Just a Reminder! There are many factors that affect the relationship between a reader and text, including content, age-appropriateness, reader interests, suitability of the text, and text difficulty. The Lexile measure of a book—a measure of text difficulty—is a good starting point in the book-selection process, with other factors then being considered. The Lexile measure should never be the only factor considered when selecting a book.
Name:__________________________________
Parents, please help your child choose appropriate reading this summer.
Reading Log for Name: ___________________________________ Date
Title of Book
Pages Read
Time Spent Reading
2012 High School Summer Reading Program Grades 9-12
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Office of Curriculum and Instruction 208 Bull Street, Room 208 Savannah, GA 31401 Phone: 912.395.5544 Fax: 912.201.4166 Parent Verification of Reading Log ________________________________ (Signature)
High School Assignments
Just a Reminder!
Students will read 2 books from the suggested reading list for their grade level/course for the upcoming year. All students will keep a Reader’s Log of time spent reading 2 books and have the log signed by a parent.
There are many factors that affect the relationship between a reader and text, including content, age-appropriateness, reader interests, suitability of the text, and text difficulty. The Lexile measure of a book—a measure of text difficulty—is a good starting point in the book-selection process, with other factors then being considered. The Lexile measure should never be the only factor considered when selecting a book.
Parents, please help your child choose appropriate reading this summer.
When students return to school in the fall, they will be required to complete a writing assessment related to their summer reading. Students may also elect to read a book that is not on the list, if it is within their Lexile range. ***A Lexile range is included to help students select books that correspond with the Lexile score found on their 8th grade CRCT report.
Reading Log for Name: ___________________________________ Date
Title of Book
Pages Read
Time Spent Reading
Students enrolled in an Advanced Placement Course will select readings from the list based on the recommendations from their individual schools.
Sample Reading Log Date
Title of Book
Pages Read
Time Spent Reading
6-30-10
The Alchemist
Pgs. 8-40
30 min.
7-4-10
Z for Zachariah
Pgs. 1-30
35 minutes
Typical Text Measures by Grade Grade
Reader Measures, Mid-Year 25th percentile to 75th percentile (IQR)
9
855L to 1165L
10
905L to 1195L
11-12
940L to 1210L
Parent Verification of Reading Log ________________________________ (Signature)
SCCPSS High School Summer Reading List Students enrolled in an Advanced Placement Course will select readings from the list below based on the recommendations from their individual schools.
AP Human Geography Author Title Lexile Blij, Harm de Why Geography Matters: ~ Diamond, Jared Collapse: How Societies Choose To Fail or Succeed*** ~ Diamond, Jared Gun, Germs, & Steel*** ~ Friedman, Thomas The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century*** ~ Orwell, George 1984 1090L AP Government Author Bowen, Catherine Ceaser, James Fineman, Howard Healy, Gene Matthews, Chris Rehnquist, William Rosen, J. Stewart, David Sullivan, Joan Williams, Juan
Title Lexile Miracle at Philadelphia *** ~ Epic Journey: The 2008 Elections***~ 13 American Arguments*** ~ The Cult of the American Presidency*** Hardball: How Politics is Played***~ The Supreme Court*** ~ The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America*** ~ The Summer of 1787*** ~ An American Voter*** ~ Eyes on the Prize *** ~
AP European History/World History Author Title Boccaccio, Giovanni Decameron Dickens, Charles A Tales of Two Cities Forster, E.M. Passage to India Machiavelli, Niccolo The Prince More, Thomas Utopia Remarque, Erich All Quiet on the Western Front Voltaire Candide
Lexile 1500L 990L 950L 1510L 1390L 830L 1110L
***Denotes a work of nonfiction ~ Lexile not available Lexile scores are often not available for poetry, plays, and picture books.
What is a Lexile? Lexiles can range from approximately 200 to 2000. A Lexile is the level of book that a student can read with 75% comprehension.
Which book should my child read? Choose books with a Lexile from 100 below to 50 above their score. For example, if my student reads at 830L, he should pick a book with a Lexile range of 730L-880L. *Lexile is a registered trademark of Metametrics, Inc.
Where can I find this score? On prior CRCTs for students entering Grade 9. See example below.
SCCPSS High School Summer Reading List
Students enrolled in an Advanced Placement Course will select readings from the list below based on the recommendations from their individual schools.
Entering Ninth Grade Literature Author
Title
Bowers, Rick Coelho, Paul Collins, Suzanne Collins, Suzanne Carroll, Lewis Covey, Stephen
Spies of Mississippi*** The Alchemist Catching Fire Mockingjay Through the Looking Glass Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens*** Cruthcher, Chris Stotan Donoghue, Emma Room: A Novel Foster, Thomas C. How to Read Literature Like a Professor*** Gaines, Ernest A Gathering of Old Men Halse-Anderson, Laurie Speak Herriott, James All Creatures Great and Small*** Kidd, Sue Monk The Secret Life of Bees Myer, Liz Breaking Night*** Myers, Walter Dean Sunrise Over Fallujah Murray, Liz Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard *** Truss, Lynn Eats, Shoots & Leaves*** Twain, Mark The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Vreeland, Susan The Girl in Hyacinth Blue Waters, Daniele Generation Dead Zusak, Markus The Book Thief
SCCPSS High School Summer Reading List
Lexile 1290L 910L 820L 800L 890L 870L 1020L ~ ~ 750L 680L 990L 800L 780L
~ 380L 950L 950L 820L 730L
***Denotes a work of nonfiction ~ Lexile not available Lexile scores are often not available for poetry, plays, and picture books.
AP Literature and Composition Author Title Lexile Austen, Jane Pride and Prejudice 770L Bronte, Emily Wuthering Heights 880L Chopin, Kate The Awakening 960L Conrad, Joseph Heart of Darkness 1050L Dostoevksy, Fyodor Crime and Punishment 990L Ellison, Ralph Invisible Man 950L Falkner, William As I Lay Dying ~ Foster, Thomas C. How to Read Literature Like a Professor*** ~ Gaarder, Jostein Sophie’s World ~ Hardy, Thomas Jude the Obscure 1060L Heller, Joseph Catch-22 1140L Hurston, Zora Neale Their Eyes Were Watching God 1300L McCarthy, Cormac All the Pretty Horses 940L Morrison, Toni Beloved 870L Warren, Robert Penn All the King’s Men ~ Wilde, Oscar The Picture of Dorian Gray 920L Wolff, Tobias Old School ~ McCullough, David 1776*** 1300L McLaurin, Melton Celia: A Slave*** ~ Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher Good Wives: Image and Reality*** ~ AP Statistics/Calculus Author Livio, Mario
Title Is God a Mathematician?***
Lexile ~
***Denotes a work of nonfiction ~ Lexile not available Lexile scores are often not available for poetry, plays, and picture books.
SCCPSS High School Summer Reading List Students enrolled in an Advanced Placement Course will select readings from the list below based on the recommendations from their individual schools.
AP Language and Composition Author Title Lexile Capote, Truman In Cold Blood*** 1040L Cather, Willa My Antonia 1010L Chopin, Kate The Awakening 960L Du Bois, W.E.B The Souls of Black Folks*** ~ Ellison, Ralph Invisible Man 950L Hemingway, Ernest The Sun Also Rises 610L Hemingway, Ernest A Moveable Feast*** ~ Hemingway, Ernest A Farewell to Arms 730L Kingston, Maxine Hong The Woman Warrior 880L Malcolm X/Alex Haley Autobiography of Malcolm X*** ~ O’Brien, Tim The Things They Carried 880L Sams, Ferrol Run with the Horseman ~ Spielman, Art Maus: A Survivor’s Tale ~ Skloot, Rebecca The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks ~ Steinbeck, John The Grapes of Wrath 680L Stephen King On Writing*** ~ Walls, Jeanette The Glass Castle 1010L Winchester, Simon The Professor and the Madman ~ Yesierska, Anzia Bread Givers ~ AP US History Author Ambrose, Stephen Denton, Sally DiLorenzo, Thomas Hickey, Donald
Title Lexile Undaunted Courage*** 1190L Pride and Principle ~ The Real Lincoln *** ~ 187 Things You Should Know About the War of 1812*** ~ Jakes, John The Rebels ~ McCullough, David John Adams *** ~ McCullough, David 1776*** 1300L McCullough, David Brave Companions ~ McLaurin, Melton Celia: A Slave*** ~ Rehnquist, William The Supreme Court *** ~ Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher Good Wives: Image and Reality*** ~ Williams, Juan Eyes on the Prize ~ ***Denotes a work of nonfiction ~ Lexile not available Lexile scores are often not available for poetry, plays, and picture books.
SCCPSS High School Summer Reading List
Entering Tenth Grade Author
Title
Achebe, Chinua Bok, Francis Buck, Pearl S. Card, Orson Scott Crowe, Chris Dickens, Charles Euripides Esquival, Laura Frank, Pat Gibbons, Kaye Haddock, Mark
Things Fall Apart Escape From Slavery*** The Good Earth Ender’s Game Getting Away with Murder*** Oliver Twist Medea Like Water for Chocolate Alas, Babylon Ellen Foster The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Night-Tim Hansberry, Lorraine To Be Young, Gifted, and Black Hersey, John Hiroshima*** Jacobs, Harriet Incident in the Life of a Slave Girl Johnson, Angela The First Part Last Lichtmam, Wendy Secrets, Lies, and Algebra Mowat, Farley Never Cry Wolf McBride, James The Color of Water McCourt, Frank Angela’s Ashes Rand, Ayn Anthem Shakespeare, William Twelfth Night Stowe, Harriet Beecher Uncle Tom’s Cabin Tan, Amy Joy Luck Club Walls, Jeannette The Glass Castle*** Winthrop, Elizabeth December
Lexile 890L 990L 1530L 780L 1210L 990L 1120L 1030L 870L 870L 1180L 1160L 1190L ~ 790L 1050L 1330L 1240L 1110L 880L ~ 1050L 930L 1010L ~
***Denotes a work of nonfiction ~ Lexile not available Lexile scores are often not available for poetry, plays, and picture books.
SCCPSS High School Summer Reading List
SCCPSS High School Summer Reading List
Entering 11th Grade (American Literature) Author
Title
Bradbury, Ray Bragg, Rick Capote, Truman Faulkner, William Frazier, Charles Jacobs, Harriet Johnson, James W. Larson, Erik Malamud, Bernard McCullough, David McCullough, David Melville, Herman Morrison, Toni Salinger, J. D. Sams, Ferrol Silko, Leslie Marmon Steinbeck, John Vonnegut, Kurt Welty, Eudora Wharton, Edith Williams, Tennessee Zinn, Howard
The Martian Chronicles All Over But the Shoutin’*** In Cold Blood*** Light in August Cold Mountain Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl*** The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man The Devil in White City*** The Natural Truman*** John Adams*** Moby Dick Beloved The Catcher in the Rye Run with the Horseman Ceremony The Grapes of Wrath Slaughterhouse 5 One Writer’s Beginnings The House of Mirth A Streetcar Named Desire A People’s History of the US***
Lexile 740L 1160L 1040L ~ 1210L 880L 1100L 1170L 1060L ~ ~ 840L 870L 790L ~ 890L 680L 850L 1200L 1230L ~ 1030L
***Denotes a work of nonfiction ~ Lexile not available
Entering 12th Grade (British Literature) Author
Title
Bronte, Emily Carroll, Lewis Chevalier, Tracy Dickens, Charles Dinesen, Isak Du Maurier, Daphne Foster, Thomas C.
Wuthering Heights Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland Girl with a Pearl Earring A Tale of Two Cites Out of Africa*** Rebecca How to Read Literature Like a Professor*** Frazier, Charles Cold Mountain Garcia Marquez,Gabriel One Hundred Years of Solitude Grahame– Smith, Seth Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Greene, Graham The Power and the Glory Ishiguro, Kazou The Remains of the Day Kipling, Rudyard The Jungle Book Lewis, C.S. The Great Divorce Martel, Yann The Life of Pi Moore, Thomas Utopia Morrison, Toni Beloved Nafisi, Azar Reading Lolita in Tehran*** Shakespeare, William The Taming of the Shrew Shelley, Mary Frankenstein Stewart, Mary The Crystal Cave Stoker, Bram Dracula Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit
Lexile 880L 940L 770L 990L ~ 880L ~ 1210L 1410L 1070L 710L 1210L 1140L ~ 830L 1370L 870L ~ 1340L 810L 960L 860L 1000L
Lexile scores are often not available for poetry, plays, and picture books.
***Denotes a work of nonfiction ~ Lexile not available Lexile scores are often not available for poetry, plays, and picture books.
