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This summer unearth your favorite stories and help us meet the WHS summer reading goal of 100% participation! Use the Wethersfield Library Google Form to log books AND earn prizes in weekly raffles. Entries will be automatically sent to WHS staff the first week of school. See details on the Wethersfield Library Teen page.
Email Mrs. McKenna, English Dept. Head, or Ms. Giuliano, Wethersfield Library Teen Librarian, with any questions.
Click on the appropriate link above to see summer reading recommendations AND requirements by class or grade.
Any books you read as part of your reading assignments can be logged on the Wethersfield Library Google Form, too!
Entering Grade 9
Entering Grade 9
Students entering Honors are recommended to read one book of their choosing and one of the following books: Mythology by E. Hamilton, Circe by Madeline Miller, Troy by Adele Geras, Lavinia by Ursula K. LeGuin, or The Help by Kathryn Stockett or any other Mythology books located in the book bin.
Students entering Level 1 are recommended to read two age-appropriate books of their choosing.
Questions to consider:
1. What theme or central idea is introduced in the story, and how does it evolve and develop?
2. How would you objectively summarize the text?
Entering Grade 10
Entering Grade 10
Students entering Honors are recommended to read one book of their choosing and one of the following:
The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White
Snow in August by Pete Hamill
Students entering Level 1 are recommended to read two age-appropriate books of their choosing.
Questions to consider:
1. Identify a character who has multiple or conflicting motivations.
2. How does the character’s development and interactions with other characters help advance the plot or develop the theme?
Entering Grade 11 Honors English
Entering Grade 11 Honors English
Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (The expectation is for all students to READ THIS OVER THE SUMMER.)
For supplemental readings for context and links to assignment expectations, see this message from Mr. Roets and Mr. Martin.
Entering Grades 11 & 12 English Electives
Entering Grades 11 & 12 English Electives
Grade 11 and 12 students are recommended to complete a draft of the Common Application College Essay and read one book of their choice. There are links on the WHS Writing Resources page to help you get started with the essay.
Questions to consider with choice book:
1. What accomplishment, event, or realization sparked a period of personal growth for a character in your book?
2. How does a character's background, identity, interest, or talent drive forward the events of the book?
3. Select a quote from the novel and show how it illustrates the author's theme or message for that book.
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