Quincy High Social Studies Summer Reading 2022
9th Grade Advanced
Mrs. Levine
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
See for the assignment http://slevineqhs.weebly.com/
Ms. Twomey (if you are in Ms. Twomey’s class you can choose either book.)
A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage. Complete the reading guide that is available on: http://qhs2me.weebly.com/summer-reading.html
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10th Grade Advanced & Honors
Advanced World and US History
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran
See www.matthewsqhs.weebly.com for the assignment ___________________________________________________________________
11th Grade Honors
Honors US History
Manhunt: The 12 Day Chase to Catch Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson
11th Grade Advanced
AP US History
Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen
See qhs2me.weebly.com/apush-summer-reading.html for the assignment
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12th Grade
AP Economics
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
Test the first week of school
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AP Psychology
Slater, Lauren. Opening Skinner's Box: Great Psychological Experiments of the Twentieth Century. New York: W.W. Norton, 2004.
There will be a test given in class during the first double period of the school year.
See https://www.doyleqhs.com/summer-reading.html for the assignment.
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AP Modern European History
Rick Steves' Europe 101: History and Art for the Traveler (page 92 to the end)
-assignment is on the website-www.matthewsqhs.weebly.com
Suggested Additional Reading
- The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer
- A Column of Fire by Ken Follett-long, but very interesting historical fiction
AP U.S. Government & Politics
Desk 88 by Sherrod Brown
-Test first week of school
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