English II Honors
Siddartha (Herman Hesse)
The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother
(James McBride)
Keep a dialectical journal for each work that you read. Use a double entry reading log format as shown below.
1. Write or word process a concise summary of plot, main characters, and themes.
2. Fold several pages in half vertically to make two equal columns. Label the left hand column “Quotations” and the right hand column “Significance”.
3. As you read, choose at least ten quotes which you feel are significant in terms of a key character’s development, a recurring or important theme, or which simply made you think about an idea in a new or different way. Leave a considerable amount of room between each quotation so that you can have additional room to add comments later in your reading. It is advisable to place page numbers next to the quote for easy reference.
4. On the right hand column, reflect on the significance of what is being said. Ponder your selected quotes and try to answer your own questions in this space. Make connections to the world outside the reading, explain how the selected quote is important to a character or event, and/or use the quote as a springboard for a personal reflection.
5. If possible, join with others through reading meetings or email conversations to discuss points you are pondering as you read. This is an excellent means of keeping your personal reading schedules, expanding your understanding of the books, and finding more enjoyment in the literature you read. Keep records of these discussions.
6. This thinking journal is a graded item and a reference for essays in the course.
As a response to literature, the journal’s purpose is to reflect:
Judgments that demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the significant ideas;
Support for key ideas and viewpoints through accurate and detailed reference to the text;
Awareness of the author’s use of stylistic devices and an appreciation of the effects created;
Personal connections as a response to the reading.
Advanced Placement Language
2008 Summer Reading List
Night – Elie Wiesel
Civil Disobedience – Henry David Thoreau
Letter from Birmingham Jail – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Please note that Thoreau’s and King’s works are essays.
Keep a dialectical journal for each work that you read. Use a double entry reading log format as shown below.
1. Write or word process a concise summary of plot, main characters, and themes.
2. Fold several pages in half vertically to make two equal columns. Label the left hand column “Quotations” and the right hand column “Significance”.
3. As you read, choose at least ten quotes which you feel are significant in terms of a key character’s development, a recurring or important theme, or which simply made you think about an idea in a new or different way. Leave a considerable amount of room between each quotation so that you can have additional room to add comments later in your reading. It is advisable to place page numbers next to the quote for easy reference.
4. On the right hand column, reflect on the significance of what is being said. Ponder your selected quotes and try to answer your own questions in this space. Make connections to the world outside the reading, explain how the selected quote is important to a character or event, and/or use the quote as a springboard for a personal reflection.
5. If possible, join with others through reading meetings or email conversations (you may email me with questions/comments at donna.copas@mnps.org) to discuss points you are pondering as you read. This is an excellent means of keeping your personal reading schedules, expanding your understanding of the books, and finding more enjoyment in the literature you read. Keep records of these discussions.
6. This thinking journal is a graded item and a reference for essays in the course.
As a response to literature, the journal’s purpose is to reflect:
Judgments that demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the significant ideas;
Support for key ideas and viewpoints through accurate and detailed reference to the text;
Awareness of the author’s use of stylistic devices and an appreciation of the effects created;
Personal connections as a response to the reading.
English III Honors Summer Reading
English III Honors is primarily a literature course with a focus on American literature. You are expected to read the following titles before the first day of class:
Non-Fiction: Night, Eli Wiesel
Fiction: Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck
Drama: The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams
For each of these readings, you are asked to maintain a reading log. The reading log should be in standard Cornell note-taking format. The shorter column at the left should include brief notes concerning main points, key words, and questions you have as you read. The wider right column is for notes, inferences, answers to questions you may have raised earlier in your reading and your reactions to plot points and characters. There is no need to separate your log by chapters; just keep one for each of the three selections. Do not be worried about getting “the right answer.” There is not a “right answer.” Most importantly, complete the readings and put thought into your work products.
Be prepared for reading check quizzes and discussion of these readings when you come to class. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns about these assignments or if you have trouble locating these reading materials.
Mr. Rollins, Room: 129
School Phone: 333-5070 (Ext 129)
Home Phone: 615-715-6759
Email: rutiger72149@yahoo.com
Advanced Placement Literature and Composition
Choose one from each group:
Group One:
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
Group Two:
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Cry the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Group Three:
Read (or reread) and complete the journaling activity on:
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
If you have not read the following two essential literature books from Junior English, you may want to read:
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
The Things They Carried (Tim O’Brien)
Keep a reading journal for each work that you read. Use a double entry reading log format as shown below.
1. Write or word process a concise summary of plot, main characters, and themes.
2. Fold several pages in half vertically to make two equal columns. Label the left hand column “Quotations” and the right hand column “Significance”.
3. As you read, choose at least ten quotes which you feel are significant in terms of a key character’s development, a recurring or important theme, or which simply made you think about an idea in a new or different way. Leave a considerable amount of room between each quotation so that you can have additional room to add comments later in your reading. It is advisable to place page numbers next to the quote for easy reference.
4. On the right hand column, reflect on the significance of what is being said. Ponder your selected quotes and try to answer your own questions in this space. Make connections to the world outside the reading, explain how the selected quote is important to a character or event, and/or use the quote as a springboard for a personal reflection.
5. If possible, join with others through reading meetings or email conversations (you may email me with questions/comments at donna.copas@mnps.org) to discuss points you are pondering as you read. This is an excellent means of keeping your personal reading schedules, expanding your understanding of the books, and finding more enjoyment in the literature you read. Keep records of these discussions.
6. This thinking journal is a graded item and a reference for essays in the course.
As a response to literature, the journal’s purpose is to reflect:
Judgments that demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the significant ideas;
Support for key ideas and viewpoints through accurate and detailed reference to the text;
Awareness of the author’s use of stylistic devices and an appreciation of the effects created;
Personal connections as a response to the reading.
English IV Honors Summer Reading
English IV Honors is primarily a literature course with a focus on British literature. You are expected to read the following titles before the first day of class:
Non-Fiction: Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom
Keep a reading log for Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays with Morrie. The reading log should be in standard Cornell note-taking format. The shorter column at the left should include brief notes concerning main points, key words, and questions you have as you read. The wider right column is for notes, inferences, answers to questions you may have raised earlier in your reading, and your reactions to plot points and characters. There is no need to separate your log by chapters.
Fiction: Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
After reading Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, watch the film, Apocalypse Now (Directed by Francis Ford Coppola). Write an essay that compares and contrasts the film and the book. The essay should be approximately 500 words and should include multiple direct quotations from the book. (Note: This assignment requires permission from a parent or guardian. If permission is not obtained, then you should complete a reading log like the one assigned for Tuesdays with Morrie.)
My child, ______________________________, has permission to watch the film, Apocalypse Now (Rated R), and complete the assignment described above.
Parent/Guardian Signature:__________________________________ Date:_________
Drama: Oedipus Rex, Sophocles
After read Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, create a list of ten quotations that you deem to be significant. For each quote provide a “translation” (put it in your own words) and explanation of why this quote is significant to the play.
Please have these assignments ready when you come to class next school year. Do not be worried about getting “the right answer.” There is no “right answer.” All I ask is that you do the readings and put thought into your work products. Also, be prepared for reading check quizzes and discussion of these readings. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns about these assignments or if you have trouble locating these reading materials.
Mr. Rollins, Room: 129
School Phone: 333-5070 (Ext 129)
Home Phone: 615-715-6759
Email: rutiger72149@yahoo.com
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