2025-2026 Summer Homework Assignment Information
Summer assignments are required this year and will be assessed during the first week of school.
In most cases, students will be assessed via an open note quiz during the first week of classes on problems directly from the homework assignment. Honors or AP level courses may not be open note.
Student must complete the assignment by hand in a notebook or on paper. Only hand-written, paper work is allowed during the assessment.
All work is to be numbered and completed neatly and legibly in pencil or pen.
If completed on loose-leaf paper, write your name, student ID number, grade level, and subject at the top RIGHT of each page.
Label each problem set with the topic section, i.e. Solve literal equations.
Students will receive incomplete on an assignment if it is not finished or there is poor effort to show work.
Students must circle or highlight the final solution(s) with a red pen or colored pencil.
This rubric is intended to measure student work and habits against the Common Core State Standards of Mathematical Practice (MPs).
Complete the following problem set.
Follow these included instructions.
Read and take summary notes each section.
Complete exercises, multiples of 5 only (#5, 10, 15, ...)
Read the following two chapters, then write answers to the reflection questions to be collected during the first day of school. You must hand-write your responses - no digital submissions.
Read the Chapter 1 of Blown to Bits by Abelson, et. al. and answer the three question below.
All responses should be handwritten on lined paper and will be collected the 1st day of school.
Explain in detail how you would feel and what you would do if you were "Nicolette." (at least 150 words)
What is "Moore's Law" and how does it relate to the digital explosion? (at least 150 words)
Give an example, from the text, of how the digital explosion is "neither good nor bad," but has both positive and negative implications. (at least 150 words)