Sharyland Pioneer High School English Language Arts Department Pre-AP/AP Summer Reading Assignments

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1 Sharyland Pineer High Schl English Language Arts Department Pre-AP/AP Summer Reading Assignments English I Pre-AP: Of Mice and Men by Jhn Steinbeck English II Pre-AP: The Alchemist by Paul Celh English III Pre-AP: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hsseini English III AP: Grapes f Wrath by Jhn Steinbeck Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich English IV Pre-AP: Lrd f the Flies by William Glding English IV AP: The Metamrphsis by Franz Kafka The Awakening by Kate Chpin

2 Sharyland Pineer High Schl English I Pre-AP Summer Reading Assignments Due date: August 1 st (electrnic submissin via turnitin.cm) 1. purchase a cpy f Of Mice and Men r check ut a cpy frm the public library 2. Read the bk and anntate the text (see attached instructins fr anntatins) 3. Cmplete the Of Mice and Men Discussin Questins/Preparatin Guide 4. Create a turnitin.cm accunt (see attached instructins fr turnitin.cm) 5. Turn in yur Of Mice and Men Discussin Questins/Preparatin Guide via turnitin.cm n r befre August 1 st. (Late grades are accepted with a 10 pint penalty fr up t 3 days nly. Assignments will nt be accepted after the third day, and yu will receive a zer as a majr grade). Nte: Because electrnic submissins rely n technlgy, d nt wait until the last minute t submit yur assignment. Technlgy related issues will nt excuse yu frm turning in yur Of Mice and Men Discussin Questins/Preparatin Guide n time. What t expect during the first week f schl: 1. Demnstrate and discuss yur anntatins with yur English I teacher. 2. Participate in a student led Scratic Seminar ver the reading and preparatin guide. 3. Cmplete an exam ver the reading f Of Mice and Men.

3 Ratinales fr Anntatin: Reading is thinking. Demnstrate yur thinking thugh clse reading. Anntating is a cre, preferred practice fr drawing meaning frm text. Descriptin f Anntatin: Anntatin is a key cmpnent f clse reading. Since we will anntate texts thrughut the curse, yu need t develp a system that wrks fr yu within the fllwing guidelines. Effective anntating is bth ecnmical and cnsistent. The techniques are almst limitless. Use any cmbinatin f the fllwing: Make brief cmments in the margins. Use any white space available inside cver, blank prtin at beginning r end f chapters, etc. REMINDER: If yu have checked ut a nvel, use Pst-It Ntes n pages instead f marking in the text. Make brief cmments between r within lines f the text. D nt be afraid t mark within the text itself. Circle r put bxes, triangles, r cluds arund wrds r phrases. Use abbreviatins r symbls brackets, stars, exclamatin pints, questin marks, numbers, etc. Cnnect wrds, phrases, ideas, circles, r bxes with lines r arrws. Underline r highlight cncepts. Always cmbine with anther methd such as a cmment. Never underline r highlight an entire passage. Ding s takes t much time and lses effectiveness. If yu wish t mark an entire paragraph r passage, draw a line dwn the margin r use brackets. CAUTION: Use this methd sparingly. Underline r highlight nly a few wrds. Create yur wn cde. Example: Yu culd use! fr an epiphany r? next t a questin yu raise. Methds f Anntatin: At the tp f the page r n a pst-it, mark the imprtant plt events. Every page will nt necessarily be marked. Be sure t figure ut any unfamiliar wrds thrugh cntext r by using a dictinary. Yu can circle the unfamiliar wrd and write the definitins in the text fr yurself. Highlight and mark fr yurself any cnflicts that ccur with the main character (prtagnist). Nte yur ideas abut these cnflicts in the text (wh / what is invlved, attempts t reslve cnflicts, etc). Highlight and mark fr yurself wrds and phrases that help describe the persnality f characters. Nte yur ideas abut the characters right in the text (persnality, mtivatin, fears / dreams, etc). Highlight and mark fr yurself any symblism, and nte yur ideas in the text as t what abstract ideas r cncepts these tangible bjects may represent. Dn t mark t much. If yu mark everything, nthing will stand ut. Once yu are cmpletely finished the bk and anntating, create a list f pssible themes, then pick the three mst imprtant thematic statements that yur bk addresses. Write thse themes n an inside cver r any blank pages f yur bk AND find supprting evidence frm the text t supprt yur ideas. Mark thse supprting passages with pst-its. Example themes: 1. A just individual has bligatins tward sciety. 2. A just sciety has bligatins it wes t an individual. 3. Sciety must cntend with the dichtmies presented by freedm and equality. 4. An individual can experience redemptin thrugh. 5. The accumulatin f mney and pwer leads t a lss f spirituality. Frmat f Text Anntatin: Fr the sake f standardizatin f anntating fr class and fr grading purpses, yur bk ntes shuld fllw this frmat: Inside Frnt Cver Character list with small space fr character summary and fr page references fr key scenes, mments f character develpment, etc. Inside Back Cver Themes, allusins, images, mtifs, key scenes, plt line, epiphanies, etc. List and add page references and / r ntes as yu read. Bttm and Side Page Margins Interpretive ntes, questins, and / r remarks that refer t meaning f the page. Markings r ntes t tie in with infrmatin n the inside back cver. Tp Margins Plt ntes a quick few wrds r phrases that summarize what happens here (useful fr quick lcatin f passages in discussin and fr writing assignments). Additinal Markings underlining dne while r after reading t help lcate passages fr discussin, essays, r questins brackets dne while r after reading t highlight key speeches, descriptins, etc, that are t lng t underline easily. Mre Thughts n Clse Reading: What shuld yu anntate? Again, the pssibilities are limitless. Keep in mind the reasns we anntate. Yur anntatins must include cmments. Remember that the purpse is t indicate evidence f thinking. Have a cnversatin with the text. Talk back t it. Ask questins (essential t active reading). Cmment n the actins r develpment f a character. Des the character change? Why? Hw? The result?

4 Cmment n lines / qutatins yu think are especially significant, pwerful, r meaningful. Express agreement r disagreement. Summarize key events. Make predictins. Cnnect ideas t each ther r t ther texts. Nte if yu experience an epiphany. Nte anything yu wuld like t discuss in class r d nt understand. Nte hw the authr uses language. effects f wrd chice (dictin) r sentence structure r type (syntax) pint f view / effect repetitin f wrds, phrases, actins, events, patterns narrative pace / time / rder f sequence f events irny cntrasts / cntradictins / juxtapsitins / shifts allusins any ther figure f speech r literary device reliability f narratr mtifs r cluster ideas tne / md imagery themes setting / histrical perid symbls Final Cnsideratins: The mst cmmn cmplaint abut anntating is that it slws dwn yur reading. Yes, it des. That s the pint. If anntating as yu read annys yu, read a chapter, then g back and anntate. Reading a text a secnd time is preferable anyway. Apprach the wrks with an pen mind. Let the literature inspire yu and stretch yur imaginatin. The utside reading assignment must be read and anntated befre class begins. It is perfectly kay t add t yur markings after yu finish the bk and are wrking n an essay, but the bulk f the jb shuld be dne in cnjunctin with yur reading fr class preparatins. If yu find anntating while yu read t be annying and awkward, d it after yu read. G back after a chapter r assignment and then mark it carefully. Yu shuld be reading assignments twice anyway, s this isn t any less efficient than marking as yu read and then rereading the material. Nte: If yu d nt purchase the bk and have check it ut frm a library, all cmments in the margins may be written n Pst-It Nte squares placed n apprpriate pages in lieu f writing n the text itself. A (90-100) Anntatin Grading Rubric Text is marked thrughut. Wrds and phrases are marked, and cmmentary and ntatins appear in the margins that indicate a respnse t the wrds and phrases marked. Marginalia (cmments in the margin) reflect applicatin f literary terms, questining, summarizing, and analysis. Anntatins accurately identify purpse and themes f the wrk. Reader has identified unfamiliar vcabulary and attempted t define thse wrds.

5 B (80-89) Text is marked thrughut. Lnger passages (entire sentences/entire paragraphs) are the primary element anntated. Cmmentary and ntatins in margins appear less frequently r d nt respnd directly t the passage anntated. Marginalia may be primarily summary r paraphrased statement with sme attempt at analysis. Anntatins may nt accurately identify purpse r themes f text. Reader may have identified unfamiliar vcabulary but did nt attempt t define the wrds. C (70-79) Text is nt cnsistently marked thrughut. Randm passages appear t be marked; passages selected ften have n real significance. Anntated passages may be very lng r very shrt. Anntatins include little/n marginalia r marginalia that is characterized by plt level questins r simplistic summary. Anntatins include little/n attempt t identify themes/purpse f text. Anntatins include little/n recgnitin f unfamiliar vcabulary. Anntatins d nt reflect careful reading f the text; anntatins d nt reflect interactin between the reader and the text. F (60 and belw) Anntatins are limited/incmplete and text is nt cnsistently marked thrughut. Randm passages appear t be marked; passages selected ften have n real significance. Anntated text is nt submitted n time (first day f schl).

6 Name Due Date: August 1 st (nline submissin) Turnitin.cm Of Mice and Men Discussin Questins/Preparatin Guide Directins: Frmulate preliminary answers t the questins belw. Yur respnses are a key cmpnent f a graded discussin within the study f this nvel. Yur answers must be written in cmplete sentences and supprted with evidence frm the text (e.g. quted passages frm the text, characters qutes). Respnses must be typed and submitted electrnically via turnitin.cm. On the first day f schl, each student will be required t participate in a Scratic Seminar (student led discussin f the nvel). This assignment will help guide yu thrugh the reading f the nvel and prvide a framewrk fr the Scratic Seminar. Be sure t answer all parts f each questin, prvide in-depth analysis, and fllw all instructins. 1. Aristtle defined tragedy as a play abut a basically gd persn, imprtant t sciety, wh suffers a fall brught abut by smething in his r her nature, prvking the emtins f pity and fear in the audience. Based n the abve definitin, shw hw the nvel Of Mice and Men is a tragedy. Based n this definitin shw hw it is nt a tragedy. 2. Research the Great Depressin: What was happening in the cuntry at that time ecnmically, scially, and plitically? Hw is the nvel a prduct f its histrical cntext? 3. D yu think it is an versight n Steinbeck s part that Curley s wife is never given a name? If nt, what are sme f the reasns the authr might have chsen t leave this character nameless? 4. Steinbeck has his characters use racially dergatry terms. Why d yu think he uses this language? Given the cntext f the stry, are these terms necessary? Is there any evidence t suggest that Steinbeck shares his characters bigted views f minrities? 5. Lneliness is a majr theme in the nvel. It is expressed in many f the things that the characters say and d. Cite hw lneliness is a part f the life f each f the fllwing characters: a. Crks b. Candy c. Lennie d. Gerge e. Curley s wife 6. The literary device f freshadwing, r giving clues in advance f an imprtant event, is used effectively in this nvel. Identify as many f the incidents and bits f dialgue as yu can that prvide clues t the utcme. 7. Analyze Gerge s mtive fr his actins at the end f the nvel. Is his decisin justified? 8. Research Of Mice and Men authr Jhn Steinbeck. What elements f Steinbeck s life are apparent in the nvel? 9. Devise 3-5 questins t ask the grup during the Scratic Seminar. Be specific and detailed abut what yu want t discuss. If yu shw up t class n the first day, unprepared, yur grade will suffer dramatically, and yu will be unable t add yur wn persn insight t the grup discussin.

7 Sharyland Pineer High Schl English II Pre-AP Summer Reading Assignments THE ALCHEMIST BY PAULO COELHO DIALECTICAL JOURNALS PURPOSE OF DIALECTICAL JOURNALS: T identify and explain significant passages in the text as a frm f anntating the text in rder t internalize, questin, and remember the readings. The dialectical jurnals will serve as ntes fr in-class assignments as well as a starting pint fr class discussins. ASSIGNMENT: The table belw lists the jurnal tpics fr the nvel. Identify twenty (20) KEY QUOTATIONS/PASSAGES that yu think are especially significant. Then, write a detailed analysis f that qutatin/passage. This assignment must be typed in MLA frmat using12 pt fnt and Times New Rman. Fllw the frmat n the back f this paper fr yur jurnal. Cncepts/Allusins Thematic Symbls Philspher s Stne Persnal Legend Spanish Gld Cins Signs/Omens Spirituality Bks Numerlgy Nature Sheep Sul f the Wrld Fate v. Free Will Crystal Universal Language Life s True Treasures Pyramids Narcissus Lve Desert Mecca Dreams Caravan Urim and Thummim Self-Discvery Oasis Emerald Tablet Charity Fatima Esperant Bildungsrman Melchizedek DUE DATE: Friday, August 28, As per SISD grading guidelines, students will be allwed t turn in their assignment Mnday, August 31, 2015 with a 30-pint deductin. SUBMISSION: Jurnals will be submitted electrnically thrugh Turnitin.cm. A NOTE ON ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Plagiarism is a serius issue, and it will abslutely nt be tlerated. Assignments must be cmpleted individually, withut cllabratin with ther

8 peple and/r utside reading surces (including the internet). Plagiarized wrk will earn a zer as well as disciplinary cnsequences. Example f a dialectical jurnal (may nt be used as yur entry): Basic Respnses: Raise questins abut the beliefs and values implied in the text TOPIC QUOTATION (p. #) ANALYSIS Desert the desert is a capricius lady (p. 74) The narratr uses a metaphr t cmpare (withut using like r as) a desert t a capricius lady. Capricius means unpredictable; hence saying the desert is s unpredictable, yu never knw what might arise r happen. Just as in his jurney, Santiag is traveling the desert t find his treasure, and he desn t knw what t expect alng the way. Give yur persnal reactins t the passage Discuss the wrds, ideas, r actins f the authr Tell what it reminds yu f frm yur wn experiences Write abut what it makes yu think r feel Challenge the text Higher Level Respnses Analyze the text fr use f literary devices (tne, structure, style, imagery, figurative language, etc.) Make cnnectins between different characters r events in the text Make cnnectins t a different text (r film, sng, etc.) Discuss the wrds, ideas, r actins f the authr r character(s) Cnsider an event r descriptin frm the perspective f a different character Analyze a passage and its relatinship t the text as a whle Remember: Yur respnses must be specific and detailed. Yu may write as much as yu want; yur minimum requirement per entry is three (3) sentences. Happy Reading! D this assignment. The universe wants yu t.

9 Sharyland Pineer High Schl English III Pre-AP Summer Reading Assignments The Kite Runner The Kite Runner is an evcative nvel, inviting readers t immerse themselves in the tumultuus histry f Afghanistan and the trubled friendship f tw bys, Amir and Hassan. The English III summer-reading assignment cnsists f tw parts, a dialectical jurnal and anntatins, each part reflecting a careful reading f the nvel. Part I: Character jurnal This dialectical jurnal is a reader-respnse jurnal in which yu will select textual evidence abut a character and, based n that evidence, make an inference and prvide cmmentary that explains hw the evidence led t r supprts the inference. Fr example, the nvel pens with the first-persn narratr Amir hinting at an incident that happened when he was 12, an incident that defines wh he is. An initial entry fr a character jurnal abut Amir might lk like this: Character Jurnal: Amir Textual Evidence It s wrng what they say abut the past, I ve learned, abut hw yu can bury it. Because the past claws its way ut. Lking back nw, I realize I have been peeking int that deserted alley fr the last twenty-six years (1). ASSIGNMENT: Yu will create ten entries fr ne majr character--either Amir r Hassan, his childhd friend and cmpanin and five entries fr ne minr character Baba, Ali, Rahim Khan, Shrab, Assef, r Sraya. Yur jurnal will be typed and frmatted as fllws: *MLA heading Yur name Yur English teacher s name English III Pre AP Date *Prvide a title indicating the character with whm yu will be wrking; Inference and Cmmentary Haunted It is clear frm the beginning f the nvel that the narratr is haunted by his past, that--despite his trying t frget and bury it he has been cnsumed with and determined by it, peeking at smething that has claw[ed] its way ut and will nt be denied. The pening paragraph suggests that, thrugh flashback, the narratr will turn and face the disquieting event f 26 years ag. Create a table like this, making sure t include the headings fr each f the clumns; Qutatins must be exact, punctuated crrectly and fllwed by the page citatin; Evidence must span the nvel. Qutes nly frm the beginning r the end will result in a lwer scre.

10 Part II: Yu may chse Assignment A r Assignment B. Yu nly chse ONE (1). ASSIGNMENT A: Object: T shw an understanding f the themes, characters, imprtant turning pints, and symbls f the stry. Yu will create a kite, based n the bk. Yu may use clth, cnstructin paper, pster bard, whatever materials yu like in rder t build yur kite. Each panel will have smething t represent each f the abve key pints. Theme chse ne majr theme reflected in the bk. On a small prtin f the panel, explain the theme and hw the authr gets that theme acrss t the reader. Then illustrate the theme in sme way. Yu may use cmputer images, drawings, magazine cut uts etc. Character chse ne majr character and shw hw that character changes thrughut the curse f the bk. If the character yu chse is a static character, then tell me hw that character is imprtant t the stry. Make sure yu include persnality traits and mtivatin. Chse either a famus persn r mvie character that resembles yur chsen character in persnality and include a picture f that persn r character. Turning pints There are many imprtant turning pints in this stry. Chse ne and tell me why it is imprtant and hw that turning pint affects the utcme f the stry. Tell me hw the stry wuld be different if the turning pint were changed r nt included at all. Symbls We all knw the kite itself is an imprtant symbl in this stry. It symblizes nt nly Amir s self-trture, but als his eventual release. What ther symbls are there thrughut the bk? Chse ne and explain what it is, what it symblizes and why it is imprtant. Als include a picture f the symbl. Kite tail mst kites have a tail f sme srt, whether it be just pieces f ribbn, bws, r sme ther shape. Use yur tail t explain the three main parts f the bk (Amir s childhd, life in San Francisc, and the rescue f Shrab). Yu may use wrds and/r pictures, but if yu use just pictures, I need t be able t tell what the pictures reflect withut an explanatin. If yu think there will be any misinterpretatin, then make sure yu include an explanatin. Be creative in the design f yur kite, make it stand ut. Kites cme in all different shapes and sizes, nt just triangles. Yu will be graded n creativity, artistic impressin, and hw well yu explained each piece. Each explanatin shuld be at least 4-6 sentences. Have fun with it. Yu d be surprised at hw creative yu can be. Remember hwever, minimum effrt gets a minimum grade.

11 ASSIGNMENT B: Descriptin In this prject, English III PRE-AP students are asked t shw what they have learned frm clse critical reading f the nvel. Students are required t use sme frm f multimedia presentatin t demnstrate the prject. Samples and mdels f time lines, pwer pints, and digital strytelling will be prvided n website. Objective Using digital strytelling, students create ne f three media prjects cnnected t this pwerful nvel abut Afghanistan and tw bys and their families. Students may create a time line f events frm the nvel, a pwer pint f literary terms, r a digital retelling f ne f mre scenes frm the nvel. They may wrk as individuals r in a small grup. The students nt nly are able t examine the nvel in detail, but they als are mandated t stretch with new media tls. Materials First f all, students use the internatinal nvel and its events and imagery. They then use technlgy t create the time line, the pwer pint, r the retelling. Technlgy used may include camcrders, phtgraphy, internet images, music, film clips, Windws Mvie Maker, r imvie. Original art wrk and musical cmpsitins may als be utilized. Other Infrmatin This prject allws 11th grade Pre-AP English students t integrate their knwledge f this literary wrk with wrld events and histry t tell the \"stry behind the stry\" in \"The Kite Runner.\" Student prjects have been insightful, dramatic, humrus, riginal, and reflective, smetimes all at the same time. These prjects allw students t take a cmplicated subject and share facts, hyptheses, insights, and pinins abut nt nly the stry, but their persnal cnnectin t it.

12 RUBRIC: Descriptin A B D Required sectins Cntent Creativity Mechanics (Grammar, spelling, punctuatin, etc.) Each sectin is included and well executed. Thrugh explanatins are included. Understanding f theme, character, symbls and turning pints is reflected. Illustratins are gd representatins and artistic. Design and set up f kite is creative and well thught ut. A lt f clr is used. Different fnts are used. The kite culd be displayed anywhere thrughut schl and will generate interest in thers t read the bk. There are n mechanical errrs. Each sectin is included and well executed. Gd explanatins are included. Understanding f theme, character, symbls and turning pints is reflected. Illustratins are gd representatins and artistic. Design and set up f kite is well thught ut and creative. Sme clr and different fnts are used. Can be displayed thrughut schl. There are few mechanical errrs. One r mre sectins are missing. An explanatin is included. Understanding f theme, character, symbl and turning pint is nt apparent r is nly slightly apparent. Illustratins are included but are nt particularly representative r artistic. Design is very basic. Little t n clr r interesting fnts are used. May nt be apprpriate t display in schl. Will nt generate interest amng ther students. There are many mechanical errrs

13 Sharyland Pineer High Schl English III AP Summer Reading Assignments The Grapes f Wrath by Jhn Steinbeck Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich Assignment One: Dialectical Jurnals Create a dialectical jurnal (tw-clumn ntes) fr each f the tw assigned bks. *See attached example. These are t be dne as yu read the bks. Fcus n language and style. Entries shuld be legible! Include at least twenty five entries fr each bk. Twenty five is a minimum. A dialectical jurnal is a recrd f yur cnversatin with the text. D NOT simply summarize the chsen qute. Yu are reading a text and then respnding with insightful analysis. Dialectical Jurnal Directins: Divide paper in half vertically t create tw clumns. Label left side- TEXT, CHAPTER, PAGE # Label right side- INSIGHT/COMMENTARY Title each page with bk title, authr s name and yur name. Dialectical Jurnal Example* The Great Gatsby-F. Sctt Fitzgerald TEXT, CHAPTER, PAGE Everyne suspects himself f at least ne f the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am ne f the few hnest peple that I have ever knwn. Chapter 3, pg. 59 INSIGHT/COMMENTARY Nick says this abut himself. I feel as if Fitzgerald has him say this t establish his credibility as the narratr f this stry. Fitzgerald is telling Gatsby s stry thrugh Nick, anther character, s we interpret events thrugh his eyes. The questin I have is; shuld I believe he is truly hnest? Usually when peple say this they are suspect.

14 Dialectical Jurnal Grading Scale: A= Detailed, meaningful qutes/passage selectins cupled with thughtful interpretatin f said text. It shuld be neatly rganized and legible. Clr cding is recmmended. All directins have been fllwed. Mre than the minimum number f entries is included. B= Many gd selectins but slightly less detailed. Interpretatin f text is smewhat thrugh. Neat and legible. All directins have been fllwed. C= Sme gd details but the cmments and thughts are superficial and nt very insightful. Nt thrugh r in-depth. Relatively neat; directins were nt cmpletely fllwed. D= Limited text selectin. Little t n insight r inadequate discussin. T Shrt. Disrganized. Difficult t read. Did nt fllw all directins. F=Incmplete and slppy wrk. 0= N Wrk. Assignment Tw: Essay Identify a theme the tw bks share. Write a tw page essay that identifies the theme and unifies the tw bks despite their different genres and demnstrates hw each f the authrs prtrays the theme effectively. Essay Grading Scale: (100 pints ttal will be assigned t these categries; categries underlined and in italics represent the majrity f pints). Tw cmplete pages (minimum) Title (directly linked t yur chsen theme) Organizatin (paragraphs) Free frm grammar/spelling errrs Legible Use f qutes t supprt ideas Balanced (equal representatin f bth bks) Theme and supprt is fcused and insightful Online Submissin: Due by 11:59 pm n 8/1/15 The dialectical jurnals and essay will be submitted nline thrugh Please create an accunt nline and cnnect t my accunt by using the ID ; yur enrllment passwrd is diamndbacks. Once yu ve entered this infrmatin, yu will be allwed t finish creating yur accunt, and yu shuld be linked t my English III AP flder. Once yu click n the class, yu will see the links where yu can submit yur dialectical jurnals separately and yur essay. If yu have any questins, please me at marladelafuente@sharylandisd.rg. *Nte: The deadline is set fr ALL students enrlled in the English III AP curse, regardless f whether yu are taking the curse in the fall r spring.

15 Sharyland Pineer High Schl English IV Pre-AP Summer Reading Assignments Lrd f the Flies Summer Reading Final Prject Chse ne f the fllwing prject ptins. Take nte f the requirements and expectatins n the back f this handut. Yu d need t write a ne-paragraph prpsal, prvide infrmatin fr a prgress check, and briefly present yur final prject during class. *Nte: I purpsely left the eulgy and trial chices vague t avid spilers fr the nvel. 1. The Sundtrack Make a 5-8 sng CD. Fr each sng r musical piece, write ut the lyrics r describe the music. Then right ut an in-depth analysis that explains its cnnectin t the nvel (why yu chse t include it n the CD). Use text-based evidence such as qutatins, symbls, themes, and situatins t explain yur chices. Create a case cver fr the CD. Be artistic and neat! It shuld lk like smething yu bught at the stre. 2. Newspaper Create a newspaper that describes the majr events f the nvel. Yur newspaper must include at least fur f the fllwing elements: a news stry, a review, an editrial, a feature stry, a cmmentary, a cartn, and/r a crsswrd. All must be smehw linked int the nvel and created by yu. Use qutes frm the bks fr yur interviews and feel free t embellish where necessary as lng as everything is in keeping with the nvel. 3. Graphic Nvel/Cmic Bk Recreate at least five f the mst significance parts f the nvel in a graphic nvel r cmic bk frmat. The quality f yur prject will be determined by the extent t which yur scenes prtray the entirety f the nvel, the quality and effrt f the artwrk, and an intrductin that explains what yu tried t capture and why. Use qutes frm the text as yur narratin and dialgue but feel free t alter anything as needed as lng as the ideas are unchanged. 4. Bard Game r Vide Game Use text-based evidence t create a game! This prject is t shw yur knwledge f the nvel and t test thers n their knwledge and help them learn mre in an innvative way. While yu may have sme superficial (fact-based) questins, the majrity f them shuld explre deeper levels f analysis f the nvel (symbls, themes, issues, etc.). Yu may mdel yur game n an existing ne r create yur wn. Write a brief (ne-page) explanatin f why yu created the game the way yu did.

16 5. Write a Eulgy Yu were a friend f ne f the bys wh died. His parents have asked yu t participate in a memrial service fr yur lst friend. Prepare a eulgy that yu will deliver at the service. Be sure t include qualities f the character and recall times that yu spent tgether. Feel free t embellish in keeping with that character. The eulgy shuld be at least tw t three pages in length. 6. Take Part in a Trial Yu are a member f a hung jury trying the by respnsible fr ne f the bys deaths (yu chse which f the tw characters wh died is the victim fr this trial). All f the jury members accept the factual material prvided by eyewitnesses. What influences were affecting the murderers? What were their mtivatins? What were their psychlgical states? Prepare a speech t give yur fellw jurrs t persuade them t take yur side n where yu stand cncerning the levels f guilt and the punishments f the accused. 7. Cmpse and Perfrm an Original Sng Chse a character, event, r theme frm the nvel and create a sng. The lyrics shuld accurately reflect the details frm the nvel and the sng shuld be at least three minutes lng. Yu need t prvide a typed cpy f the lyrics t me by at least the day befre (s I can make cpies fr everyne) and perfrm in frnt f the class n the day the prject is due. 8. Create Original Artwrk Draw r paint at least three significant scenes in the nvel. (If yu are making smething larger, let me knw and I will allw yu t d fewer scenes.) Yur wrk must accurately reflect details, symbls, and themes frm the nvel. Write an explanatin (ne t tw pages) f what yu did in the piece and why. 9. Write a Blg/Jurnal Imagine ne f the characters has a laptp with a magically infinite battery life (but n internet cnnectin). He writes a blg recrding the events n the island and his feelings, hping that he will be able t publish it nline nce he is rescued. Yu can chse any character and the entries must cver the scpe f the nvel. (If yu chse a character wh dies, find a way t prvide sme brief infrmatin abut his death and what happens later in the nvel.) Requirements: 1. Yur prpsal must be submitted and apprved and changes t the prpsal must be apprved. 2. Yur prject must smehw reflect a deep and accurate understanding f the nvel. 3. Yu must give a tw-minute presentatin f yur prject n the day it is due. 4. All written wrk MUST BE TYPED, duble-spaced, and neatly presented.

17 Due Date Prduct Pssible Pints Mnday 8/24 Prpsal 5 Wednesday 8/26 Prgress Check 10 Friday 8/28 Friday 8/28 Presentatin *Prepared *Gd public speaking skills *Clear explanatin f yur prject Final Prduct *Accurately represents the nvel (25) *Cntains an apprpriate amunt f material (15) *Demnstrates higher-level thinking (10) *Demnstrates creative expressin (10) *Is neat, well-rganized, visually appealing (10) Ttal 100

18 Sharyland Pineer High Schl English IV AP Summer Reading Assignments The Metamrphsis by Franz Kafka The Awakening by Kate Chpin Assignment One: Dialectical Jurnals Create a dialectical jurnal (tw-clumn ntes) fr each f the tw assigned bks. *See attached example. These are t be dne as yu read the bks. Fcus n language and style. Entries shuld be legible! Include at least twenty five entries fr each bk. Twenty five is a minimum. A dialectical jurnal is a recrd f yur cnversatin with the text. D NOT simply summarize the chsen qute. Yu are reading a text and then respnding with insightful analysis. Dialectical Jurnal Directins: Divide paper in half vertically t create tw clumns. Label left side- TEXT, CHAPTER, PAGE # Label right side- INSIGHT/COMMENTARY Title each page with bk title, authr s name and yur name. Dialectical Jurnal Example* The Great Gatsby-F. Sctt Fitzgerald TEXT, CHAPTER, PAGE Everyne suspects himself f at least ne f the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am ne f the few hnest peple that I have ever knwn. Chapter 3, pg. 59 INSIGHT/COMMENTARY Nick says this abut himself. I feel as if Fitzgerald has him say this t establish his credibility as the narratr f this stry. Fitzgerald is telling Gatsby s stry thrugh Nick, anther character, s we interpret events thrugh his eyes. The questin I have is; shuld I believe he is truly hnest? Usually when peple say this they are suspect.

19 Dialectical Jurnal Grading Scale: A= Detailed, meaningful qutes/passage selectins cupled with thughtful interpretatin f said text. It shuld be neatly rganized and legible. Clr cding is recmmended. All directins have been fllwed. Mre than the minimum number f entries is included. B= Many gd selectins but slightly less detailed. Interpretatin f text is smewhat thrugh. Neat and legible. All directins have been fllwed. C= Sme gd details but the cmments and thughts are superficial and nt very insightful. Nt thrugh r in-depth. Relatively neat; directins were nt cmpletely fllwed. D= Limited text selectin. Little t n insight r inadequate discussin. T Shrt. Disrganized. Difficult t read. Did nt fllw all directins. F=Incmplete and slppy wrk. 0= N Wrk. Assignment Tw: Essay Identify a theme the tw bks share. Write a tw page essay that identifies the theme and unifies the tw bks despite their different genres and demnstrates hw each f the authrs prtrays the theme effectively. Essay Grading Scale: (100 pints ttal will be assigned t these categries; categries underlined and in italics represent the majrity f pints). Tw cmplete pages (minimum) Title (directly linked t yur chsen theme) Organizatin (paragraphs) Free frm grammar/spelling errrs Legible Use f qutes t supprt ideas Balanced (equal representatin f bth bks) Theme and supprt is fcused and insightful Online Submissin: Due by 11:59 pm n 8/1/15 The dialectical jurnals and essay will be submitted nline thrugh Please create an accunt nline and cnnect t my accunt by using the ID ; yur enrllment passwrd is diamndbacks. Once yu ve entered this infrmatin, yu will be allwed t finish creating yur accunt, and yu shuld be linked t my English IV AP flder. Once yu click n the class, yu will see the links where yu can submit yur dialectical jurnals separately and yur essay. If yu have any questins, please me at marladelafuente@sharylandisd.rg. *Nte: The deadline is set fr ALL students enrlled in the English IV AP curse, regardless f whether yu are taking the curse in the fall r spring.