Department of English
Class of 2030
Please pay attention to the assignments for your specific program (Regents, Honors, or Scholars) and make sure you purchase books that have the exact ISBN listed below. If you are unsure if you are in our Regents, Honors, or Scholars Program, please email Mr. Nabavi.
Summer reading books are not sold through Monsignor Farrell High School.
English 9 Scholars – Literary Genres
- The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
ISBN-13: 978-0684801223 - A Separate Peace by John Knowles
ISBN-13: 978-0743253970
Assignment:
As you are reading these classic works of fiction, please take note of the prominent themes, conflicts, and symbols for each work. You may annotate in your books, or keep separate notes on each novel. A written assessment will be given in September.
English 9 Honors – Literary Genres
- Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
ISBN-13: 978-0767905923 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
ISBN-13: 978-0307887443
Assignment:
Students will read and annotate their copies of Tuesdays with Morrie and Ready Player One. Assessments (either a traditional exam, an essay, or a combination of both) will be administered during the first full week of classes. Additionally, student annotations will be reviewed.
English 9 Regents – Literary Genres
- Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
ISBN-13: 978-0767905923 - Dove: An Extraordinary Around-the-World Adventure―The Solo Voyage of Five Years and 33,000 Miles by Robin Lee Graham
SBN-13: 978-0060920470
Assignment:
Read and annotate the following novels in preparation for an in-class assessment. This assessment will be administered during the first full week of school in September.
While you are at the beach, spray on your sunscreen, and dive into a great book!
Have a wonderful summer vacation!
Miss Dawn Guerriero
Chair, Department of English
Director of the Writing Studio