SUMMER READING LIST JOHN MCEACHERN HIGH SCHOOL 9th Grade Literature and Composition 2014-2015 All assignments are due the first week of class. Students should select one novel from the 2013-2014 Georgia Peach Teen Nominees list. 2013-2014 Georgia Peach Book Awards for Teens -Ashfall by Mike Mullin -The Hunt by Andrew Xia Fukuda -Boy 21 by Matthew Quick -The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh -The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour -Leverage by Joshua Cohen -Erebos by Ursula Poznanski -My Book of Life by Angel by Martine Leavitt -Every Day by David Levithan -My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick -The Fault In Our Stars by John Green -Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick -The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson -Pink by Lili Wilkinson -The Good Braider by Terry Farish -Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater -Grave Mercy by R. L. LaFevers -UnWholly by Neal Shusterman -Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick Each student should choose his/her summer reading title carefully based upon individual interests, ability level, and personal values. Parents are encouraged to participate in the selection process and guide the student in making an appropriate decision. Students should be prepared for an assessment of the assignment during the first two weeks of the semester. We hope that your reading will enrich your summer vacation. SUMMER READING LIST JOHN MCEACHERN HIGH SCHOOL Honors 9th Grade Literature and Composition 2014-2015 All assignments are due the first week of class. All students will read The Miracle Worker by William Gibson, and students should select one of the following titles. Watership Down-Richard Adams Pride and Prejudice-Jane Austen Abarat-Clive Barker Fahrenheit 451-Ray Bradbury And Then There Were None- Agatha Christie Jurassic Park-Michael Crichton The House of the Scorpion-Nancy Farmer Lord of the Flies-William Golding The Bean Trees-Barbara Kingsolver The Scarlet Pimpernel-Baroness Orczy Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-Robert Louis Stevenson Each student should choose his/her summer reading title carefully based upon individual interests, ability level, and personal values. Parents are encouraged to participate in the selection process and guide the student in making an appropriate decision. Students should be prepared for an assessment of the assignment during the first two weeks of the semester. We hope that your reading will enrich your summer vacation. SUMMER READING LIST JOHN MCEACHERN HIGH SCHOOL th 10 Grade World Literature and Composition 2014-2015 All assignments are due the first week of class. Students should select a nonfiction work by an American author. The text should be at least 100 pages and grade-level appropriate. Possible choices include biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Other options might be books about a particular sport, hobby, occupation, or period of history. Each student should choose his/her summer reading title carefully based upon individual interests, ability levels, and personal values. Parents are encouraged to participate in the selection process and guide the student in making an appropriate decision. Students should be prepared for an assessment of the assignment during the first two weeks of the semester. We hope that your reading will enrich your summer vacation. SUMMER READING LIST JOHN MCEACHERN HIGH SCHOOL 10th Grade Honors World Literature and Composition 2014-2015 Anthem assignment is due the first week of class. Mandatory Reading: 1. Anthem by Ayn Rand (short novella) Amazon.com product description: In a future where there is no love, no science, and everyone is equal and of one entity, one man defies the group to be his own person. That is a serious offense. The text of this novella is available online at the following address: http://www.noblesoul.com/orc/texts/anthem/complete.html This book is also available in a public library or a local bookstore. ASSIGNMENT – Annotating the Text: Taking notes (annotating) as you read will be advantageous to you when school begins and you review the novel for our class discussions, Socratic Seminar, and upcoming objective assessments. o On the inside front cover of your copy of Anthem, write a list of characters with a brief summary of each. o There should be a minimum of 20 different annotations throughout the entire text. The annotations should cover a variety of topics. The annotations can include themes, key scenes (especially moments of character development, etc.), political philosophies, dystopian concepts. The internet can be used to help you know what to look for; however, it should not be used in lieu of reading the novel. o Use a variety of annotative methods: highlighting, abbreviations, “sticky” notes, extensive marginal notes, underlining, bracketing, parentheses, etc. 2. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (canonical play) This text will be used throughout the semester. Amazon.com product description: Roman dictator Julius Caesar returns from a victorious campaign in Spain, causing his fellow citizens to mistrust the scope of his political ambitions. Afraid that he will accept the title of kin , a group of conspirators persuade Marcus Brutus to join their plot against Caesar. William Shakespeare’s play revolves around Marcus Brutus as he grapples with issues of friendship, honor, and patriotism. The text of this play is available online at the following address: http://shakespeare.mit.edu/julius_caesar/full.html This play is also available in a public library or local bookstore. To prepare for the curriculum in American Literature, students are required to read a novel during the summer. During the first weeks of the semester, students will take a test based on the novel they chose. The MHS Media Center has limited copies of each novel. Local booksellers and libraries should have copies of these books. Student Choice—Select ONE of the following: 11th- grade American Literature Summer Reading 2014-2015 Stupid Fast by Geoff Herbach – Just before his sixteenth birthday, Felton Reinstein has a sudden growth spurt that turns him from a small, jumpy, picked-on boy with the nickname “Squirrel Nut” to a powerful athlete, leading to new friends, his first love, and the courage to confront his family’s past and current problems Ready Player One by Ernest Cline – Imagine a world where most people spend their time as avatars in a virtual reality. The founder of tis virtual reality leaves his fortune to the first to win a contest, comprised of puzzles and tasks. Three teens compete to win against an evil conglomerate. Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith – Ida Mae Jones is a Louisiana girl who longs to be a pilot when America enters World War II. She is pretty and smart, but she has two huge strikes against her. She is black AND a woman, but if she can pass as white, she can at least fly. Split by Swati Avasthi – A teenage boy thrown out of his house by his abusive father goes to live with his older brother, who ran away from home years earlier under similar circumstances. The Maze Runner by James Dashner – Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater – In all the years she has watched the wolves in the word behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to an unusual yellow-eyed wolf who, in his turn, has been watching her with increasing intensity. ASSIGNMENT: While reading your selected summer reading text, fill in the graphic organizer on the following topics. List specific pages where important information/ideas come from to help you remember. (For texts read electronically, use the free app to correctly note page numbers.) This graphic organizer is NOT a group project; each student’s individual notes are to be their own work ONLY. (If you have trouble writing within the space provided, you may type using this document or use paper, but try to keep your notes on each topic limited to the same size—don’t write pages and pages for any topic!) Bring this with you to class, along with the book, the first week of school: specific date of in-class assessment will be announced by teacher in class. 1.) Significant Characters Who are the protagonist(s)? Evidence from the text Page # Evidence from the text Page # Who are the antagonist(s)? Which characters are dynamic? Which characters are static? How do actions of certain characters affect events of the plot/ outcome of the story? How does the dialogue of certain characters influence our opinion of them? What important physical and non-physical qualities do key characters possess? Do any characters represent social stereotypes? 2.) Plot What happens in the exposition? What happens in the rising action? What happens in the climax? What happens in the falling action? What happens in the resolution? 3.) Point of View From what point of view is the story told? Evidence from the text Page # Evidence from the text Page # Evidence from the text Page # Evidence from the text Page # Evidence from the text Page # How does the point of view impact the reader’s understanding / perception of the story? 4.) Setting What is the setting and how does it contribute to the atmosphere/ mood of the story? 5.) Conflict Internal conflict (Man vs. Self) External conflict (Man vs. ???) 6.) Themes/ Symbols What seem to be evident/ dominant themes or ideas presented by the author in the book? What symbols are evident and what might they symbolize? 7.) Important Quotations/ Passages Do any passages stand out as particularly important or representative or specific characters/ ideas in the book? What makes them important? 8.) Author’s Attitude/ Tone Does the author of the book have any obvious feelings on any issues? What is his/her tone of voice while writing? Evidence from the text Page # 10.) Unknown Vocabulary What do those words mean in context? Page # SUMMER READING LIST JOHN MCEACHERN HIGH SCHOOL th 11 Grade Honors American Literature and Composition 2014-2015 All assignments are due the first week of class. The Honors American Literature course is designed to give you a comprehensive examination of literature that chronicles the development and changes in the United States from the Colonial period writers to Modern authors. The writing focus for 11th grade literature course is expository, the analysis of literature. To fully comprehend and coherently write about literature, you must first be exposed to a variety of genres and writers. So, in an effort to sustain your reading skills and comprehension, as well as exposing you to the canon of classic literature, the Honors-level American literature class will be reading two texts this summer. REQUIRED All students will read the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller This text is available in the MHS bookroom. You will have an objective test on this novel the first day of class. AND Students should select one of the following titles: The Awakening by Kate Chopin* The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner* The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain* *Available in the MHS bookroom for checkout It is suggested that you purchase your own copy of any text so that you may annotate. Annotating the text as you read will be advantageous to you when school begins, and when you review the novel for writing assignments and tests. Use a variety of methods: underlining, parentheses, extensive notes in the margins, highlighting, post-it notes, etc. You choice of the second text will be used to write an analytical paragraph with primary and secondary documentation in MLA format and a Works Cited page. ASSIGNMENT: While reading your selected summer reading text, fill in the graphic organizer on the following topics. List specific pages where important information/ideas come from to help you remember. (For texts read electronically, use the free app to correctly note page numbers.) This graphic organizer is NOT a group project; each student’s individual notes are to be their own work ONLY. (If you have trouble writing within the space provided, you may type using this document or use paper, but try to keep your notes on each topic limited to the same size—don’t write pages and pages for any topic!) Bring this with you to class, along with the book, the first week of school: specific date of inclass assessment will be announced by teacher in class. 1.) Significant Characters Who are the protagonist(s)? Evidence from the text Page # Evidence from the text Page # Who are the antagonist(s)? Which characters are dynamic? Which characters are static? How do actions of certain characters affect events of the plot/ outcome of the story? How does the dialogue of certain characters influence our opinion of them? What important physical and non-physical qualities do key characters possess? Do any characters represent social stereotypes? 2.) Plot What happens in the exposition? What happens in the rising action? What happens in the climax? What happens in the falling action? What happens in the resolution? 3.) Point of View From what point of view is the story told? Evidence from the text Page # Evidence from the text Page # Evidence from the text Page # Evidence from the text Page # Evidence from the text Page # Evidence from the text Page # How does the point of view impact the reader’s understanding / perception of the story? 4.) Setting What is the setting and how does it contribute to the atmosphere/ mood of the story? 5.) Conflict Internal conflict (Man vs. Self) External conflict (Man vs. ???) 6.) Themes/ Symbols What seem to be evident/ dominant themes or ideas presented by the author in the book? What symbols are evident and what might they symbolize? 7.) Important Quotations/ Passages Do any passages stand out as particularly important or representative or specific characters/ ideas in the book? What makes them important? 8.) Author’s Attitude/ Tone Does the author of the book have any obvious feelings on any issues? What is his/her tone of voice while writing? 10.) Unknown Vocabulary What do those words mean in context? Page # AP Language & Honors American Literature Mrs. Chandler’s Summer Reading Assignments 2014-2015 Dear AP Language and Honors American Literature student: Welcome to your 11th grade AP Language course. AP Language is a rigorous course designed to prepare students for the nationally administered Advanced Placement exam (Spring 2015). This course is a one-year study in American literature, nonfiction, writing, and research, with our study of American Literature presented chronologically. A major emphasis for this year will be the evaluation of student response to literature and nonfiction texts as demonstrated in classroom discussion, written expression, and oral presentation. It is my hope that these summer reading assignments will begin a rewarding study of language and literature (fiction, nonfiction, biography, and drama) and provide the beginnings of a solid foundation of literature and analysis to prepare you for the AP exam. The first two assignments will be due during the first week of class. Please note: While it is not required that you purchase the following texts in hard form, I believe it would make reading and annotating a much easier process. Using an e-book (Kindle, Nook, etc.) is fine, but you must have access to the text when necessary in the classroom; in other words, you must be willing to bring those devices to class at your own risk. Amazon and half.com sell new and used books, as do Goodwill and 2nd & Charles near Town Center Mall. Part I: Arthur Miller's play The Crucible 1. Before you read this play, write a brief definition or exploration of the following terms: -crucible -witch hunt -Salem Witch Trails -McCarthyism 2. As you read this play, find at least one strong piece of textual evidence which speaks to each of the following themes: -human cruelty in the name of righteousness -the individual and the community -justice v. retribution and revenge -godliness v. worldliness -ignorance v. wisdom -the Puritan myth -order v. individual freedom You may highlight and annotate the evidence directly in the text if the copy is your own. Otherwise, use post-it notes or paper. 3. When you return to school, you will be completing a character study on the characters of The Crucible. Pay particular attention to each of the following 10 characters: Reverend Samuel Parris, Betty Parris, Abigail Williams, Tituba, Mrs. Ann Putnam, Thomas Putnam, John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and Reverend John Hale. A brief description of each of these characters, including significant quotes and/or moments of characterization, will be helpful for you in your future assignments. Part II: Personal Selection Can you smell the freedom? Select one text from the list below. A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 1. You will be ceaselessly grateful to yourself for annotating whichever text you pick. Interact with the text as you read: What strikes you? What's the argument? Why did the author do that thing s/he just did? 2. You will have an additional in-class assignment pertaining to this text to complete upon your return. Prepare yourself for a written and/or oral assignment by completing the following items (#3 and #4). 3. Top Five Vocabulary Words Select five examples of interesting diction in the text. For each word: 1. Write the sentence, complete with page number citation in MLA format. 2. Define the word. Some words have multiple definitions. Be sure to write down the definition that applies to the sentence you have selected. 3. Discuss how the use of this word (in the context of the text) impacts the reader in a specific way. Pay particular attention to words with a specific connotation. 4. Use this word in your own sentence. 4. Top Five Passages Select the five most influential passages that illustrate interesting arguments in the text. For each passage: 1. Write the sentence (or sentences), complete with page number citation in MLA format. 2. Discuss the use of this sentence or sentences in the context of the text. Why did you select this passage? How does a thorough understanding of this passage play an important role in understanding the author’s purpose with this text? 3. Label the tone of this passage. How does the author use specific strategies to create this tone? Part Part III: Preparing Yourself Future Reading III: Getting a for Head Start I would highly suggest picking up a copy of the following two texts, which are novels we will study later in the semester. If you would like to get a head start on the reading, I welcome your enthusiasm! Into the Wild by Jon Krakaeur The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride A Final Note Please be aware that you are taking two courses: Honors American Literature and AP Language. These two courses culminate with the American Literature EOCT and the AP Language test. Please take into consideration the vast amount of material you will be reading and assessing during the course of the year, and prepare yourself accordingly. If it is your intention to skirt the work by reading summaries, watching movies, and abusing grade-saver websites rather than experiencing each text fully, for yourself, and from your own perspective, I would reconsider the decision to take an Advanced Placement course. SUMMER READING LIST JOHN MCEACHERN HIGH SCHOOL th 12 Grade English Literature and Composition 2014-2015 All assignments are due the first week of class. Students should select one novel from the 2012-2013 Georgia Peach Teen Nominees list. 2012-2013 Georgia Peach Book Awards for Teens This Girl is Different J. J. Johnson Glow Amy Kathleen Ryan The Sky is Everywhere Jandy Nelson Ready Player One Ernest Cline The Mockingbirds Daisy Whitney What Can’t Wait Ashley Hope Perez Stupid Fast Geoff Herbach Notes From the Blender Trisha Cook & Brendan Halpin Divergent Veronica Roth The False Princess Ellis O’Neal Anna and the French Kiss Stephanie Perkins What Comes After Steve Watkins Now is the Time for Running Michael Williams The Name of the Star Maureen Johnson Please Ignore Vera Dietz A. S. King The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot The Running Dream Wendelin Van Draanan Jump Elisa Carbone Stick Andrew Smith Previous Peach Award Nominees Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (honor book winner) Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (honor book winner) Deadline by Chris Crutcher Oh.My.Gods by Tera Lynn Childs Ophelia: A Novel by Lisa Klein Three Little Words: A Memoir by Ashley Rhodes-Courter Unwind by Neal Shusterman Wake by Lisa Mann Each student should choose his/her summer reading title carefully based upon individual interests, ability level, and personal values. Parents are encouraged to participate in the selection process and guide the student in making an appropriate decision. Students should be prepared for an assessment of the assignment during the first two weeks of the semester. We hope that your reading will enrich your summer vacation. SUMMER READING LIST JOHN MCEACHERN HIGH SCHOOL 12th Grade Honors British Literature and Composition 2014-2015 All rising Honors British Literature students will do two summer readings. You may find all books in the library or you may purchase them, new or used, from a bookstore or on-line. Furthermore, many of these titles are available in the book room. It is best to purchase the novel you choose: It not only allows you to annotate extensively in the margins, but also you will need a copy of the “Choice” novel through first semester, as we will continue to work with it. If you use an e-book version of the novel, you must keep a detailed reader’s journal for the assignment. Both novels will be assessed in writing at the beginning of the school year. Mandatory Reading: 1984 by George Orwell Read and thoroughly annotate this novel. See the guidelines below, “Annotating the Novel,” for detailed instructions. Choice: Read and thoroughly annotate one novel. See the guidelines below, “Annotating the Novel,” for detailed instructions. Choose one from the following list: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad A Room with a View by E. M. Forester Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Annotating the Novel In order to write a knowledgeable paper, you need to “know” your book. Simply to have read it won’t provide you the insight necessary for an exemplary paper. This next step requires that you go back and make notations you feel are important for the actual writing of the paper. If you have purchased your book, write directly in it, but if you borrow the book, you will need to keep a journal and/or to use post-it notes. Assignment: Inside the front cover: Character list with small space for character summary and for page references of key scenes, moments of character development, etc. Inside the back cover: Themes, allusions, images, motifs, symbols, key scenes, significant aspects to the plot line, epiphanies, etc. Use Internet sources to help you initially compile a list, and then add to it as your read. Underlining / Bracketing and Post-it notes: o Flag pages with key aspects of the novel. Write a word or phrase at the top of the Post-it so that you can quickly reference the passage. o Underline examples, lines, or passages that you feel are significant in the novel. o Use brackets for long passages too long to underline. o Jot a quick summary at the beginning of each chapter. Grading: There is no need to write on every page; however, the more notations you make, the easier the gathering of information will be. Grades will be based on thoroughness, clarity, neatness, and apparent effort. You must make VERY clear that you have spent time learning this novel. SUMMER READING LIST JOHN MCEACHERN HIGH SCHOOL th 12 Grade Multicultural Literature and Composition 2014-2015 All assignments are due the first week of class. Students should select one of the works listed below: Classic Works The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcia Marques Love in the Time of Cholera Gabriel Garcia Marques One Hundred Sonnets of Love Pablo Neruda Memoirs of a Geisha Arthur Golden 2013-2014 Georgia Peach Book Awards for Teens -Ashfall by Mike Mullin -The Hunt by Andrew Xia Fukuda -Boy 21 by Matthew Quick -The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh -The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour -Leverage by Joshua Cohen -Erebos by Ursula Poznanski -My Book of Life by Angel by Martine Leavitt -Every Day by David Levithan -My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick -The Fault In Our Stars by John Green -Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick -The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson -Pink by Lili Wilkinson -The Good Braider by Terry Farish -Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater -Grave Mercy by R. L. LaFevers -UnWholly by Neal Shusterman -Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick Previous Peach Award Nominees Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (honor book winner) Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (honor book winner) Deadline by Chris Crutcher Oh.My.Gods by Tera Lynn Childs Ophelia: A Novel by Lisa Klein Three Little Words: A Memoir by Ashley Rhodes-Courter Unwind by Neal Shusterman Wake by Lisa Mann Each student should choose his/her summer reading title carefully based upon individual interests, ability level, and personal values. Parents are encouraged to participate in the selection process and guide the student in making an appropriate decision. Students should be prepared for an assessment of the assignment during the first two weeks of the semester. We hope that your reading will enrich your summer vacation. E-mail questions to [email protected] or [email protected] Advanced Placement English: Summer Reading Class of 2015 “If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.” --Ralph Waldo Emerson All entering AP English students will complete two readings during the summer in preparation for the course. Choose one novel or play from each box below, and be prepared to begin work as soon as school starts. #1: Modern Drama: Due: The end of the first week of the semester Choose one modern play from the list below: Each of the plays below has appeared repeatedly as choices on the Advanced Placement Free Response Examination. They are all accessible and interesting. Most can be read in one or two sittings. Equus by Peter Shafer The Piano Lesson by August Wilson A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller This reading will be assessed at the end of the 1st week by an in-class, formative essay #2: High Interest Reading Due: The end of the second week of the semester Choose one novel from the list below: One of the goals of this course is to promote a love of reading by featuring high-interest books that span wide cultural contexts. These books, ranging from mid-twentieth century to contemporary American titles, do just that. All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy Mudbound by Hillary Jordan The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway The Known World by Edward P. Jones This will be assessed in the 2nd week in a Harkness Table Discussion #3: Heads-up: The Female Novelist (Voluntary) Due: At the end of the first six weeks If you want to read ahead, The Female Novelist Due: Towards the end of the first six weeks Choose one novel from the list below: These are the titles you will choose from for a novel study the first six weeks. If you would like to get a jump on the semester’s reading, you might go ahead and read one of the selections below. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte This will be the focus of our study of the novel genre. Choose one that you will really like and be able to understand, as we will so several activities with this one novel choice.
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