AP Literature and Composition Ms. Bittman

Summer Assignment 2015 Mrs. Zeytinoglu

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Welcome to AP Lit! We are glad you have chosen to accept the challenge of AP Lit and we look forward to seeing you in the fall. This summer you will be reading How to Read Literature Like a Professor (revised edition) and The Awakening these texts will lay the foundation for your success in AP Literature. With that in mind please remember that we are looking for your original thoughts on the assignments. Do not use internet sources to look for answers to the assignments; all you need is the texts and your own brainpower. You will have some flexibility and choice in how to apply the following assignments, but you should have them finished when you return to school in August because we will plan based on the assumption they are finished. See the last page of this packet for final comments and a checklist. I. II. III.

Read the entire text of Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor Read The Awakening Complete the accompanying assignments.

If you have “extra” time this summer and wish to exercise your brain or work ahead, check out some of the following books. The list below contains the most frequently cited texts on the AP Lit Exam from 1970 to 2012. Those marked with an asterisk are texts we may be reading in class (either together or as part of a literature circle). This list is here as a resource; the only assigned readings are How to Read Literature Like a Professor & The Awakening. 25 Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison* 20 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte* 17 Great Expectations by Charles Dickens* 16 Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevski 16 Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad* 16 King Lear by William Shakespeare 15 Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte* 15 Moby Dick by Herman Melville 14 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 12 Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 12 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 12 Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce 12 The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 11 The Awakening by Kate Chopin* 11 Billy Budd by Herman Melville 11 Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko 11 Light in August by William Faulkner 11 Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zorah Neale Hurston* 10 As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner 10 The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams 10 Native Son by Richard Wright 9 Antigone by Sophocles 9 Beloved by Toni Morrison 9 The Color Purple by Alice Walker 9 Othello by William Shakespeare 9 A Passage to India by E. M. Forster 9 Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 9 A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

7 The Crucible by Arthur Miller 7 Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton 7 The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 7 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 7 Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert 7 The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy 7 Oedipus Rex by Sophocles * 7 Portrait of a Lady by Henry James 7 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen* 7 The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway 7 The Tempest by William Shakespeare 6 A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen* 6 An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen 6 Equus by Peter Shaffer 6 Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton* 6 Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift 6 Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen 6 Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw 6 Medea by Euripides 6 The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare 6 Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe 6 Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf 6 Murder in the Cathedral by T. S. Eliot 6 Obasan by Joy Kogawa 6 The Piano Lesson by August Wilson 6 The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner 6 Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 6 Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe* 6 The Turn of the Screw by Henry James 6 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee

AP Lit & Comp Summer Assignment - 2 8 Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 8 Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 8 Candide by Voltaire 8 Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller 8 Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy 8 The Jungle by Upton Sinclair 8 A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry 8 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard 8 Sula by Toni Morrison 8 Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett 7 All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren 7 All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy

5 Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton 5 Bleak House by Charles Dickens 5 The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chkhov 5 Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe 5 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 5 Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin 5 Hamlet by William Shakespeare* 5 Macbeth by William Shakespeare 5 Mrs. Warren’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw 5 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser 5 Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys 5 Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor

OUTLINE: How To Read Literature Like a Professor (revised edition) – Thomas C. Foster. DIRECTIONS: This reading will to help you to understand the sort of things you should be looking for when reading texts for AP Literature. 1. You are responsible for reading and understanding the entire text. 2. There are 7 assignments to be completed for chapters of your choosing. *If you are interested in getting an electronic copy, an *older edition of the book is Available online – note that there will be missing chapters. You can scan the QR code (at right) or go online to http://www.eustaceisd.net/PDF/high/HowToReadLiteratureLikeAProfessor1.pdf Quantity 3 chapters 1 chapter 2 chapters 1 chapter

Assignment Type One-pager Dialectical Journal Application Essay Test

Where to find specific directions Directions on page 3 Directions on page 4-5 Directions on page 6 Directions on page 7

NOTE: Each of the assignments must be completed using a different chapter so that in the end you have interacted with as many of the chapters as possible. Remember that this work will lay the foundation for the course and you will be using this material throughout the year both in application to the texts and in essays.

The Awakening – Kate Chopin DIRECTIONS: . 1. You are responsible for reading and understanding the entire text 2. This is a typical AP Literature text in complexity and topic –taking notes as you read will help you to understand and retain the concepts in the novel. 3. Complete the reading questions for the novel see page 7-10. *If you are interested in getting an electronic copy of the novel you can scan the QR code (above) to link to the website or type the address: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/160/160-h/160-h.htm

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I. AVID One-Pager – You will complete 3 of these for chapters of your choosing DESCRIPTION: A One-pager is a written and graphic interpretation on a single sheet of paper of what you have just read. It may be literal or it may be a symbolic representation of the piece. The one-pager will help you visualize what you are reading and help prepare you for other activities that we may complete using this reading assignment. PURPOSE: The purpose of a One-Pager is to own what you are reading. We think about what we see and read differently when we are asked to do something with what we have seen or read. We learn best when we create our own ideas. The One-pager will help you visualize what you are reading and help prepare you for other activities that we will complete related to this reading assignment. CONNECTIONS: A One-Pager connects the verbal and visual. It connects the author’s, filmmaker’s, artist’s, or culture’s thoughts to your thoughts. It makes connections between words and images. WHAT TO DO:  Use standard (8.5 by 11) unlined paper  Fill the entire page  Written work must be in ink or typed (no pencils)  Use color as much as possible  Include all of the following (arranged on the page any way you choose): o Title and Author o Three or more excerpts from the reading (passages you like or think are especially important) o A personal response to each passage you select (this may be a personal response, summary or interpretive depending on the assignment)  Add a border or any other decorations and you’re done!  Be prepared to give an oral “tour” of your One-pager *DO NOT USE LINED PAPER, MERELY SUMMARIZE, OR FAIL TO USE ALL OF THE SPACE ON THE PAPER. Doing so will result in a lower grade. 

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II. Dialectical Journals – You will complete 1 of these for a chapter of your choosing Directions: Please type this journal using the same format shown here. Simply insert a two column table. You will choose 5 passages to respond to in the chapter. Each of your responses should be a minimum of 75-100 words. The term “Dialectic” means “the art or practice of arriving at the truth by using conversation involving question and answer.” Think of your dialectical journal as a series of conversations with the texts we read during this course. The process is meant to help you develop a better understanding of the texts we read. Use your journal to incorporate your personal responses to the texts, your ideas about the themes we cover and our class discussions. You will find that it is a useful way to process what you’re reading, prepare yourself for group discussion, and gather textual evidence for your Literary Analysis assignments. PROCEDURE: o As you read, choose 5 passages that stand out to you and record them in the left-hand column of a T-chart (ALWAYS include page numbers). o In the right column, write your response to the text (ideas/insights, questions, reflections, and comments on each passage) o Label your responses using the following codes: o (Q) Question – ask about something in the passage that is unclear o (C) Connect – make a connection to your life, the world, or another text o (P) Predict – anticipate what will occur based on what’s in the passage o (CL) Clarify – answer earlier questions or confirm/disaffirm a prediction o (R) Reflect – think deeply about what the passage means in a broad sense – not just to the characters in the story. What conclusions can you draw about the world, about human nature, or just the way things work? o (E) Evaluate - make a judgment about the character(s), their actions, or what the author is trying to say Sample Dialectical Journal entry: THE THINGS THEY CARRIED by Tim O’Brien Passages from the text “-they carried like freight trains; they carried it on their backs and shoulders-and for all the ambiguities of Vietnam, all the mysteries and unknowns, there was at least the single abiding certainty that they would never be at a loss for things to carry”(2).

Comments & Questions

(R) O’Brien chooses to end the first section of the novel with this sentence. He provides excellent visual details of what each solider in Vietnam would carry for day-to-day fighting. He makes you feel the physical weight of what soldiers have to carry for simple survival. When you combine the emotional weight of loved ones at home, the fear of death, and the responsibility for the men you fight with, with this physical weight, you start to understand what soldiers in Vietnam dealt with every day. This quote sums up the confusion that the men felt about the reasons they were *the ‘(2)’ above is the page fighting the war, and how they clung to the only certainty number things they had to carry - in a confusing world where normal rules were suspended.

AP Lit & Comp Summer Assignment - 5 CHOOSING PASSAGES FROM THE TEXT: Look for quotes that seem significant, powerful, thought provoking or puzzling. For example, you might record: o o o o o o o o

Effective and/or creative use of stylistic or literary devices Passages that remind you of your own life or something you’ve seen before Structural shifts or turns in the plot A passage that makes you realize something you hadn’t seen before Examples of patterns: recurring images, ideas, colors, symbols or motifs. Passages with confusing language or unfamiliar vocabulary Events you find surprising or confusing Passages that illustrate a particular character or setting

RESPONDING TO THE TEXT: You can respond to the text in a variety of ways. The most important thing to remember is that your observations should be specific and detailed. The dialectical journal is a written conversation between you and the book—make sure you hold up your end! Remember that this journal must demonstrate that you have carefully read and understood this book. DO NOT simply summarize; you must analyze and evaluate. Basic Responses o Raise questions about the beliefs and values implied in the text o Give your personal reactions to the passage o Discuss the words, ideas, or actions of the author or character(s) o Tell what it reminds you of from your own experiences o Write about what it makes you think or feel o Agree or disagree with a character or the author Sample Sentence Starters: I really don’t understand this because… I really dislike/like this idea because… I think the author is trying to say that… This passage reminds me of a time in my life when… If I were (name of character) at this point I would… This part doesn’t make sense because… This character reminds me of (name of person) because… Higher Level Responses o Analyze the text for use of literary devices (tone, structure, style, imagery) o Make connections between different characters or events in the text o Make connections to a different text (or film, song, etc…) o Discuss the words, ideas, or actions of the author or character(s) o Consider an event or description from the perspective of a different character o Analyze a passage and its relationship to the story as a whole

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III. Application essay – You will complete 1 Essay PROMPT: Choose two chapters from How to Read Literature Like a Professor that you can apply to The Awakening. In a 3-5 paragraph essay explain the concept and how it applies to The Awakening. Use support from both texts (with cited page numbers) to support your ideas. Paper Format The essay must be typed and in MLA format. For more information on MLA Formatting see https://owl.english.purdue.edu (or scan QR code) General Guidelines  Type your paper on a computer and print it out on standard, white 8.5 x 11-inch paper.  Double-space the text of your paper, and use a legible font (e.g. Times New Roman). Whatever font you choose, MLA recommends that the regular and italics type styles contrast enough that they are recognizable one from another. The font size should be 12 pt.  Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks (unless otherwise instructed by your instructor).  Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides.  Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch from the left margin. MLA recommends that you use the Tab key as opposed to pushing the Space Bar five times.  Use italics throughout your essay for the titles of longer works and, only when absolutely necessary, providing emphasis. Formatting the First Page of Your Paper  Do not make a title page for your paper.  In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the date. Again, be sure to use double-spaced text.  Double space again and center the title. Do not underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks; write the title in Title Case (standard capitalization), not in all capital letters.  Use quotation marks and/or italics when referring to other works in your title, just as you would in your text: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Morality Play; Human Weariness in "After Apple Picking"  Double space between the title and the first line of the text.  Create a header in the upper right-hand corner that includes your last name, followed by a space with a page number; number all pages consecutively with Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), onehalf inch from the top and flush with the right margin.

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

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IV. Student Created Test – You will complete 1 of these for a chapter of your choosing from How to read Literature Like a Professor. Directions: You will create a multiple choice test with 10 questions, and 1 essay prompt. You must also provide an answer key.     

Test must be typed Each question should have 4 possible answers. Each question must include the page number on which the answer to the question may be found. The essay prompt should be clear and a higher level question not simple asking for a summary etc. The answer key should list the correct answer for each of the 10 questions and a 1 to 2 sentence outline of what a correct response to the essay prompt would be.

Model Question (Format): You can cut and paste this model into a Word/Google document in order to help with formatting your test. 1. (page 29) In Chapter 4, Foster defines “intertextuality” as a. the difference between texts b. the communion of authors c. the ongoing interaction between poems or stories d. the reference to the bible that is common in western literature

V. The Awakening- Kate Chopin 1 .As you read take notes on the “Things to keep track of as you read” items. 2. IMPORTANT answer in complete sentences and use specific textual details (include page numbers) to support your answer. *Remember the answers must be your own ideas. When it’s necessary to use an outside source cite your source. Things to keep track of as you read: Along with any other notes you take make sure you take notes on these topics as they arise in the novel. Note page numbers in your notes so we can refer back to the specifics in the novel.    

The treatment and discussion of African Americans – called quadroons, mulattos, blacks in the text The ocean, the sea, swimming Clothing Discussions of how women should behave The Awakening – Chapter 1-13 Study Questions

Chapter I 1. Describe Leonce Pontellier. Specifically describe his reaction to the parrot, how he speaks to his wife, and his reaction to Mrs. Pontellier's question about dinner. Chapter II 1. Describe Edna Pontellier. What does she look like? Where is she from? Where does she live now? Chapter III

AP Lit & Comp Summer Assignment - 8 1. How does Leonce feel when he returns home? Chapter IV 1. What is a mother-woman? Why is Edna not one? Who is a mother-woman? Chapter V 1. How does Robert relate to women on the island? Chapter VI 1. "A certain light was beginning to dawn dimly within her – the light which, showing the way, forbids it." Take apart the above sentence. What does the light represent? Chapter VII 1. What is the "outward life which conforms, and the inward life which questions"? Chapter VIII 1. Describe Robert's relationship with his mother. Chapter IX 1. Again, Edna sees the ocean and remarks on its restlessness. How does the ocean reflect Edna's own feelings? Chapter X 1. "She wanted to swim far out, where no woman had swum before." List all of the meanings you make from the above sentence. Chapter XI 1. Now that Edna is awakening from a dream, how does her everyday life affect her? Chapter XII 1. Edna says, "He'd never be in bad humor if it weren't for me," referring to Leonce. Why does Edna think this? Chapter XIII 1. Describe Madame Antoine and her life. The Awakening – Chapter 14-26 Study Questions

Chapter XIV 1. What doesn't Edna realize about herself? Chapter XV 1. Describe Edna's reaction to hearing Robert is going to Mexico. Chapter XVI 1. Do you agree with Edna's idea that she would never sacrifice herself for her children? Chapter XVII 1. Why does Edna try to destroy her wedding ring? What change is taking place in her? Chapter XVIII 1. How do Edna and Adele feeling about their houses and their domestic chores? Chapter XIX 1. After her visit with Adele, what does Edna do about her domestic obligations? Does this surprise you? Give evidence as to why you think Edna's reaction is expected or not. Chapter XX 1. The Lebruns comment that Edna looks better. Why do you think Edna looks healthier? Chapter XXI 1. Mlle Reisz says to Edna, "To be an artist includes much; one must possess many gifts – absolute gifts – which have not been acquired by one's own effort. And, moreover, to succeed, the artist

AP Lit & Comp Summer Assignment - 9 must possess a courageous soul. The brave soul. The soul that dares and defies." Do you think Edna has such a soul? Why, why not? Chapter XXII 1. Do you agree with Doctor Mandelet's assessment that "woman...is a very delicate and peculiar organism"? Why, why not? Chapter XXIII 1. Describe Edna's father. Chapter XXIV 1. Edna's father gives Leonce the following advice concerning Edna, "Authority, coercion are what is needed. Put your foot down good and hard; the only way to manage a wife." Do you think this would be an effective way for Leonce to relate to Edna? Chapter XXV 1. Who is Arobin? What kind of man is he? Chapter XXVI 1. Chopin says of Edna that she "resolved never again to belong to another than herself." Do you think this is an accepted way for women to think in the late 1800s? The Awakening – Chapter 27-39 Study Questions Chapter XXVII 1. Mlle Reisz tells Edna, "The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth." Do you think Edna is strong enough to soar? Why, why not? Chapter XXVIII 1. How does Edna feel after the kiss? Chapter XXIX 1. Who are the "thousand muffled voices" telling Edna to leave her home? Chapter XXX 1. We learn the second line in the song Robert sang to Edna. What is that line? Why is it important? Why does Edna not want Victor to sing that song? Chapter XXXI 1. Arobin walks Edna to her new house. How does he treat her when they arrive? Chapter XXXII 1. What is Leonce most worried about? What actions does he take? Chapter XXXIII 1. Robert sees Arobin's photograph in Edna's "pigeon house." How does he react? Chapter XXXIV 1. Describe the meeting of Arobin and Robert. Chapter XXXV 1. Edna spends time with Arobin. He feels her "latent sensuality." What does she feel? Chapter XXXVI 1. Predict an ending to this love story. Chapter XXXVII 1. Why does Adele say to Edna, "Think of the children." Chapter XXXVIII 1. Doctor Mandelet speaks to Edna as they leave Adele's house. What advice does he give her? What does he speak to her about? Chapter XXXIX

AP Lit & Comp Summer Assignment - 10 1. How does the novel end? What is Edna's fate? Are you surprised? Why, why not?

IMPORTANT! READ THIS Please make sure you followed the directions carefully. Remember it’s more important to give thoughtful answers than to regurgitate someone else’s ideas. Below is a checklist, complete this to keep track of your work. If you have questions email both/either Ms. Bittman or Mrs. Zeytinoglu. We will respond as quickly as we can.

Summer Assignment Checklist Item One-Pager One-Pager One-Pager Dialectical Journal Application Essay Test Awakening Questions

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