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FHS Summer Assignments 2026

All Senators -

We are PERT testing on Thursday mornings at 8:30 am in the Guidance Office.

Please join the Team for all summer assignment information across all subjects and grades. Please click the link below to join the team. Once you click the link and Teams comes up, please click the JOIN button. (This works best if you have the Teams App.)

3223_SUMMER READING 26-27

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Please allow 24 hours for access after entering the code. 

Any plagiarism, from Internet sites, other students, or ANY other resources will result in a zero on the assignment. This includes the use of AI. No additional assignment shall be given.

If you have questions, please reach out to Ms. Westberry or Ms. Riley.

AICE reading assignments can be found here.

AICE Lit SR

AP Lit SR

How to Read Literature Like a Professor

  1. Each student must acquire and read How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster. The text will help introduce the student to the skills and ideas necessary to be successful in the AICE Literature course. Being able to “unlock” the “hidden meaning” in fictional works for poetry and prose is an essential skill that allows students to perform the tasks required on the AICE Lit exam. You may be able to get this book from one of your friends who just graduated!

The Overstory by Richard Powers

  1. Each student must acquire and read the novel.

  2. Bring your copy of The Overstory to class on the first day of school—and be prepared for a reading quiz!

Assigned Text: How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster

**This text is aligned with the AP Literature & Composition Course

**Please use this link for College Board objectives and standards for this course

How to Read Literature Like a Professor

  1. Each student must acquire and read How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster. The text will help introduce the student to the skills and ideas necessary to be successful in the AP Literature course. Being able to “unlock” the “hidden meaning” in fictional works for poetry and prose is an essential skill that allows students to perform the tasks required on the AP Lit exam. You may be able to get this book from one of your friends who just graduated!

• Click this for a link to the text on Amazon.

AICE Lang JR

AICE GP

Sweat by Lynn Nottage

*This play is on the Cambridge AICE Course Syllabus. The play will be on the AICE Literature Exam.

Read through the entire assignment so that you understand each part of the assignment before you begin.

***Please be prepared for a reading quiz on the text during the first week!

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

*This novel is on the BEST list for the state of Florida. (Page 122 of this document: ELA B.E.S.T. STANDARDS: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS)

You may email Mrs. Strickland at stricklanh@duvalschools.org with questions over the summer. Please remember that email is checked less frequently during summer break. ☺

THE NOVEL (FAHRENHEIT 451):

••Be prepared for a multiple-choice comprehension quiz in the first week of school.