World Language Department Summer Reading List 2017

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1 World Language Department Summer Reading List 2017 FRENCH French II/IIH Students must watch 1 of the following French films, all found on Netflix, and answer the questions, found in Schoology, as an Oral Proficiency. Be sure to translate the questions first, so that you can properly address them in your Oral Proficiency. Please record directly onto Schoology. LES FILMS: Bienvenue à Marly-Gomont (The African Doctor) La Guerre des Boutons (War of the Buttons) Marie Heurtin (Marie s Story) Questions: 1. Qui sont les personnages principaux dans le film? 2. Quel est l intrigue du film? 3. Qu est-ce qui se passe à la fin du film? 4. Avez-vous aimé ce film? Pourquoi or pourquoi pas? French IIIH Students must watch 1 of the following French films, all found on Netflix, and answer the questions, found in Schoology, as an Oral Proficiency. Be sure to translate the questions first, so that you can properly address them in your Oral Proficiency. Please record directly onto Schoology. Bienvenue à Marly-Gomont (The African Doctor) La Guerre des Boutons (War of the Buttons) Marie Heurtin (Marie s Story) Questions: 1. Qui sont les personnages principaux dans le film? 2. Quel est l intrigue du film? 3. Avec quel personnage vous identifiez-vous le meilleur? Pourquoi? 4. Auriez-vous changer la fin du film? Pourquoi ou pourquoi pas? GERMAN German III/IIIH/IVH Watch F.W. Murnau s movie, Faust. The link to the movie will be on Schoology. The questions for the movie will also be on Schoology. German Summer Assignment Questions Summer 2017 Beantwortet die folgenden Fragen vom F.W. Murnaus Film "Faust."

2 1. Wer ist Faust? 2. Wer ist Mephisto? 3. Was fűr ein Űbereinstimmung macht Faust mit Mephisto? 4. Wie geht es am Ende bei Faust? ITALIAN Summer Reading/Viewing List 2017 Italian 2 A) Watch any one of the following films: Roma, Città Aperta (Rome, Open City) Rossellini Il Postino (the Postman) Radford Cinema Paradiso Tornatore La Vita è Bella (Life is Beautiful) Benigni Caterina in Città (Catherine in the city) Virzì Io non Ho Paura (I m not scared) Salvatores The Best of Youth, episode 1 Giordana Night of the Shooting Stars (Notte di San Lorenzo) Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Il Mediterraneo Salvatores Human capital (Il capitale umano) Virzì My Voyage to Italy (documentary by Martin Scorsese on Italian cinema) B) Read: the first two stories of Marcovoldo, by Italo Calvino, (W. Weaver translation) Tasks/questions for the film While viewing: have a notepad handy and write down at least ten Italian words you recognize from the film s dialogue as you watch, make a list of the film s major characters and note the place or places the film is set After viewing: Which film did you watch? When and where is the film set?

3 Who is the film s main character or characters? In two or three sentences, briefly describe the film s theme Choose one aspect of the film that particularly appealed to you (for example, the story or plot, the sets, the acting, the dialogue, a particular character s development) and write a paragraph discussing it. Tasks/questions for the reading About Italo Calvino Italo Calvino ( ) was one of the most renowned Italian writers of the 20 th century and one of the few Italian writers of his generation to have an international audience all his books have been translated into English, French, German, Dutch, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, and numerous other languages. He worked in and explored many different genres the novel, the short story, the essay, the fable, poetry. Marcovaldo, published in 1963, is one of his most popular and accessible books. It consists of short vignettes, snippets in the life of the main character, Marcovaldo, who often finds himself at odds with the demands of modern life. Each story usually consists of a problem, which Marcovaldo, an eternal optimist, tackles with great enthusiasm. Invariably, something goes terribly wrong. 1) In the two stories you have been assigned to read, identify the problem or conflict. What task has Marcovaldo set himself? Does the solution he settles on seem rational and obvious? 2) Based on what you have seen of the main character, choose five adjectives to describe Marcovaldo. A) Watch any two of the following films: Summer Reading/Viewing List 2017 Italian 2 honors Roma, Città Aperta (Rome, Open City) Rossellini Il Postino (the Postman) Radford Cinema Paradiso Tornatore La Vita è Bella (Life is Beautiful) Benigni Caterina in Città (Catherine in the city) Virzì Io non Ho Paura (I m not scared) Salvatores The Best of Youth, episode 1 Giordana Night of the Shooting Stars (Notte di San Lorenzo) Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Il Mediterraneo Salvatores Human capital (Il capitale umano) Virzì My Voyage to Italy (documentary by Martin Scorsese on Italian cinema) B) Read: the first two stories of Marcovoldo, by Italo Calvino, (W. Weaver translation) Tasks/questions for the film

4 While viewing: have a notepad handy and write down at least ten Italian words you recognize from each film s dialogue as you watch, make a list of the film s major characters and note the place or places each film is set After viewing: Which films did you watch? When and where is each film set? Who is the film s main character or characters? In two or three sentences, briefly describe the film s theme Choose one aspect of the film that particularly appealed to you (for example, the story or plot, the sets, the acting, the dialogue, a particular character s development) and write a paragraph discussing it. Tasks/questions for the reading About Italo Calvino Italo Calvino ( ) was one of the most renowned Italian writers of the 20 th century and one of the few Italian writers of his generation to have an international audience all his books have been translated into English, French, German, Dutch, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, and numerous other languages. He worked in and explored many different genres the novel, the short story, the essay, the fable, poetry. Marcovaldo, published in 1963, is one of his most popular and accessible books. It consists of short vignettes, snippets in the life of the main character, Marcovaldo, who often finds himself at odds with the demands of modern life. Each story usually consists of a problem, which Marcovaldo, an eternal optimist, tackles with great enthusiasm. Invariably, something goes terribly wrong. 1) In the two stories you have been assigned to read, identify the problem or conflict. What task has Marcovaldo set himself? Does the solution he settles on seem rational and obvious? 2) Based on what you have seen of the main character, choose five adjectives to describe Marcovaldo. A) Watch any one of the following films: Summer Reading/Viewing List 2017 Italian 3, Italian 3 honors Roma, Città Aperta (Rome, Open City) Rossellini Il Postino (the Postman) Radford Cinema Paradiso Tornatore La Vita è Bella (Life is Beautiful) Benigni Caterina in Città (Catherine in the city) Virzì Io non Ho Paura (I m not scared) Salvatores The Best of Youth, episode 1 Giordana Night of the Shooting Stars (Notte di San Lorenzo) Paolo and Vittorio Taviani

5 Il Mediterraneo Salvatores Human capital (Il capitale umano) Virzì My Voyage to Italy (documentary by Martin Scorsese on Italian cinema) B) and read, in Italian: Favole al Telefono, by Gianni Rodari (I will provide text, vocabulary, and notes) Tasks/questions for the film While viewing: have a notepad handy and write down at least ten Italian words you recognize from the film s dialogue as you watch, make a list of the film s major characters and note the place or places the film is set After viewing: Which film did you watch? When and where is the film set? Who is the film s main character or characters? In two or three sentences, briefly describe the film s theme Choose one aspect of the film that particularly appealed to you (for example, the story or plot, the sets, the acting, the dialogue, a particular character s development) and write a paragraph discussing it. About Gianni Rodari Gianni Rodari ( ) was an educator who started writing short stories as tools to be used in the classroom. He published his first piece in He is best known for his short fanciful tales that combine elements of the classic fable, fantasy, and magic realism, always with an undercurrent of humor. In Filobus Numero 75, he tells the story of a tram (filobus) that one day develops a will of its own and decides to veer from its normal route and take its passengers into the country for a picnic. I have prepared a vocabulary list and notes, to facilitate your reading. The story would be classified as a children s tale, but you will find the Italian challenging all the same. Two tenses are used throughout, the imperfect, which you know, and the passato remoto, which you haven t learned yet. The passato remoto, or remote past, stands in for the passato prossimo in writing. In speech, we would say Ho comprato un giocattolo, I bought a toy. In writing, instead of Ho comprato, the passato prossimo, we will see Comprai, which is the remote past. The meaning is exactly the same: I bought. While you haven t learned this tense yet, you will easily recognize many of the verbs that appear in it. Below are some examples. andò alzò guardò si mise diventarono he/she went, from andare he/she raised, from alzare he/she looked, from guardare he/she began, from mettere they became, from diventare

6 Tasks/questions for the reading Who are most of the passengers? Why are they taking the tram? How do they react when the tram veers from its normal course? Where does the tram come to a stop? What signals a change of attitude among the passengers after they have gotten off the tram, as they bide their time? Where did Dottor Giulio Bollati leave his visiting card? How much time did they end up spending in the meadow? Vocabolary and notes for Il filbous numero 75 by Gianni Rodari for Italian 3 and Italian 3 honors (p. 1) filobus tram in partenza da departing from Monte Verde Vecchio a neighborhood in Rome Piazza Fiume a square or piazza in Rome invece di scendere verso instead of going down towards prese 3rd person singular remote past of prendere, to take, head for Trastevere a neighborhood in Rome svoltò 3rd person singular remote past of svoltare, to turn Aurelia Antica a street in Rome correre to run, to race tra among, in the middle of prato meadow, field lepre (f.) hare viaggiatori passengers quasi almost impiegato worker comperare = comprare, to buy lo leggevano sulla spalla they were reading it over the shoulder vicino neighbor, person next to you voltare to turn alzò 3rd person singular remote past of alzare, to raise si mise 3rd person singular remote past of mettersi, which in the reflexive plus the infinitive means to start, to begin gridare to shout fattorino ticket vendor (buses and trams in Italy used to have both a driver/conductor autista or conducente and a person who sold tickets fattorino) tradimento treachery! proteste (shouts of) protest diventare to become

7 coro tempestoso stormy chorus, a violent outcry di qui si va a this is the way to conducente tram operator, conductor impazzire to go crazy legatelo tie him down! (second person plural imperative of legare) razza kind, type alle nove in punto at 9:00 sharp debbo = devo scesero sgranchirsi (p. 2) in Trbunale in court avvocato lawyer perdere to lose processo case fare causa a to sue azienda company here, Department of Transportation tentare to attempt respingere to drive back, repel assalto attack dichiarare to say, to claim (dichiarando is the gerund, similar to our ing form) che non ne sapevano nulla that they didn t know what was going on ubbidire a to obey comandi commands, orders fare di testa sua to do one s own thing, go one s own way difatti in fact uscí addirittura di strada it even left the tracks soglia threshhold boschetto little forest profumato scented ciclamini cylamen giuliva happy, content ribattè 3rd person singular remote past of ribattere, to reply al ministero at the minster s office una lavata di capo a scolding tanto anyhow giacché since, seeing that mi voglio cavare la voglia di I want to satisfy my desire for colgo from cogliere, to pick scese 3rd person singular remote past of scendere, to go down, to get off respirare to breath a bocca spalancata with mouth wide open si mise a she began mazzetto bouquet visto che seeing that, since non voleva saperne didn t want to hear about 3rd person plural remote past of scendere to go down, to get off to stretch

8 gambe legs intanto in the meantime malumore (m.) bad mood scomparire to disappear nebbia fog margherita daisy se la infilava all occhiello was pinning it to her buttonhole scoprire to find, to discover fragola strawberry acerba unripe biglietto (da visita) business card ci pronoun, here referring to the strawberry ( I ll place my business card on it) matura ready, rige guai trouble se if trovare to find levò 3rd person singular remote past of levare, to take out, to remove portafogli (m.) wallet infilò 3rd person singular remote past of infilare, to thread stecchino toothpick piantò 3rd person singular remote past of piantare, to plant accanto a next to c era scritto was written ministero dell Istruzione Department of Education appallottolarono 3rd person plural remote past of appallottolare to roll up calcio soccer dare un calcio to kick palla ball insomma in short, in brief parere to seem, to appear linciare to lynch tranvieri tram workers si erano divisi had divided between them pagnotella small loaf ripieno filling frittata egg erba grass ad un tratto all of a sudden scossone (m.) jolt stava ripartendo was taking off al piccolo trotto slowly, at a trot fecero 3rd person singular remote past of fare appena in tempo just in time saltare su to jump aboard fu 3rd person singular remote past of essere, to be protestare to complain

9 ma allora non vale what s the point then? (i.e., if the tram is just going to resume its normal route and tramlike behavior) appena just domandò 3rd person singular remote past of domandare, to ask chissà che tardi who knows how late (it is) polso wrist segnare to signal, to show scampagnata outing, excursion lancette hands of a watch or clock camminare to walk, to move tempo regalato donated time, time given for free come quando as when scatola box sapone in polvere powdered soap dentro inside giuocattolo = giocattolo, toy (referring to a time in Italy when soap boxes contained little toys, like our Cracker Jack boxes). meravigliarsi to be amazed, to wonder at mentre while percorso route gettarsi to hurl, to hurl oneself in cima a at the top of data date ben chiara very clearly LATIN Summer Reading 2017 Latin 2 and Latin 2 honors Read: The Aeneid, Virgil (Cranch or Mandelbaum translation), Book One Virgil s Aeneid is the national epic of ancient Rome. It tells the story of Aeneas, a Trojan warrior who flees Troy as the city is engulfed in flames and sets off with a small band of fellow survivors to find a new home in a land called Italy. The poem was written over a span of many years, immediately after a long period of civil war in Italy and during the first decades of the new Empire, under the reign of Augustus. The events depicted in the poem are set in pre-history right after the legendary Trojan War (1100 b.c.) and purport to explain how Rome came to be founded. In this respect, it is what we would call a Foundation Myth. The Aeneid is an epic poem, which can be defined as a long, serious narrative story, in verse, usually focusing on a single hero and a single important event or series of events that are thematically related. Homer s Iliad, the oldest surviving epic in Western literature, announces its theme and protagonist (main character) in the very first line:

10 Sing to me, Muse, of the wrath of Peleus son Achilles Importantly, the first word of the poem in Greek is wrath, which tells us immediately what the story is about. Homer s Odyssey, another epic poem, likewise introduces its theme and protagonist in its first words: Tell me, Muse, of that resourceful man who was driven far. The Odyssey s first word in Greek is man, which again suggests the poem s main theme the life and wanderings of the (mortal) man Odysseus. Since Odysseus in the course of his wanderings is offered, and refuses, immortality, the choice of the word man (or mortal ) to begin the poem is significant. Virgil keeps to the tradition of announcing his theme up front: I sing of arms and of a man, who first from the shores of Troy (Arma virumque canō, Trōiae quī prīmus ab orīs ) Notice that the first words in Latin are (military) arms and man. Since the first half of the Aeneid deals primarily with Aeneas (the virum of the opening line) and his attempts to reach Italy, and the second half with the clash between the newcomers (Aeneas and his followers) and the native inhabitants of Italy, the first two words neatly suggest the contents of the entire poem. You have been assigned Book One of the Aeneid the poem consists of 12 chapters, or books. In this book, we learn of the divine plan concerning Aeneas how his arrival in Italy is fated on high, and how Aeneas fate is fiercely opposed by one of the gods, Juno, the wife of Jupiter. Aeneas greatest advocate and protector is Venus, his immortal mother, who intercedes with Jupiter on his behalf. The plan calls for Aeneas and his small fleet to arrive in Carthage, a new city founded by Dido, herself a refugee from the East. All the events in the book lead up to the fateful meeting between Dido and Aeneas, and ends with an invitation to Aeneas to tell the story of his escape from Troy and his subsequent wanderings. Books Two and Three are taken up with his account, and Book Four deals with the blossoming love story between Dido and Aeneas, the departure of the Trojans from Carthage, and Dido s anger at being abandoned. Tasks/questions Explain why Juno is so hostile to Aeneas and the Trojans. Think of an event, in the actual history of Rome, that the poet Virgil is trying to create an historical context for. Hint: Dido is the queen of Carthage, and Carthage was the capital of the Punic empire. In Book One, Jupiter (Zeus) delivers a prophecy. What does it tell us about Aeneas and the Trojans?

11 Note: You have access to a PDF of the entire Aeneid, Cranch translation. If you prefer, you can find used copies on Amazon for under $ If you choose to buy a copy of the poem, buy the Cranch or Mandlebaum translation. Summer Reading 2017 Latin 3 and Latin 3 honors Read: The Aeneid, Virgil (Cranch or Mandelbaum translation), Books One and Four Virgil s Aeneid is the national epic of ancient Rome. It tells the story of Aeneas, a Trojan warrior who flees Troy as the city is engulfed in flames and sets off with a small band of fellow survivors to find a new home in a land called Italy. The poem was written over a span of many years, immediately after a long period of civil war in Italy and during the first decades of the new Empire, under the reign of Augustus. The events depicted in the poem are set in pre-history right after the legendary Trojan War (1100 b.c.) and purport to explain how Rome came to be founded. In this respect, it is what we would call a Foundation Myth. The Aeneid is an epic poem, which can be defined as a long, serious narrative story, in verse, usually focusing on a single hero and a single important event or series of events that are thematically related. Homer s Iliad, the oldest surviving epic in Western literature, announces its theme and protagonist (main character) in the very first line: Sing to me, Muse, of the wrath of Peleus son Achilles Importantly, the first word of the poem in Greek is wrath, which tells us immediately what the story is about. Homer s Odyssey, another epic poem, likewise introduces its theme and protagonist in its first words: Tell me, Muse, of that resourceful man who was driven far. The Odyssey s first word in Greek is man, which again suggests the poem s main theme the life and wanderings of the (mortal) man Odysseus. Since Odysseus in the course of his wanderings is offered, and refuses, immortality, the choice of the word man (or mortal ) to begin the poem is significant. Virgil keeps to the tradition of announcing his theme up front: I sing of arms and of a man, who first from the shores of Troy (Arma virumque canō, Trōiae quī prīmus ab orīs ) Notice that the first words in Latin are (military) arms and man. Since the first half of the Aeneid deals primarily with Aeneas (the virum of the opening line) and his attempts to reach Italy, and the second half with the clash between the newcomers (Aeneas and his followers) and the native inhabitants of Italy, the first two words neatly suggest the contents of the entire poem.

12 You have been assigned Books One and Four of the Aeneid the poem consists of 12 chapters, or books. In Book One, we learn of the divine plan concerning Aeneas how his arrival in Italy is fated on high, and how Aeneas fate is fiercely opposed by one of the gods, Juno, the wife of Jupiter. Aeneas greatest advocate and protector is Venus, his immortal mother, who intercedes with Jupiter on his behalf. The plan calls for Aeneas and his small fleet to arrive in Carthage, a new city founded by Dido, herself a refugee from the East. All the events in the book lead up to the fateful meeting between Dido and Aeneas, and ends with an invitation to Aeneas to tell the story of his escape from Troy and his subsequent wanderings. Books Two and Three are taken up with his account, and Book Four deals with the blossoming love story between Dido and Aeneas, the departure of the Trojans from Carthage, and Dido s anger at being abandoned. Tasks/questions Explain why Juno is so hostile to Aeneas and the Trojans. Think of an event, in the actual history of Rome, that the poet Virgil is trying to create an historical context for. Hint: Dido is the queen of Carthage, and Carthage was the capital of the Phoenician, or Punic, empire. An epithet is an adjective repeatedly used of gods and epic heroes that describes some essential aspect of their character or some distinguishing physical trait. Achilles is called swift-footed, Odysseus is wily or resourceful, Minerva is gray-eyed, Zeus is cloud-gatherer, and so on. Aeneas main epithet is pius, or pious. How does Aeneas live up to this epithet in Book Four? What is pious about his actions? Note: You have access to a PDF of the entire Aeneid, Cranch translation. If you prefer, you can find used copies on Amazon for under $ If you choose to buy a copy of the poem, buy the Cranch or Mandlebaum translation. SPANISH Spanish II+ IIH Watch La Catrina Answer the following questions: 1. De dónde es Jamie? 2. De dónde son sus padres? 3. Adónde va ella este verano? 4. Adónde va en septiembre (el otoño)? 5. Quién fue La Catrina? 6. Cuál es su relación a Jamie? 7. Qué tiene Jamie de esta persona? 8. Quién va con Jamie este verano?

13 9. Quiénes son los Navarro? 10. En que ciudad viven ellos y se quedan Jamie y Felipe(Phillip)? 11. Por qué no puede quedarse Jamie con la familia Navarro? 12. Antes de conocer a Jamie, qué pensaron los Navarro? 13. Adónde se queda ella? 14. Quién es María? 15. Qué hace el hombre vestido en negro con las gafas? 16. Qué clase es la favorita de María? de Jamie? 17. A María, qué deporte le gusta? A Jamie? 18. Qué hacen los jóvenes en Querétero? 19. Quién es Paco? 20. Quién es Demetrio Alcocer y por qué es importante él a Jamie? Spanish III + IIIH Watch Diez Minutos Answer the following questions: 1. Por qué llama don Enrique a Airphone? 2. Por qué no puede encontrar el número en su teléfono? 3. Puede Nuria dar la información a don Enrique? 4. Puede trasferir la llamada al supervisor? 5. Por qué sabe si habla con una persona o una máquina? 6. Qué sucedió con su novia? 7. Adónde va la novia? Por qué? 8. don Enrique ama a su novia? 9. Cómo se siente él? 10. Por qué habla del perro que tenía cuando era niño? 11. Por qué está triste al oír este cuento Nuria? 12. QUé tipo de perro tiene Nuria? Ama ella a su perro? 13. Por qué es tan importante diez minutos? 14. Por fin, cómo descubre él el número? 15. Recibe todo el número de Nuria? 16. Al fin, habla él con Marta? 17. Qué piensas: vuelve Marta a Enrique? Spanish IVH Watch El Pasajero Answer the following questions: 1. En qué noche tiene lugar la película? 2. Qué quiere el taxista del pasajero? 3. Tiene miedo el pasajero? Qué quiere él? 4. Adónde van los dos hombres? 5. Qué hacen los dos toda la noche? 6. Está verdaderamente en la casa la mujer del pasajero? 7. Qué piensas: dónde está ella?

14 8. Por qué necesita dinero el taxista? 9. Qué sucedió a su hijo? 10. Está feliz en su grande casa el pasajero? 11. Qué enseña el taxista al pasajero? 12. El próximo día, qué va a hacer el pasajero? 13. Por qué vuelve a la casa el taxista? 14. Cómo se llaman los dos? 15. Al fin el taxista hace algo por el pasajero? Qué? Spanish AP Language and Culture Watch El Aura Write a summary of the film in Spanish and write a new ending to the film.