Summer Reading Shore Regional High School District A great book should leave you with many experiences and slightly exhausted at the end. You should live several lives while reading it. ~ William Styron All students in the Shore Regional High School District are expected to complete a summer reading assignment. Students in AP and IB level classes will be given more extensive assignments to accompany the required texts. All summer assignments must be completed by the first day of school, and each teacher will address the assignments in class. The ultimate goal of the summer assignment is to encourage the valuable habit of reading and to encourage lifelong learning. Reading stimulates minds, creates mental pictures of exotic places, introduces compelling characters, presents new ideas, and offers enjoyment of amusing conversations and beautiful language. Each grade level will have two or three required summer reading titles, depending upon the course taken. In addition to reading each book, all students will create a prewriting organizer for each text. Each organizer will be collected on the first day of school in English class so that teachers may review them and offer suggestions, as appropriate, to the students. Some sample graphic organizers are attached to the packet and can be used as a guide. Students will then be able to use their prewriting organizers on their summer reading essay assignment during the first week of school. Having the organizer prepared by the first day of school allows students to be prepared adequately for the essay; doing well on this written assignment helps to ensure a strong start to the school year.
English 9 CP Required Read both of the following required texts and prepare a prewriting organizer that includes 4-6 quotes with notes for analysis for an original thesis statement based on one of the themes provided below. 1. Troy Adele Geras Theme 1 Choice: Coming of age in a time of war Theme 2 Choice: Friendship and/or love as motivator(s) 2. Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury Theme 1 Choice: Dangers of knowledge and individuality in a dystopian society Theme 2 Choice: Censorship and truth English 9 Honors Required Read each of the following required texts and prepare a prewriting organizer that includes 4-6 quotes with notes for analysis for an original thesis statement based on one of the themes provided below. 1. The Red Pony - John Steinbeck Theme 1 Choice: Responsibility and coming of age Theme 2 Choice: The impact of confronting death 2. Troy Adele Geras Theme 1 Choice: Coming of age in a time of war Theme 2 Choice: Friendship and/or love as motivator(s) 3. Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury Theme 1 Choice: Dangers of knowledge and individuality in a dystopian society Theme 2 Choice: Censorship and truth
English 10 CP Required Read both of the following required texts and prepare a prewriting organizer for an original thesis statement based on one of the themes provided below. 1. Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway Theme 1 Choice: Man s spiritual quest within nature Theme 2 Choice: Perseverance and persistence as ways to combat difficulty and hardship 2. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain Theme 1 Choice: The vulnerability of a child s thoughts and actions within an adult world Theme 2 Choice: The roles of adventure and fun in coming of age English 10 Honors Required Read each of the following texts and prepare an outline for each based on the topics provided. Students should develop an original thesis statement to guide the outline based on the topics provided. 1. Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway Theme 1 Choice: Man s spiritual quest within nature Theme 2 Choice: Perseverance and persistence as ways to overcome difficulty and hardship 2. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain Theme 1 Choice: The vulnerability of a child s thoughts and actions within an adult world Theme 2 Choice: The roles of adventure and fun in coming of age 3. The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath Theme 1 Choice: Gender roles and feminism Theme 2 Choice: The societal influences on the individual
English 11 Required Read both of the following required texts and prepare a prewriting organizer for an original thesis statement based on one of the themes provided below. 1. Hound of Baskervilles Arthur Conan Doyle Theme 1 Choice: Personal identity as a façade Theme 2 Choice: Mystery and suspense as elements of Gothic fiction 2. Alice s Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll Theme 1: Appearance versus reality within a fantastical setting Theme 2: The response of a naïve, childlike mind to a dystopian world Grade 11 English Assignments for AP and IB will be distributed by Mrs. Bahrs.
English 12 Required Read one of the following required texts from the fiction and nonfiction list and prepare a prewriting organizer for an original thesis statement based on one of the themes provided below. Fiction The Fifth Child Doris Lessing Or The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein *The theme for both texts: The effects of illness or chronic condition(s) on person/family Nonfiction Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown Or Unbroken Lauren Hillenbrand *The theme for both texts: Indomitability of human spirit Grade 12 English Assignments for AP will be distributed by Mrs. Ross. Grade 12 English Assignments for IB will be distributed by Mr. Mauro.
Prewriting Organizer Requirements: One Organizer is REQUIRED for each text. Come to English class on the first day of school with BOTH a printed copy and a digital copy available for sharing through Google Docs. FOR EACH TEXT COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS: Using ONE of the provided themes provided under each text, create a formal prewriting organizer for each text. Suggested formats: **see the next few pages for sample templates Flow Chart Outline Graphic Organizer Four Square Create a thesis statement that clearly connects to your selected theme. Be sure that your thesis can be argued and defended by the text, with at least three concrete examples from that text. Evidence (a MINIMUM of four to six quotes for each text with analysis) must be included to support your thesis statement. Be sure that your textual evidence clearly connects to your examples when supporting your thesis.
Outline Template I. Introduction a. Jot down some of the big ideas that relate to your thesis statement b. Author, title, very brief summary c. Thesis statement should be final sentence of your introduction II. Support #1 a. Transition statement/topic sentence - this is the bridge between paragraphs and ideas b. Quote in context - who is speaking? to whom? where are we in the plot of the story? c. Supportive quote in MLA format d. Thorough Analysis- how does this quote directly support your thesis statement? why is it significant? what does it reveal about the character? how does it exemplify a theme? e. Optional second quote (follow same format as above) III. Support #2 a. Transition statement/topic sentence - this is the bridge between paragraphs and ideas b. Quote in context- who is speaking? to whom? where are we in the plot of the story? c. Supportive quote in MLA format d. Thorough analysis - how does this quote directly support your thesis statement? why is it significant? what does it reveal about the character? how does it exemplify a theme? e. Optional second quote (follow same format as above) IV. Support #3 a. Transition statement/topic sentence - this is the bridge between paragraphs and ideas b. Quote in context - who is speaking? to whom? where are we in the plot of the story? c. Supportive quote in MLA format d. Thorough analysis - how does this quote directly support your thesis statement? why is it significant? what does it reveal about the character? how does it exemplify a theme? e. Optional second quote (follow same format as above) V. Optional Support #4 i. Transition statement/topic sentence - this is the bridge between paragraphs and ideas ii. Quote in context - who is speaking? to whom? where are we in the plot of the story? iii. Supportive quote in MLA format iv. Thorough analysis - how does this quote directly support your thesis statement? why is it significant? what does it reveal about the character? how does it exemplify a theme? v. Optional second quote (follow same format as above) VI. Conclusion a. What s the takeaway? Reach for significance. b. Do not restate your thesis exactly. Do not introduce any new information in your conclusion.
Four Square Template