Summer Reading Assignments for MYP English. Guiding questions: What and how do we discover? What are the consequences of discovery?

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1 Summer Reading Assignments for MYP English Rising Freshmen: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Theme: Discovery Guiding questions: What and how do we discover? What are the consequences of discovery? Multi-genre report will be due before the end of the first nine weeks. Podcast: Radiolab s New Normal? Assignments: 1. For Novel: a. Five character journals directions are attached b. Three 1-page reflection journals commenting on the reading---reactions and commentary, not plot summary c. One Post-mortem of a protagonist 2. Article: a. Find two articles that connect with the themes for our unit. Annotate the articles and write a developed response to the article that discusses your connections and reactions. 3. Podcast: a. Listen to the assigned podcast (You can find it online or in itunes). Explain what the podcast reveals about the unit s guiding questions in a one-page written response. **When you return to school, you will have a group project and individual assessment based on your reading**

2 Summer Reading Assignments for MYP English Rising Sophomores: John Steinbeck Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston or Of Mice and Men by Theme: Identity and integrity in the face of adversity Guiding questions: What is integrity? What is the American identity? How do we form and adapt our identities to our surroundings? Podcast: Coming to America from Snap Judgment Assignments: 1. For Novel: a. Five character journals directions are attached b. Three 1-page reflection journals commenting on the reading---reactions and commentary, not plot summary c. One Post-mortem of a protagonist 2. Article: a. Find two articles that connect with the themes for our unit. Annotate the articles and write a developed response to the article that discusses your connections and reactions. 3. Podcast: a. Listen to the assigned podcast (You can find it online or in itunes). Explain what the podcast reveals about the unit s guiding questions in a one-page written response. **When you return to school, you will have a group project and individual assessment based on your reading**

3 LTF: Post Mortem of a Protagonist You will analyze a character of your choice from the novel. In your analysis, you will be required to complete a rough draft, and you must answer each question, provide two pieces of textual evidence from the text, explain each quote in context of where it is in the story and what it means, and your last explanation MUST create a rationale between how the evidence you utilized proves and demonstrates your answer. You are responsible for answering questions for six chosen body parts. Write the page number of your evidence after each quotation (page 4). Quick Answer Guide Body Parts: Head: You will analyze the intellectual side of the character. 1. Does he/she analyze situations or just react? 2. Is he/she smart or intelligent? Eyes: You will analyze how observant the character is. 1. What does he/she notice about others? 2. What does he/she notice about his/her surroundings? Ears: You will analyze what others say about him/her. Post Mortem of a Protagonist Rubric Quality of answers for body parts: 0=not answered 5=incorrect answer 10=adequate answer 15=exceptional answer Body Part 1 Question 1 (15pts) Question 2 (15pts) Body Part 2 1. Why does he/she remember what others say to him/her? 2. How is he/she affected by what others say? Text Support w/ pg (5pt) Question 1 (15pts) Question 2 (15pts) X 3

4 Mouth: You will analyze what the character reveals when he/she speaks. 1. What philosophy regarding life and surroundings does he/she reveal? 2. What idea or value does he/she assert or demonstrate is important? Hands: You will analyze how the character handles situations and events. 1. What kind of conflicts does he/she deal with? 2. How does he/she resolve or deal with conflicts? Heart: You will analyze the emotional nature of the character. 1. How does the character feel about himself/herself? 2. How does the character feel about people who are different? Torso/Legs: You will analyze the instinctive side of the character. 1. What brings the character pain? 2. How does he/she deal with emotional and physical pain? Feet: You will analyze the character s reactions to events. 1. When upset about something, how does the character react? (fight, flight or freeze) 2. How is he/she affected by where he/she has been? Wings: You will analyze the character s potential. 1. What kind of future do you see this character having? 2. What do you think the character will value or reflect on when approaching death? What will become important?

5 Character Analysis Journal LEFT COLUMN: Record evidence about the character (WORDS, ACTIONS, REACTIONS) Select evidence that directly describes a character, evidence that shows what he or she does, how he or she acts or reacts, & what others say about him or her. Use quotation marks and pages numbers (LTF 4). RIGHT COLUMN Making inferences about the character based on evidence Write commentary that explains how and/or why the evidence leads to this inference Example from Things Fall Apart Textual Evidence But it was really not true that Okonkwo's palm-kernels had been cracked for him by a benevolent spirit. He had cracked them himself ( Achebe 27). Context The leaders of the clan were meeting about the murder of Udo s wife. Inference Hard-worker, determined Commentary: This quotes reveals this trait because he was not born into a rich family. All of his success is a result of his own hard work despite what the tribal men may say.