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Holy Savior Menard Central High School

4603 Coliseum Boulevard

Alexandria, LA 71303

(318) 445-8233

www.holysaviormenard.com

May 12, 2022
Dear Parents,
To encourage students to continue reading throughout the summer, the English teachers have selected summer reading for their classes.
If the reading is a novel, please purchase an unabridged copy from any bookstore or web site such as Amazon, Books a Million, or Barnes and Noble. If the reading is a short story or a set of short stories/essays, access the file on the Holy Savior Menard website, using the following steps: holysaviormenard.com – Academics – Departments – English – Summer Reading.
Students should finish the reading before the first week of school and should be prepared to take a test, complete an analysis, or write an essay on the selections during the first week or two of school. Furthermore, students need to refer to the link in the previous paragraph to access the written assignments that accompany the reading.
Please encourage your child to complete this summer assignment.
Sincerely,
Holy Savior Menard English teachers

	College Prep / Regular	Honors
English 7	Novel of choice: Details/assignment posted on the HSM website.	1--Novel of choice: Details/assignment posted on the HSM website. 2—Short Story: "The Ransom of Red Chief” (Henry) The text of the story is posted on the HSM website.
English 8	Gathering Blue (Lois Lowry) An assignment is posted on the HSM website.	1--Gathering Blue (Lois Lowry) An assignment is posted on the HSM website. 2—Short Story: "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" (Myers) The text of the story is posted on the HSM website.
English I	Set of short stories “Marigolds” (Collier) “The Scarlet Ibis” (Hurst) “The Open Window” (Saki) Excerpt from The House on Mango Street The texts of the stories are posted on the HSM website. An assignment is posted on the HSM website.	1--And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie) 2--Set of short stories “The Most Dangerous Game” (Connell) “A Sound of Thunder” (Bradbury) “The Scarlet Ibis” (Hurst) The texts of the stories are posted on the HSM website. An assignment is posted on the HSM website.
English II	Set of short stories “Rip Van Winkle” (Irving) “Self-Reliance” (Emerson) ‘The Snows of Kilimanjaro” (Hemingway) The texts of the stories are posted on the HSM website. An assignment is posted on the HSM website.	1--Our Town (a play by Thornton Wilder) 2--Set of short stories “Rip Van Winkle” (Irving) “Self-Reliance” (Emerson) ‘The Snows of Kilimanjaro” (Hemingway) The texts of the stories are posted on the HSM website. An assignment is posted on the HSM website.
English III	Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) An assignment is posted on the HSM website.	1--Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) 2--Set of essays (6) posted on the HSM website An assignment is posted on the HSM website.
English IV	The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho) An assignment is posted on the HSM website.	1--The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho) An assignment is posted on the HSM website. 2--“Sonny’s Blues” (Baldwin) posted on the HSM website

College Prep / Regular

Honors

English 7

Novel of choice:

Details/assignment posted on the HSM website.

1--Novel of choice:

Details/assignment posted on the HSM website.

2—Short Story: "The Ransom of Red Chief” (Henry)

The text of the story is posted on the HSM website.

English 8

Gathering Blue (Lois Lowry)

An assignment is posted on the HSM website.