Summer Assignments for the 2025-2026 School Year
As a reminder, the core courses your teachers recommended for you were listed online when you completed course verification in April. Please look for those courses and complete the assignments as required.
Magnet Research and Internship
Math Department
Science Department
- AP Chemistry
- AP Environmental Science:
- AP Physics 1
- AP Physics C
- Magnet Biology
- Triple Play: If you did not receive the summer assignment from one of the course instructors, please email Mr. Matthews.
Social Studies Department
World Language Department
- Honors Spanish IV -- coming soon
English Department
| Honors English I and Magnet LTR (9th grade) | Read ONE of the following novels. You will be assessed on it and asked to use it for activities during the first week of class. Choose ONE: Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Galdikas by Jim Ottiviani & Leland Myrick -OR- Hawking by Jim Ottaviano & Leland Myrick |
| Honors English II (10th grade) | Read the following novel. You will be assessed on it & asked to use it for activities during the first week of class. I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys The novel is available for checkout through the Cobb County Public Library (in print, audio, and ebook forms). It is also available for purchase at 2nd and Charles, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon. |
| Honors English III (11th grade) | Read the following play. You will be assessed on it and asked to use it for activities during the first week of class. Click on the book title to access the PDF. The play is available for checkout through the Cobb County Public Library (in print, audio, and ebook forms). It is also available for purchase at 2ndand Charles, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansbury |
| AP English Language (11th grade) | Read the following memoir. You will be assessed on it and asked to use it for activities during the first week of class. Click on the book title to access the PDF. The memoir is available for checkout through the Cobb County Public Library (in print, audio, and ebook forms). It is also available for purchase at 2ndand Charles, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon. Educated by Tara Westover |
| Honors English IV (12th grade) | The summer assignment for this class is a mix of reading and actual coursework. Please follow the directions and complete each of the following. For each one, download the assignment and either complete electronically or print and write on the copy. You will be asked to submit these during the first week of class.
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| Dramatic Writing (12th grade) | Read the following book. You will be assessed on it and asked to use it for activities during the first week of class. Click on the book title to access the PDF. The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler |
| AP English Literature (12th grade) | Read these 5 short stories. You will be assessed on them and asked to use it for activities during the first week of class. Click on each title to access the story. You may want to print the stories to make annotation easier once class begins!
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