cost of taking my family to Italy will be quite exorbitant in monetary terms; the airfare alone is enough to make my piggy bank squeal in protest. My family thinks that a
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The free land is not free The author of “In the Land of Free”‚ Edith Maud Eaton‚ with pen name Sui Sin Far‚ was not a direct immigrant from Asia to the United States‚ but she portrayed the harsh treatment Asian immigrants faced upon entering in the U.S. in the late 1800s. Sui Sin Far‚ working as a journalist for Fly Lea‚ had exposed the extreme injustice done to Asian Americans in U.S. while she was living on the west coast of the United States. In addition‚ Sui Sin Far’s narration throughout “The
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During the exposition of The Lost Summer‚ we are introduced to Helena‚ Katie Bell‚ Winn‚ Ransome and Lizbeth as they all reunite at Southpoint summer camp. A song that relates to this part of the book is‚ “Here Comes the Sun”‚ by The Beatles. The lyrics state‚ “Little darling‚ it’s been a long cold lonely winter/ Little darling‚ it feels like years since it’s been here/ Here comes the sun.” All the campers and counselors have been waiting all year long to be back at camp and they all think it has
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My Favorite Vacation Destinations When someone mentions the word vacation I am always ready to go! Vacation is a time for shopping‚ fun and relaxation. Some of my favorite vacation destinations include the Las Vegas strip‚ New York City and of course the beach in Destin‚ Florida. There is one thing about Vegas‚ you will never be bored. It is not called the city that never sleeps for nothing. The dark sky on the strip is lit bright by the neon lighting that makes your eyes squint. Step
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“The girls in their summer dresses” by Irwin Shaw In the short story “The girls in their summer dresses” by Irwin Shaw‚ a couple’s marriage is in danger. A scene is played out from the early 1900’s of a middle aged couple going for a walk after breakfast on a Sunday morning. Michael‚ the husband is seen looking at a girl and Frances‚ the wife becomes emotional instigating a fickle dispute over Michaels actions. In their marriage Michael and Frances have different attitudes and expectations
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skills you’ve acquired with your 9th grade English teacher. As such‚ IHS has implemented a summer reading program. Students are encouraged to read a minimum of six books over the summer. Five of these titles are completely of your choosing—go crazy and have fun. We’ll leave it up to you as to the definition of fun. These books should have chapters in them and should be at least 100 pages long. Feel free to delve into some adolescent literature like Charlotte’s Web‚ Tom Sawyer‚ or Little Women
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Places for Vacation What places do you want to go on vacation? Many people like to travel around the world. They want to learn about culture and visit awesome places in other countries. However‚ the youth do not have many chances for travel. They usually travel with their parents during the summer and winter vacation. For this valuable time‚ I will talk about two awesome places for the trip. I recommend Boracay‚ in the Philipine islands and Jeju Island‚ in Korea are the best places for vacation trip
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