A.P. Chemistry: read Chapter 1 and do the following problems on pages 30-35: 1,3,4,5,11,13,19,25,27,29,31,33,37,39,41,45,51,53,55,69, and 76. Also, memorize the formulas and charges of common ions. Due on the first day of school.

A.P. Literature: purchase “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini. Read and annotate it. Post at least four times over the summer, once by June 30 (Part 1), another by July 14 (Part 2), and all the rest by August 4. Two must be new posts and two must be comments that are thoughtful and respond to the person, not just to agree with them. Write a full-process essay on one of the following prompts:

1. In great literature, no scene of violence exists for its own sake. Choose a work of literary merit that confronts the reader or audience with a scene or scenes of violence. In a well-organize essay, explain how the scene or scenes contribute to the meaning of the complete work. Avoid plot summary.

2. Many plays and novels use contrasting places (for example, two countries, two cities or towns, two houses, or the land and the sea) to represent opposing forces or ideas that are central to the meaning of the work. Choose a novel or play that contains two such places. Write an essay explaining how the places differ, what each place represents, and how their contrast contributes to the meaning of the work.

Essay due the first day of school in MLA format with a draft with comments from (ideally) another student. 

A.P. Government and Politics: Research the following 25 court cases and create a journal that records 1) The “constitutional question” brought up by the case. 2) background information. What is the case about? 3) Opinion of the court and long term results. What impact did the precedent have? The journal must be typed. Also, a current event journal that should be emailed once a week to [email protected] starting June 17, with the exception of the week of July 4. Read the U.S. Constitution and answer the questions on the worksheet given to you by Ms. Hayes.

Court case journal and Constitution worksheet due the first day of school. Current events emailed weekly through summer. 

A.P. Calculus 

Packet given by Mr. Walter is due on the first day of school. 

A.P. U.S. History

Watch at least 6 movies, and write briefly about each, at two from categories A and C, one from B and one film of your choice having to do with American History:

A. Films about the learning experience: “Stand and Deliver,” “Emperor’s Society,” “The History Boys,” “Fining Forrester,” “Dead Poet’s Society,” “Freedom Writers,” “Good Will Hunting,” or “October Sky.”

Assignment- Journal your reaction to the films. Consider these questions: What challenges face the students? What commitments do the students have to make in order to succeed? How do they take ownership of their education? How does this change their life? Would you want to be one of them? Combine both movies in your response.

B. Films about the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: “The New World,” “The Last of the Mohicans,” “Glory,” “John Adams (PBS),” “The Patriot,” “Amistad,” “Gods and Generals,” “Lincoln (2012),” “Gangs of New York,” or “Cold Mountain.”

Assignment- Write two paragraphs. In the first, present the argument that the filmmaker is trying to make about the topic. In the second, discuss the ways that the film accurately pictures the time period and what can be improved.

C. Films about the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries: “The Color Purple,” “In America,” “North Century,” “Mississippi Burning,” “Flags of our Fathers,” “The Help,” “Bobby,” “Malcolm X,” “The Tuskegee Airmen,” “13 Days in October,” “Eyes on the Prize (8 hours),” “Mama Flores and her Family,” “From Nixon,” “Wind Talkers,” “Charlie Wilson’s War,” or “The Freedom Riders (PBS).”

Assignment- For each film, describe the world in which the movie depicted. How were people treated? How is it different than the world that you live in?

Do the first six worksheets. 1-3 are to be mailed to Mr. Jacoby by July 1, along with the essay assignment. Chapters 4-6 will be checked on the first day of school. 

A.P. Language 

Make flash cards on the following words (with the definition, example, and etymology):

alliteration, allusion, ambiguity, analyze, connotation, denotation, diction, dramatic irony, evaluate, figurative language, flashback, hyperbole, imagery, incongruity, interpret, juxtaposition, metaphor, mood, onomatopea, paradox, parallelism, personification, satire, simile, situational irony, syntax, synthesize, theme, tone, and verbal irony.

Read and annotate George Orwell’s “1984,” and create a double entry journal. There will be three journals, and each must have at least 20 entries. Students must blog at least three times over the summer. June 7 to June 21 for the first post. June 22 to July 12 for the second. July 13 to August 2 for the third.

Flash cards and annotations will be checked the first day of school.