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Required Summer Reading- 11th & 12th grade |
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Written by Mr. Joe Santos
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11TH GRADE- SUMMER READING LIST (pre-AP English Literature)
Ultimately, in order to do well in the AP English Literature course and exam, you should be well read, and you need to be familiar with several “works of recognized literary merit”. Over the summer, you need to read one or more of the following works of literature (the more “accessible” texts are nearer to the top of the list):
The short stories of Chekhov, Hemingway and Somerset Maugham.
The Catcher in the Rye– J.D.Salinger
No Country for Old Men – Cormac McCarthy
The Reluctant Fundamentalist – Mohsin Hamid
Animal Farm – George Orwell
Deliverance - James Dickey
Lord of the Flies – William Golding
A Handful of Dust – Evelyn Waugh
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Mill on the Floss, Middlemarch – George Eliot
David Copperfield, Great Expectations – Charles Dickens
Emma, Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
Tess of the D’Urbervilles, The Mayor of Casterbridge – Thomas Hardy
Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte
Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte
Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad
The Woman in White – Wilkie Collins
Vanity Fair – W.M.Thackeray
Anna Karenina - Tolstoy
Crime and Punishment - Dostoevsky
The Portrait of a Lady – Henry James
Bartleby the Scrivener – Herman Melville
12th GRADE SUMMER READING
Over the summer, you need to read one or more of the following works of literature. It will certainly be beneficial if you read Heart of Darkness and Wuthering Heights:
Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad
Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte
Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, Othello – William Shakespeare
Great Expectations, David Copperfield – Charles Dickens
The Mill on the Floss, Middlemarch - George Eliot
The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the D’Urbervilles – Thomas Hardy
A Handful of Dust – Evelyn Waugh
Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte
Animal Farm – George Orwell
Pride and Prejudice, Emma – Jane Austen
The Woman in White – Wilkie Collins
Lord of the Flies – William Golding
The short stories of W. Somerset Maugham
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 June 2009 13:03 |
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Required MS Summer Reading |
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Written by Jason Hershberger
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If you are a student who will be going into Grade 6, 7 or 8, please check out this required summer reading project. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 19 June 2009 12:50 |
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Required Summer Reading - 9th and 10th grade |
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Written by Jason Hershberger
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If you will be entering the 9th or 10th grade, please read the following book -
- Students entering 9th grade must read Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
- Students entering 10th grade must read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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Last Updated on Friday, 19 June 2009 12:47 |
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Instrucciones para después de los Exámenes de Selectividad, Junio 2009 |
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Written by Debora Real
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1. PREINSCRIPCIÓN CONDICIONAL (en universidades públicas)
Puedes hacer la PREINSCRIPCIÓN a través de INTERNET antes de tener la nota de Selectividad. (esta preinscripción es condicional )
http://accesnet.gencat.net
-Preinscripción universitaria
-Otros estudiantes
2. NOTAS DE SELECTIVIDAD
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 June 2009 15:50 |
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BFIS In Motion - View NEW Videos |
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Written by Roberto Baldizon
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We have been busy filming throughout the year, and now we are ready to share some of that footage with our community. We have managed to upload only a very, very small fraction of the videos our faculty and students have produced throughout the year. More videos will be added in the coming days, so be sure to visit often to see something new.
The BFIS In Motion video section is restricted to the BFIS community and will not be readily available to the general public. You must be logged into the BFIS website in order to view this section. If you are logged into the BFIS website, click here to go continue. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 15 June 2009 10:07 |
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Summer Reading- Faculty & Parents |
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Written by Kili Lay
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Ahhh, the joy of summer! When the days are long and sunny, the skies are blue and clear, and time seems to pass more slowly, allowing you to savor the sweetness of life more fully.
"Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language"
-Henry James, ex patriot writer
It is also an opportune time to reacquaint yourself with the pleasure of reading. To find a list of recommended summer reading, by subject area, I invite you to browse some of our staff's selection of recommended titles.
Middle and High School students, there is a required reading list you should check out before the end of summer is too soon to greet you! |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 June 2009 13:00 |
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Download the BFIS 09-10 Activity Calendar |
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Written by Jane Narich
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Annual Fund Update: 58,000€
Thank you very much to all those who have contributed so generously!
Goal: 75,000€
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New Century Learning Project Phase II
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Resurfacing the Elementary Playground
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Visiting Artist and Scholars Program
To honor all our commitments we need your help, Please join us!
Working together to make it happen!
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Last Updated on Thursday, 04 June 2009 13:21 |
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Written by Roberto Baldizon
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CYBERBULLYING
Though cyberbullying has not been identified as a problem amongst BFIS students, studies from the US and the UK show that it is most prevalent amongst Middle School aged students. Time is taken to speak to our students about this matter as a preventive measure.
Cyberbullying takes many forms, but in the end it is about kids hurting each other via electronic means. Be it by using cell phone text messaging, email, online forums/blogs, or chats, hurting someone else is easier today as these tools provide a certain level of anonymity to the offender.
Following are some resources for parents to learn more about this form of bullying and to find useful information about identifying it and preventing.
Online resources for parents - English:
Recursos para padres de familia - Español:
A relatively fast and simple way to find out about your child's online activities is to perform a search on Google , Yahoo! or MSN using your child's name.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 05 May 2009 14:16 |
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Summer@BFIS: A Classroom Without Walls |
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Written by Keelin Swalve and Maribel Castillo, Summer@BFIS Coordinators
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See the Summer @ BFIS 2008 Video! Click here
View a description of last year´s Summer @ BFIS experience! Click here
SUMMER @ BFIS 2009: “A Trip in Time and Around the World”
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 June 2009 15:51 |
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IB Diploma Programme at BFIS |
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Written by Jane Narich
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T he International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme at BFIS
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a comprehensive and challenging curriculum completed over two years, leading to internationally recognized examinations. It allows students to fulfill the requirements of many national or state education systems. The Diploma Programme incorporates the best elements of national systems, without being based on any one.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 12 March 2009 10:23 |
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