<p>I had to do four chapters for AP BIO with shorts answers and essays
two chapters for AP US History with essays..</p>
<p>Im almost done with bio.. have to start us history next week..</p>
<p>I had to read Richard III, Gulliver's Travels, and The Sun Also Rises for AP Lit.</p>
<p>I am taking AP Physics, AP Env Science, and AP Lit next year. Luckily, my only work is for Lit.</p>
<p>Read:
The Awakening
King Lear
As I Lay Dying</p>
<p>And write about how each somewow relates to my life. Yup.</p>
<p>I have AP statistics, calculus, French and physics and not a speck of assigned summer work for any of them. It worries me a little that I won't be prepared for my math classes, as I had no math last year (not my idea--scheduling conflicts at a podunk public high school), but it's within my power to prepare on my own.</p>
<p>Well, I'm done with APs, but I start college in the fall and my professors are already e-mailing assignments. Well, I only got one so far... to read a book. Technically speaking, I could wait until school starts, but an assignment on it is due the second day of class. I'm not sure if I could finish the book in less than 48 hours, besides doing my other class assignments. So blech... Sneaky professors trying to steal my summer vacation...</p>
<p>Oh yeah, and at the bottom of the e-mail, my professor added, "I will be sending out another message soon for Chemistry 108 (another one of my classes)." Great. Just great. :-/</p>
<p>My school had Physics study sessions throughout the summer...</p>
<p>For AP Language and Composition, I have to read Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America and The Prince. I have to take detailed notes on both books. Then I have to write a 4 pape argument paper on The Prince.</p>
<p>I have to review AB Calc for BC and Physics C. Joy.</p>
<p>Calc BC: A “review” assignment. It’s not really review, though, because it’s basically slyly showing us the basics of finding derivatives and integrals (e.g. Draw 5 rectangles to approximate the area under this curve…). Too bad I already know derivatives and integrals, though…</p>
<p>My school gives a summer reading for everyone, which I’m halfway through reading, but I have a feeling we won’t do anything with it in AP Lit. Last year I read the summer reading for no reason because I took a Shakespeare class, and my teacher didn’t test us on it or anything because it had nothing to do with Shakespeare…</p>
<p>The other AP class I’m taking at school is stats, and there was no assignment for it.</p>
<p>Old topic is old. Anyway, my school starts Tuesday.</p>
<p>AP English Literature - read Cry, The Beloved Country and Things Fall Apart. Write an essay for each book. I’ve read both books, and I wrote one of the essays. I’ll do the other today.</p>
<p>AP European History - answer a huge (and, according to Internet search results, widely used) reading comprehension set on A World Lit Only By Fire. Write three essays about it. Completely done with this.</p>
<p>AP Chemistry - work through the first three chapters of the Hill/Petrucci textbook (we use a different textbook in class). It’s the basics of science and chemistry, plus stoichiometry. Completely done with this, but I still need to memorize a few polyatomic ions.</p>
<p>My other classes have no summer homework. Joy!</p>
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What is your method for memorizing polyatomic ions?</p>
<p>I only have AP Lit work. Basically have to read The Joy Luck Club, and Their Eyes Were Watching God, fill out some study guides, do some essays, and work on a practice AP exam. Not bad compared to my AP Lang work last year.</p>
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<p>This question wasn’t asked to me, but I had to do this last summer for AP Chemistry, and trust me, it’s actually very easy. Repetition is the key to remembering polyatomics and atomic symbols.</p>
<p>Calc BC: Packet of about 70 problems I have to do. Most aren’t too bad, just really time consuming and I really dislike math sometimes.</p>
<p>Bio: Have to read and take notes on 5 chapters, answer questions in a packet based on the chapters. Read “Your Inner Fish” and do journal entries on every chapter. “Collect” 25 biology terms she listed. And sit and write down observations for 5 different spots of nature each at least 20 minutes in length.</p>
<p>Lit: Read a book and do this research project on it. I don’t really understand the research project part of it but luckily the whole project isn’t due til around a week after school starts. </p>
<p>Gov: Write an essay about a policy that the United States is enforcing. Find five articles to back it up. Its easy peasy, so I’ve been saving this one for last.</p>
<p>Spanish: 20 Conjuguemoses throughout the summer. Its the throughout the summer part I didn’t do too well with, I’ve done like 6 so far. </p>
<p>Senior: We need to have our service hours completed.</p>
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<p>I’ve picked up most of them through patterns and sheer problem repetition. I’m going to use flashcards for a few others.</p>
<p>I feel a little bad for you guys. I’m going to be a junior, and don’t have any summer work for my 4 APs, took 2 last year, got a 4 and a 5. I’ve just been trying to relax and focus on PSAT/SAT prep. National Acheivement lets go! For the most part I feel that with decent work ethic during the school year, and a decent teacher, most APs are easily conquerable. Self-Study may be another story…</p>