Math

Middle School Math: (6 th grade or others assigned to this course)
Holt McDougal Mathematics Grade 6. Houghton Mifflin Publishing Company, 2012. ISBN

Make sure you get the 2012, not 2010 edition. Google “ISBN 9780547647166”
to search for books in places beyond Amazon as prices and conditions can vary.

Pre-Algebra: (7 th grade or others assigned to this course)
Holt McDougal Larson Pre-algebra. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 2012.
ISBN 9780547587776. This book has a picture of a female soccer player on the front
(careful—so does the 2011 version). Shop around early for this one. Search “Holt McDougal
Larson Pre-algebra 2012” or search “ISBN 9780547587776” to find the cheapest price (Amazon
may not be cheapest—contact Mrs. Crosby if you can’t find an affordable version).

Algebra I: (8 th grade or others assigned to this course)
Holt McDougal Algebra 1. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2012. ISBN 978-0-
547-64703-6. This book has a cross section of a spiral shell on the front (not a kayaker). Also
make sure it says “Common Core Edition”–an older version also has the same picture. Look at
Amazon or AbeBooks.com (price for good condition with shipping $14 on Amazon on June 2,
2022). Easiest to find by going to the site and typing in the ISBN—people have bought the
wrong book by typing in the title.

Algebra II: Discovering Advanced Algebra: An Investigative Approach by Murdock, Kamischke and Kamischke (Key Curriculum Press) ISBN 978-1559536066

AP Calculus: Calculus: Concepts and Applications by Paul Foerster ISBN-978-1-559-53654-7

Science

It is important that all students have colored pencils and basic drawing supplies. Please make sure your student has all items listed on the School Supplies list.

Grades 6 & 7 Life Science: Interactive Science ISBN-13: 978-0-13-3209228 ISBN-10: 0133209229 (available for purchase on ebay). NOTE: YOU MUST PURCHASE A NEW COPY OF THIS BOOK, as it is a combined textbook and workbook.

Physical Science Physical Science: Concepts in Action Student Edition ISBN-978-0-133-163940

Prentice Hall Concepts in Action Reading and Study Workbook ISBN-13:
978-0131663251

Available on Amazon

Biology: Miller and Levine Biology (2010): A Biology Curriculum by Pearson.

Print Edition: ISBN-978-0133669510

Note from the teacher: The recommended site for purchase is amazon.com or Pearsonschools.com

AP Environmental Science: Friedland and Releye Environmental Science.

Print Edition: ISBN-13: 978-1464108686 ISBN-10: 1466410684

Note from the teacher: The correct edition has a butterfly on the cover.

Physics: Physics (2002 edition) by Serwy and Faughn. Hold, Rinehart, and Winston. ISBN 0-03-056544-8

Foreign Languages

Latin

Tip: search for both hardcover and softcover Latin III books. Sometimes the hardcover books are actually cheaper than the softcover. Latin I and II have a softcover text.

Latin I and Latin II: Wheelock’s Latin [7th edition] ISBN 978-0-06-199721-1; no workbook needed

Latin III: Cambridge Latin Course Unit 3 (2002) [4th Edition] ISBN 0521782309; no workbook needed

French

Note from the teacher: Please feel free to order used copy (no older than 2007). Do not order the middle school version, which comes in two volumes. Order the appropriate workbook for each class–no photocopies of workbook pages for students will be made.

French I: Discovering French Nouveau: Student Edition Level 1 (2007). Published by McDougal Littel. ISBN13: 978-0-618-65651-6

French I workbook: Discovering French Nouveau: Workbook Level 1 ISBN-10: 0-618-29825-8; ISBN-13: 978-0-618-29825-9

French II: Discovering French Nouveau: Student Edition Level 2 (2007). Published by McDougal Littell. ISBN: 13-978-0-618-65652-3

French II workbook: Discovering French Nouveau: Workbook Level 2 ISBN-10: 0-618-29886-x; ISBN-13: 978-0-618-29886-0

French III: Discovering French Nouveau: Student Edition Level 3 (2007) Published by McDougal Littell. ISBN13: 978-0-618-9924-9

French III workbook: Discovering French Nouveau: Workbook Level 3 ISBN-13: 0-618-66177-8

French IV Independent Study: Trésors du temps (1996 Edition) ISBN-978-0-026-76651-7

Spanish

Note from the teacher: Please order the appropriate workbook for each class–no photocopies of workbook pages for students will be made.

Spanish I: Espresate! Holt Spanish Level 1 ISBN 978-0030452048.

Spanish I: workbook Espresate! ISBN 0-03-074496-2

Spanish II: Espresate! Holt Spanish Level 2 ISBN 978-0030453229

Spanish II workbook: Cuaderno de Vocabulario y Gramatica ISBN 978-0030744970

Spanish III: Espresate! Holt Spanish Level 3 ISBN 978-0030453724

Spanish III workbook: Cuaderno de Vocabulario y Grammatica ISBN 978-0030744983

Spanish IV Independent Study

History/Social Studies

Grades 6 & 7 Geography: National Geographic World Cultures and Geography 2012 Edition Print ISBN-978-07362-89986. Note from the teacher: Used textbooks are less costly and available if you search online. New print books are available at ngsp.com. Call customer service.

High School History Classes:

Grades 9 and 10: Ancient History

Spielvogel, Jackson J. Western Civilization, Volume A: To 1500 [2014]

ISBN-10: 0-495-05060-1

ISBN-13: 9780495050605

There are a lot of used copies of this book available on Amazon starting at around ten dollars. Students MUST have this book – but only this book.

U. S. History I & II (for all 11th & 12th graders)

T.Bailey/ D.Kennedy/L Cohen The American Pageant 12th edition

            ISBN-10: 9990817545

            ISBN-13: 978-9990817546

There are a lot of used copies of this book available on Amazon. Students MUST have this book, because I will give them a copy of the other book we use. This is the book I use every year.

There are a lot of used copies of this book available on Amazon starting for around eight dollars. Students MUST have this book, because I will give them a copy of the other book we use. This is the book I used last year. Students should be able to use it for two years.

A note from Dr Simmons: When it comes to books, my experience has been that students who have and use physical copies of books will do better in my classes than students who try to read on their phones or tablets – devices simply provide too many distractions. The texts below are mandatory for each of these classes, but all are older and used copies of every one of these is available for less than $10 on Amazon (and other places I’m sure). Don’t wait though – many colleges use some of these texts too (especially the English books) so they’ll start going soon.

If you have questions, please feel free to email me at rsimmons@thegeorgetownschool.org

English/Language Art

Language Arts I: (6th grade or others assigned to this course)

  1. Growing with Grammar Level 7 Complete set
    https://jackrispublishing.com
  2. Winning with Writing Level 6 Complete set
    https://jackrispublishing.com
  3. “how to find what you’re not looking for” by Veera
    Hiranandani. We will begin reading this the first day of school.
    Available at bookstores and Amazon.com

*We will have additional novels/plays that will be announced
during the year. Available on amazon.com .

Language Arts II: (7th grade or others assigned to this course)

Language Arts II: (7 th grade or others assigned to this course)
Holt Elements of Literature Grade 8 Second Course 2007 Edition ISBN 978-0-030-42413-7.


Note from the teacher: our English program is accelerated one year above grade level for a more
challenging course. This book is available on amazon.com and possibly eBay or used books sites
such as Abe Books or Alibris. The 2007 edition is red and has a picture of a village on the front.
Books with the same picture on the front but that are for a particular state (ex: Tennessee
version) will also be fine. (good quality $7 on Amazon 6/2/22—click on used from…” instead of
the new book that pops up first).
Growing with Grammar Level 8 Student Manual, Workbook, and Answer Key ($31.99 at
JackKrisPublishing.com—this is a write-in text—you will need a new copy—even if you are
able to find a used STUDENT MANUAL, you will still need to buy a new workbook). You
don’t actually have to have an answer key, but the bundle is cheaper than the manual and
workbook separately. Be careful of Amazon (won’t be new workbook or can be more
expensive).
We will also read some additional novels and/or plays. We will let you know those titles when it
is time to purchase them.

English I: (8 th grade or others assigned to this course)
Holt Elements of Literature Grade 9 Third Course 2009 Edition ISBN 978-0-030-36878-3

Note from the teacher: our English program is accelerated one year above grade level for a more
challenging course. This book is available on amazon.com and possibly eBay or used book sites
such as Abe Books or Alibris. The 2009 edition is purple and has a picture of someone standing
on a stack of books. Books with the same picture on the front but that are for a particular state
(ex: Tennessee version) will also be fine. (good condition $11-$15 on Amazon on
6/2/2022—click on “used from…” click on used from…” instead of the new book that pops up
first)
We will also read some additional novels and/or plays. We will let you know those titles when it
is time to purchase them.

9th and 10th Grade – Genres: Poetry, Essays, and Drama

Edgar Allan Poe The Portable Edgar Allan Poe (Penguin Classics) Paperback

ISBN-10: 0143039911 ISBN-13: 978-0143039914

F Scott Fitzgerald The Basil and Josephine Stories Paperback

ISBN-10: 0684826186 ISBN-13: 978-0684826189

The two books above contain the stories we will read in this class and in American Literature when they have it in two years. Other books will work, but these two contain all the stories they need. There are many inexpensive used copies on Amazon

We will read the novels below. Any copy will do, but I’d prefer it if they had a paper copy – a real book.

Bram Stoker – Dracula – any copy

Mary Shelley – Frankenstein– any copy

Jane Austen – Pride and Prejudice– any copy

I will provide everything else in pdf format.

American Literature

The Portable Edgar Allan Poe (Penguin Classics) Paperback

ISBN-10: 0143039911 ISBN-13: 978-0143039914

F. Scott Fitzgerald   The Basil and Josephine Stories Paperback

ISBN-10: 0684826186 ISBN-13: 978-0684826189

The two books above contain the stories we will read in this class. If they saved their books, students may have these from Genres two years ago. Other books will work, but these two contain all the stories they need. There are many inexpensive used copies on Amazon

We will read the four novels below, probably in the order listed. Any copy will do, but I’d prefer it if they had a paper copy – a real book.

Henry James The Turn of the Screw – any copy

JD Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye- any copy

James Dickey – Deliverance-any copy

We will also read The Red Badge of Courage and The Great Gatsby, but I have copies for them. I will provide everything else in pdf format.

Art

9th Grade Art Appreciation: (textbooks will be available for use in Mrs. Patrick’s room)

Fifth Grade——————————————————————————————————————

WRITING:
Winning with Writing Level 5 – Complete Set
Soaring with Spelling Level 5 – Complete Set
Growing with Grammar Level 6 – Complete Set
All must be new
Available at: https://jackrispublishing.com
MATH:
Holt Middle School Math, Course 1 – DONATION POSSIBLE
(Available on Amazon)
 ISBN-10: 0030657989 ISBN-13: 978-0030711862
LITERATURE:
Novels (email sent home each month – class provided or available on Amazon. Under
$10)
SCIENCE
Science, a Closer Look, Grade 5
Textbook – Donation Possible
ISBN: 0022880097
Available at amazon.com or abebooks.com USED
HISTORY
Harcourt Social Studies: Student Edition Grade 6 US: Civil War to Present 2010
Textbook – NEW or Donation Possible
(Available on Amazon or Abebooks.com)
ISBN: 0-15-347271-5
Harcourt Social Studies: Homework and Practice Book STUDENT Edition Grade 6 US:
Civil War to Present – NEW
(Available on Amazon)
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