Summer Assignments 2025

Summer Reading

The use of Spark Notes, Cliff’s Notes, audiobooks, or similar aids is permitted for those who need such help to facilitate comprehension; however, these are to be used in conjunction with, not as a replacement for, the reading of the books.  In August, when classes resume, students will be tested on the assigned reading material.  Be sure to ask your future English teacher what study guides and/or related material may be required with each work.   Assignments will be posted on the Elms website.

9th Grade

Short Stories to read

“The Possibility of Evil” - Shirley Jackson

“Initiation” - Sylvia Plath

“The Scarlet Ibis” - James Hurst

Assignments

“The Possibility of Evil”

“Initiation”

“The Scarlet Ibis”

9th Grade - Honors

Lord of the Flies - William Golding

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

10th Grade

A Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine Hansberry

10th Grade - Honors

A Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine Hansberry

The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

11th Grade

Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston

11th Grade - Honors

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston

12th Grade - Honors

The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini*

*Copies of the novel, The Kite Runner, can be found in the middle office of the library.

How to Read Literature Like a Professor,  Ch 11: “More Than It’s Gonna Hurt You: Concerning Violence”    

12th Grade - Advanced Placement

All the Light We Cannot See - novel by  Anthony Doerr*
*Copies of the novel, All the Light We Cannot See, are to be found in the middle office of the library

How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Ch 22: “He’s Blind for a Reason, You Know” and Ch 24: “Don’t Read with Your Eyes.” -  literary criticism by Thomas Foster

High School Math

Please review the topics in your course. No assignments are mandatory, but they are highly recommended.