English Summer Reading

It is important for students to read over the summer holidays to continue their reading improvement.

Students who are going into Year 7 and 8 should read Just Right Texts over the break for at least ten minutes per day. In 2019 students in Year 7 and 8 will not read a set text for English, instead they will read a selection of mentor texts to support their English learning. In Year 7, we will focus on themes around relationships and friendship. In Year 8, we will focus on tales of mythology around the world. On the booklist, we have listed a levy to support the selection of these mentor texts.

Students who are going into Years 9 – 12 should be reading widely and reading their set texts for 2019. Most of the texts on our booklist are easy to borrow from the library or purchase second hand if you seeking a copy.

Below is a list of the set texts at each year level:

Year 9 English:

A Midsummer Nights Dream Graphic Novel - Quick Text

The Hunger Games (Capitol Edition) [Collins]

Year 10 English:

Macbeth – No Fear Shakespeare [Shakespeare]

Of Mice and Men [Steinbeck]

Year 10 Literature:

Minimum of Two [Winton]

Taming of the Shrew – No Fear Shakespeare [Shakespeare]

Harp in the South [Park]

Year 11 English:

Place of Many Birds [Merry]

Night [Weisel]

Things we didn’t see Coming [Amsterdam]

Year 11 Literature:

Much Ado About Nothing – No Fear Shakespeare [Shakespeare]

Cloudstreet [Winton]

In Cold Blood [Capote]

Growing up Aboriginal in Australia [Heiss]

Year 12 English:

Nine Days [Jordan]

Island - Collected Stories [Macleod]

Black Diggers [Wright]

The Longest Memory [D'Aguiar]

KELLIE BOORMAN

English and Humanities Curriculum Leader