Wilson High School Summer Reading Assignments

All students should participate in the Multnomah County Library Summer Reading Program.

If you are signed up to take AP English Language, AP Literature, or AP Capstone Seminar, you have additional required summer reading assignments. Click on the link for your course or scroll down to see the assignments.

General Summer Reading Assignment: Multnomah County Lubrary Summer Reading Program

AP English Language & Composition Summer Reading Assignment

AP Capstone Year 1: Seminar Summer Reading Assignment

AP English Literature & Composition Summer Reading Assignment

General Summer Reading Assignment

This year, we would like all students to participate in the Multnomah County Library Summer Reading Program. It is our hope that you thoroughly enjoy your well-deserved vacation. Pursue your own interests and passions, while taking some time to read what you want to read.

The Wilson High School Library will have a summer reading party in the fall for all students who complete the Multnomah County Library Card Summer Reading program. We will have a treat during tutor time and you will be entered into a drawing for a gift card. This is in additional to all of the incredible prizes offered through Multnomah County Library!

To be entered into the drawing at the Wilson High School Library Summer Reading Party:

1. Post a “shelfie” of yourself with a book you read in any Multnomah County Library Branch to Instagram. Tag @wilson.hs.lib and Multnomah County Library
2. Come to the summer reading party in the fall wearing your summer reading t-shirt
3. Take a picture of your completed game board or a screenshot of your completed online game and bring it to the summer reading party

How to play (Teens entering grades 9-12)
Explore a universe of stories and a galaxy of fun at your library! Read for fun and prizes this summer. It all kicks off June 14. High school teens can play online or on paper.

1. Sign up online starting June 14 and track your reading on the mobile site or come in to any Multnomah County library to get a gameboard (it’s free).
2. If you play online, enter every day you read about an hour. On the gameboard, mark a space every time you read for an hour or do any of the challenge activities
3. If you play online, the site will let you know when you earn your prizes. When you’ve filled your first card, you can bring it to the library and choose a coupon or entry in a drawing on or after June 28. Do the same with card 2 (prizes available starting July 13) and card 3 (prizes available starting July 28).
4. When you have filled all three cards, you’ve completed the challenge! You’ll get a prize, a T-shirt (while supplies last), coupons for Oaks Park, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Oregon Symphony and Oregon Children’s Theatre, and an entry in the Grand Prize drawing! Claim your prizes by August 31, 2019.

Adapted from Multnomah County Library. More details available at: https://multcolib.org/summer-reading

Summer Reading Assignment for AP English Language

(Part of Quarter 1 Grade)

Summer Reading Assignment

Congratulations! You have accepted the challenge of taking the AP English Language and Composition course in the fall. The course is organized into nine units which are all designed to support your growth as critical readers and effective writers.

It is our hope that you thoroughly enjoy your well-deserved vacation. Pursue your interests and passions, relax, reflect, spend time with friends and family, maybe even “veg” out on Netflix a bit! We are excited about continuing to develop this growing course at Wilson, and are looking forward to 2019/20 with much anticipation!

--Wilson AP Language Teachers

P.s.: Should you have questions about the course or assignment, please email: jsuehiro@pps.net. Queries will be checked on a periodic basis this summer, so you may not receive a response right away.

 

Summer Reading Assignment for AP Capstone Year 1: Seminar

(Part of Quarter 1 Grade)

Summer Reading Assignment

Congratulations! You have accepted the challenge of being one of Wilson’s first candidates eligible to earn the AP Capstone Diploma in 2021! This coming fall you will be enrolled in AP Seminar, one of Wilson’s brand new AP courses.

In order to prepare for our seminar class in the fall, we will all read a common book called: Think Like a Freak, by Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt. It is available on Amazon and in other stores in paperback. It is also available at the Multco Library and there are limited copies for checkout in the Wilson Library.

It is our hope that you thoroughly enjoy your well-deserved vacation.  Pursue your interests and passions, relax, reflect, spend time with friends and family, maybe even “veg” out on Netflix a bit! We are excited about continuing to develop this growing course at Wilson, and are looking forward to 2019/20 with much anticipation!

Sincerely,

AP Capstone Teachers

P.s.: Should you have questions about the course or assignment, please feel free to email: jsuehiro@pps.net or clanzas@pps.net. Queries will be checked on a periodic basis over the summer. You may not receive a response right away, but we will do our best!

Summer Reading Assignment for AP English Literature & Composition

(note: This is the summer assignment for AP English Literature; for AP English Language scroll back)

Printable version

As a student of AP English, you will be expected to begin next year having read at least two books from the list that follows. During the first week of school you will have an essay exam on these two works. The test will mirror, in spirit, if not exact format, the essay section of the AP English Literature exam. On such tests, you are asked to explore your reading through an analytical lens. In doing so, your use of literary devices and depth of thematic exploration are important. Thus, while it will not be required to turn in a formal journal, the English Department highly encourages you to keep an informal journal of your impressions and ideas as you read.

Here are some potential points of literary exploration for you to consider:

• How does the author’s use of setting reflect symbolic and/or archetypal concepts?
• How does the novel reflect the aesthetic conventions of its time?
• What relevant issues of social concern are explored?
• What is still relevant about the book today?
• What do you enjoy about the author’s writing style? Is it their descriptive clarity? Is it an unconventional use of language? Perhaps it is the flair the character dialogue expresses. Conversely, please feel comfortable in noting which elements of the work you found less attractive and/or effective. But remember: be able to support your assertions.
• Pay careful attention to character development throughout the novel. Which characters are most clearly explored? What do their actions, thoughts, dialogue and presence lend to the work’s overall structure (thematically or with respect to plot development, for example)?
• Please: Focus on utilizing the array of critical tools you have developed as you have evolved as a reader and writer. What literary devices do you recognize? Moreover, how do you view them as tools of the author?

Wilson High School Summer Reading Links

We hope this comprehensive list of sites including links to current news articles about summer reading and why we do it will come in handy for students and parents.