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Summer Assignments 2021

HONORS CLASSES

 

ENGLISH 2 HONORS (for students entering 2H)  

 

Instructors:  Ms. Cardoza-Starnes, Ms. dos Santos

Email:  lcardoza-starnes@ggusd.us; kdossantos@ggusd.us

  

“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” --Ray Bradbury

 

 

Summer Assignment  

 

Memoir:  The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

 

To DO:  

  • Read the book, NOT ONLINE SOURCES ABOUT THE BOOK!   
  • Literary Analysis Handouts for the book (see below, in Word or GoogleDoc format)   
  • Note:  There are several pages to fill out.  You may only handwrite the answers; no typed answers accepted. Do not use information found on Sparknotes or other online sources to complete the handouts.  You will be graded on the originality of your answers.
  • Please, please, please do not try and read the book once school has started.  Start early--during the summer!   The first exam and an essay will be on the summer reading.
  • There will be no annotations due. 

 

Due Dates: 

Monday, August 30: The Literary Analysis Handouts for The Glass Castle are due.

Friday, September 3: In-class essay

Tuesday, September 7: The Glass Castle exam 

 

Literary Analysis Handouts: 

GoogleDoc format  |  Word format  

 
ENGLISH 3 HONORS  
 

Instructors:  Ms. Laura

Email:  slaura@ggusd.us 

Hello and welcome to English 3H.
Download the summer reading assignment (click here).
Be sure to sign up for the 2021-22 Summer Reading Google Classroom code: zf6gorp to access some of the required readings along with specific annotation requirements.
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AP CLASSES

AP COMPUTER SCIENCE  
 

There is no specific Summer Assignment, but it is highly recommended that you sharpen your typing skills. All we do is code, and you have to type all of that manually.  No cool software does that magically for you.  Beyond just knowing how to type letters, make yourself familiar with a few special characters like:

{ } [ ] ( ) - + = | * %

Other than that, get out and enjoy your summer. Don't be the kind of computer scientist that just sits inside and codes all the time...

 

AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION  

 

Follow the link here to see the MANDATORY summer assignment.

AP LITERATURE & COMPOSITION
“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.” --Italo Calvino
 

Instructors:  Ms. Cardoza-Starnes and Ms. Lazarony

Email:  lcardoza-starnes@ggusd.us  or  lcardoza-starnes@ggusd.us

 

For summer 2021:
Read the book, NOT ONLINE SOURCES ABOUT THE BOOK!  
AP Data Sheets --see "files" section, below (e.g., "APLitDataSheet1," "APLitDataSheet2" and so on).  There are five sheets to fill out.  NOTE: You must handwrite the answers.  Do NOT copy information found on Sparknotes or other online sources.  You will be graded on the originality of your answers!
We will NOT be requiring annotations this year. However, we do suggest that you annotate for your own benefit as you remember the text better when you are actively interacting with it. 
AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY  
 
Visit Mr Lunow's page for directions and files to download.
 
AP PSYCHOLOGY  
 
Visit Mrs Bartolotti's AP Psychology website for files to download.
 
AP WORLD HISTORY  
 
Visit Mr Lunow's page for directions and file downloads.
 
AP CHEMISTRY

Instructors:  Ms. Lynch

Email:  blynch@ggusd.us

 

This summer packet needs be completed before the first day of class.  The first week of class will have a test covering the material in this packet and what you are expected to know as you enter AP Chemistry. 

There is a Summer Bridge opportunity for AP Chemistry starting on  Mon.,  July 26 through Thurs., July 29th. from 8:00 am to 11:00 am in room 713.  Content covered: Reviewing the summer packet information and laboratory activities/experience missed in 20/21.  All enrolled students are invited to attend, and those present will receive extra credit for attendance and participation.