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High School Social Studies

Summer Homework

The following courses do not require any summer homework:

World History, Hon, US History Hon, Economics Hon, American Gov Hon, AP Gov Hon

Students will read and annotate a common book at each grade level. Click on the title to order your book. 

Food Inc. by Carl Weber

ISBN 9781586486945

AP World History

Students will read a common book at each grade level. Click on the title to order your book. 

An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage

ISBN 9780802719911

AP Euro

Students will read and annotate a common book at each grade level. Click on the title to order your book. 

The Prince by Niccol Machiavelli

ISBN 978-0486272740

AP US History

Students will read and annotate a common book at each grade level. Click on the title to order your book. 

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

ISBN 978-0-19-956971-7

AP Macro

Students will read and annotate a common book at each grade level. Click on the title to order your book. 

Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (Fully Revised & Updated) by Charles Wheelan

ISBN 978-0-393-33764-8

(paperback)

AP Psychology

Read and/or watch each link below.

  • Pinker, Stephen. The Mystery of Consciousness

http://www.psy.vanderbilt.edu/courses/hon182/Mystery_of_consciousness_Time_Mag_2007_Pinker.pdf

 

  • Lehrer, Jonah. Don’t

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/05/18/090518fa_fact_lehrer?currentPage=1

 

  • Ramachandran, V.S.  TedTalks, 3 Clues to Understanding your Brain

https://www.ted.com/talks/vs_ramachandran_3_clues_to_understanding_your_brain

 

  • Cuddy, Amy. TedTalks, Your body language may shape who you are

https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are

 

  • Gilbert, Dan. TedTalks, The Psychology of your Future Self

Dan Gilbert: The psychology of your future self | TED Talk

 

  • Grewal, Daisy and Salovay, Peter. Feeling Smart: The Science of Emotional Intelligence

https://www.americanscientist.org/article/feeling-smart-the-science-of-emotional-intelligence

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