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BELVIDERE HIGH SCHOOL

SUMMER READING

Need Help selecting a book? Click here for a list of Annotations (short summaries of the books).

Summer reading requirements have changed this year!

All incoming grade levels are required to read the same book assigned for their grade level.
English 1,2,3,4, must read the required text plus one other book selection from the list of approved titles.
Honors Level Classes must read the required text, an additional required text and a selection from the approved list.
Click on your grade level to see what you need to read for English.
Want to know why the school requires that you read. Please look at the rationale page to find the answers.

Holistic Rubric for Essay Component

The New Jersey Holistic Scoring Rubric will be used as a guideline for the essay question given the first day of school in September. Rising Freshmen and Rising Sophomores will see their question along with their Summer Reading Assignment. Rising Juniors and Rising Seniors will be given their question on the first day of school.

All students will be allowed to refer to their Journals for the essay. They will then turn in the Journal with their essay. The essay will count for 5% of their first marking period grade and the Journal will count for another 5% of their first marking period grade.

The essay will also serve as both a diagnostic writing sample and indicator of the student’s comprehension and examination of the literature read.

Any questions should be directed to the student’s assigned English teacher by email. This address can be found on the Belvidere High School website.

Click here NJHolisticScoringRubric_MS_HS.doc for a copy of the rubric.

Journal Requirement

In addition to reading the texts, you are required to keep a journal/log of your reading. Click here for more information on the journal requirements.