Summer Reading Assignment 9 th Grade English 9:

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1 Summer Reading Assignment 9 th Grade English 9: Ender s Game, Orsn Sctt Card Welcme t the English prgram at Missin Cllege Preparatry! An imprtant cmpnent f the English prgram is the summer reading assignment. The fur main gals f this assignment are t keep yu active in reading, braden yur hrizns, challenge yur thinking skills, and ease yur transitin int high schl. The summer reading assignment is a graded assignment. Althugh we will discuss the nvel in class, yur knwledge will be discerned in three (3) ways: a visual assignment (pster prject), an essay (that we will wrk n tgether), and an exam administered during the first weeks f schl. The visual assignment is due at the end f the first week f schl. Yu d nt need t bring it t schl with yu n the first day f class. I. Pster Prject: A Visual Analysis f Theme Due Date: Assigned in class, end f first week f schl. Decide n a main theme frm Ender s Game. Yur pster will reflect this message. Design a pster that depicts the theme in the nvel. (Please d NOT use fam cre r super-thick pster bard. It s simply t difficult t hang.) Select an imprtant qute frm the nvel that supprts the theme that yu have chsen t illustrate. Cpy the qute (neatly and accurately) nt the frnt f yur pster (it must be visible frm a distance). In additin, include the title f the wrk and its authr. Spelling and neatness cunt! Cite the qute with the authr s last name and the page number n which it ccurs, fr example: (Card 22). Draw a visual depictin r representatin f the theme based n the details f yur qutatin. Use clr and fill the entire pster. Illustratins shuld be visible frm a distance. II. Exam: The Summer Reading exam will take place during the secnd week f schl. III. Essay: We will spend time in class wrking n the essay cmpnent. The date f the essay will be annunced in class.

2 Wrld Literature Summer Reading Assignment Sphmres: In the Time f the Butterflies, Julia Alvarez Welcme t Wrld Literature! An imprtant cmpnent f the English prgram at Missin Cllege Prep is the Summer Reading assignment. The three main gals f this assignment are t keep yu active in reading, braden yur hrizns, and challenge yur thinking skills. The Summer Reading Assignment is a graded assignment; yur knwledge f the bk s cntent will be discerned in tw ways: a visual depictin an essay. The pster will be due during the first full week f schl; the essay will take place during the secnd full week f schl. I. Pster Prject: A Visual Analysis f Theme Due end f first week f schl as assigned in class. Decide n a main theme f the nvel. Yur pster will reflect this message. Design a pster that depicts that theme. (Please d NOT use fam cre r super-thick pster bard. It s t difficult t hang.) Decide n a main theme f the nvel, and write a sentence expressing this idea n the back f yur pster. Select a qute (key phrases r wrds) that best reflects and supprts the theme yu have chsen t illustrate. Cpy the qute (neatly and accurately) nt the frnt f yur pster (it must be visible frm a distance). Draw a visual depictin r representatin f the theme based n the details f yur qutatin. Place the title f the wrk and the authr s name clearly and legibly n the frnt f the pster s that it can be seen frm a distance. Use clr and fill the entire pster. Illustratins shuld be visible frm a distance. II. Thematic Essay: Written during the secnd week f schl. Yu will be writing a thematic literary analysis essay n the nvel. As yu read, pay attentin t the message that the authr is putting frth. Remember, all authrs write fr specific purpses; as critical thinkers, ur jb is t figure ut that purpse. We will wrk n the essay s cnstructin, during class, prir t writing it.

3 Summer Reading Assignment American Literature: Junirs Trtilla Flat, Jhn Steinbeck Welcme t American Literature! An imprtant cmpnent f the English prgram at Missin Cllege Prep is the Summer Reading assignment. The three main gals f this assignment are t keep yu active in reading, braden yur hrizns, and challenge yur thinking skills. The Summer Reading Assignment is a graded assignment; yur knwledge f the wrk s cntent will be discerned thrugh a visual depictin, summative assessment, and essay. The pster will be due during the first full week f schl; the date f the essay will be annunced in class. I. Pster Prject: A Visual Analysis f Theme Due end f first week f schl as assigned in class. Decide n a main theme f the nvel. Yur pster will reflect this message. Design a pster that depicts that theme. (Please d NOT use fam cre r super-thick pster bard. It s t difficult t hang.) Decide n a main theme f the nvel, and write a sentence expressing this idea n the back f yur pster. Select a qute (key phrases r wrds) that best reflects and supprts the theme yu have chsen t illustrate. Cpy the qute (neatly and accurately) nt the frnt f yur pster (it must be visible frm a distance). Draw a visual depictin r representatin f the theme based n the details f yur qutatin. Place the title f the wrk and the authr s name clearly and legibly n the frnt f the pster s that it can be seen frm a distance. Use clr and fill the entire pster. Illustratins shuld be visible frm a distance. II. Thematic Essay: Written during the secnd week f schl. Yu will be writing a thematic literary analysis essay n the nvel. As yu read, pay attentin t the message that the authr is putting frth. Remember, all authrs write fr specific purpses; as critical thinkers, ur jb is t figure ut that purpse. We will wrk n the essay s cnstructin, during class, prir t writing it.

4 Summer Reading Assignment AP English Language & Cmpsitin: Junirs The Grapes f Wrath, Jhn Steinbeck Welcme t AP English Language and Cmpsitin! An imprtant cmpnent f the English prgram is the Summer Reading assignment. The three main gals f this assignment are t keep yu active in reading, braden yur hrizns, and challenge yur thinking skills. The abve wrk has been chsen carefully and will be referred t thrughut the curse f the year. The Summer Reading Assignment is a graded assignment; yur knwledge f the abve wrk s cntent will be discerned thrugh a rhetrical analysis essay. Rhetrical Analysis Essay: This will ccur during the secnd full week f schl. We will wrk n rhetrical analysis, during class, prir t writing the essay. All authrs write fr specific purpses. Our jb is t figure ut the what, aka purpse. Additinally, all authrs rely n a variety f literary strategies t get the what acrss. Our jb is t discern the ways in which the authr des that, cmmnly knwn as the hw, and t als discuss the implicatins, r the s what. Therefre, as yu read, pay clse attentin t the descriptins that Steinbeck utilizes, the ways in which thse descriptins cnvey his purpse, and the assciated implicatins. Cnsider yurself a literary sleuth, lking fr the what, the hw, and the s what. As yu read, anntate yur cpy, cntinually lking fr the message that Steinbeck is putting frth. This will increase yur understanding f the nvel, as well as assist yu in studying fr the exam. Anntating will give yu a plethra f qutes frm which t chse when writing the essay. Finally, yu will be assessed n yur critical thinking / analysis skills. Referring t sites such as sparkntes.cm, ragntes.cm, r cliffntes.cm des nt prepare yu fr the expectatins f AP English Language, r any ther English class fr that matter. Clse reading is the key t deeper level thinking, as well as mre sphisticated writing.

5 British Literature Summer Reading Assignment: Senirs The Curius Incident f the Dg in the Night-Time, Mark Haddn Welcme t British Literature! An imprtant cmpnent f the English prgram is the Summer Reading assignment. The three main gals f this assignment are t keep yu active in reading, braden yur hrizns, and challenge yur thinking skills. The Summer Reading Assignment is a graded assignment; yur knwledge f the wrk s cntent will be discerned thrugh a visual depictin, summative assessment, and essay. The pster will be due during the first full week f schl; the date f the essay will be annunced in class. I. Pster Prject: A Visual Analysis f Theme Due end f first week f schl as assigned in class. Decide n a main theme f the nvel. Yur pster will reflect this message. Design a pster that depicts that theme. (Please d NOT use fam cre r super-thick pster bard. It s t difficult t hang.) Decide n a main theme f the nvel, and write a sentence expressing this idea n the back f yur pster. Select a qute (key phrases r wrds) that best reflects and supprts the theme yu have chsen t illustrate. Cpy the qute (neatly and accurately) nt the frnt f yur pster (it must be visible frm a distance). Draw a visual depictin r representatin f the theme based n the details f yur qutatin. Place the title f the wrk and the authr s name clearly and legibly n the frnt f the pster s that it can be seen frm a distance. Use clr and fill the entire pster. Illustratins shuld be visible frm a distance. II. Thematic Essay: Written during the secnd week f schl. Yu will be writing a thematic literary analysis essay n the nvel. As yu read, pay attentin t the message that the authr is putting frth. Remember, all authrs write fr specific purpses; as critical thinkers, ur jb is t figure ut that purpse. We will wrk n the essay s cnstructin, during class, prir t writing it.

6 AP English Literature Summer Reading Assignment: Senirs Assigned Reading The Things They Carried, Tim O Brien Hw t Read Literature Like a Cllege Prfessr (pdf prvided by Ms. Hward) Welcme t AP English Literature! An imprtant cmpnent f the English prgram is the Summer Reading assignment. The three main gals f this assignment are t keep yu active in reading, braden yur hrizns, and challenge yur thinking skills. The tw wrks have been chsen carefully and will be referred t thrughut the curse f the year. Yu will write a literary analysis essay n The Things They Carried during the secnd week f schl. Fr Hw t Read Literature Like a Cllege Prfessr answer all f the fllwing questins. All respnses are expected t be in-depth academic writing (specific, n fluff; dn t use I ; elevated dictin). Each answer shuld be ½ page, handwritten. Answers will be cllected the first day f class. Chap 1 List five aspects f a QUEST and then apply them t smething yu have read. Chap 2 Chse a meal frm a literary wrk and apply the ideas f Chapter 2 t this literary depictin. Chap 3 What are the essentials f the Vampire stry? Apply this t a literary wrk yu have read r a mvie yu have viewed. Chap 5 Define intertextuality. Discuss three examples that have helped yu in reading specific wrks. Chap 6 Discuss a wrk that yu are familiar with that alludes t r reflects Shakespeare. Shw hw the authr uses this cnnectin thematically. In yur discussin, fcus n theme. Chap 7 Find a way the Bible shws up in smething yu have read r a mvie yu ve seen. Explain hw this extends r emphasizes the stry thematically. Chap 8 Think f a wrk f literature that reflects a fairy tale. Discuss the parallels. Des it create irny r deepen appreciatin? Chap 9 Write a free verse pem derived r inspired by Greek mythlgy. Chap 10 Discuss the imprtance f weather in a specific literary wrk. Chap 11 Give examples f the tw kinds f vilence fund in literature. Shw hw the effects differ. Chap 12 Use the prcess described in the bk and investigate a particular symbl in a wrk f literature yu have read. Chap 13 Assume that Fster is right and "it is all plitical." Use his criteria t shw that ne f the majr wrks assigned t yu in high schl is plitical. Chap 14 Apply the criteria in this chapter t a majr character in a significant literary wrk r film. Try t chse a character that will have many matches. This is a particularly apt tl fr analyzing film fr example, Star Wars, Cl Hand Luke, Excalibur, Malclm X, Braveheart, Spartacus, Gladiatr and Ben-Hur. Chap 15 Select a literary wrk in which flight signifies escape r freedm. Explain. Chap 18 Think f a "baptism scene" frm a significant literary wrk. Hw was the character different after the experience? Chap 19 Discuss at least 4 aspects f a literary wrk that Fster wuld classify under "gegraphy." Chap 20 Find a pem that mentins a specific seasn. Then discuss hw the pet uses the seasn in a meaningful, traditinal, r unusual way. (Include a cpy f the pem). Chap 21 Figure ut Harry Ptter's scar. Chap 23 Recall tw characters wh died f a disease in a literary wrk. Cnsider hw these deaths reflect the "principles gverning the use f disease in literature" ( ). Discuss the effectiveness f the death as related t plt, theme, r symblism.