8th Grade Honors English I
Book Title Choices:
Bitter End – Jennifer Brown
Edmodo code: u620vr
*some mature language and content due to subject matter
Lead Teacher: Mrs. Chesney
Delirium - Lauren Oliver
Edmodo code: e3sapu
*some mature language
Lead Teacher: Mrs. Foster
Into the Wild – Jon Krakauer
Edmodo code: de13z4
*some mature language
Lead Teacher: Mr. Alexander
Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier – Ishmael Beah
Edmodo code: 198spw
*some mature language and content due to subject matter (war)
**only for 11th & 12th graders
Lead Teacher: Ms. Chamberlin
Peace Like a River – Leif Enger
Edmodo code: ppjyic
Lead Teacher: Mr. Bramblett
When the Game Stands Tall: The Story of the De La Salle Spartans and Football’s Longest Winning Streak – Neil Hayes
*some mature language
Edmodo code: fummy1
Lead Teacher: Mr. McNinney
Wonder – R.J. Palacio
Edmodo code: gd6c43
Lead Teacher: Mrs. Rosenberg
Summaries & Book Trailers @
Summer Reading by Course
At-a-Glance
English I CP – choose from one of the seven
English II CP – choose from one of the seven
English III CP – choose from one of the seven
English IV CP – choose from one of the seven
English III Honors – choose from one of the seven + Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
English IV Honors – choose from one of the seven + 1984 by George Orwell
1. Choose the book that most interests you
2. Join the Edmodo group for that book using
the corresponding Edmodo code
3. Read the book over the summer
4. Discuss the book with others on Edmodo
by answering at least 8 of the teacher-
directed questions and responding to at
least 15 student responses
5. Take reading test during first week of
school
AP Literature
Choose & read one of these American titles:
The Road – Cormac McCarthy
The Things They Carried – Tim O’Brien
A Prayer for Owen Meany – John Irving
Read this British work:
Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte
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Powdersville High School
Summer Reading
Program
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Mission: The goal of the summer reading program is to provide a variety of challenging and interesting texts
that encourage students to continue
reading throughout the summer break
and to become life-long readers.
*The reading selections should be
easily found at the local library, bookstores, or online.
Powdersville High School
145 Hood Street.
Greenville, SC 29611
312-5641
Reading Project: Edmodo Discussion
1. Purchase your book online or from a local bookstore
2. Read your book
3. Discussion questions for each book will go live by June 10, 2013 (start date).
4. Each student is expected to respond to at least 8 of the teacher-directed questions.
5. Each student is required to respond to points made by other students. You should ‘piggyback’ onto (agree AND add your own thought) or argue a point (disagree politely AND explain why) with at least 15 other student answers. If you are one of the first students to discuss the book, you may need to revisit the Edmodo page at a later date for the student discussion.
6. You should be finished reading your book and done with all your discussion questions and student responses by August 13, 2013 (end date).
7. IF for any reason you cannot get onto your Edmodo account, it is your responsibility to first read the help menu at the site. Then email Mrs. Chesney with your issue.
Chesneyj@anderson1.k12.sc.us . She will either answer your question or forward to your book’s lead teacher.
Due Dates and Grading:
Due: ALL books should be read and Edmodo discussion questions completed by Tuesday, August 13. The written test will be given the following week when students start back to school.
Grading: 40% Edmodo discussion/60% Written test given during the first week of school
Test:
The test will be approximately 20-25 multiple choice questions on major events, themes, and characters given the first week of school.
What to do IF…?
1. …I don’t have a computer.
Visit your local library, a relative or friend with a computer or stop by the PVHS Library on one of the open dates (see school website) . An Edmodo app is available for FREE on iPhone and Andriod phones.
2. …I am not sure where to get the book.
Books are available in stores and online at the places listed as well as Poor Richard’s (20% discount) in Easley. Or, You can share with a friend.
3. …I can’t afford the book
The school office will do its best to help. Contact Dr. Ferguson at fergusonc@anderson1.k12.sc.us
4. …I can’t get into my Edmodo.
Contact chesneyj@anderson1.k12.sc.us
She will answer your question or forward to your book’s lead teacher.
Pricing & Where to Buy
Bitter End
Amazon pb $8.10
Kindle/Nook $7.59
Barnes & Noble pb $9.00
Delirium
Amazon pb $8.68
Kindle/Nook $8.00
Barnes & Noble pb $9.00
Into the Wild
Amazon pb $12.13
Kindle/Nook $9.99
Barnes & Noble pb $12.98
Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Amazon pb $10.98
Kindle/Nook $7.99
Barnes & Noble $10.27
Peace Like a River
Amazon pb $11.82
Kindle/Nook $9.99
Barnes & Noble pb $12.08
When the Game Stands Tall: The Story of the De La Salle Spartans and Football’s Longest Winning Streak
Amazon pb $11.30
Kindle/Nook $8.37
Barnes & Noble $11.30
Wonder
Amazon hb $10.37
Kindle/Nook $9.99
Barnes & Noble $10.98
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