HumbleISDrecognizestheimportanceofdevelopinglife-longreadinghabitsinitsstudents.
PrimaryObjectivesoftheHISDSummerReadingProgram
- Reading for ExposuretoQualityLiterature
- Reading to PromoteIndependentReading,Inquiry,and Scholarship
- Reading to Develop andMaintain NecessaryEnglish LanguageArtsSkills
TextSelections
(BeforeReading) / Assignment/Activity
(DuringReading) / Assessment
(AfterReading)
Studentsareexpectedtoread onefictionornon-fictionbookfrom therelevant
grade-level campuslist.(Seepage2 ofthishandout) / During thesummer, studentsareencouragedtocomplete askills-basedreadingguideprovided bytheircampus,ifone isavailable.
Ifcompleted, theguidewillserve asa valuableresourcefor thesummer readingassessment. / During thefirst three weeks ofschool,students will be given awritingassessmentdirectlyrelatedtotheir summer reading.Thetypeofwrittenassessmentwill be determinedatthe campus level,andthe assessmentwillcountasaformativegrade.
CampusContactInformation / AtascocitaHSDannaAdkinsAcademicLeadTeacher
/ HumbleHS
TanaePhipps
AcademicLeadTeacher / KingwoodHSLaurenKerbowAcademicLeadTeacher
/ KingwoodParkHSCatheyBuckAcademicLeadTeacher
/ SummerCreekHSJulieBollichAcademicLeadTeacher
AHS / HHS / KHS / KPHS / SCHS
GRADE9 / ALongWayGonebyIshmaelBeahEndersGame
byOrsonScottCard / WarriorsDon’tCry
byMelbaPatilloBeals / Ender’sGame(PAP)ByOrsonScott Card
ASeparatePeace(G/T)byJohnKnowles / WeWereLiars
byE.LockhartSleepingFreshmenNeverLie
byDavidLubar / ALongWayGonebyIshmaelBeahEndersGame
byOrsonScottCardOfMiceandMenbyJohnSteinbeckGreatExpectations
byCharlesDickens
GRADE10 / LordoftheFlies
byWilliamGolding / ALongWayGone
ByIshmaelBeah
TheSecretLifeofBees
bySueMonkKidd / Hiroshima(PAP)byJohnHersey
TheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNight-Time(G/T)
byMarkHaddon / HowtoReadLiteratureLikeaProfessor
byThomasC.Foster / AThousandSplendidSuns
byKhaledHosseiniTheSecretLifeofBeesbySueMonkKidd
TheGlassCastle
byJeannetteWalls
GRADE11 / TheThingsTheyCarried
byTimO’Brien / Complications:ASurgeon'sNotesonanImperfectSciencebyAtulGawande / TheGreatGatsby byF.ScottFitzgerald(PAPG/T) / DevilintheWhiteCity
byErikLarson / Complications:ASurgeon'sNotesonanImperfectScience
byAtulGawandeTheImmortalLifeofHenriettaLacks
byRebeccaSkloot
GRADE12 / TheThebanTrilogy(AP)BySophocles(translationbyFagles,
ISBN#9780140444254)
TheHappinessProject
(DualCredit)
byGretchenRubin / TheRoad
byCormacMcCarthy / TheRoad(AP)
byCormacMcCarthyTheHappinessProject(DualCredit)
byGretchenRubin / TheSunAlsoRises
byErnestHemingway
AThousandSplendidSunsbyKhaledHosseiniGenesis,Exodus,andMatthew
Outliers:TheStoryofSuccess(DualCredit)byMalcolmGladwell / TheRoad
byCormacMcCarthyTheAwakeningbyKateChopin
NOTE:ForQuestEarlyCollegeHighSchool,pleasecheckthecampuswebsiteforsummerreadinglists.