DCTS Course Catalog

       2012-2013 Course Catalog

English/Language Arts Summer Reading Project

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Students:

The DCTS Summer Reading Project is designed to encourage student interest in reading and to enrich comprehension skills. This project will provide the potential for students to read about a subject of their choice. DCTS is requiring the completion of this assignment by Wednesday, September 4, 2013.  

As stated in the quote above, “leaders are readers.” It is our sincerest hope that each and every student passing through DCTS will have the skills and tools necessary to become leaders in the workplace and the community. With that in mind, we feel it is imperative that our students take advantage of every chance to better themselves. While students sometimes balk at the thought of additional reading, we encourage every opportunity for reading and analyzing that presents itself throughout the entire year. Learning is not a “9 to 5” endeavor; it is a life-long necessity that enables all people, students or parents/guardians, to be more successful and more aware of the world around them.

Students are expected to have this assignment ready on its due date. Like any workplace expectation, there are no exceptions. The summer reading is to be completed and ready to hand in on the date specified. This project will comprise a significant portion of each student’s quarter one English grade.

We thank you for taking the time to review this, and if you have any questions, please contact your student’s teacher or Mrs. Taylor. Names and emails of all teachers in the department are included on page six of this packet. You may also access the project, and additional resources, 24 hours a day on the DCTS wiki at the following url: http://dauphincountytechlibrary.wikispaces.com/ and on the DCTS website at: www.dcts.org.

Parents/Guardians, the teachers and staff appreciate the support you are offering to your student, and if there is anything we can do to help you, please feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,

The DCTS English/Language Arts Department

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AP Calculus Summer Assignment

Website to access summer assignments: http://www.mathxlforschool.com/login_school.htm
             Homework assignments which are relevant to the quizzes are available all
                                summer for practice. These will not be graded.
                  All graded quizzes can be completed within a one week window.
                                The windows and assignments are as follows:

Section and Title	Window to complete. Assignments must be completed by 8:00AM on the last day.
1.1 Lines	July 22nd - July 28th
1.2 Functional and Graphs	July 29th - Aug 4th
1.3 Exponential Functions	Aug 5th - Aug 11th
1.5 Functions and Logarithms	Aug 12th - Aug 18th
1.6 Trigonometric Functions	Aug 19th - Aug 25th

*Please Note: Changes to due dates will be granted to individual students upon request.
                           Email Ms. Mader with your requests and questions.
                                                  smader@dcts.org
                  Technical support is available through the MathXLforSchool website.

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AP Summer Reading Assignment

                                           AP English Language and Composition
                                               Dauphin County Technical School

                                                         Summer Assignment

For this assignment, you will be asked to complete a list of tasks that all tie into
preparation for the AP English Language and Composition course for which you have
signed up during the 2013-2014 school year.

One of the books used in this assignment is The Craft of Research, 3rd edition. It is
recommended that students purchase this text. While not necessary, this text will aid in
research methodology for beginners and graduate students. As such, this text will prove
to be beneficial for all post-secondary educational opportunities. As of 5/20/13, this
book is priced as follows: MSRP-$17.00; Amazon.com-$12.73 (available on Kindle for
$4.85); Barnes & Nobels-$12.73 (available on Nook for $9.86). Again, if students do not
want to purchase this text, one will be provided to them.

The assignment consists of six main tasks. 

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