Commack High School
Summer Honors
Reading Program
Summer Reading List for English 9 Honors Program
As a student entering the English 9 Honors program, you are encouraged to read as much as possible in preparation for the new school year. This reading must include a total of two books (one “Required” and one “Supplementary”), as indicated below. For each of these books, you will complete an assessment based on the reading when you return to school in the fall.
The “Required” texts will be supplied by the English Department on a first come first served basis. While all the “Supplementary” readings are available in local libraries, some of these texts will also be available on loan from the department in limited quantities.
Required Readings
This book must be read by all 9 Honors students:
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Supplementary Readings
Students are required to read at least one book from the list below:
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Hiroshima by John Hersey
April Morning by Howard Fast
Summer Reading List for English 10 Honors Program
As a student entering the English 10 Honors program, you are encouraged to read as much as possible in preparation for the new school year. This reading must include a total of two books (one “Required” and one “Supplementary”), as indicated below. For each of these books, you will complete an assessment based on the reading when you return to school in the fall.
The “Required” texts will be supplied by the English Department on a first come first served basis. While all the “Supplementary” readings are available in local libraries, some of these texts will also be available on loan from the department in limited quantities.
Required Reading
This book must be read by all 10 Honors students:
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
Supplementary Readings
Students are required to read at least one book from the list:
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
1984 by George Orwell
Summer Reading List for English 11 Honors Program
As a student entering the English 11 Honors program, you are encouraged to read as much as possible in preparation for the new school year. This reading must include a total of two books (one “Required” and one “Supplementary”), as indicated below. For each of these books, you will complete an assessment based on the reading when you return to school in the fall.
The “Required” texts will be supplied by the English Department on a first come first served basis. While all the “Supplementary” readings are available in local libraries, some of these texts will also be available on loan from the department in limited quantities.
Required Readings
This book must be read by all 11 Honors students:
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
NOTE:
Students who are new to the honors program
this year (that is, who were in 10R last year) are required to read two
books from the “Supplementary” list, since they will have previously
read the “Required Readings.”
Supplementary Readings
Students are required to read at least one book from the list below.
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Summer Reading List
English 12 IB and Advanced Placement English
As a student entering the English 12 IB or Advanced Placement program, you are encouraged to read as much as possible in preparation for the new school year. This reading must include three books, as indicated below. These books are an integral part of the IB/AP curriculum and students will be held accountable for their reading through discussion, writing, tests, etc. Take careful notes on all summer readings, including character and plot details, literary techniques, and prevalent themes. For each of these books, you will complete an assessment based on the reading when you return to school in the fall.
All the “Required” texts will be supplied by the English Department on a first come first served basis. While all the “Suggested” readings are available in local libraries, these texts will also be available on loan from the department in limited quantities.
Required Readings
These three books must be read by all 12 IB/AP English students:
A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Summer Reading List for English 11 IB (International Baccalaureate)
As a student entering the English International Baccalaureate program, you are encouraged to read as much as possible in preparation for the new school year. This reading must include three books, as indicated below. These books are an integral part of the IB curriculum and students will be held accountable for their reading through discussion, writing, tests, etc. Take careful notes on all summer readings, including character and plot details, literary techniques, and prevalent themes. For each of these books, you will complete an assessment based on the reading when you return to school in the fall.
All the “Required” texts will be supplied by the English Department on a first come first served basis. While all the “Suggested” readings are available in local libraries, these texts will also be available on loan from the department in limited quantities.
Required Readings
These three books must be read by all 11 IB English students:
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
The Stranger by Albert Camus
A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen
Summer Reading List
C. W. Post English
As a student entering the CWP English program, you are encouraged to read as much as possible in preparation for the new school year. This reading must include two books selected from the list below that you have not previously read.
For each of these books, you will complete an assessment based on the reading when you return to school in the fall.
While all of these readings are available in local libraries, some of these texts may also be available on loan from the department in limited quantities.
Required Readings
Choose two from the following list:
Native Son by Richard Wright
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Patton
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker