iMater Reading Program 2020-2021 School Year

iMater Academy students are required to complete a Summer Reading novel according to the grade level they will be entering for the 2020-2021 school year. Reading the assigned novel is mandatory; there will be an exam given at the beginning of the school year.

Students should highlight and be familiar with the following elements as they read: Main Character(s), Setting(s), Conflict(s), Plot, and Theme.

Incoming 6th Grader: The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya

Incoming 7th Grader: Taco by John De Jesus

Incoming 8th Grader: The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Bradley

Middle School ESOL Student: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

Incoming 9th Grader: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Incoming 10th Grader: The Red Umbrella by Christina Gonzalez

Incoming 11th Grader: Typical American by Gish Jen

Incoming 11th Grader in AP Language (choose 1):

‣ Super Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner

‣ American Girls by Nancy Jo Sales

‣ Columbine by Dave Cullen

Incoming 12th Grader: The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho

Incoming 12th Grader in AP Literature: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

High School ESOL Student: Dreaming in Cuban/Soñar en Cubano by Christina Garcia

iMater Programa de Lectura 2020-2021 Año Escolar

Durante este verano del 2020, iMater Academy requerirá a aquellos alumnos entrantes al año escolar 2020-2021 la lectura asignada de acuerdo con el nivel de escolaridad. Dicha lectura será de carácter obligatorio y se examinará a principios del año escolar.   Además, es importante recalcar a los estudiantes que a medida que avancen en la lectura, el deber de repasar y de estar familiarizados con los siguientes elementos: Personajes principales, escenarios, conflicto(s), trama, y tema.

Alumno/a ingresando a 6to Grado: The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya

Alumno/a ingresando a 7mo Grado: Taco by John De Jesus

Alumno/a ingresando a 8vo Grado: The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Bradley

Estudiante de ESOL de Middle School: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

Alumno/a ingresando a 9 Grado: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Alumno/a ingresando a 10 Grado: The Red Umbrella by Christina Gonzalez

Alumno/a ingresando a 11 Grado: Typical American by Gish Jen

Alumno/a ingresando a 11 Grado en AP Language (elige 1):

‣ Super Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner

‣ American Girls by Nancy Jo Sales

‣ Columbine by Dave Cullen

Alumno/a ingresando a 12 Grado: The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho

Alumno/a ingresando a 12 Grado en AP Literature: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Estudiante de ESOL de High School: Dreaming in Cuban/Soñar en Cubano by Christina Garcia