Advanced Placement English Language and Composition ... Freshman Summer
Reading Book Project ... elements of the book for the entire school to see.
Lafayette High School Lexington, Kentucky Summer Reading Assignments 2012-2013
English 09 – Freshman English
English 10 – Sophomore English
English 11 – Junior English
English 12 – Senior English
Advanced Placement English Language and Composition
Advance Placement English Literature and Dual Credit (101/102) English
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Freshman Summer Reading Book Project Assignment During your summer break, choose a novel from the approved booklist, read it, and create a poster that displays elements of the book for the entire school to see. Follow the steps below to complete this project for in-class credit! Be sure to check the school website for possible examples.
Steps to Completion 1. Pick a book from the Approved Booklist. Pay attention to and research the elements below while reading. a. Main Characters b. Interesting Aspects of the Book c. Author Information d. Helpful and Credible Reviews of the Book
Requirements Checklist A summary of each main character Description of favorite scene with properly cited quotes “Read this if you like…” section Critical review Visuals and images – be creative! Your name written on the back
2. Construct a standard-sized poster board that includes all of the following sections: a. A summary of each main character b. A description of your favorite scene from the book with properly cited quotes c. A “Read This If You Like…” section that highlights themes, topics, or anything interesting and exciting d. A critical review of the book that evaluates the use of literary devices and techniques. A reader should know if you like the book or not and WHY e. At least 3 visuals or images incorporated in the construction of the poster in an appealing manner
Freshman Book List
Julia Alvarez, How the García Girls Lost their Accents Fifteen tales vividly chronicle a Dominican family's exile in the Bronx, focusing on the four Garcia daughters' rebellion against their immigrant elders.
Sue Monk Kidd, Secret Life of Bees Searching for the truth about her mother’s life and death, a grieving Lily finds the answers, love, and acceptance where she least expects it.
Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings In this first of five volumes of autobiography, poet Maya Angelou recounts a youth filled with disappointment, frustration, tragedy, and finally hard-won independence.
Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye Pecola Breedlove, a young black girl, prays every day for beauty. Mocked by other children for the dark skin, curly hair, and brown eyes that set her apart, she yearns for normalcy, for the blond hair and blue eyes that she believes will allow her to finally fit in.
Avi, Nothing but the Truth A ninth-grader's suspension for singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" during homeroom becomes a national news story Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt, The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream
The three doctors grew up in the streets of Newark, facing city life’s temptations, pitfalls, even jail. But one day these three young men made a pact. They promised each other they would all become doctors, and stick it out together through the long, difficult journey to attaining that dream.
Matt De La Pena, Mexican Whiteboy Sixteen-year-old Danny searches for his identity amidst the confusion of being half-Mexican and half-white while spending a summer with his cousin and new friends on the baseball fields and back alleys of San Diego County, California Charles Dickens, Great Expectations A young man's burning desire to fulfill his "great expectations" of fame and fortune is presented in Charles Dickens's classic tale of love, madness, forgiveness, and redemption. Sharon Draper, Copper Sun Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves. Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun When it was first produced in 1959, A Raisin in the Sun was awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for that season and hailed as a watershed in American drama. A pioneering work by an African-American playwright, the play was a radically new representation of black life. Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go Only special students are chosen to attend Hailsham, an exclusive boarding school tucked away in the English countryside. The chilling truth of their special nature slowly unfolds as we follow the stories of three former students. Lloyd Jones, Mister Pip Matilda’s Pacific Island village has been torn apart by civil war. Against this harsh backdrop, Mr. Watts, a lonely British expatriate, maintains calm by reading Dicken’s Great Expectations aloud to the village children, transforming their lives
Greg Mortenson, Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace One School at a Time Lost and near death following an unsuccessful attempt to climb K2, Mortenson is sheltered and nursed in a remote mountain village. Out of gratitude, he vows to return to build schools throughout Pakistan and Afghanistan. Walter Dean Myers, The Glory Field
Follows a family's two hundred forty-one year history, from the capture of an African boy in the 1750s through the lives of his descendants, as their dreams and circumstances lead them away from and back to the small plot of land in South Carolina that they call the Glory Field.
Mary Pearson, The Adoration of Jenna Fox
In the not-too-distant future, when biotechnological advances have made synthetic bodies and brains possible but illegal, a seventeenyear-old girl, recovering from a serious accident and suffering from memory lapses, learns a startling secret about her existence.
Richard Peck, The Teacher’s Funeral In rural Indiana in 1904, fifteen-year-old Russell’s dream of quitting school and joining a wheat threshing crew is disrupted when his older sister takes over teaching at his one room schoolhouse after mean, old Myrt Arbuckle "hauls off and dies." Ginny Rorby, Hurt Go Happy
Thirteen-year-old Joey Willis, deaf since the age of six, is used to being left out of conversations because her mother never allowed her to learn sign language. Everything changes when Joey meets Dr. Charles Mansell and his baby chimpanzee, Sukari, but as Joey's world blooms with possibilities.
John Steinbeck, The Pearl In this short book illuminated by a deep understanding and love of humanity, John Steinbeck retells an old Mexican folk tale: the story of the great pearl, how it was found, and how it was lost. J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings Trilogy This trilogy includes The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. It is the story of how the dark power of Sauron is destroyed. Marcus Zusak, The Book Thief Living in Nazi Germany, young Liesel and her family choose to lie and steal to protect a Jewish refugee hiding in their basement. Narrated by Death, this is not your typical World War II story.
*Books were chosen because of their inclusion on a college preparation list, the Quality Core curriculum, the Kentucky Core Academic Standards, and teacher recommended. They reflect a variety of genres, time periods, and themes. If you are concerned with the content of any of these books, please preview the book before your child reads it.
Sophomore Summer Reading Book Project Assignment During your summer break, choose a novel from the approved booklist, read it, and create a poster that displays elements of the book for the entire school to see. Follow the steps below to complete this project for in-class credit! Be sure to check the school website for possible examples.
Steps to Completion 1. Pick a book from the Approved Booklist. Pay attention to and research the elements below while reading. a. Main Characters b. Interesting Aspects of the Book c. Author Information d. Helpful and Credible Reviews of the Book
Requirements Checklist A summary of each main character Description of favorite scene with properly cited quotes “Read this if you like…” section Critical review Visuals and images – be creative! Your name written on the back
2. Construct a standard-sized poster board that includes all of the following sections: a. A summary of each main character b. A description of your favorite scene from the book with properly cited quotes c. A “Read This If You Like…” section that highlights themes, topics, or anything interesting and exciting d. A critical review of the book that evaluates the use of literary devices and techniques. A reader should know if you like the book or not and WHY e. At least 3 visuals or images incorporated in the construction of the poster in an appealing manner
Book Selections Sophomore Reading List • Emma by Jane Austen o A novel about the perils of misconstrued romance. • Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger o Franny and Zooey are the two youngest members of the Glass family. • Fences by August Wilson o The play is a swirling portrait of Troy Maxson's life. • Our Town by Thornton Wilder o An average town's citizens in the early 20th century as depicted through their everyday lives. • Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon o Eugene Morris Jerome, a Polish-Jewish American teenager searches for identity as he deals with puberty and family. • Graceling by Kristin Cashore o Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight—she’s a Graceling. • Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer o
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neighbor’s dog. •
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Maguire, Gregory o
think of Oz the same way again. •
The Radioactive Boy Scout: The True Story of a Boy and His Backyard Nuclear Reactor by Silverstein, Ken. o
obsession prompted government agents to descend on his suburban backyard. •
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini o
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The Saga of the Sioux by Dee Brown o
mother dies.
about what happened to the Sioux from 1860 to the
A play about a group of Royal Marines and convicts.
Massacre of Wounded Knee in 1891. •
The Natural by Bernard Malamud o
Roy Hobbs -- a talented athlete whose promising career is derailed by a youthful indiscretion.
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On the Beach by Nevil Shute o
After a nuclear World War III has destroyed most of the globe, the few remaining survivors in southern
Vivid, first-person accounts of what it was like to be a
Australia await the radioactive cloud that is heading
slave in the South.
their way and bringing certain death to everyone in its path.
Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team and a Dream by Bissinger The story of a high school football team in Texas and their struggle to win the championship in 1988.
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A Meticulously researched account that allows the great chiefs and warriors to speak for themselves
A narrative out of Voices from Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave
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Now the fate of an entire civilization rests on Eragon’s, the shadeslayer’s, shoulders.
Narratives by Norman R. Yetman
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Learn the true story of how David Hahn’s teenage
An older brother takes care of the family after the
lovers.
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The Wizard of Oz retold from the point of view of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. You’ll never
Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles o
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own family while investigating the murder of a
Our Country’s Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker o
Christopher, a mathematically-gifted but socially challenged autistic teen, uncovers secrets about his
Miracle’s Boys by Jacqueline Woodson o
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The story of a man who gives away his newborn baby, who has Down syndrome, to one of the nurses.
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The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards o
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by
Miranda tries to live life as normally as possible after the world ends.
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Bee Season by Myla Goldberg o
Eliza Naumann, a seemingly unremarkable nine-yearold, expects never to fit into her gifted family
Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry by Collins (Editor) o
An anthology of poems selected for high school students.
*Books were chosen because of their inclusion on a college preparation list, the Quality Core curriculum, the Kentucky Core Academic Standards, and teacher recommended. They reflect a variety of genres, time periods, and themes. If you are concerned with the content of any of these books, please preview the book before your child reads it.
LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL LEXINGTON, KY General and Advanced Junior English Summer Reading Assignment *This is NOT the AP Language summer reading assignment.
General Choose ONE to read. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan Purple Heart by Patricia McCormick The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Into Thin Air by John Krakauer
Advanced Choose ONE to read. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Beloved by Toni Morrison Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut Life of Pi by Yann Martel My Jim by Nancy Rawles
EXPECTATIONS 1. Label the journal with the title and author of the book, and date each entry. 2. Write, on average, one page per entry, although the length may vary. 3. Complete 5 Written Responses. IDEAS FOR RESPONSES
Choose one QUOTE and offer a reflection as to how it relates/or does not relate to the whole of the novel.
Describe any types of THEMES or central ideas that you have found in the novel.
Describe any of the main CHARACTERS. Descriptions can include a physical description, a character’s thoughts, speech or actions. Reflect on the specific choices the author made.
Describe SETTING. Reflect on the specific choices the author made. Focus on how the setting impacts the overall story.
Describe any situation in the novel where you felt there was more than “what was found on the SURFACE.” Focus on the specific language you found. Discuss any possible meanings.
Reflect upon the author’s usage of specific LANGUAGE in the novel. Are there any words that are repeated more than others? Explain their significance.
LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL LEXINGTON, KY General and Advanced Senior English Summer Reading Assignment *This is NOT the AP Literature or Dual Credit summer reading assignment.
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Assignment Overview Your assignment is to complete research on a topic of your choice by following the step-by-step guide found below. It is recommended that you spend a generous amount of time thinking about your topic because research completed during the summer will be used throughout the first unit of Senior English, so interest and investment in topic is ideal. Example topics may include: University of Kentucky basketball recruits for the 2012-2013 season how technology is utilized in the making of animated films issues faced by student athletes a particular profession you are interested in pursuing
Step-by-Step Guide to Completing Research/Assignment 1. Step One: Collect 7 articles in varying length and from various sources on your selected topic. 2. Step Two: Read each article. 3. Step Three: Read each article again and as you read annotate the article. A minimum of 5 notes are required per article. Highlighting does not count as a ‘note’, but is a great tool to assist comprehension and annotation. How To Annotate: Highlight information you think is important. Take notes in margins or on post-it notes. Notes can include: a. Questions i. Ask questions about facts, sources, and information you don’t understand b. Content-to-Self/World Connections i. Note connections that article has to your life, something else you have read, another issue in your world, etc. c. Evaluations and Judgments i. Log where and why you disagree or agree with certain claims the author is making, facts they are providing, etc. ii. Note when information is off topic, irrelevant, or provides an interesting perspective 4. Step Four: Write a summary for each article. Each summary must be a minimum of 7 sentences. How To Summarize: A summary should put the main idea of the article into your own words, including only the main points. Think of a summary like a trailer for a movie. You are highlighting the main points, but not giving away every little detail.
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You must bring a printed copy of each article to school on the first day. You must keep documentation of each of your articles. This includes logging article web links or the name of the magazine/newspaper and publishing date.
Suggested Article Sources Opposing Viewpoints: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/lexi91833?db=OVIC o At School Password: lexi_log o At Home Password: lexi_logrpa http://scholar.google.com/ Most printed magazines/newspapers have online editions (ex. www.nytimes.com and www.kentucky.com).
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Advanced Placement English Language and Composition Summer Reading 2012-2013 AP Language students, You are on the precipice of a great adventure! The content and contexts of this course are thoroughly engaging and varied. The following list of assignments and texts to be purchased are a minimal requirement. Feel free to explore the text in ways you enjoy, such as journaling or researching the author. You may reach us over the summer at
[email protected] or
[email protected] with any questions that might arise. Have a great summer!
Texts/Resources to purchase: • Everything is Illuminated—Jonathan Safran Foer is the author of the bestseller Everything Is Illuminated, named Book of the Year by the Los Angeles Times and the winner of numerous awards, including the Guardian First Book Prize, the National Jewish Book Award, and the New York Public Library Young Lions Prize. • A Prayer for Owen Meany—John Irving is a National Book Award winner. *Purchase of each book is recommended to encourage active reading of the text, via annotations, brief chapter synopsis, and active vocabulary acquisition. •
Three ring binder (you may choose type, size and color)
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Read Everything is Illuminated and A Prayer for Owen Meany. Be prepared for an assessment on the first day of school. Complete the attached handout with literary terms. This list will be used throughout the year. You may use extra paper, if needed.
Literary Term ab ovo ad hominem argument allegory alliteration allusion ambiguity anachronism analogy anecdote antecedent aphorism apostrophe asyndeton
atmosphere balance circular plot
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clause colloquialism colophon conceit concrete detail connotation consonance denotation descriptive detail diction didactic dramatic irony enthymeme epigram episodic plot epistle ethos euphemism
euphony extended metaphor generic conventions homily hubris hyperbole imagery induction inference invective inversion litotes logical fallacy logos loose sentence malapropism metaphor metonymy
mondegreen non-sequitur
onomatopoeia organic plot oxymoron parallelism parody pathetic fallacy pathos pedantic periphrasis philippic polysyndeton prose red herring rhetorical device semantic simile
situational irony straw man syllogism symbol synecdoche
syntax theme thesis tone unity verbal irony verisimilitude wit zeugma
LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL LEXINGTON, KY Dual Credit and AP Literature Senior Summer Reading Assignment 2012-213 Locate the specific English course you are assigned for next year. Follow the directions that explain which books you are required to read over the summer, and then follow the writing instructions for your assigned class, outlined at the bottom and back of this page.
Senior Dual Credit English (101/102) Read ONE CHOICE below. Choose ONE to Read Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Advanced Placement Literature Read ALL THREE selections below.
The Inferno by Dante Aligheri (John Ciardi translation) The Road by Cormac McCarthy Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
Reading Assignments Dual Credit English IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENT: During the first week of classes next year, you will be required to complete a writing task in class over the book you chose for summer reading. Below is the task: After you have read your Senior English summer reading selection(s), please complete the Writing Task directly following the directions provided. You SHOULD use information and evidence from the reading selection to complete the writing task. You may not work or conference with anyone.
Locate the writing task for you specific Senior English Level (e.g. General, Advanced, AP, Dual Credit).
If you are required to read more than one selection, complete the writing task for only ONE of the reading selections. You will be required to complete other tasks for the other required readings when you return to school.
Think about what you want to write. Use your Writer’s Reference Sheet to guide you in planning, revising, and editing your response. Review the scoring criteria provided in this packet. These criteria will be used to score your work.
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Dual Credit English Continued Pygmalion Writing Task Literacy Acquisition is one of the many themes of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. Discuss the importance of this theme in the play and its impact on the characters of Higgins and Eliza. What implications does this theme still have for us today? (2-3 pages) The Road Writing Task The purposes and functions of language in The Road reflect the context in which the characters must exist. Select one scene from the novel and discuss its importance to the theme of language in the novel.
Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition BEFORE CLASS: Keep a Reader’s Journal in which you record your reflections and observations on the works you read. Do not merely summarize plot. The idea is to record your thoughts. The formatting of your journal is up to you. You must complete this assignment before you return to school next year.
Writer’s Reference Sheet Follow the steps below to help you successfully write your response. Focusing Read the task to identify your purpose and audience and the form of writing you should use. Think about information you may have (personal experiences, current issues, and your knowledge about this topic) that will help you fulfill the purpose in your response to the task and meet the needs of the audience. Prewriting After reading the task and focusing your thinking, begin to plan what you will write. • Select and narrow your topic. • Focus on your purpose by identifying a central/controlling idea. • Identify your audience’s needs. • Generate and organize your ideas and support. (You may use graphic organizers). Drafting Write a first draft of your response to the task on paper provided by your teacher. Revising Be sure to review your writing for the following: • Focus and attention to purpose and audience • Development of ideas, details, and support • Clear organization, with transitions as necessary • Variety of sentence structures Editing Review your writing and correct any errors in sentence structure, word choice, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. Publishing The final draft of your response must be written in your Student Response Booklet.
As you revise, ask yourself these important questions.
When I organized my writing, did I • include an attention-getting lead (such as a quote, a question, or a statement)? • develop the body (with supporting details, transitions, and paragraphs)? • conclude effectively (by referring back to the lead, asking the audience to take action, leaving the audience something to think about, etc.)? If it is a letter, have I • used the correct letter form (business or friendly)? • supported my purpose with details? • answered my audience’s anticipated questions? If it is an editorial, have I • given my opinion? • supported my opinion with reasons? • given examples, statistics, stories, etc., to support each reason? If it is an article, have I • focused on an interesting angle of the topic? • supported my purpose with relevant idea development? • used text features effectively (sections with headings, bulleted lists, etc.)? If it is a speech, have I • met the needs of my audience? • supported my purpose with details that will engage the audience? Remember to print or write neatly.
Kentucky Writing Scoring Rubric 0
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CONTENT Purpose and Audience; Idea Development and Support The writing: Lacks purpose Lacks awareness of audience Lacks idea development; may provide random details
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The writing: Attempts to establish a general purpose; lacks focus Indicates limited awareness of audience’s needs Demonstrates limited idea development with few details and/or weak support; may attempt to apply some characteristics of the genre
The writing: Attempts to establish and maintain a narrowed purpose; some lapses in focus Indicates some awareness of audience’s needs; makes some attempt to communicate with an audience; may demonstrate some voice and/or tone Demonstrates some idea development with details/support; support may be unelaborated, irrelevant and/or repetitious; may apply some characteristics of the genre
The writing: Establishes and maintains an authentic focused purpose throughout Indicates an awareness of audience’s needs; communicates adequately with audience; conveys voice and/or appropriate tone Demonstrates depth of idea development with specific, sufficient details/support; applies characteristics of the genre
The writing: Establishes and maintains an authentic and insightful focused purpose throughout Indicates a strong awareness of audience’s needs; communicates effectively with audience; sustains distinctive voice and/or appropriate tone Demonstrates reflective, analytical and/or insightful idea development; provides specific, thorough support; skillfully applies characteristics of the genre
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STRUCTURE Organization: unity and coherence; Sentences: structure and length The writing: Demonstrates random organization Lacks transitional elements Demonstrates incorrect sentence structure throughout
The writing: Demonstrates ineffective or weak organization Demonstrates limited and/or ineffective transitional elements Demonstrates some ineffective or incorrect sentence structure
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The writing: Demonstrates logical organization with lapses in coherence Demonstrates some effective transitional elements Demonstrates simple sentences; may attempt more complex sentences but lacks control of sentence structure
The writing: Demonstrates logical, coherent organization Demonstrates logical, effective transitional elements throughout Demonstrates control and variety in sentence structure
The writing: Demonstrates careful and/or subtle organization that enhances the purpose Demonstrates varied and subtle transitional elements throughout Demonstrates control, variety and complexity in sentence structure to enhance meaning 4
2 3 CONVENTIONS Language: grammar and usage, word choice; Correctness: spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation and documentation The writing: Demonstrates lack of control in grammar and usage Demonstrates incorrect or ineffective word choice Demonstrates lack of control in correctness
The writing: Demonstrates some control of grammar and usage with some errors that do not interfere with communication Demonstrates simplistic and/or imprecise word choice Demonstrates some control of correctness with some errors that do not interfere with communication
The writing: Demonstrates control of grammar and usage relative to length and complexity Demonstrates acceptable word choice appropriate for audience and purpose Demonstrates control of correctness relative to length and complexity
The writing: Demonstrates control of grammar and usage to enhance meaning Demonstrates accurate, rich and/or precise word choice appropriate for audience and purpose Demonstrates control of correctness to enhance communication
