Menlo-Atherton High School
SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS
All English classes have summer reading assignments.
Some AP or AS Classes, but not all, require summer assignments, if you do not see a tab for your AP or AS class below, then that class does not have a summer assignment.
Summer Assignments for ALL CLASSES
English IV & Film as Literature
The links also include examples and "handouts" to be used to build understanding of the instructions and my expectations of the work to be done in the artworks. Also included in the links are Project Grade Forms to be filled out, for each of the 3 artworks separately (3 project grade forms total) and a grade form for the photo file. All work and the forms will be turned in the first week of school.
AVID students (Grades 10-12) will write an argumentative paragraph based on what message the author of their summer reading book was trying to convey to their audience.
After students have finished reading their assigned book for next year’s English class, this assignment should take between one and two hours. Any questions should be directed to your AVID teacher!
USE THIS GOOGLE DOC TO GUIDE YOUR WRITING
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In-Coming 9th Graders
All Freshmen have a summer reading assignment for English.
Choose a book from this list.
Complete this document.
If you need help getting a book, please check out our library resource page for summer reading.
English Summer Reading
Every Student is expected to have a Summer Reading Assignment in their English Class.
Refer to the chart below to help determine which book you need to read.
if you're having trouble viewing the table, there's a listed view below.
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FRESHMEN
(9th Grade)
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SOPHOMORES
(10th Grade)
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JUNIORS
(11th Grade)
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SENIORS
(12th Grade)
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| English I; Multicultural Literature & Voice | English II | English III |
English IV &
Film as Literature
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Feed
by MT Anderson
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Just Mercy
by Bryan Stevenson |
Choose your own book, over 150 pages, that you have not read before. |
| AS English II | AS English III | AP Literature | |
| Incoming 9th Graders, if you need help with getting these books, explore our library's page for Summer Reading. |
Circe
by Madeline Miller
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CHOOSE ONE:
Atonement
by Ian McEwan
or Life of Pi by Yann Patel
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BOTH REQUIRED:
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
AND
Book of Delights
by Ross Gay
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| AP Language | English IV:Creative Writing | ||
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Educated
by Tara
Westover
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Flash Fiction Forward
Edited by James Thomasand Robert Shapard
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FRESHMEN (9th Grade)
SOPHOMORES (10th Grade)
English II
"Feed" by MT Anderson
AS English II
"Circe" by Madeline Miller
JUNIORS (11th Grade)
English III
"Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
AS English III CHOOSE ONE:
"Atonement" by Ian McEwan
or
"Life of Pi" by Yann Patel
or
"Life of Pi" by Yann Patel
AP Language
"Educated" by Tara Westover
SENIORS (12th Grade)
AP Literature BOTH REQUIRED:
"As I Lay Dying" by William Faulkner
AND
"Book of Delights" by Ross Gay
AND
"Book of Delights" by Ross Gay
English IV:Creative Writing
"Flash Fiction Forward" Edited by James Thomasand & Robert Shapard
Choose your own book, over 150 pages, that you have not read before.
AP Biology
Please pick up the textbook: Campbell's Biology
Download both Instructions and Example.
If you have any questions, contact Mr. Roisen at proisen@seq.org
AP Chemistry
AP Chemistry Summer Assignment
Please pick up a copy of the Zumdahl textbook in the library. Your summer assignment is shown below and is due on the first day of school.
Please use significant figures for all of your calculations and show units.
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Chapter |
Instructions |
Problem sets: Please do the following problems from the textbook |
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1 |
Read Ch.1 and complete the problem set – you should spend 1 hr |
#26, 30, 72, 79, 81, 83, 87, 88 |
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2 |
Read Ch.2 and complete the problem set – spend about 1-2 hrs |
#19, 23, 28, 29, 32, 34, 42, 56, 62, 72, 78 |
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3 |
Read Ch.3 and complete the problem set- spend 1-2 hrs |
#66, 70, 76 |
Please email msandora@seq.org with questions.
AP Comp Sci JAVA
AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A - Java
For students who have taken AP CSP or Mobile Apps, there is no Summer Assignment! You are excused! Enjoy the rest of your summer and I’ll see you in August!
For students with no or little prior experience, it's important to have a working knowledge of the basics of programming before coming into AP CSA. Students who have a basic working knowledge of any programming language often earn 5’s and A’s at a much higher rate than those who come into the class without any experience, and understand the topics much better. For your summer assignment, you are expected to learn the basics of Object-Oriented programming.
You may choose one of the following two options: from this Google Doc
If you get stuck, you can ask me questions during that first week. Or you can email me over the summer at: cdonaldson@seq.org.
Finish all lessons in this Google Doc.
Finish all lessons in this Google Doc.
AP Environmental Science
Details of what to do are provided here on the new APES Web Site.
PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS lancepowell@yahoo.com
AP French
AP French Summer Assignments
Devoirs d’ete: There are two things you need to do this summer for AP French.
Journaling
Vous allez faire du journaling chaque weekend.
You can write about anything you like - what you did that week, how you are feeling, a great book you read recently, etc. The point is to have you write regularly in French. Each entry should be handwritten and should be about 10-12 sentences. You should have a minimum of 7 separate entries. You can use an old notebook. Please date your entries as you make them.
DO NOT use any online support (google translate, chatgpt) to write your entries. These journal entries have to be 100% your own work. If you need to look up words, please use wordreference.com or a dictionary. Your journal entries are not graded for accuracy. This exercise will help you get ready for all the writing we will be doing this year in AP French.
All your journal entries are due in the first week of school.
- Watch French news.
You will watch the news in French. You pick the day/time of the news broadcast but it’s best to view the most recent broadcasts.
You will watch 2 broadcasts of the Journal Télévisé de France 2.
Make a copy of this doc and for each broadcast, fill it in as you are watching the news. You can turn on the french captions to help with comprehension. You will need to summarize the first 5 news stories/segments from the show. You can write the summaries in English.
If you have any questions, please email me at sbhagwat@seq.org. I will have limited access to my email from July 1- 20.
Passez de très bonnes vacances!
Mme. Bhagwat
AP Latin
Before the beginning of the school year, please, do the following:
Study this word list and be ready for a quiz in August.
Also complete the reading questions for Book I of Vergil's Aeneid.
Memento: keep it positive, omnia vicit amor. VALETE: have a wonderful summer.
Please email me with questions, comments, and concerns: aeaton@seq.org
AP Photo
There are 5 parts to this assignment. Complete each one.
Contact me at sfrivold@seq.org for any questions.
AP Spanish Literature
Information for AP Spanish Literature's Summer Assigment is provided here on this Google Doc
Please contact me if you have any questions: arodriguez@seq.org
AP Studio Art
AP Studio Art Summer Assignment
The Summer Assignment is all contained in the Links below. The assignment consists of 3 artworks, each of which should take a minimum of 5 hours to create and complete by the beginning of the school year, as well as a collection of 50 or more photographs (printed and contained in a physical folder) to be used as references for artworks to be made throughout the year in class.
The links also include examples and "handouts" to be used to build understanding of the instructions and my expectations of the work to be done in the artworks. Also included in the links are Project Grade Forms to be filled out, for each of the 3 artworks separately (3 project grade forms total) and a grade form for the photo file. All work and the forms will be turned in the first week of school.
Please download the project forms to your device before you edit them.
Objectives:
Determine any areas of weakness that we should focus on at some time during the school year.
Establish a routine and pacing for making art during the school year.
Create artworks that might work within your Portfolio for submission as your AP Studio Art Exam.
Materials needed:
Students can acquire the materials for themselves, or reach out to Ms. Ulloa at mulloa@seq.org. If you wish, students can easily acquire the art materials online or "pick-up" at retailers such as Michaels Arts & Crafts. The materials for the 3 artworks are:
Paper - art drawing paper (for all 3 drawings), with a smooth surface, size 18-inches by 12-inches
Medium - your choice(s) of art drawing pencils, graphite sticks and/or charcoal
Follow the links and download the docs to your own PC or laptop computer. Use the information in the links to read and follow directions, see examples for what I'm expecting in your work, and fill out project grade forms once the assignment parts are completed for the beginning of the school year.
AP US History
AP World History
AP World: Modern
Ms. Candace Bolles (she/her/hers) ~ cbolles@seq.org
Ms. Amira Sani (she/her/hers)
Mr. Marcus Kevorkyan (he/him/his)
Download the Summer Assignment Document
Questions:
Please email cbolles@seq.org (I check my email infrequently over the summer, so please be patient)
AS Algebra II
Please read and complete this google doc.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact skryger@seq.org
AVID
AVID students (Grades 10-12) will write an argumentative paragraph based on what message the author of their summer reading book was trying to convey to their audience.
After students have finished reading their assigned book for next year’s English class, this assignment should take between one and two hours. Any questions should be directed to your AVID teacher!
USE THIS GOOGLE DOC TO GUIDE YOUR WRITING
Library Hours
All Texts for Summer assignments can be checked out in the Library Text Room from 7:45 AM to 3:30 PM Monday through Friday during the month of June. The text room will be closed from 12-1 for lunch. For July, please check the webpage below for limited hours.
For more info, go to the M-A's Library Page.