All students enrolled in a
Pre-AP or AP course in the Bartlesville Public Schools are required to complete
a summer reading assignment. We require our students to read a novel over
the summer so they maintain those literary skills necessary for success in a
Pre-AP or AP class.
For the
novel for your course, you are to complete a close reading before the first day
of school; use the essay prompts provided to help guide you in your reading. Click here for assistance with
close readings. When
school starts, you will TURN NOTHING IN (no assignment, no book), but you will
write an In Class Essay during the
first 10 days of school. You could also be expected to take a comprehension test over the novel.
The essay you
will write will be one of the prompts listed for your novel, so use those
prompts to prepare.
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Grade
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Novel
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Link to List of Prompts
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Rubric
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6
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Where the Red Fern Grows by
Wilson Rawls
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6th Grade Possible
Prompts
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*This may or may not be the
rubric your instructor chooses to use on your essay, but this is the rubric
with which AP tests are scored and consulting it while you prepare would be
beneficial.
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7
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
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7th Grade Possible
Prompts
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8
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To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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8th Grade Possible
Prompts
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9
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The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
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9th Grade Possible
Prompts
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10
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A Separate Peace by John Knowles
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10th Grade Possible
Prompts
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11
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A Prayer for Owen Meany by
John Irving
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By the time a student advances
beyond the Pre-AP courses, s/he is expected to know how to prepare for such
an essay. Students at this level are expected to conduct a close reading of
the work.
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12
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Inferno by Dante Alighieri
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