AP English Summer Reading Assignments
School Year 2015-2016
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Students who have signed up for AP English next year must read three
texts over the summer. The URL listed above is the class website;
there are several important documents posted there. It would behoove
you to register for it as soon as possible.
1st Reading, fiction:
by T.H. White
The Once and Future King:The Sword in the Stone
Assignment: Major Works Data Sheet (MWDS-Attached to Packet; copy is
also on website)-Due the first day of class-worth 80 points. We will
begin this book the second week of class.
2nd reading, Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Guidelines for book:
 This is a book that will be referenced throughout both
semesters of the course. I am not assigning anything for this
work, but it is important that you read it and understand what,
according to Frankl, constitutes meaning.
 A MWDS turned in on this work will earn you ten points extra
credit
3rd reading, All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
Guidelines for book:
 This is a book that will be studied the third or fourth week of
the semester; you should do a MWDS on this book. Choosing to
wait until the last minute to read the book would be imprudent;
there will be other readings for the course, and you might find
yourself overwhelmed if you put this novel off.
 A MWDS on this work will be due the Monday we begin covering
the novel.
It is important that you approach this reading with a sense
of integrity; any possible shortcut (Spark Notes, etc.)is
the most unwise choice you can make and a terrible way to
start.
A copy of the MWDS is located in the downloads section of my
website; use that one and no other!
Major Works Data Sheet: Do not cut/paste from a website, which is a form of plagiarism.
Title:
Biographical information about the author: 2
points
Author:
Date of Publication:
Genre:
Historical information about the period of
publication or setting of the novel: 3 Points
Old AP Open Questions: List and Summarize
Three-15 Points
Here you will list open question
prompts that fit your selected
book. This is one of the most
important sections of the sheet.
The prompts are located on the
website or you can just google
APLit Open Question Prompts.
List the year and a bullet
summary of the prompt.
Plot Summary: Do not cut/paste from a website, which is a form of plagiarism. 5 Points
Here, summarize the book in five sentences. No more, no less. Five
shall be the number of your counting, and the number of your counting
will be five.
Major Works Data Sheet
Memorable Quotes at least 5 – more is better-15 points
Quotation
Significance
Major Works Data Sheet
Characters (List 5)-20 points
Name
Role in the story
Significance
Adjectives
Major Works Data Sheet
Setting-2 points
Symbols or Motifs (list and explain three)-6
points
Significance of the opening scene-3 points
Significance of the ending / closing scene-3 points
Possible Themes – Topics of Discussion (elaborate) list 3-6 points