ENGLISH DEPARTMENT SUMMER READING 2015
Summer Reading List—English 6, Mrs. Coyle
Select two novels from the following list: Select one novel from the following list: Hatchet by Gary Paulson* Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rauls* The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi* Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George* My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George* One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia* *indicates digital books Summer Reading: English 6 After reading “Literary Terms of Fiction”, complete “Identifying Story Elements” for the novels you read. Please be aware that the novels you read may not contain every story element as listed; if a story element does not pertain to your novels, just leave it blank. Also, write and answer six questions that begin with “How” or “Why” for each novel. Support each answer with details from the novel. “Literary Terms of Fiction”: Antagonist- a character or force in conflict with the main characters, or protagonist, in a literary work Character- a person or animal who takes part in the action of a literary work; A dynamic character changes; a static character does not change. Climax- the turning point in the story Conflict- the struggle between opposing forces; An external conflict occurs between a character and some outside force; An internal conflict occurs within the character.
Dialect- the form of a language spoken by people in a particular region or group Flashback- a section of a literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time Foreshadowing- the use, in a literary work, of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur Narrator- the voice telling the story Plot- the sequence of events in a literary work Protagonist- the hero or central character of a literary work Point of View- the perspective from which a story is told • First person point of view- when a character within the plot tells the story- uses “I” • Third person point of view- when a voice outside the plot tells the story- uses “we, us” • Limited point of view- when the voice is limited to knowing the internal thoughts and feelings of one character • Third person omniscient- when the voice knows all Setting- the time and place of the story Symbolism- an object that stands for or represents something else Theme- the central idea or message in the story Identifying Story Elements Title and Author of Novel: ___________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Setting: ___________________________________________________ Characters: Major:_________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Minor: _________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Protagonist: ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Antagonist: ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Conflicts: Person against person: ______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Person against self: ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Person against nature: ______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Person against society:______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
Person against fate: ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Climax: ___________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Resolution: ________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________
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Summer Reading Lists- English 7, Mr. Boston
Seventh grade students should choose two of the following novels and complete one project for each book. This assignment is due on the first day of class. Choose two: Crispin: Cross of Lead by Avi The Skin I'm In by Sharon Flake Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin Book Project #1:Dear Diary Pretend that you are the main character of your novel. You are to write 5 one-page diary entries that the main character would have created. Be certain to include the events of the plot, setting, and mood of the novel in your diary entries. Students will be graded on accuracy, effort, and mechanics. This project should be typed. Book Project #2: I Have a Question Write and answer ten questions that begin with "How" or "Why" on the novel. Support each answer with details from the novel. Each answer should be at least 4-5 sentences long. The questions and answers should reflect events of the
plot, setting, and mood of the novel. Students will be graded on accuracy, depth, effort, and mechanics. This project should be typed. __________________________________________________________________
Summer Reading Lists – English, Grade 8, Mr. Boston
Eighth grade students must read two books. The first book is Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix. You will be expected to write about the book during the first week of school. For the second book, students should choose one of the following novels and then complete one project for the novel. This assignment is due on the first day of school. Required: Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix Choose ONE of the following books: Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez A Thousand Never Evers by Shana Burg Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie Absolutely Normal Chaos by Sharon Creech A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Book Project #1: Interview a Character After reading the novel, you are to construct a mock interview session with one of the main characters. The interview should feature 7 thought-provoking questions and the character's 10 detailed responses. Each response should be at least 4-5 sentences long, with examples from the novel. The interview should reflect the plot, setting, conflict, character development, and mood of the novel. This project will be graded on accuracy, depth, effort, and mechanics. The project should be typed.
Book Project # 2: Write a Book Critique For this assignment, you will write a critique on three of the book's strengths and one of its weaknesses. You will need to provide adequate support for your opinions, so be sure to give at least three examples of each strength and weakness. You may critique the book on its plot, setting, conflict, character development, and mood, and imagery (which includes figurative language), or use of irony. In your closing, you should tell whether you would recommend the book to others. This project will be graded on accuracy, depth, effort, and mechanics. The project should be typed. __________________________________________________________________
Summer Reading Lists - Grade 9
You are required to read TWO books before school begins in September – ONE required book and ONE book from the optional list. In September your English teacher will test you on these books or assign a paper and/or project.
English 9 Honors Required Reading: Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
Optional: Choose ONE of the Following: The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd My Sisters Keeper- Jodi Picoult The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Kim Edwards The Book Thief - Markus Zusak My Antonia - Willa Cather
English 9 College Preparatory Required: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck OPTIONAL - Choose ONE of the following. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane Animal Farm by George Orwell The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie English 9 Accelerated Required: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck OPTIONAL WORKS - Choose one of the following books. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom The Book Thief by Markus Zusak A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce Gulliver’s Travels (Only Part I and Part II) by Jonathan Swift Animal Farm by George Orwell _________________________________________________________
Summer Reading Lists -Grade10
English 10 College Prep Required Reading: The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis Optional: Choose ONE of the Following: Emma- Jane Austen The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett Dracula - Bram Stoker The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll Animal Farm - George Orwell Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Dafoe Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro English 10 Accelerated Required: Sense and Sensibility OPTIONAL - Choose ONE of the following books. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Brave New World by Aldous Huxley The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard
English 10 Honors Required- Emma by Jane Austen
Optional - Choose one of the following books. The Mammy by Brendan O’Carroll Animal Farm by George Orwell The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell by Susanna Clarke Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy __________________________________________________________________ Summer Reading Lists - Grade 11 English 11 College Preparatory Required: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway OPTIONAL- Choose ONE of the following books. Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman English 11 Accelerated Required: This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald OPTIONAL- Choose ONE of the following books. The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthrone The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Bel Canto by Ann Patchett Grendel by John Gardner I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Honors English 11 REQUIRED – This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald OPTIONAL - Choose ONE of the following books. The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Bel Canto by Ann Patchett Grendel by John Gardner The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
AP 11 English Language and Composition-‐ Mr. Lund
Each of the books in the list below expresses an argument in narrative form. As you read the books, focus on identifying the claim made by the author and the ways in which the claim is substantiated. Please annotate the book, or take one page of notes for each book. You will be expected to write about the books when classes resume. Have a wonderful summer, filled with good reading!
REQUIRED: Neil Postman, Technopoly OPTIONAL – Read TWO of the following books.
Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels Sinclair Lewis, Elmer Gantry Walter Van Tilburg Clark, The Ox-‐bow Incident Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead Joseph Heller, Catch-‐22 Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Charles Dickens, Hard Times Albert Camus, The Stranger Albert Camus, The Plague C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce Henry David Thoreau, Walden Carson McCullers, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Summer Reading Lists - Grade 12 AP 12 English This summer you will choose a theme and read THREE books that express it. One of the books in the series is required. You may choose the other two. Annotate the books, or take one page of notes on each book. When classes resume, you will be asked to do a timed essay on the books you read. The timed essay will be the basis for a 12-to-15-page research paper, which will be completed in steps starting with several periods in the library and culminating with an instructor evaluation. The key to success is choosing a theme that appeals to you. Have a wonderful summer, filled with good reading!
Project 1: Mythic Fictions Required: The King Must Die by Mary Renault Choose TWO of the following: Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis The Sibyl by Par Lagerkvist The Centaur by John Updike Project 2: School Fictions Required: Old School by Tobias Wolff Choose TWO of the following: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark Madame Sousatzka by Bernice Rubens A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Project 3: Postcolonial Fictions Required: The Famished Road by Ben Okri Choose TWO of the following: Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai Project 4: African American Fictions Required: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Choose TWO of the following:
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Beloved by Toni Morrison The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead Project 5: Theatrical Fictions Required: Morality Play by Barry Unsworth Choose TWO of the following: Theatre by W. Somerset Maugham An Awfully Big Adventure by Beryl Bainbridge Wise Children by Angela Carter Project 6 :Fictions of the Fall Required: Atonement by Ian McEwan Choose TWO of the following; The Innocent by Ian McEwan The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen The Quiet American by Graham Greene Saint Maybe by Anne Tyler Lord of the Flies by William Golding The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Project 7: Irish Fictions Required: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce Choose TWO of the following: The Crock of Gold by James Stephens Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle A Star Called Henry by Roddy Doyle Project 8: Medieval Fictions Required: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro Choose TWO of the following: The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco Morality Play by Barry Unsworth The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo The Spire by William Golding Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
Project 9: World War Fictions Required: All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Choose TWO of the following: A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Schindler’s List by Thomas Keneally The Bridge over the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle Catch 22 by Joseph Heller A Separate Peace by John Knowles Project 10: Monstrous Fictions Required: Dracula by Bram Stoker Choose TWO of the following: Grendel by John Gardner Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Honors English 12 As a world literature course, Honors English 12 features imaginative writing from different cultures that challenges students to find both universal ideas and unique characteristics of writing from different nations. For your summer reading choose TWO books from the list below. While you read the books, ask yourself: “What universal human experiences are depicted?” and “How does this particular writer depict his or her culture?” Be prepared to write about your books when classes resume. Have a wonderful summer filled with the world of reading! Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart [Nigeria] Chinua Achebe, A Man of the People [Nigeria] Naguib Mahfouz, Midaq Alley [Egypt] R.K. Narayan, The Guide [India] R.K. Narayan, The Man-Eater of Malgudi [India] Natsume Soseki, Botchan [Japan] Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen [Japan] Voltaire, Candide [France] Victor Hugo, Les Miserables [France] Victor Hugo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame [France] Albert Camus, The Plague [Algeria] Albert Camus, The Stranger Alan Paton, Cry the Beloved Country [South Africa] Gabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude [Colombia] Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote [Spain] Juan Ramon Jimenez, Platero Y Yo [Spain] Lazarillo de Tormes (Anonymous) [Spain]
Nibelungenlied (Anonymous) [Germany] Tristan and Iseult (Joseph Bedier version iBook) [France] Euripides, Medea [Ancient Greece] James Stephens, The Crock of Gold [Ireland] Hermann Hesse, Demian[Germany] Anton Chekov, The Three Sisters [Russia] Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac [France] Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose [Italy]
Accelerated English 12, Mr. Lund Accelerated English 12 is a course in world literature. You will read books from many different cultures in order to understand universal human experiences. As preparation for this course you will read TWO books from the following list over the summer. When classes resume, you will be writing original essays about the books. Have a wonderful summer, filled with the world of reading! Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart [Nigeria] Chinua Achebe, A Man of the People [Nigeria] Naguib Mahfouz, Midaq Alley [Egypt] R.K. Narayan, The Guide [India] R.K. Narayan, The Man-Eater of Malgudi [India] Natsume Soseki, Botchan [Japan] Voltaire, Candide [France] Albert Camus, The Plague [Algeria] Alan Paton, Cry the Beloved Country [South Africa] Juan Ramon Jimenez, Platero Y Yo [Spain] Lazarillo de Tormes (Anonymous) [Spain] Tristan and Iseult (Joseph Bedier version iBook) [France] Euripides, Medea [Ancient Greece] James Stephens, The Crock of Gold [Ireland] Hermann Hesse, Demian[Germany] Anton Chekov, The Three Sisters [Russia] Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac [France] Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose [Italy] College Preparatory English 12 J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye is an American classic that explores the mind of one teenager as he confronts failure in school, the death of his brother, and the challenges of living in American society. As you read the book, look for the following: characterization, symbols, and themes. Be prepared to discuss your insights when classes resume.
In addition to reading Salinger’s book you are asked to read ONE of the books on the list below. These books deal with similar themes. As you read, try to make connections between the book you have chosen and The Catcher in the Rye. REQUIRED READING The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BOOKS Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Ordinary People by Judith Guest A Separate Peace by John Knowles Peace Breaks Out by John Knowles Saint Maybe by Anne Tyler A Long and Happy Life by Reynolds Price
