Honors and AP

Welcome to AP Biology. You will need the books to do this assignment!  They will be available this summer at Hand. One is the Textbook (Campbell's Biology)  and the other is a helpful accessory review  book.  I will post on Google Classroom when the books are ready to be picked up.  You can join our AP Biology  Summer Classroom using this code:   njwby7v
 

Your books are ready for pickup.  Please come to Hand on Friday, July 24 from 12 -2 and meet either Mr. Mezick or Mrs. Brako under the bridge.  We will scan out the Textbook ( Campbell's Biology) and the review book to you.  These are both needed to complete your summer assignment, due the first day of class.  Please remember to wear a mask.  

 

 

Summer Assignment 

A limited number of books are available in the bins under the bridge on a first come, first serve basis. AP students are responsible for purchasing texts that are not available. If you are unable to purchase, please email department coordinator Melissa Bader: baderm@madison.k12.ct.us. 

Summer Assignment

ENG 041 AP/ECE Literature and Composition 

Summer Reading

1. Select two books: one text from Column A and one from Column B

A.                      Nonfiction	B.                      Memoir/Biography
Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life by William Deresiewicz	Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
In Defense of a Liberal Education by Fareed Zakaria	The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League by Jeff Hobbs

 

After reading your two texts and reflecting on your own educational journey, write a 750-word synthesis essay* that examines what education is for and what, if anything, should be done to improve the American education system. Using your educational experience and your two texts, take a position that defends, challenges, or qualifies the claims of your authors regarding education’s purpose and the current system’s effectiveness in achieving that purpose. 

 Your essay must be MLA-formatted. For assistance with MLA, visit:

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html

 *A synthesis essay, simply stated, makes insightful connections between parts of a work, or multiple works, with the goal of ultimately presenting and supporting an original claim about a topic.

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 2. Read and annotate Chapter 1 of David Rosenwasser and Jill Stephens’ Writing Analytically , followed by George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. Choose four passages from Shaw’s play and complete the dialectical journal, applying to each passage an analytical tool explained in the text.   

 If you have any questions, contact:

 Ms. Corvino corvinom@madison.k12.ct.us

Mrs. Earles earlesd@madison.k12.ct.us

Mrs. LaVista lavistav@madison.k12.ct.us

 
ENG 041 Dialectical Journal Pygmalion

• Dialectical (die-uh-LEKT-i-cul), n.: the art or practice of arriving at the truth through logical arguments.

• Journal (JUHR-nul), n.: a personal record of events, experiences, and reflections kept on a regular basis; a diary.

 

Quotation

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Analysis/Insight

A limited number of books are available in the bins under the bridge on a first come, first serve basis. AP students are responsible for purchasing texts that are not available. If you are unable to purchase, please email department coordinator Melissa Bader: baderm@madison.k12.ct.us. 

AP European History/ Western Civilization

Required Reading:

• Manchester, William: A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance – Portrait of an Age* (Available on Overdrive)

*Students will be responsible for obtaining their own copy of the book.

Travail de l’ÉTÉ : AP French -2019

Students going into AP Latin 4 must read Vergil’s Aeneid in English, books 1, 2, 4, and 6 (Fagles Translation).

Students were provided a copy of Vergil’s Aeneid in their Latin 3 course during the 2017-2018 school year.

Instructions for summer work for Uconn/Ece Mandarin 4 Honors

Students should pick up the short novel Susan you mafan from room 247 before leaving for the summer.

• Read all of the novel Susan you mafan
• Complete the questions in the attachment. This work will be collected and graded the first day of class. Students should also be prepared to discuss the novel in class.

• There will also be a brief comprehension quiz of Susan you mafan during the first two days of the course.

AP Psychology 2020-2021 Summer Assignment

Welcome…You have signed up to take AP Psychology next year 2020-2021. As instructors of psychology we hope to peak your interest and your academic curiosity as we work our way through a demanding course.

SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT:

Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking*

By: Malcolm Gladwell  (Available on Overdrive/Sora)
*Students will be responsible for obtaining their own copy of the book.

A limited number of  hard copies will be available at DHHS.

Read the text. Think about parts that you thought were intriguing or stood out or maybe you had never thought about.  We will be discussing the book a couple of weeks into the school year, so you can read it over the summer or during the first two weeks of school.

INSTRUCCIONES PARA EL VERANO

PARA LOS ESTUDIANTES QUE VAN A TOMAR

ESPAÑOL 5AP

Este verano tienen que leer TODAS las lecturas del paquete (pueden obtener un paquete antes del fin del año por pasar por el aula 240 del Profesor Hibbard o en la oficina principal de DHHS durante el verano) y elegir las respuestas correctas para las preguntas de comprensión. El primer día de clases en septiembre, se tienen que dar las respuestas en una hoja separada de papel.

Con cualquier duda, contacten al Profesor Hibbard: hibbardj@madison.k12.ct.us

INSTRUCCIONES PARA EL VERANO

PARA LOS ESTUDIANTES QUE VAN A TOMAR

ESPAÑOL 6 HONORES

• Rivas, Manuel. La lengua de las mariposas (las copias del libro están disponibles en la oficina de World Language - 243. Please pick up your book before the summer.)
• Lean páginas IV-X
• Lean el cuento “La lengua de las mariposas” páginas 2 – 17.
• Respondan a preguntas 1-14 (Cuestionario) en la página 18 en español.
• Respondan a uno de los ensayos (A, B, o C) en la página 20. Escriban 10-12 frases en español.
• Todos estos deberes se entregarán para el primer día de clases. Este trabajo formará parte de la nota. Además, deben estar preparados para repasarlo en la clase.

Pueden comunicar con las profesoras Aguzzi, Gauley, y/o Mancini por correo electrónico si es necesario

• aguzzij@madison.k12.ct.us
• mancinik@madison.k12.ct.us
• gauleys@madison.k12.ct.us

 

Books can be picked up in the World Language office or in Room 238.

AP US - First three chapters of the "Give Me Liberty" text by Eric Foner

* These books will be available in the Guidance office starting tomorrow morning.

Updated July 21, 2020