Book Reports
Book reports are designed to help you practice skills needed for the AIMS and to help you create some literacy and awareness about the world in which you live -- in particularly, the United States of America.
Read carefully what may be used in each case for the book report. In nearly every case, I will provide a criteria or a lsit for the book report that must be followed. Failure on your part to follow these instructions will result in a failing grade.
Book reports are always due on the first Friday of each month beginning with the first Friday in September and ending with the first Friday in May. If, for some reason, I am not at school on that Friday, the book reports are still due and should be submitted to me via the internet. I will accept a hard copy, but it is still due on the first Friday.
The form for each book report is provided on this site and is different for each report. The completed form should be submitted by e-mail to me by using the submission button accompanying each book report section by midnight of the due date.
Please remember that unless you and I have agreed upon an extention I do not accept late work and you will recieve a grade of zero for the report..
Book Report I -- Due September 2, 2011
Social Awareness Article.
You must choose one of the articles that I have provided in the instructions for book reprot 1. The form for this report is provided and when complete, be submitted to me via e-amil by clicking on the link in this section.
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Book Report II - Due October 7, 2011
American Classical Short Stories
You have a choise of the following eight short stories provided in the instructions . Once again the book report must come from my list. ONLY and only if I have apporved another story in advance may it be used.
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Book Report III - Due November 4, 2011
American Biographies
You will need to choose one of the people listed in the instructions. If you have an alternative, I must approve it before you may proceed or you will recieve a grade of "F" on the book report.
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Book Report IV -- Due December 2, 2011
Great American Documents
Yoou will need to choose one of the documents listed in the instructions and complete the form for this book report. If you have an option not listed, I will need to approve it prior or it will recieve a graded of "O".
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Book Report V -- Due January 6.2012
American Modern Fiction
You should choose from the list of books I have furnished in the instructions. However, I am not opposed to allowing for some other choice as long as it meets two criteria: 1) it msut come from the school library, and 2) I must approve it in advance.
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Book Report VI - Due February 3, 2012
Arizona State University High School Reading List
You will need to choose one of the books I have listed in the instructions for this book report. The books come froma list put out by ASU concerning books that all high school graduates should have read before heading for college. These books all come from the American fiction list.
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Book Report VII -- Due March 2, 2012
The Federalist Papers
You will need to go to the website furnished in the instructiosn and choose any one of the Federalist papers for this report. I remind you that you must use my form and for this assignment there is no alternative. You must choose and read a Federalist Paper.
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Book Report VIII-- Due April 6. 2012
The American Short Story
You have a choise of the following eight short stories provided in the instructions . Once again the book report must come from my list. ONLY and only if I have apporved another story in advance may it be used.
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