AP Summer Assignments

AP courses offer students college-level work while in high school. The College Board has created course guides that may include prerequisites, extended reading, or learning beyond the scope of the school-day curriculum.

To support the learning frameworks, some courses require students to complete a summer assignment. The type and scope of the assignment will vary by course. All assignments are tightly aligned to the learning outcomes and intended to further support the student in the course.

Please carefully review any summer requirements your course may have. Courses may have links to assignments and/or books to read. When a book is listed, it should be read in its entirety, unless specific instructions are given otherwise.

2019 AP Summer Assignments

AP Art History	AP Art History Summer Cannon Assignment
AP Biology	The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot AP Biology Reading Guide
AP Computer Science	AP Computer Science (coming soon)
AP Human Geography	AP Human Geography
AP Language (Juniors)	Students are required to read: *1984, by George Orwell and ONE* of the following: *The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World’s Most Powerful Company Really Works—and How It’s Transforming the American Economy* by Charles Fishman *Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything* by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner *Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal* by Eric Schlosser AP Language Summer Assignment
AP Literature (Seniors)	*Frankenstein* by Mary Shelley (purchase a hard copy of the book) and *How To Read Literature Like A Professor* by Thomas C. Foster (may purchase hard copy or electronic copy)
AP Research	AP Summer Assignment
AP Seminar	AP Seminar Assignment
AP Studio Arts	Contact Brice McCasland - brice_mccasland@lovejoyisd.net
AP World History	Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage AP World History Assignment
AP Calculus AP Chemistry AP Economics AP Environmental Science AP European History AP French AP Government AP Music Theory AP Physics 1 AP Physics 2 AP Psychology AP Spanish Language AP Spanish Literature AP Statistics AP US History	No Summer Assignment