CBHS Senior Summer Reading 2015 *This digital packet includes expectations, list, journal template and reading log. Expectations: Summer reading work will be assessed and applied towards Trimester 1 standards in Humanities English. Students with less than a “2” will not be able to earn credit for Trimester 1 by the end of the term. Final Deadline: All work related to summer reading is due Wednesday, September 3, 2015.
Read at least THREE BOOKS All CBHS Seniors are required to read at least three books this summer. 1. One book MUST be off of the provided list of titles. See attached list. 2. Next two are your choice (if you are in A.P. Lit., Frankenstein can count. If you are in A.P.U.S., the selected reading will count). Complete “Summer Books Read” Chart Keep track of what you are reading and be prepared to hand in the “Summer Books Read” Chart is due on Tuesday/Wednesday, September 8/9, 2015. Note that this requires a parent signature. Complete The Double Entry Journal Typed if possible ● Use the attached chart as an exemplar, but please type your work. ● Read for themes and find passages that support and reveal thinking about those themes. ● Document the passages and your thinking. Be prepared to hand it in on Thursday, September 3, 2015. Exceeds Option for Making Meaning In order to exceed you must… ● Read one of the following: All the Light We Cannot See, Great Expectations, or Ceremony. ● Read (at least) one other book from the prepared list (for a total of two) ● Complete Double Entry Journals for both of these books off of the list, for a total of two sets of journals. Enjoy!!! Immerse into the wild world of books!
Senior Summer Reading Rubric Expectations: Summer reading work will be assessed and applied towards trimester 1 standards in Humanities English. Students with less than a “2” will not be able to earn credit for trimester 1 by the end of the term. Final Deadline: All work related to summer reading is due Thursday, September 3, 2015. Reads Regularly and Making Meaning Rubric Standard
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3.754
3 Books
3.25 = 4 books 3.50 = 5 books
3.75 = 6 books 4.00 = 7+ books
Reads Regularly
Fewer than 3 books
Determinin g Importance
Chosen passages are interesting, but do not seem to be connected to themes. Needs to articulate significance by explaining how the passage relates to theme.
Clearly explains Identifies what is important importance, in based on a this case deepened chooses understanding of passages that purpose. expose themes. Gleans larger Explains concepts and reasoning. identifies supporting details.
Must read and complete double entry journals for an Exceeds Challenge Text and one other book off the list.
Inferring & Synthesizin g For Theme
Highlights passages, and struggles to determine relevant themes. Or, determines themes without identifying appropriate evidence or passages. Needs to discuss what the author and/or the
Identifies themes that emerge in the text by drawing reasonable conclusions from evidence in the text. Articulates what the author or passage reveals about the theme. Uses the text itself to develop
Must read and complete double entry journals for an Exceeds Challenge Text and one other book off the list (not the ‘quick read’.
Identifies themes & develops sophisticated interpretations and/or conclusions about the themes from subtleties in the text. Deepens understanding of the world at large.
passage reveals new thinking about the theme. and ideas. Must move beyond cliché or established ideas.
Raising Questions
Raises simple, closeended questions that inconsistently enhance understanding. These are often factual or literal, but can include awareness of details.
Questions are open ended and provocative so as to promote understanding. These often require an inference to be made while questioning.
Consistently raises open ended, sophisticated questions that lead to further thinking and questioning. These go beyond the text and are often reflective or about society.
Must read and complete double entry journals for an Exceeds Challenge Text and one other book off the list.
CBHS Senior Class Summer Reading List Reminder, you are required to read at least three books. One of them must be from the list below. Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations. 1861. Humbled, orphaned Pip is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming a gentleman — and one day he finds himself in possession of "great expectations." One of Dickens' finest novels, this is a gripping tale of crime and guilt, revenge and reward. Exceeds Read Doerr, Anthony. All the Light We Cannot See. 2012. WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE From the highly acclaimed, multiple awardwinning Anthony Doerr, the beautiful, stunningly ambitious instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Exceeds Read Eggers, Dave. Zeitoun. 2010. Vintage. The true story of one family, caught between America’s two biggest policy disasters: the war on terror and the response to Hurricane Katrina. In the days following the storm, Abdulrahman Zeitoun travels the city by canoe, feeding abandoned animals and helping elderly neighbors. Then, on September 6th, police officers armed with M16s arrest Zeitoun in his home. Told with eloquence and compassion, Zeitoun is a riveting account of one family’s unthinkable struggle with forces beyond wind and water. Hosseini , Khaled. The Kite Runner. 2004. Penguin/Riverhead.
Years after he flees Afghanistan, Amir, now an American citizen, returns to his native land and attempts to atone for the betrayal of his best friend before he fled Kabul and the Taliban.
Gruen, Sara. Water for Elephants: A Novel. 2007. Algonquin Books.
Gruen creates a story full of enchanting circus lore, mystery, trains, romance, and danger with noholdsbarred. Murray, Liz. Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard by Hyperion Challenge Read Murray was born in the autumn of 1980 with drugs in her blood (but healthy), and her memoir follows the trajectory of a Narcotics Anonymous narrative — an account of despair and redemption like the ones told nightly, as she writes, in “the basements of urban churches.” In pacing and style, however, “Breaking Night” reads more like an adventure story than an addictionmorality tale. It’s a whiteknuckle account of survival, marked by desperation, brutality and fear, set in the wilds of the Bronx. Sebold , Alice. Lucky: A Memoir. 2002. Little Brown/Back Bay.
“You save yourself or you remain unsaved.” With these words, Sebold recounts the brutal rape that she was “lucky” to survive. Tragedy and hope combine as she makes her way through a survivor’s maze of emotions. Explicit Content Silko, Leslie Marmon. Ceremony. 1977. Penguin Classics. Thirty years since its original publication, Ceremony remains one of the most profound and moving works of Native American literature, a novel that is itself a ceremony of healing. Tayo, a World War II veteran of mixed ancestry, returns to the Laguna Pueblo Reservation. He is deeply scarred by his experience as a prisoner of the Japanese and further wounded by the rejection he encounters from his people. Only by immersing himself in the Indian past can he begin to regain the peace that was taken from him. Masterfully written, filled with the somber majesty of Pueblo myth, Ceremony is a work of enduring power. Exceeds Read Summer Quick Reads: Stratton, Allan. Chanda’s Secret. 2004. Annick Press Ltd. Smart and determined, Chanda is a character whom readers come to care for and believe in, in spite of her almost impossible situation. The details of subSaharan African life are convincing and smoothly woven into this moving story of poverty and courage, but the real insight for readers will be the appalling treatment of the AIDS victims. De La Pena, Matt. Ball Don’t Lie. 2005. Random House. Sticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. He’s a white boy living and playing in a world where he doesn’t seem to belong.But Sticky can ball. And basketball might just be his ticket out . . . if he can only realize that he doesn’t have to be the person everyone else expects him to be. Geda, Fabio. In the sea there are crocodiles : based on the true story of Enaiatollah Akbari. 2011. Doubleday. An unflinching, inspirational, and incredibly moving novel based on the true story of Enaiatollah Akbari, a young boy whose agonizing struggle begins after his native
Afghanistan becomes a dangerous place to live. His mother shepherds him across the border into Pakistan but has to leave him there to fend for himself. Ben Mikaelsen. Touching Spirit Bear. 2002. Harper Trophy. Troublemaker Cole Matthews is in major trouble. But instead of jail time, Cole is given an alternative: a oneyear banishment to a remote Alaskan island. This program—called Circle Justice—is based on Native American traditions that provide healing for the criminal mind. To avoid serious jail time, Cole resolves to go. While there, Cole is mauled by a mysterious white bear and left for dead. Thoughts of his abusive parents, helpless Peter, and his violent anger cause him to examine the root of his troubled ways. Abdelfattah, Randa. Does my head look big in this? 2005. Macmillan. Sixteenyearold Amal makes the decision to start wearing the hijab fulltime and everyone has a reaction. Her parents, her teachers, her friends, people on the street. But she stands by her decision to embrace her faith and all that it is, even if it does make her a little different from everyone else. Can she handle the taunts of "towel head," the prejudice of her classmates, and still attract the cutest boy in school? Brilliantly funny and poignant, Randa AbdelFattah's debut novel will strike a chord in all teenage readers, no matter what their beliefs.
Senior Summer Reading Journal (Please type if possible)
Name:
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Book Title: Author: Directions:
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_________________ 1) Choose
at least 5 significant passages from your reading that
reveal themes. 2) Write down the passage and page number. 3) Be sure to select passages from throughout the text. 4) Identify a theme of the book that emerges from this passage. 5) Write your thinking and a question in response to this passage, reflecting on what it reveals about the theme. Write in complete sentences!
Passage from Book (followed by page # in parenthesis)
Theme (E.g. Power, Injustice, Spiritual Awakening)
Thinking & Question: What does the passage reveal about the theme? And, write one provocative question per passage.
Passage from Book (followed by page # in parenthesis)
Passage from Book (followed by page # in parenthesis)
Theme (E.g. Power, Injustice, Spiritual Awakening)
Thinking & Question: What does the passage reveal about the theme? And, write one provocative question per passage.
Theme (E.g. Power, Injustice, Spiritual Awakening)
Thinking & Question: What does the passage reveal about the theme? And, write one provocative question per passage.
Passage from Book (followed by page # in parenthesis)
Passage from Book (followed by page # in parenthesis)
Theme (E.g. Power, Injustice, Spiritual Awakening)
Thinking & Question: What does the passage reveal about the theme? And, write one provocative question per passage.
Theme (E.g. Power, Injustice, Spiritual Awakening)
Thinking & Question: What does the passage reveal about the theme? And, write one provocative question per passage.
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