Cinco Ranch High School
9th Grade Supply List
2024-2025

Cinco Ranch High School - 23440 Cinco Ranch Blvd Katy, TX 77494-1057
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Cinco Ranch High School
Ninth Grade School Supplies List

Please know that these lists are not all inclusive!! Individual Teachers will provide their classes with a list of required supplies during the first days of school. Students will need a notebook w/ paper and a pen/pencil the first day of school.

English Classes

Academic English I

1 manila folder, labeled on tab with last name first
Pens - blue and red for individual use
Pencils and notebook paper for individual use
1 box of Kleenex for classroom use
1 package of highlighters - at least 3 different colors
1 package of 3x5 index cards

Novels:

No Summer Reading Required
Whole Class Reading

The Dark Game - Paul B. Janeczko

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare (printed in textbook; students do not need to purchase a copy)
Odyssey - Homer (printed in textbook; students do not need to purchase a copy)
The House on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros

Choice Novels To Be Determined
English I PreAP/GT

Loose-leaf notebook paper
Set of 5 highlighters
Binder and 8 tab dividers
Blue or black ink pens
Red pen
Pencils
Index cards - 4x6
Post-It notes
1 box of tissues

Novels:

Summer Reading (see Katy ISD website for further details)
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
Whole Class Reading
Anthem - Ayn Rand
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare (printed in textbook; students do not need to purchase a copy)
Odyssey - Homer (printed in textbook; students do not need to purchase a copy)
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
Choice Novels To Be Determined

Academic English II

Loose-leaf notebook paper. Do not tear pages out of a spiral notebook.
May purchase a 1" three ring binder or subsection the binder you use for all your other classes
with the following dividers: I Writing, II Literature, III Vocabulary, IV Reference
Blue or black pens for classroom assignments
Red pens for correcting assignments and editing drafts of writing assignments
No. 2 pencils for use with Scantron and rough draft writing
Post-It notes
4x6 index cards
5-pack of highlighters

Novels:

No Summer Reading Required
Whole Class Reading

Animal Farm - George Orwell
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare (printed in textbook; students do not need to purchase a copy)
Choice Novels (choose one of the titles below)
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
A Separate Peace - John Knowles
Fallen Angels - Walter Dean Myers
Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
The Joy Luck Club - Amy Tan

English II PreAP/GT

Regular notebook paper (not spiral)
Dark blue or black ink pens
Red grading pen
Pencil
Set of colored highlighters
3x5 index cards
Small Post-It Notes
2" 3-ring binder with subject tab dividers
Box of tissue

OPTIONAL: USB drive for moving documents/homework to and from computers

Novels:

Summer Reading (see Katy ISD website for further details)
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

Whole Class Reading

Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe
Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare (printed in textbook; students do not need to purchase a copy)
Les Miserables - Victor Hugo (ISBN-10: 141650026X - Required edition specified)
The Joy Luck Club - Amy Tan
Choice Novels (choose one of the titles below)
In the Time of Butterflies - Julia Alvarez he Good Earth - Pearl S. Buck
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
Obasan - Joy Kogawa
The Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri
Cry, the Beloved Country - Alan Paton
Ceremony - Leslie Marmon Silko

Academic English III

Loose leaf notebook paper
Blue or black pen
Highlighter
Red pen for grading
#2 pencils

Novels:

No Summer Reading Required
Whole Class Reading

The Crucible - Arthur Miller (printed in textbook; students do not need to purchase a copy)
The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne (printed in textbook; students do not need to purchase a copy)
The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
Choice Novels To Be Determined
English III AP English Language and Composition
Loose leaf paper
Black or blue ink pens
Pencils
Highlighters (4 or more different colors)
A 3 ring binder (may be shared with other classes)
Set of 5- or 8-tab dividers
Optional: Sticky notes, USB Drive

Novels:

Summer Reading (see Katy ISD website for further details)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - Frederick Douglass

Whole Class Reading

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald

Choice Novels (choose one of the titles below)

Alias Grace - Margaret Atwood
A Long Way Gone - Ishmael Beah
In Cold Blood - Truman Capote
Silent Spring - Rachel Carson
Careless People - Sarah Churhwell
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz
Guns, Germs, and Steel - Jared Diamond
Nickel and Dimed - Barbara Ehrenreich
11/22/63 - Stephen King he Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver
In the Garden of Beasts - Erik Larson
Moneyball - Michael Lewis
The Things They Carried - Tim O'Brien
And the Band Played On - Randy Shilts
The Jungle - Upton Sinclair
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot
Manhunt - James L. Swanson
Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut

Academic English IV

Regular notebook paper (not spiral)
Black ink pens
Red grading pen
Pencils
Set of colored highlighters
Post-It Notes
2" 3 - ring binder with subject tab dividers
Box of Kleenex

OPTIONAL: USB drive for moving documents/homework to and from computers

Novels:

No Summer Reading Required
Whole Class Reading
Beowulf (printed in textbook; students do not need to purchase a copy)
The Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer(printed in textbook; students do not need to purchase a copy)
Macbeth - William Shakespeare(printed in textbook; students do not need to purchase a copy)
That Salty Air - Tim Sievert (ISBN-10: 1603090053 - Required edition specified)
Choice Novels (choose one of the titles below for 1st semester)

Prometheus Bound - Aeschylus
I, Robot - Isaac Asimov
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka
Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes
Monster - Walter Dean Myers
This Dark Endeavor - Kenneth Oppel
Such Wicked Intent - Kenneth Oppel
Unwholly - Neal Shusterman
Man Made Boy - Jon Skovron
Choice Novels (choose one of the titles below for 2nd semester)
The Testing - Joelle Charbonneaux
The City of Ember - Jeanne DuPrau
House of Scorpion - Nancy Farmer
One Second After - William R. Forstchen
The Children of Men - P.D. James The Giver - Lois Lowry
1984 - George Orwell
Unwind - Neal Shusterman
Uglies - Scott Westerfeld
English IV AP/GT Literature and Composition
Regular notebook paper (not spiral)
Black ink pens
Red grading pen
Pencils
Set of colored highlighters (at least four colors)
Post-it Notes
Two bradded folders with pockets (for research paper and college essay project)
ONE 2" 3-ring binder with subject tab dividers (one will be daily binder/other will be for AP Manual)
One large brown envelope 10 x 13 (May recycle one of the ones given to you at the beginning of the year with school info).

This will hold your scrapbook items which are submitted each six weeks.
One scrapbook or binder with sheet protectors for Senior Scrapbook assignment - you may purchase this second semester when we prepare to organize these. You will also want to purchase glue/two-sided tape, stickers, colored paper, etc. as you begin to make this into an item of memorabilia.

OPTIONAL: USB drive for moving documents/homework to and from computers.

Novels:

Summer Reading (see Katy ISD website for further details)
How to Read Literature Like a Professor - Thomas C. Foster

Whole Class Reading

The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway ( ISBN 978-0743297332 - Required edition specified)
Othello - William Shakespeare (ISBN 978-0486475769 - Required edition specified)
The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka (ISBN 978-0486475714 - Required edition specified)
Candide - Voltaire (ISBN 978-0553211665 - Required edition specified)
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte (ISBN 978-0486478036 - Required edition specified)
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens (ISBN 978-0486475707 - Required edition specified)
Choice Novels (choose one of the titles below)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
1984 - George Orwell
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey
Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut
A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood

Photojournalism:

Black pen
Red pen
Yellow highlighter Digital camera SD memory car, 2MB or larger
Recommended -SLR or point/shoot digital camera. 8 megapixel or larger. Cell phone camera is acceptable with USB download cable

Journalism I

Black pen
Red pen
Yellow highlighter
Digital camera SD memory card, 2MB or larger
Recommended - Associated Press Stylebook ISBN-978-0-917360-55-8 - retail price $19.95
All Math Classes
Pencils with erasers
Blue or black pen
Red checking pens
Highlighter
Loose-leaf paper
Binder or notebook
Homework spiral (in selected classes: Geometry PAP/GT, Algebra II PAP/GT and Pre-Cal PAP/GT)
6" straightedge or ruler
Graphing calculator (NSpire or TI 83 or TI 84 - required for AP level math classes, recommended for others - note: calculators are provided in the classroom)
Scientific or 4 function calculator (recommended)
4 AAA batteries
Box of tissue
1/4" graph paper
Protractor (Geometry PAP/GT only)
Compass (Geometry PAP/GT only)
Spiral bound note cards (Geometry PAP/GT only)
Gridded composition notebook (Topics in Math and College Readiness Math only)
Computer Science
#2 pencils (more as needed)
Black or blue pens (more as needed)
2-pocket folders
3-ring binder
Spiral bound notebook
USB thumb drive (2 GB or higher. Make sure the folder is under your name)
5-pack of highlighters
1 box of tissues
1 ream of paper Science Classes

Academic Biology

At least a 1" 3-ring binder (Accordion style folders will not be allowed)
1 package of tab dividers (5 tabs)
Red pen/blue pen/black pen/highlighter/colored pencils
Metric ruler
Scientific calculator
Glue stick
1 box of tissue

NOTE: Individual teachers may require other supplies not listed.

Biology PreAP and Biology PreAP/GT

3-ring binder (2 inch)
Dividers
Notebook paper - college ruled
colored pencils
Blue/black pen
Red pen
Pencils
Dry erase markers

NOTE: Each class will be asked to bring in one other item to be used by all the classes. This will be determined the first few days of class. (Paper towels, Kleenex, Hand Sanitizer)

AP Biology

4-function calculator with a square root key (very inexpensive, $1-$3)
Composition book with regular lined pages (no wired spirals)
Graph paper for labs
1 roll paper towels or 1 box tissues (each class period will be assigned one of these items on the first day of class)
Required reading (books can be borrowed or purchased as a paperback or eBook):

1st semester: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, ISBN-13: 9781400052189
2nd semester: To be announced.
Recommended, but not required:
Cliffs AP Biology Review Book, 4th edition, by Philip E. Pack.

Academic Chemistry

Graph paper
Notebook paper
Scientific calculator. A scientific calculator with log and inverse log function is recommended.
Colored pencils
Ruler
1 roll of paper towels
1 box of tissues
No. 2 pencils
Blue or black ballpoint pen (for use in lab notebook) Red grading pen
1 dry-erase marker
NOTE: Individual teachers may require other supplies not listed.
Chemistry PreAP and PreAP/GT
1 composition book with quadrille (graph paper) pages to be used for laboratory experiments.

These are available at HEB, office supply stores, and Target right before school starts, but they run out quickly after school begins. They are also available in the school store. Students will use this the first week of school.

1 composition book with regular lined pages (Class note and homework journal)
Notebook paper
Scientific calculator with log / 10x function key.
One package of 4 AAA batteries.
Colored pencils
Highlighter(s)
Ruler
1 roll of paper towels
1 box of Kleenex tissues
No. 2 pencils
Blue or black ballpoint pen (for use in lab notebook)
Red grading pen
NOTE: Individual teachers may require other supplies not listed.
Integrated Physics & Chemistry (IPC)
1 1/2 - 2" binder
Pencils
Map pencils
Calculator
Box of tissues or 1 roll of paper towels
Academic Physics
Scientific calculator with at least the following functions: cosine, sine, tangent, natural and base ten logarithms, exponential notation, and degree measure.
Dry erase markers
1 box of tissues or 1 small bottle of hand sanitizer
4 AAA batteries
AP Physics 1 / AP Physics 2
Protractor and centimeter ruler
Programmable calculator (TI 83, TI 84, or similar)
4 AAA batteries
1 dry-erase marker
Red pen, pencils
1 box of tissues
1 pocket folder with brads for lab reports
Dividers for pocket folder

OPTIONAL - USB drive for moving documents/homework to and from computers

Anatomy and Physiology

3-ring binder
Dividers
Colored pencils
Blue/black/red pen
Pencils
1 pack Clorox or disinfecting wipes
1 dry erase marker
1 box of Kleenex
Aquatic Science
Binder or section in a binder
Notebook paper
Colored pencils
1 roll of paper towels

The following items will vary based on the type of tank the student chooses to create with their group at the end of the first 6 weeks: fish, 2 plants, filter cartridges, fish food, aquarium gravel

Forensic Science

All students:

One 2-3" Binder (3 ring) for notes/assignments (not shared with other classes)
One 1/2 inch Binder (3 ring) for lab notebook
Colored Pencils (package of 24-36)
Red and blue/black pen
Highlighter
Pencils
Box of Kleenex
Box of disposable latex-free gloves (100 count powder-free) appropriate for student's hand size
Roll of paper towels

Last Name (A-L):

Roll of clear packaging tape (no dispenser)
Package of white 4 x 6 index cards (plain/no lines)

Last Name (M-Z):

Box of white envelopes (any kind/size)
Package of q-tips (any count/inexpensive)
AP Chemistry
3 ring binder
Dividers
Highlighter
map pencils
red pen
black/blue pens
pencils
Composition notebook with grid paper for lab book
College ruled loose leaf paper

To leave in classroom:

1 roll paper towels
1 box Kleenex
1 gallon distilled water P Environmental Science
3 ring binder
Dividers
Highlighter
map pencils
red pen
black/blue pens
pencils
College ruled loose leaf paper
Graph paper
Plastic shoe box with a lid

To leave in classroom:

Box of tissues
1 roll of paper towels, or 1 bottle of hand sanitizer
Social Studies Classes
World Geography
Colored map pencils
Black pens
Blue pens
Red pens
Highlighters - 4 colors
No. 2 pencils
Notebook paper
Small 3-ring binder
Index cards
Box of tissues
World History
Large spiral notebook
Binder
5 dividers
Highlighter
Post-It notes (Large square ones, 3x3)
Red, blue and black pens
No. 2 pencils
Markers/map pencils
1 box of Kleenex
US History
Notebook paper
Red/blue/black pens
No. 2 pencils
Highlighter
1 box of Kleenex
Government and Economics
Notebook paper and binder OR spiral notebook
Red/blue/black pens
No. 2 pencils Highlighter
1 box of Kleenex
Scissors
Foreign Language Classes
Spanish I

2 composition books
1 clear tape (to use for composition books)
1 packet construction paper (8x12)
1 hand sanitizer
1 box Kleenex or any other tissue brand

Fine Arts Classes

Choir

$60 choir fee for competition choirs (includes t-shirt, use of uniform, and supplies)
$50 choir fee for non-competition choirs (includes t-shirt and supplies)
Pencils every day
Competition choirs: Girls - black character shoes; Guys - black dress shoes/black socks
Dance
Folder with pockets and brads
5 dividers
Black long pants
Black leotard
Black jazz shoes
Hair rubber bands
Pencils
NOTE: Some items can be purchased through the dance department

Orchestra

1" black binder (no other colors please)
Loose leaf notebook paper
Music staff paper
2 No. 2 pencils
1 folding wire music stand
1 extra set of strings for your instrument (see current year Orchestra Handbook for recommended brands)
1 cake of string rosin (see current year Orchestra Handbook for recommended brands)
Appropriate accessories for your instrument: shoulder rest, strap (see current year Orchestra Handbook for recommended brands)

Tech Theatre I

3-ring binder (approximately 2"-3")
White, loose leaf paper
Pen (blue or black) and pencil Ruler
Compass
Protractor
Graph paper
Tracing paper
Colored pencils
Students must wear appropriate footwear, closed toed shoes with heels

Tech Theatre II and Advanced Tech Theatre

3-ring binder (approximately 2"-3")
White, loose leaf paper
Pen (blue or black) and pencil
15 in. Ruler
Compass
Protractor
Graph paper
Tracing paper
Watercolor pencils
Sketch pad
Students must wear appropriate footwear, closed toed shoes with heels Work gloves with name inside

NOTE: Other items will come up throughout the year depending on different projects

Theatre Arts I and II

3-ring binder with side pockets (approximately 1 1/2" to 2")
White, loose leaf paper
Pen (blue or black) and pencil
Ruler
Classes not listed: Students should check with individual teachers when school starts

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