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The library, a great place for research, reading and study, is open from 7:00 am to 2:40 pm. Students may visit the library before school, or during their study periods to check-out books, to read, and to research using library materials, or on-line sources. Computers (iMacs and PCs) are available.

A reminder: Your coded bus pass is required to borrow books from the library.

Need a book? Want to know if it is in the library?

Click here: * Alexandria Researcher - Only available inside the school

Below are links to a couple of resources that you can use. Electronic Databases: See Mrs. Connelly for user names and passwords.

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Library Databases

TEEN HEALTH AND WELLNESS	ATOMIC LEARNING
Facts on File:      An excellent resourced database	Teaching Books Easily access thousands of author programs, book guides, book readings, and author websites
Ebsco Master File Select Full-Text Magazines Ebsco Host Espano Points of View - an excellent source for debaters, for people interested in current events from all angles, and for writers of persuasive essays	Gale Databases Health Reference Center, Business and Company Reference Link, The Twayne Author Series Newspapers are available (Info-Trac) Including the NY Times
ProQuest  Creates specialized information resources and technologies for research and discovery Offers billions of pages of global content that includes historical documents, newspapers, dissertations, etc...
Encyclopedias
World Book Encyclopedia	Grolier Encyclopedia
Bibliography Websites
Knight Cite (Calvin College)	Landmarks Citation Machine (Son of Citation Machine)

Internet Resources

All incoming students at Hutch Tech this September are required to read all these books for their English classes. The novels should be read prior to the start of classes.

Freshmen

For instructions for The Summer Reading Assignment for INCOMING Freshmen, click the link below:

Summer Reading Information - Incoming Freshmen

 

Sophomores

REQUIRED FOR ENGLISH (Non AP):

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Students should read the book and complete the reading guide.

Click to get the summer reading assignment:   Symbolism Guide

 

 

Juniors

REQUIRED FOR AP ENGLISH LANG.:

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom Attention AP Language and Composition Students:

To download a free pdf version of Tuesdays with Morrie, click HERE

Please download the assignment by clicking HERE

 

REQUIRED FOR NON AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDENTS:

The following assignment is to be completed before returning to school.  The texts around which the assignment centers will be referred to and studied further in the first quarter, so it is expected that all students familiar with these text and can discuss them in the capacity dictated by the assignment criteria.  The assignment will be graded and count towards the overall grade in the first quarter.

 

Directions:

1. Read the Four Essays (links are at the bottom of these directions)


2. Select ONE of the four texts and write a well-developed, text-based response of two to three paragraphs.  In your response, identify a central idea in the text and analyze how the author's use of one writing strategy (literary element or literary technique or rhetorical device) develops this central idea.  Use strong and thorough evidence from the text to support your analysis.  Do not simply summarize the text.


3. Write an informal, personal response of two to three paragraphs that addresses the following question and all its qualifications:​

• What was your favoite of the four texts and why?
  
  
  
  
  • Discuss what you liked about that text compared to the same aspects of ALL THREE OF THE OTHER TEXTS.
    
    (For example: If you liked the ideas in one, what were the ideas in the others that your didn't like as much and why?)
  
  
  
  

​​* Please Note: This response requires you to discuss ALL FOUR texts and thus, necessitates the thorough reading of all four texts.

 

**Also Note: You DO NOT have to answer any questions that appear on the pages of the provided texts; the only things you need to write are for items #2 and #3 above.

Links:

The Elusive Theory of Everything

The Story of Bottled Water

How I Learned to Read

Advice to Youth

 

 

Seniors

REQUIRED FOR ENGLISH:

For AP Lit Students:  Please download the Summer Packet by clicking here

          Please download the reading for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest here

For Non-AP English IV Students:  Please download the Summer Packet by clicking here

Here are the URL's For the Short Story and Poems:

Short Story: www.vcu.edu/engweb/webtexts/hour/

Poem 1:http://cocostudio.tumblr.com/post/8522166977/poem-for-flight-by-becky-birtha

Poem 2:http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/177017 

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BOOKS FOR TEENS & YOUNG ADULTS:

Amazon

The Teen Page lists bestsellers, award winners, classics... (Note: This is a book store, and they do want to sell you books)

Reading Rants!

"Out of the ordinary teen booklists," created by Jennifer Hubert, a young adult librarian, lists books by popular categories.

SmartGirl

This site is just for girls with book reviews by girls.

Teenreads

This site brings teens info and features about their favorite authors, books, series and characters and gives them an opportunity to talk about their favorites.

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FOR ALL BOOK LOVERS:

Book Browse

Read excerpts from current bestsellers.

Book Magazine

 

Bookreporter

"...where readers and writers click."

Links:

The National Archives
Constitution Facts.com
Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Founder's Constitution
Classics Online

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