9th Grade Honors English

Edith Hamilton, Mythology

(parts one, two, and three only) A collection of Greek, Roman, and Norse myths retold by the author.

10th Grade Honors English

John Steinbeck, The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights*

Steinbeck, who credited these stories with getting him hooked on reading as a child, retells Sir Thomas Malory's tales of King Arthur and his knights in modern language, based on Malory's Winchester manuscripts and other sources.

Study Guide Required - Download here or pick up a paper copy in the WAHS Guidance office. Due when you return to school in the fall.

11th Grade AP / Honors American Studies (= Hon. English 11 + AP U.S. History)

Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried* (1990)

John L. Lewis, Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement (1998) (parts I - VI)

Note: you are NOT required to read Part VII, "Home."

Study Guide Required - Download here or pick up a paper copy in the WAHS Guidance office. Due when you return to school in the fall.

12th Grade AP English

Read TWO novels, one each from the following lists:

1. Class List

• Aldous Huxley, Brave New World (1931)
• Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice* (1813)

2. Classic Miscellany

• Nathaniel Hawthorne, House of the Seven Gables* (1851)
• Joseph Heller, Catch-22 (1961)
• Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940)
• E. M. Forster, Howard's End (1910)
• Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady* (1881)
• Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights* (1847)

WEB GUIDE of resources to help you complete the two required Study Guides

Study Guides Required - Download here or pick up a paper copy in the WAHS Guidance office. Due when you return to school in the fall.

School copies of some of these selections are available for loan.

AP European History

Jackson J. Spielvogel, Western Civilization Since 1300, 5th ed. Chapters 12 & parts of 13-14

Textbooks will be available for checkout from room B222 begining May 21.

AP Government

Chris Matthews, Hardball (1988)

Matthews defines the title term: "Hardball is clean, aggressive, Machiavellian politics. It is the discipline of gaining and holding power, useful to any profession or undertaking, but practiced most openly and unashamedly in the world of public affairs." Read the book carefully and be prepared to take a quiz during the second week of school.

The U.S. Constitution

Constitution Analysis Guide

The text (interactive, with explanations) is available online at The Constitution Center Read and complete the questionsto hand in the first day of class in the fall.

AP Comparative Government and Politics

Current Events Binder

AND

Country Information on United Kingdom, Russia/ China, Mexico, Nigeria, Iran, European Union

Recommended Resources:

~ CIA World Factbook ~

~ Constitutions of the World>/a> ~

~ Freedom House ~

~ World Data Analyst ~

AP Spanish

San Manuel Bueno, mártir (1931) por Miguel de Unamuno

Es una novela sobre la duda individual frente a la felicidad comunal, la razón intelectual frente a la fe ciega, la pseudo-hipocresía frente al engaño benévolo...

To be read only in Spanish--on your honor. Catedra edition required (can be purchased on Amazon.com) For all information regarding the required summer reading and speaking activities, visit the class webpage at http://wahsap.wordpress.com/

You may contact Sra. Pugh if you have any questions using the Contact Form on her home page.

AP French

L'Etranger* (The Stranger) (1942) by Albert Camus

l'Étranger suit les évènements de la vie de Meursault, un homme qui habite en Algérie au XXème siècle. Victime de ses propres actions, Meursault en accepte les conséquences, quelles qu'elles soient.

• To be read only in French on your honor.
• Journal etc. due on the first day of class (see Complete Requirements)
• You may contact M. Anderson if you have any questions using the Contact Form on his home page.