Summer Reading for George Mason High School
2018-2019 School Year
With exception of the rising juniors and seniors in the English IBHL program, students do not have required summer reading. As a school, we always encourage summer reading in any form. Students can find suggested reading lists according to level, interest, and genre at their local public libraries and bookstores, as well as online using websites like Good Reads orWhatShouldIReadNext and Barnes & Noble.
Rising Juniors enrolled in IBHL English 11: Class of 2020
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
NOTE: It is important to have the Sidney Monas translation.
*Students have access to reading questions to accompany the novel via Schoology and linked below. They are advised to consider the questions while reading and be prepared to demonstrate their knowledge of the novel at the beginning of the school year. Additional information and copies of the questions can be found on the GM website.
IBHL English 11 – Introductory video to reading Crime & Punishment
IBHL English 11 – Reading questions & guide for Crime & Punishment
Rising Seniors enrolled in IBHL English 12: Class of 2019
The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (collection of short stories)
*Students are expected to read all the stories in the collection and come prepared the first day to discuss the stories and demonstrate their knowledge of the text on a small assessment. In addition, they can watch her Ted Talk titled “The Danger of a Single Story” to get to know the author and understand her own story, which heavily influences her writing.
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