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News & Events 2006-2007
Summer Reading 2007
In case anyone is wondering what Blair students read these days, Selden Bacon, dean of academics, elaborates on Blair’s recommendations for summer reading. “Because reading widely is an essential component of a good education, the Blair faculty support reading throughout the year. The summer is no exception. The general expectation for all students is a minimum of four books (fiction/non-fiction) to be read over the summer. We hope that students will read five and experience shows that many read more. Often, families will read books together, and the resulting discussions can be wonderful. As you might expect, any of the books required by the courses below should be included in the total; in addition, obviously longer books may be counted as two titles. Depending on the course(s) you are taking next year, you may be examined – written or oral format – on one or more of your choices from the list below. However, the faculty’s central concern is that students read during the summer and that they explore fiction and non-fiction choices.”
Specific Expectations for Selected Courses for 2007/2008:
English 1: Students select one of the following books and may read more if they choose.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Haddon)
Wanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories and Other Disasters (Shepherd)
The Catcher in the Rye (Salinger)
English 2: Brave New World (Huxley)
English 2H: Kite Runner (Hosseini)
English 3: Old School (Wolff)
English 3H: Frankenstein (Shelley)
English 4 (all seniors not taking AP): Kite Runner (Hosseini)
English 4AP Literature: Atonement (McEwan)
English 4AP Language: In the Heart of the Sea (Philbrick)
World History: Things Fall Apart (Achebe)
US History 1: 1984 (Orwell)
Western Civilization: 1984 (Orwell)
US History 2: Band of Brothers (Ambrose)
US History AP: Founding Brothers (Ellis) and Empire of Wealth (Gordon)
European History AP: Darkness at Noon (Koestler)
Updated 6/22/07
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