Read A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age by William Manchester.
Consider buying the book through this link. Commission supports RCHS.
As you read, answer the questions contained in the file below. Click on the link to download the file and you can add your answers in italics below each question. I am looking for very brief answers, sometimes a single word will do. Sometimes you will need a sentence or two. If you don't have Word, you can download and print the pdf file and answer the questions in a separate file.
Mr. Kleinhenz
Word Format (to download and add your answers to)    PDF Format (to print)

The 2008 election is the first open presidential election with no incumbent president or vice president running since 1952. For the first three months of the course, we will be observing and discussing the race for the White House and seeing what we can learn about the American political system by observing how the campaign plays out. To get a start, the summer reading book is The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008 by Mark Halperin and John F. Harris. You may access a copy of the assignment below.
I recommend ordering the book from Amazon: you’ll be able to save a lot of money and the bookstores probably don’t have many copies on hand. Here is a link for ordering the book.
Mrs. Newmark
Word Format    OR    PDF Format

Read Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph Ellis.
Consider buying the book through this link. Commission supports RCHS.
For the introduction and the four chapters assigned (see assignment download below), take detailed notes on the main issues and ideas presented in the chapter (this may be a bulleted list, but be careful to organize the supporting information around the main points of each chapter).

Word Format    OR    PDF Format
The notes will be collected on the first day of school.