Independent Study
Independent Study Options- Read, Review, Reveal
Students that choose this option will have an opportunity to explore scholarly books and articles in way that will promote independence thought, research, and personal responsibility. Depending on arrangements with each student books and articles selected should each require two weeks of focus. In order to receive full credit all work must be completed and posted on the individual website of each student for parent, teacher, and administrators to view.
Potential Books and Articles- This in not an exhaustive list, any student suggestions will be considered and added as needed. Follow this link to find more eligible books to read and review.
Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier-Ishmael Beah
The Ghost Map-Steven Johnson
All the President's Men- Carl Bernstein
Book of Ages: The Life and Opinion of Jane Franklin-Jill Lepone
Path to Power: Years of Lyndon Johnson-Robert Cano
Lenin's Tomb-David Remmick
Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone- Rajiv Chandrasekaran
The Days of the French Revolution- Christopher Hibbert
Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution-Simon Schama
The Life of Elizabeth- Alison Weir
The Guns of August-Barbara Tuchman
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe 1944-45- Rick Atkinson
Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life- Jon Lee Anderson
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden- Steve Coll
Cleopatra: A Life- Stacy Schiff
The Looming Tower- Lawerence Wright
Americanah: A Novel-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks-Rebecca Skloot
Book Reviews-
All books selected must have literary and/or historic relevance and merit.
Each book must be read in its entirety before the assigned due date(s).
Two to three scholarly reviews of each book must be read evaluated.
Each book must be reviewed by the independent study student using the following criteria.
All reviews (1-2 standard pages) must be posted with 2-3 illustrations that help to illuminate or expand the viewers understanding of the book and the context. For example, a set of maps showing the expansion or erosion of a region or nation that is the setting of the book.
Article Evaluations-
All articles selected must have literary/scholarly merit and be sourced from professional, reputable, and journalistic providers.
The entire article must be read in its entirety by the assigned due date(s).
All journalistic articles must be evaluated, contextualized, and posted on student websites.
Independent Study Students