Every student will have a required summer assignment in English and Social Studies. Additionally, some courses in mathematics and science require a summer learning assignment. These assignments along with specific instructions on the assignments will be posted to the Walton website in May. Please consider these requirements when planning your course selection for the 2024-2025 school year. Please visit the following link for information about Walton High School's Honor Code and Academic Integrity policy. English Summer Reading: 9 th Grade English Literature and Composition (All levels – one book with assignment) Between Shades of Gray (Sepetys) 9 th Grade Literature Small Group (One required book with assignment) Refugee (Gratz) 10 th Grade English World Literature (One required book with assignment) The Alchemist (Coelho) 10 th Grade English Honors World Literature (One required book with assignment) Life of Pi ( Martel) 10 th Grade English ISA Honors World Literature (One required book with assignment) Life of Pi ( Martel) 10 th Grade World Literature Small Group (One required book with assignment) Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck) 10 th Grade AP Language and Composition (Two required books with assignment) Thank You for Arguing (Heinrichs) The Elements of Style (Strunk and White) 11 th Grade English American Literature (Choice of ONE book with assignment) Choose one: Range (Epstein), David and Goliath (Gladwell), Grit (Duckworth), or Quiet (Cain) 11 th Grade English Honors American Literature (One required book with assignment) Choose one: Range (Epstein), David and Goliath (Gladwell), Grit (Duckworth), or Quiet (Cain) 11 th Grade English LA Honors American Literature (Two required books) How to Read Literature Like a Professor (Foster) Choose one: Range (Epstein), David and Goliath (Gladwell), Grit (Duckworth), or Quiet (Cain) 11 th Grade American Literature Small Group (One required book with assignment) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Douglass) 11 th Grade AP Language and Composition/American Literature (Two required books with assignment) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Douglass) Choose one: Range (Epstein), David and Goliath (Gladwell), Grit (Duckworth), or Quiet (Cain) *In addition to summer reading, all 12 th graders must complete the Post-Secondary Options Packet available on the “Information” page of the School Counseling website by the end of summer. Home | Walton High School Counseling Department (waltonhighcounseling.com) 12 th Grade English British Literature (One required book) * Buried Giant (Ishiguro) 12 th Grade Dramatic Writing (one book and one movie required) * The Martian (Weir – novel) and The Martian (film, 2015) 12 th Grade English Honors British Literature (One required book with assignment) * Buried Giant (Ishiguro) 12 th Grade British Literature Small Group (One required book with assignment) * The Hound of the Baskervilles (Doyle) 12 th Grade AP Literature and Composition (Two required books with assignment) * Grendel (Gardner) Oryx and Crake (Atwood) 12 th Grade ISA AP Literature and Composition (One required book with assignment) * The Farming of Bones (Danticat) Social Studies Summer Reading: World Geography & AP Human Geography No Assigned Reading, Geography will complete level specific summer assignments. Economics, Honors Economics, & AP Microeconomics How an Economy Grows and Why it Crashes (Schiff and Schiff) Government The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation (Hennessey) Honors Government & AP Government Nickel & Dimed (Ehrenreich) U.S. History, Honors U.S. History & AP U.S. History No Assigned Reading, US History will complete a summer assignment. World History No Assigned Reading, World History will complete a summer assignment. Honors World History A History of the World in Six Glasses (Introduction & Chapter 1-4 ONLY) (Standage) AP World History The AP World History summer assignment consists of five tasks. All information can be found at the following website: AP World History Summer Assignment Tasks. You must be logged in to your Cobb County Microsoft account to access the site. If you have trouble accessing the site, please contact Dr. Ewalt (jessica.ewalt@cobbk12.org) or Mrs. Bond (haley.bond@cobbk12.org); allow up to one week for a response. AP European History Brunelleschi’s Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture (King) Science Summer Assignment: All students enrolled in AP Biology will have a summer assignment. Students should contact Mr. Wolfe at douglas.wolfe@cobbk12.org for access to the assignment. Students should include their name, email address and section (Regular, STEM AMS, STEM BMS, or STEM Engineering) when contacting Mr. Wolfe. Math Summer Assignment: Rising 9th graders enrolled in Enhanced Geometry/Enhanced Advanced Algebra (this is the accelerated course) will have a summer packet to complete. The packet will be available on the Mathematics Department page of the Walton website in May.
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