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Summer Reading List
The goal of summer reading at Roland Park Country School
is consistent with the School’s Philosophy in
that it “strives to instill in its students a
lifelong love of learning as well as the motivation
to look within and beyond themselves” while also
promoting the importance of reading a variety of works.
All students must read at least three books each summer. Students
must choose books from the lists compiled by the academic
disciplines and listed so that students can be discerning
about their choices. Ninth graders should read Fences plus three
other summer reading books. Tenth
graders
should read Into the Wild by
Jon Krakauer in addition to their three summer reading
books. All tenth grade students will be tested on their understanding of Into the Wild during the first 10-day cycle, so they should annotate and underline while reading this required book. Eleventh graders are required to read The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien.
It is hoped that students will choose titles
from a variety of disciplines throughout their years
at RPCS. Students will propose a personalized reading
list to their advisor in the preceding spring. It is
hoped that many advisories will choose to have a “group
read” so
that they can have book discussions in the fall. Students
are expected to prepare for a discussion of their
summer reading during advisory in early fall.
Coordinated junior English and U.S. History courses
may have their unique additional reading requirements.
Advanced Placement courses, since they are elected
by the individual student, may require additional summer
reading/work if it is necessary to complete the curriculum.
The specific requirement and the rationale for the
requirement must be approved through the Upper School
Head.
Please click below to access the different reading
lists.
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