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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.

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3223_SUMMER READING 26-27

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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. Poole.

AICE reading assignments can be found here.

12th grade

11th grade

Standard and Honors:

  • The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

AICE and AP:

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/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 AICE/AP Lit exam. You may be able to get this book from one of your friends who just graduated!

AICE:

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!

Dual Enrollment ENC 1101/1102:

  • Strategies for Successful Writing (11th Edition) by James a Reinking and Robert von der Osten

Standard :

  • Night excerpt by Elie Wiesel; dialectical journal assignment

Honors:

  • Jane Eyre excerpt; dialectical journal assignment

AP Lang and Comp

  • Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. Prepare for a rhetorical analysis upon return to school

AICE Lang

  • 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. The link is above.

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

10th grade

9th grade

Standard:

  • The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury

Honors, Pre-AP 2, and AICE Gen Paper:

  • 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)

AICE students, 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):

Standard, Honors, and Pre-AP 1:

  • Unbroken (Abridged YA version); Character and theme analysis to be completed upon return to the school. There will be a multiple choice test.

Pre-AICE:

  • To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee. Please check the AICE website (above) for assignments.

AP US History

Due first day of class!

Directions:  View the following video from the 500 Nations series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f57WaZSsZts

1.  500 Nations - part1 (MAKE SURE YOU START AT THE BEGINNING!!!)

 

Write a 1 ½ page summary in your own words.  The summary must summarize the entire video up to the 45 minute mark: beginning, middle and end. (Battle of Wounded Knee, Anasazi, Cahokia, Mayans)

 

WARNING – DO NOT USE AI FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT!