The English Department congratulates you on reaching this milestone in your academic journey! To help prepare you for the rigors of high school, the 9th grade teachers have chosen summer reading texts that we hope will entertain and challenge you.
Required Reading:
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (novella)
“The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst. (short story)
Assessment:
Students will be asked to demonstrate an understanding of their reading in an assignment the first week of school.
Where to find the texts:
Of Mice and Men can be found in local libraries, bookstores, the Walt Whitman English Department, and online. “The Scarlet Ibis” can be found online.
Recommended Reading:
The texts below are suggestions for summer reading, not requirements. We encourage you to read a biography or autobiography of one of the influential people below.
Albert Einstein Audrey Hepburn
Marie Curie J.R.R. Tolkien
Eleanor Roosevelt Billie Holiday
Mahatma Gandhi Frank Sinatra
Nelson Mandela Ray Charles
Princess Diana Aretha Franklin
Dalai Lama Pablo Picasso
Joseph Stalin Jesse Owens
Mother Teresa Lou Gehrig
Alfred Hitchcock Jackie Robinson
Oprah Winfrey Billie Jean King