Welcome to iPrep English I 2015-2016 at G. Holmes Braddock Senior High. You will need to read William Golding’s Lord of the Flies (any version will do), and complete the Major Works Review Handout while you read (see below). The novel is commonly assigned in the area; therefore, most bookstores should have it in stock but do not wait until the last minute to purchase it. It would behoove you to order it online or purchase it in-store as soon as you get the chance. There is a plethora of information on the Internet about the novel, I would suggest avoiding those types of sources (Sparknotes, E-notes, Wikipedia, etc.) until you read the novel yourself and formulate your own ideas. We take the summer reading as seriously as we do all other reading assignments throughout the year so please do read the novel. We’ll be working almost exclusively on the novel for the first few weeks of school. You do not want to fall behind by not completing the summer reading. See you in August, have a great summer! G. Holmes Braddock Senior High Major Works Review Sheet 9th-12th Regular & Honors Courses Name: Directions: Please type your responses for the book of your choice from the Miami Dade County’s Summer Reading list. You may add more lines/space if needed. Title of Work: Characteristics of the genre: Author: Date of Publication: Genre (a category of literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter): Historical information about the period of publication: Biographical information about the author: Describe the author’s style (word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all work together to establish mood, images, and meaning in the text): Give an example that demonstrates this style and explain how it does so: Quotation and speaker: Character’s name: Memorable Quotations Significance: Role (what role does this person have in the story?) Significance (why is this character significant to the story?) Character traits (what sort of person is this?) Describe the setting(s) and the mood the setting(s) create: What is the significance of the opening scene? Major symbols (object or a word to represent an abstract idea), motifs (is any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story), images: What is the significance of the ending/closing scene? Themes (a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly): Possible topics/questions for discussion: