Summer Enrichment & Required Textbooks 2022

The information below details the summer enrichment assignments for 9th grade students.

ENGLISH

English 1: Survey of Literature (College Prep or Honors)

Students will be asked to read two works and complete a written assignment:
1. Required Text:

• The Alchemist. Paulo Coelho. Harper One Publishers 25th Edition. ISBN 9780062315007

2. Your Choice for Second Book - Pick ONE of the following: 

• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian. Sherman Alexie. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. ISBN 9780316013697 -OR-
• The Poet X. Elizabeth Acevedo. Quill Tree Books. ISBN 9780062662811

Access the written assignments to complete over the summer here.

An in-class assessment may also follow in the first few weeks of school.

MATH

Click the link below to access the summer assigned for your assigned math class:

• Algebra I (College Prep or Honors) Summer Assignment
• Geometry (College Prep or Honors) Summer Assignment

The assignment for each course will be due on the first Friday of class.

LANGUAGE

Click the link below to access the summer assigned for your assigned language class:

• Spanish I (College Prep or Honors) Summer Assignment
• Spanish II Honors Summer Assignment

Please note that portions of the Spanish assignments will be due throughout the summer, so please pay close attention to the due dates.

• Latin II Summer Assignment (due on the first day of classes)

The information below details the summer enrichment assignments for 10th grade students.

ENGLISH
 

English 2: World Literature - College Prep

Required texts:

• The Odyssey graphic novel. Gareth Hind. Candlewick. ISBN: 9780763642686
• Krik?Krak! Edwidge Danticat. Vintage Publishing, 1996. ISBN 9780679766575

English 2 CP Summer Reading Tasks:

• Read the “Stages of the Hero’s Journey”
• Read The Odyssey graphic novel.
• Fill out the Hero’s Journey Matrix for The Odyssey graphic novel.
• Read and annotate the following vignettes from Krik? Krak!
  • “Children of the Sea”
  • “Nineteen Thirty-Seven”
  • “Caroline’s Wedding”
• Complete the attached reading guide questions for each vignette 
• Be prepared for class discussions followed by an assessment regarding these texts upon return to school.

English 2: World Literature - Honors

Required texts:

• The Odyssey graphic novel. Gareth Hind. Candlewick. ISBN: 9780763642686
• Krik?Krak! Edwidge Danticat. Vintage Publishing, 1996. ISBN 9780679766575

English 2 Honors Summer Reading Tasks:

• Read the “Stages of the Hero’s Journey” 
• Read The Odyssey graphic novel.
• Fill out the Hero’s Journey Matrix for The Odyssey graphic novel.
• Read and annotate the following vignettes from Krik? Krak!
  • “Children of the Sea”
  • “Nineteen Thirty-Seven”
  • “Caroline’s Wedding”
• Complete the attached reading guide questions for each vignette
• Be prepared for class discussions followed by an assessment regarding these texts upon return to school.

 

MATH

Click the link below to access the summer assigned for your assigned math class:

• Geometry (College Prep or Honors) Summer Assignment
• Pre-Calculus (College Prep or Honors) Summer Assignment
• Double Math option:
  • Geometry Honors Summer Assignment
  • Algebra II Honors Summer Assignment

The assignment for each course will be due on the First Friday of Class.

SCIENCE

Those students enrolled in Honors Chemistry are required to read Chapters 1 and 2 of the required textbook for this course: Matter and Change (print format), Glencoe Publishing. ISBN 9780078964053 and complete the Honors Chemistry Summer Enrichment Packet.

Students enrolled in College Prep Chemistry are required to read Chapter 1 only and complete the CP Chemistry Summer Enrichment Packet.

Note: Alternatively, students can purchase the eBook version of the same book, Matter and Change (eBook), Glencoe Publishing. ISBN 9780076616886

For both Honors and CP Chemistry, the assignment will be due on the second full day of classes.
 

LANGUAGE

Click the link below to access the summer assigned for your assigned language class:

• Spanish II Summer Assignment (Honors and College Prep)
• Spanish III Summer Assignment (Honors and College Prep)
  • Important Note: portions of the Spanish assignments will be due throughout the summer—please pay close attention to the due dates.
• Latin II Summer Assignment (due on the first day of classes)

THEOLOGY 

All sophomores will read What Faith Is and What It Isn’t by Bishop Robert Barron and watch his video “Bishop Barron on Faith and Reason.”
The video is available below.

Once students have read the article and watched the video, they should write a short persuasive argument (1.5 to 2 pages in MLA format) in support of the idea that faith and reason complement each other.

The information below details the summer enrichment assignments for 10th grade students.

ENGLISH

Those students taking English 3: American Literature Honors will read three works and complete:

• Death of a Salesman. Arthur Miller. Penguin Books, ISBN 9780140481341
• Fences. August Wilson. Plume, ISBN 978-0452264014
• A Farewell to Arms. Ernest Hemingway. Gardners Books, ISBN 978-0099910107
• English 3 Honors Written Assignment

Those students taking English 3: American Literature CP will read two works:

• Death of a Salesman. Arthur Miller. Penguin Books, ISBN 9780140481341
• Fences. August Wilson. Plume, ISBN 978-0452264014
• English 3 CP Written Assignment

All of the titles listed above are paperbacks and, unless otherwise indicated, should be purchased in print format.

An in-class assessment may also follow in the first few weeks of school.
 

MATH

Click the link below to access the summer assigned for your assigned math class:

• Algebra II Summer Assignment (College Prep or Honors) 
• Pre-Calculus (College Prep or Honors) Summer Assignment (College Prep or Honors) 
• Calculus Summer Assignment (Honors)

The assignment for each of the above College Prep and Honors courses will be due on the First Friday of Class.

SCIENCE

Physics (Honors) 

• Read Chapter 1 of the textbook
• Complete a Chapter 1 Review Packet
• The assignment for this course will be due on the second full day of classes.

Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics: 

No summer enrichment assignment.

Environmental Science 

• Complete the Environmental Science Summer Assignment
• The assignment for this course will be due on the second full day of classes.

 

LANGUAGE

Click the link below to access the summer assigned for your assigned language class:

• Spanish III Summer Assignment (Honors and College Prep)
• Spanish IV Honors Summer Assignment 
  • Important Note: portions of the Spanish assignments will be due throughout the summer—please pay close attention to the due dates.
• Latin III Summer Assignment (due on the first day of classes)

THEOLOGY 

All juniors will read Beautiful Souls: The Courage and Conscience of Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times by Eyal Press. Picador, ISBN 9781250024084 Students may choose to purchase in print or digital format.

A written assessment will be given during the first full week of school. Additionally, the students will need the text for coursework in Quarter 1.

 

ADVANCED PLACEMENT 

Please scroll to the Elective and AP Course section below to view AP summer enrichment assignments.

ELECTIVES

Please scroll to the Elective and AP Course section below to view AP summer enrichment assignments. 

The information below details the summer enrichment assignments for 12th grade students.

ENGLISH

Those students taking English 4: British Literature Honors will read the following three novels and complete a summer assignment:

• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Harper Perennial. ISBN 9780060850524 
• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Signet Classics. ISBN 978-0451530455
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Bantam Classics. ISBN 978-0553211405

English 4: British Literature Honors Summer Assignment
Those students taking English 4: British Literature College Prep will read TWO novels and complete a summer assignment:
1. Required Text:

• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Bantam Classics. ISBN 978-0553211405 

2. Choose ONE of the following:

• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Signet Classics. ISBN 978-0451530455
• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Harper Perennial. ISBN 9780060850524

English 4: British Literature College Prep Summer Assignment

These titles should be purchased in print format. Completed annotations are due the first full day of school. 

MATH

Click the link below to access the summer assigned for your assigned math class:

• Pre-Calculus (College Prep or Honors) Summer Assignment (College Prep or Honors) 
• Calculus Summer Assignment (Honors)

The assignment for each of the above College Prep and Honors courses will be due on the First Friday of Class.

SCIENCE

Physics (Honors) 

• Read Chapter 1 of the textbook
• Complete a Chapter 1 Review Packet
• The assignment for this course will be due on the second full day of classes.

Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics: 

No summer enrichment assignment.

Environmental Science 

• Complete the Environmental Science Summer Assignment
• The assignment for this course will be due on on the first day that the class meets.

LANGUAGE

Click the link below to access the summer assigned for your assigned language class:

• Spanish III Summer Assignment (Honors and College Prep)
• Spanish IV Honors Summer Assignment 
  • Important Note: portions of the Spanish assignments will be due throughout the summer—please pay close attention to the due dates.
• Latin IV
  • Students taking Latin IV will receive an email from Ms. Becker outlining their summer assignment the week of 6/10/21.
  • The assignment is due on the first day of classes.

THEOLOGY 

All seniors will read What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen by Kate Fagan. Little, Brown and Company, ISBN 9780316356541. Students may choose to purchase in print or digital format.

Note to Students and Parents: This book discusses sensitive information regarding depression and suicide. Should you have any concerns or feel that you need to speak with a counselor, the counseling and guidance office will be open throughout the summer.

A written assessment will be given during the first full week of school. Additionally, the students will need the text for coursework throughout the year.

ELECTIVES

Please scroll to the Elective and AP Course section below to view AP summer enrichment assignments. 

ADVANCED PLACEMENT 

Please scroll to the Elective and AP Course section below to view AP summer enrichment assignments. 

 

AP Calculus AB/BC

AP Calculus AB/BC Summer Assignment

Note: AP Calculus AB and BC students have the same summer enrichment assignment.
The assignment for this course will be due on Sept. 9, 2021.

 

• Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, etc. (AP Ed.), Finney. Pearson School Division (K-12) ISBN 9780133178579

Students are required to complete an introductory tutorial to Python using a program called EarSketch. EarSketch allows you to create your own music while learning the basics of the Python programming language. By the end of the tutorial, you should be able to create your own original songs. Details and requirements for the song will be emailed to you over the summer.
Access the tutorial here: EarSketch Tutorial. Complete the following by our first class:

• Unit 1
• Unit 2
• Unit 3

Finally, students are also required to purchase a GHI Electronics BrainPad Arcade. We will be using this game console for coding activities. Micro Center in Cambridge may have some but check the stock online before you go to the store. You can order one online here.

You should have your kit and your EarSketch original song by the first day of class in September. 

AP English Language

Those students taking AP Language and Composition are required to read the following titles and complete the summer assignment and assessment.

• Stumbling on Happiness. Daniel Gilbert. Vintage Books. ISBN: 9781400077427
• Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. Margot Lee Shetterly. William Morrow Paperbacks. ISBN: 9780062363602

These titles should be purchased in print format. Your review will be due the first day of class.
 

AP English Literature

Students taking AP English Literature and Composition are required to read the following titles and complete the summer written assignment. An in-class assessment will also follow in the first few weeks of school. All students are required to read the following:

• How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster. Harper Perennial. ISBN 9780062301673
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Bantam Classics. ISBN 978-0553211405
• Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Algonquin Books; 1st edition. ISBN 978-1616202415
• A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. New Directions Publishing. ISBN 9780811216029
• If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin. Vintage. ISBN 978-0307275936

These titles should be purchased in print format.

 

AP English Language and Composition

The following texts are to be purchased in print format:

• American Heritage Book of Great American Speeches for Young People, Suzanne McIntire. Jossey-Bass ISBN 9780471389422
• In Cold Blood. Truman Capote. Vintage International ISBN: 9780679745587
• The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Scribner ISBN: 9780743273565
• Going to Meet the Man. James Baldwin. Vintage ISBN: 9780679761792
• The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. Maxine Hong Kingston. Vintage. ISBN: 9780679721888
• The Crucible. Arthur Miller, Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 9780142437339
• In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle. Madeleine Blais, Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9780446672108

Note: All of the titles listed above are paperbacks. The teacher, utilizing public domain, web-based sources, etc. will make all additional poetry, short stories, and readings available to students on their digital devices. Teachers in this course will furnish students with the resources they need through a selection of teacher-generated supplementary resources and packets.

AP US History

Those students taking AP U.S. History are required to read the following titles and complete the AP US summer assignment.

• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, by Frederick Douglass. Dover Publications, Inc., 1995. ISBN-13: 978-0486284996 To be purchased in print format.
• The Cold War: A New History, by John Lewis Gaddis. Penguin Press, 2005. ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0143038276 To be purchased in print format.

In addition, AP U.S. History students are also required to read the first four chapters of American Pageant: Advanced Placement, David M. Kennedy. Cengage 14th edition, 2010. ISBN 9780547166629 This title should be purchased in print format. Students should take notes on the note-taking sheets included in the linked assignment. 

AP Government and Politics

Those students taking AP Gov. and Politics are required to read Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787, Christopher and James Lincoln Collier. Random House Publishing Group, 2007. ISBN 9780345498403

Students should come prepared to discuss the reading assignment at the first class meeting. 

AP Biology

Those students taking AP Biology will read chapters 1-7 of Campbell AP Biology (11th ed.), creating detailed outlines for each. These should be submitted to the instructor as a single document in Google Classroom. Students will complete each study guide from Campbell AP Biology Study Guide for chapters 1-7 as well.
The assignment for this course will be due no later than the 2nd full day of school.

Required Texts:

• Campbell Biology AP Edition, 11th ed. Copyright 2018 (on Pearson Website website) Published by Pearson. ISBN 9780134433691 Must be bought in print format.
• Study Guide for Campbell Biology, 11th ed. Copyright 2018 (on Pearson website) Published by Pearson. ISBN 9780134443775 To be purchased in print format.

AP Chemistry

AP Chemistry Summer Assignment
The assignment for this course will be due no later than the 2nd full day of school.

Required Texts:

• Chemistry (AP Edition), 9th Edition, Zumdahl/Zumdahl © 2014 ISBN 978-1133611103 To be purchased in print format.

AP Physics

AP Physics Summer Assignment

AP Spanish Language & Culture Summer Assignment and Assessment 

Important Note: Portions of the assignment will be due throughout the summer—please pay close attention to the due date

AP Studio Art Summer Assignment

The assignment for this course will be due on the first day that the class meets.

 

Those students taking Economics (Honors) are required to read Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich. Picador. 10th Edition. ISBN 9780312626686

Students should come prepared to discuss the reading assignment at the first class meeting. 

 

Those students taking Psychology (Honors) are required to read The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks. Picador; New Edit/Cover edition, 2022. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593466674 (Digital or Print)

Students should come prepared to discuss the reading assignment at the first class meeting.

Statistics Summer Assignment

Mechatronics Summer Assignment. 

The assignment for this course will be due on the first day that the class meets.

Required Texts:

• Arduino Uno Starter Kit, https://store.arduino.cc/usa/arduino-starter-kit or https://www.amazon.com/Vilros-Arduino-Ultimate-Sta...

To download eBooks, you will need to go directly to the publishers website. If however you wish to shop around and purchase books elsewhere, that is perfectly okay. Just be sure you order a textbook with the same publisher, date of publication, edition and ISBN number.

Note: Wherever possible, we have selected digital versions of textbooks and resources for easy download. However, in some instances, publishers offer only print editions.

We have indicated which titles should be purchased in eBook format, and which should be purchased as print copies.

• When a textbook or resource is available in eBook format, you will see the words: “to be purchased in digital format.”
• When a textbook is only available as a hardcopy you will see the words: “to be purchased in print format.”
• In a few cases, when we are able to offer students the opportunity to purchase textbooks and resources in either the digital or print version. In these instances, you will see the words “students may choose to purchase in print or digital format.” In these instances, students are free to select the version that they feel will work best for them.
• When purchasing an eBook version of a text, it can sometimes be cheaper and easier to download the iBook version. Where the iBook version is available, we have provided you with a direct link to download the book.
• Important Note: Students should feel comfortable waiting to download digital versions of any required textbook or resource until the first week of school. At that point teachers will have had an opportunity to offer additional guidance regarding the downloading process.

 

Note to 9th Graders: Please also refer to our Required Materials for 9th Grade Classes for a complete list of required materials beyond the textbook for each class. ENGLISH Note: Students may elect to purchase all the English novels listed below in advance. It is also acceptable for students to wait until the first week of school. This will give English teachers the opportunity to outline which books are required for the first semester, and which books will be used in the second semester. English 1: Survey of Literature (Honors and College Prep) *All texts are to be purchased in print format.* The Tempest, William Shakespeare. Simon & Schuster 2004. ISBN 9780743482837 March Book One, John Lewis. Top Shelf Productions 2013. ISBN 9781603093002 Lord of the Flies, William Golding. Perigee Books 2003. ISBN 9780399501487 Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury. Simon & Schuster 2013. ISBN 9781451673319 In addition, your instructor may select to read the following works over the course of the year. These books DO NOT need to be purchased over the summer. Your instructor will give you ample notice to order and purchase. Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Salman Rushdie. Penguin Publishing. 1991. ISBN 9780140157376 THEOLOGY Theology I Sacred Scripture: A Catholic Study of God’s Word by Smith-Christopher and Mullen, Ave Maria Press. (paperback) ISBN 9781594711718 Note: Alternatively, students can purchase the eBook version of the same book. MATH Note: All math courses require a TI-84 Plus graphing calculator or TI-84 CE graphing calculator. Algebra I (Honors and College Prep) Algebra I CCSS (hardcover), Glencoe Publishing. 2011. ISBN 9780078951152 Note: Alternatively, this text is also available as an iBook download: Download the book directly from the iBook Store. Geometry (Honors and College Prep): Geometry Student Edition 2012 CCSS (hardcover), Glencoe Publishing, 2012. ISBN 9780078952715 Note: Alternatively, this text is also available as an iBook download. Download directly from the iBook Store. SCIENCE Note: All science courses require a TI-84 Plus graphing calculator. Students will be provided a pdf copy of the textbook Concepts of Biology by Fowler, Roush, and Wise at the beginning of the school year. SOCIAL STUDIES World History I (Honors and College Prep): World History: Patterns of Interaction, Houghton Mifflin, 2007. ISBN 9780618690084 Note: Alternatively, this text is also available as an iBook download. Download directly from the iBook Store. Note: Supplementary Reading for this course: The instructor will furnish students with additional primary and secondary readings in class. LANGUAGE Spanish I (Honors and College Prep) EntreCulturas 1, Español - One-Year Digital Student Package (FlexText® + Explorer) ISBN: 978-1-942400-89-9 Purchase textbook here; Note: Be sure to scroll down to EntreCulturas 1) Spanish II (Honors and College Prep) EntreCulturas 2, Español - One-Year Digital Student Package (FlexText® + Explorer) ISBN: 978-1-942400-91-2 (Purchase textbook here; Note: Be sure to scroll down to EntreCulturas 2) Latin I Ecce Romani I, Burns MacGregor Peltason & Cronin. School Group Publishing. ISBN 9780133610895. Print Format.  Ecce Romani I Language Activity Book. Pearson Prentice Hall. School Group Publishing. ISBN 9780133611199. Print format. Latin II Ecce Romani II, Pearson Prentice Hall. School Group Publishing. ISBN 9780133610918. Print Format   *Fall 2022 Note: Students will continue using their Ecce Romani I Textbook for the first month of school. Ecce Romani II Language Activity Book, Pearson Prentice Hall. School Group Publishing. ISBN 9780133611182. Print format.

ENGLISH

Note: Students may elect to purchase all the English novels listed below in advance. It is also acceptable for students to wait until the first week of school. This will give English teachers the opportunity to outline which books are required for the first semester and which books will be used in the second semester.

 

English 2: World Literature (Honors and College Prep)

*All texts are to be purchased in print format.*

• Krik? Krak!, Edwidge Danticat. Vintage Publishing, 1996. ISBN 9781616957001
• Before We Were Free, Julia Alvarez. Laurel Leaf, 2004. ISBN 9780399555497
• Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe. Anchor Publishing, 1994. ISBN 9780385474542
• (Honors only) Othello, William Shakespeare. Simon & Schuster, 1993. ISBN 978-0743477550
• (College Prep only) Othello, William Shakespeare. (No Fear Shakespeare) (Volume 9) Study Guide ed. edition (July 3, 2003). ISBN: 9781586638528
• The Joy Luck Club. Amy Tan, Penguin Books, 1989. ISBN 9780143038092

In addition, your instructor may select to read the following books over the course of the year. These books do NOT need to be purchased over the summer. Your instructor will give you ample notice to order and purchase:

• Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories. Ryunosuke Akutagawa. Penguin Classics. ISBN: 9780140449709.
• Malgudi Days. R.K. Narayan. Penguin Classics. ISBN: 9780143039655.

Note: All of the titles listed above are paperbacks and, unless otherwise indicated, should be purchased in print format. The teacher, utilizing public domain, web-based sources, will make all additional poetry, short stories and readings available to students on their digital devices. Teachers in this course will furnish students with the resources they need through a selection of teacher-generated supplemental resources and packets.

 

THEOLOGY

Theology II

• The Catholic Faith Handbook For Youth. Brian Singer-Towns. Saint Mary’s Press. ISBN 9781599821603
  • Note: Alternatively, students can download the e-book version on iBooks.
• The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness, Simon Wiesenthal. Schocken. 1998. ISBN 9780805210606
  • Note: Students may choose to purchase in print or digital format.

 

MATH

Note: All math courses require a TI-84 Plus graphing calculator or TI-84 CE graphing calculator.

Geometry (Honors and College Prep)

• Geometry Student Edition 2012 CCSS (hardcover), Glencoe Publishing, 2012. ISBN 9780078952715
  • Note: This text is also available as an e-book, download on iBooks. 

Algebra II (Honors and College Prep)

• Algebra II Student Edition 2012 CCSS (hardcover), Glencoe Publishing, 2012. ISBN 9780078952654
  • Note: This text is also available as an e-book, download on iBooks. 

Note: Those students taking the Double Math option should acquire the resources for both Geometry and Algebra II stated above.

 

SCIENCE

Note: All science courses require a TI-84 Plus graphing calculator.

Chemistry (Honors and College Prep)

• Matter and Change (print format), Glencoe Publishing. ISBN 9780078964053
  • Note: This text is also available as an e-book, download on iBooks. 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

World History II (Honors and College Prep)

• World History: Patterns of Interaction, (Hardcover) Houghton Mifflin, 2007. ISBN 9780618690084
  • Note: This is the same textbook used in World History I.
  • Note: This text is also available as an e-book, download on iBooks. 

 

STEAM

STEAM II

• The Omnivore’s Dilemma: Young Readers Edition by Michael Pollan. ISBN-13: 978-1101993835

 

LANGUAGE

Spanish II (Honors and College Prep)

• EntreCulturas 2, Español - One-Year Digital Student Package (FlexText® + Explorer) ISBN: 978-1-942400-91-2
  • (Purchase textbook here; Note: Be sure to scroll down to EntreCulturas 2)

Spanish III (Honors and College Prep)

• Entre Culturas 3, Español - One-Year Digital Student Package (FlexText® + Explorer) ISBN: 978-1-942400-93-6
  • (Purchase textbook here; Note: Be sure to scroll down to EntreCulturas 3)

Latin II

• Ecce Romani II, Pearson Prentice Hall. School Group Publishing. ISBN 9780133610918. Print format.  
  • *Fall 2022 Note: Students will continue using their Ecce Romani I Textbook for the first month of school. 
• Ecce Romani II Language Activity Book, Pearson Prentice Hall. School Group Publishing. ISBN 9780133611182. Print format.

Note to 11th Graders: For AP and Elective textbook reqirements, please scroll to the AP and Elective section below.

ENGLISH

Note: Students may elect to purchase all the English novels listed below in advance. It is also acceptable for students to wait until the first week of school. This will give English teachers the opportunity to outline which books are required for the first semester, and which books will be used in the second semester.

English 3: American Literature (Honors and College Prep)
*All texts to be purchased in print format.*

• The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald. Scribner 2004. ISBN 9780743273565
• The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009. ISBN 9780544309760
• A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry. Vintage, 2004. ISBN 9780679755333
• The Awakening, Kate Chopin. Dover Publications, 1993. ISBN 9780486277868

In addition, your instructor may select to read the following novel over the course of the year. This book DOES NOT need to be purchased over the summer. Your instructor will give you ample notice to order and purchase.

• Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison. Vintage Books, 1995. ISBN: 978-0679732761

Note: All of the titles listed above are paperbacks. The teacher, utilizing public domain, web-based sources, etc. will make all additional poetry, short stories, and readings available to students on their digital devices. Teachers in this course will furnish students with the resources they need through a selection of teacher-generated supplementary resources and packets.

THEOLOGY

Theology III

• Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. HarperOne. ISBN 9780060652920 (print copy).

  • Note: Students may purchase either the print or eBook version through Amazon.com.

• Health Care Ethics, Panicola. Saint Mary’s Press, 2011. 2nd Edition. ISBN 9781599821030
  • Note: Students may purchase in print or digital format.
• Dead Man Walking, Helen Prejean, CSJ. Vintage Publishing. 1993. ISBN 9780679751311
  • Note: Students may choose to purchase in print or digital format.

 

MATH

Note: All math courses require a TI-84 Plus graphing calculator or TI-84 CE graphing calculator. AP Calculus is the one exception to this rule. AP Calculus students are required to have the TI-89 Titanium graphing calculator.

Algebra II (Honors and College Prep)

• Algebra II Student Edition 2012 CCSS (hardcover), Glencoe Publishing, 2012. ISBN 9780078952654
  • Note: Alternatively, students can download the e-book version on iBooks.

Pre-Calculus (Honors or College Prep)

• Pre-Calculus, Glencoe Publishing, 2011. ISBN 9780076602186 

Calculus (Honors)

• Calculus with APPL (w/out MYMATHLAB). Prentice Hall. ISBN 9780321749000 

 

SCIENCE

Note: All science courses require a TI-84 Plus or T1-89 Titanium Graphing Calculator.

Chemistry (Honors and College Prep)

• Matter and Change (print format), Glencoe Publishing. ISBN 9780078964053
  • Note: Alternatively, students can download the e-book version on iBooks.

Physics (Honors and College Prep)

• Principles and Problems (Hardcover), Glencoe. Glencoe Publishing. ISBN 9780076592524
  • Note: Alternatively, students can download the e-book version on iBooks.

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

United States History (Honors and College Prep)

• The Americans (National Edition); Print version, Gerald A. Danzer, De Alva, Krieger, Woloch; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing, 2009. ISBN 9780618916290
  • Note: Alternatively, students can download the e-book version on iBooks.
• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, by Frederick Douglass. Dover Publications, Inc., 1995. ISBN-13: 978-0486284996
  • Note: Must be purchased in print format.

LANGUAGE

Spanish III (Honors and College Prep)

• Entre Culturas 3, Español - One-Year Digital Student Package (FlexText® + Explorer) ISBN: 978-1-942400-93-6
  • (Purchase textbook here; Note: Be sure to scroll down to EntreCulturas 3)

Spanish IV (Honors)

• Tejidos, Comunicación auténtica en un contexto cultural.
  • Note: Students need to purchase a used copy of the softcover text (used - like new or very good - no markings/ highlighting in text). Search this ISBN at amazon.com : 978-1938026362 

Latin III

• Ecce Romani III, 4th. Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall. School Group Publishing. ISBN 9780133610901 Print Format.
• Note Fall 2022: Students should plan to use their Ecce Romani II book for the first few weeks of school.

Note to 12th Graders: For AP and Elective textbook requirements, please scroll to the AP and Elective section below.

 

ENGLISH

Note: Students may elect to purchase all the English novels listed below in advance. It is also acceptable for students to wait until the first week of school. This will give English teachers the opportunity to outline which books are required for the first semester, and which books will be used in the second semester.

English 4: British Literature (Honors and College Prep)

• Macbeth, William Shakespeare. Folger Shakespeare Library Series. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0743477109
• 1984, George Orwell. Signet Classics. ISBN 978-0451524935
• Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys. WW Norton and Company. ISBN 978-0393352566

Note: All of the titles listed above are paperbacks and, unless otherwise indicated, should be purchased in print format. The teacher, utilizing public domain, web-based sources, will make all additional poetry, short stories and readings available to students on their digital devices. Teachers in this course will furnish students with the resources they need through a selection of teacher-generated supplementary resources and packets.

THEOLOGY

Theology IV

• Catholic Social Teaching (Student book), Singer-Towns. St Mary’s Press. 2012 (Paperback). ISBN 9781599820774
  • Note: Alternatively, students can download the e-book version on iBooks.
• The Last Lecture, Pausch & Zaslow. Hyperion Publishing. ISBN 9781401323257 (hardcover). The paperback version of this book (ISBN 9780739495049) is also acceptable.
  • Note: Alternatively, students can download the e-book version on iBooks.
• Health Care Ethics, Panicola. Saint Mary’s Press, 2011. 2nd Edition. ISBN 9781599821030
  • Note: Students may choose to purchase in print or digital format.

MATH

Note: All math courses require a TI-84 Plus graphing calculator. AP Calculus is the one exception to this rule.

Statistics (College Prep)

• Stats: Modeling the World, (3rd Edition), Bock Velleman & De Veaux, Pearson Education. ISBN 9780321570444

Pre-Calculus (Honors or College Prep)

• Pre-Calculus, Glencoe Publishing, 2011. ISBN 9780076602186 

Calculus (Honors)

• Calculus with APPL (w/out MYMATHLAB). Prentice Hall. ISBN 9780321749000 

SCIENCE

Note: All science courses require a TI-84 Plus or TI-89 Titanium Graphing Calculator.

Physics (Honors and College Prep)

• Principles and Problems (Hardcover), Glencoe. Glencoe Publishing. ISBN 9780076592524
  • Note: Alternatively, students can download the e-book version on iBooks.

Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics

• There is no required textbook for this course. Instead, students will be provided scientific articles and case studies to read. 

Environmental Science

• Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. ISBN-13: 978-1571311771.
  • In addition to Braiding Sweetgrass, students will be provided scientific articles and case studies to read. 

SOCIAL STUDIES

United States History (Honors and College Prep)

• The Americans (National Edition); Print version, Gerald A. Danzer, De Alva, Krieger, Woloch; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing, 2009. ISBN 9780618916290
  • Note: Alternatively, students can download the e-book version on iBooks.
• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, by Frederick Douglass. Dover Publications, Inc., 1995. ISBN-13: 978-0486284996
  • Note: Must be purchased in print format.

LANGUAGE

Spanish III (Honors and College Prep)

• Entre Culturas 3, Español - One-Year Digital Student Package (FlexText® + Explorer) ISBN: 978-1-942400-93-6  (
  • Purchase textbook here (Be sure to scroll down to EntreCulturas 3)

Spanish IV (Honors)

• Tejidos, Comunicación auténtica en un contexto cultural. Wayside Publishing. Students need to purchase a used copy of the softcover text (used - like new or very good - no markings/ highlighting in text). Search this ISBN at amazon.com : 978-1938026362 

Latin IV

• Ecce Romani III, 4th. Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall. School Group Publishing. ISBN 9780133610901. Print format.

AP Biology

• Campbell Biology AP Edition, 11th ed. Copyright 2018 (on Pearson Website website) Published by Pearson. ISBN 9780134433691
  • Note: Must be purchased in print format.
• Study Guide for Campbell Biology, 11th ed. Copyright 2018 (on Pearson website) Published by Pearson. ISBN 9780134443775
  • Note: Must be purchased in print format.

 

AP Calculus AB/BC

• Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, etc. (AP Ed.), Finney. Pearson School Division (K-12) ISBN 9780133178579

 

AP Chemistry

• Chemistry (AP Edition), 9th Edition, Zumdahl/Zumdahl © 2014 ISBN 978-1133611103
  • Note: Must be purchased in print format.

 

Economics (Honors)

• Economics, Sally Meek, et al. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. ISBN 9780544859296 (Hard Copy) 9781328886101 (Online) HMH Website
  • Note: Students may choose to purchase in print or digital format.

 

AP English Language and Composition

The following texts are to be purchased in print format:

• American Heritage Book of Great American Speeches for Young People, Suzanne McIntire. Jossey-Bass ISBN 9780471389422
• In Cold Blood. Truman Capote. Vintage International ISBN: 9780679745587
• The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Scribner ISBN: 9780743273565
• Going to Meet the Man. James Baldwin. Vintage ISBN: 9780679761792
• The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. Maxine Hong Kingston. Vintage. ISBN: 9780679721888
• The Crucible. Arthur Miller, Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 9780142437339
• In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle. Madeleine Blais, Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9780446672108

Note: All of the titles listed above are paperbacks. The teacher, utilizing public domain, web-based sources, etc. will make all additional poetry, short stories, and readings available to students on their digital devices. Teachers in this course will furnish students with the resources they need through a selection of teacher-generated supplementary resources and packets.

 

AP English Literature and Composition

• King Lear, William Shakespeare. Simon and Schuster. 2005. ISBN 9780743484954
• Frankenstein, Mary Shelley. Dover Publications. 1994. ISBN 9780486282114
• Beloved, Toni Morrison. Vintage Publishing. 2004. ISBN 9781400033416
• As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner. Vintage Publishing. 1991. ISBN 9780679732259
• The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri. Mariner Books. 2004. ISBN 978-0618485222

In addition, your instructor may select to read the following novel over the course of the year. This book DOES NOT need to be purchased over the summer. Your instructor will give you ample notice to order and purchase.

• Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton. Dover Thrift Editions. ISBN 9780486298030

Note: All of the titles listed above are paperbacks and, unless otherwise indicated, should be purchased in print format. The teacher, utilizing public domain, web-based sources, will make all additional poetry, short stories and readings available to students on their digital devices. Teachers in this course will furnish students with the resources they need through a selection of teacher-generated supplementary resources and packets.

 

Mechatronics

• Arduino Uno Starter Kit, purchase from Arduino's store or Amazon.com.

 

Psychology (Honors)

• Understanding Psychology by Robert S. Feldman. 14th Edition. McGraw Hill Publishing, 2018. ISBN ‎ 978-1260194524
  • Note: Students may choose to purchase in print or digital format.
• Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson. Square Fish Publishing, 2011. ISBN 9780312674397
  • Note: Students may choose to purchase in print or digital format.

 

AP Spanish Language and Culture

• Triángulo Aprobado, 5th Edition
  • Note: Students need to purchase a used copy of the softcover text (used - like new or very good - no markings/ highlighting in text). Search the ISBN on Amazon.com: 978-1938026416 

 

AP U.S. Government and Politics

• Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy, 2014 Elections and Updates Edition (16th Edition), George C. Edwards and Martin P. Wattenberg, Pearson, 2016. ISBN-13: 978-0133905045 To be purchased in print format.
• AMSCO Advanced Placement: United States Government & Politics. Third Edition. Perfection Learning, 2020. ISBN-13: 9781690384168
• Students will also subscribe to UpFront Magazine, for which there is a $10 fee. Subscriptions will be managed by the school.

 

AP United States History

• American Pageant: Advanced Placement (14th Edition), Ed David M.Kennedy. Cengage, 2010. ISBN 9780547166629 To be purchased in print format.
• AMSCO Advanced Placement: United States History, 4th Edition. Perfection Learning Corp, 2020. ISBN-13: 9781690305507.