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Richard
Hoonakker -
Jordan School District Teacher of the Year 2009
Val Lunnen - Jordan School District special Education
Teacher Award Winner 2009
Mike Loretz - Jordan District Classified Employee Award
Winner 2009
Kim Newbrough - Jordan District CTE Teacher of the Year
2009
Language Arts Summer 2009
Reading Assignment
All WJHS students are required to read Mississippi Trial, 1955, by Chris Crowe, prior to the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year. The author will give a presentation for all students in September.
Book synopsis: At first Hiram is excited to visit
his hometown in Mississippi. But soon after he arrives, he
crosses paths with Emmett Till, a black teenager from Chicago
who is also visiting for the summer, and Hiram sees firsthand
how the local whites mistreat blacks who refuse to "know their place." When
Emmett's tortured dead body is found floating in a river,
Hiram is determined to find out who could do such a thing.
But what will it cost him to know? Mississippi Trial, 1955 is a gripping read, based on true events that helped spark the Civil Rights Movement. (www.barnesandnoble.com)
Additional Summer Reading Assignments:
Sophomore Honors: An additional book of your choice
Junior Honors: Huckleberry Finn
AP Language: The Crucible
The above books may be checked out from the Salt Lake County Library.
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