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SUMMER READING LIST

JOHN MCEACHERN HIGH SCHOOL

9th

Grade Literature and Composition

2015-2016

All assignments are due the first week of class.

Students should select one novel from the 2014-2015 Georgia Peach Teen Nominees list.

2014-2015 Georgia Peach Book Awards for Teens

-The 5

th Wave by Rick Yancey -Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg

-Criminal by Terra Elan McVoy -The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth LaBan

-All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill -Orleans by Sherri L. Smith

-Just One Day by Gayle Forman -The Shadow Society by Marie Rutkoski

-Living With Jackie Chan by Jo Knowles -Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

-Me, Him, Them, & It by Caela Carter -Out of Nowhere by Maria Padian

-My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf -Torn by David Massey

-Of Beast and Beauty by Stacey Jay -Winger by Andrew Smith

-March: Book One by John Lewis et al. -In the Shadow of the Blackbirds by Cat Winters

-Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

See the web site below to read a brief description of each book.

http://georgiapeachaward.org/sites/default/files/2014-15%20nominees%20annotated.pdf

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 2015 - 2016


All students will read The Miracle Worker by William Gibson,

and

all 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.


10th

Grade World Literature and Composition 2015-2016


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


10th

Grade Honors World Literature and Composition

2015-2016

Assignment is due the first week of class.

Mandatory Reading: Anthem by Ayn Rand

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.

You may pick up a copy before summer begins from Mrs. Stumpf in SR 103 or Mrs. Paulk in SR 102. The number of books is limited. 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 Each novel should have 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.

Recommended Reading: How to Reading Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster

Amazon.com product description: In this practical and amusing guide to literature, Thomas C. Foster shows how easy and gratifying it is to unlock those hidden truths, and to discover a world where a road leads to a quest; a shared meal may signify a communion; and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just rain. Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices, and form, How to Read Literature Like a Professor is the perfect companion for making your reading experience more enriching, satisfying, and fun.

Read Introduction and Chapters 1, 4, 6, 9, 12, and 22.

o Write in the margins interpretative notes, questions, or remarks that refer to the meaning of the page.

This text will be used throughout the semester. Many schools require this for summer reading, so don’t wait too late to get your copy.

nonfiction

nonfiction

11th

grade American Literature College Prep and Honors

Summer Reading

2015-2016

Left to Tell by Immaculée Ilibagiza – The author grew up in a country she loved, surrounded by

a family she cherished. But in 1994 her idyllic world was ripped apart as Rwanda descended into a bloody

genocide. Immaculée's family was brutally murdered during a killing spree that lasted three months and

claimed the lives of nearly a million Rwandans. It was during those endless hours of unspeakable terror that

Immaculée discovered the power of prayer, eventually shedding her fear of death and forging a profound

and lasting relationship with God.

A Time to Kill by John Grisham – In this searing courtroom drama, the author delivers a

compelling tale of uncertain justice in a small southern town...Clanton, Mississippi. The life of a ten-year-old

girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and

horror at the inhuman crime. Until her black father acquires an assault rifle and takes matters into his hands.

For ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread through the streets of Clanton, the nation

sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client's life...and then his own.

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd – Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret

Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the

afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted black "stand-in mother," Rosaleen, insults three

of the deepest racists in town, Lily decides to spring them both free. They escape to Tiburon, South Carolina--

a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters,

Lily is introduced to their mesmerizing world of bees and honey and the Black Madonna.

Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns – On July 5, 1906, scandal breaks in the small town of

Cold Sassy, Georgia, when the proprietor of the general store, E. Rucker Blakeslee, elopes with Miss Love

Simpson. He is barely three weeks a widower, and she is only half his age and a Yankee to boot. As their

marriage inspires a whirlwind of local gossip, fourteen-year-old Will Tweedy suddenly finds himself

eyewitness to a family scandal, and that’s where his adventures begin.

To prepare for the standards in American Literature, students are

required to read a work of fiction or nonfiction during the summer.

During the first week of the semester, students submit a written

assignment based on the literature they chose and aligned with the

Common Core standards. The MHS bookroom has copies of each title.

Local booksellers and libraries should have copies of these books.

Student Choice—Select ONE of the following:

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls - The narrator of this 2005 memoir recounts the many

instances in her life that shaped her into the successful writer she is today. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant

and charismatic father captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to

embrace life fearlessly. Her mother was a free spirit who didn't want the responsibility of raising a family.

The Walls children learned to take care of themselves and eventually found their way to New York. Their

parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered.

You may visit this website to download a pdf copy: The Glass Castle pdf

fiction

fiction

fiction

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8byHnCbBsHGbXR5ODg1Zks2SHc/view?usp=sharing

SUMMER READING LIST


11th

Grade Honors American Literature and Composition

2015-2016


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 in-

class assessment will be announced by teacher in class.

1.) Significant

Characters

Evidence from the text Page #

Who are the

protagonist(s)?

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 Evidence from the text Page #

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 Evidence from the text Page #

From what point of view

is the story told?

How does the point of

view impact the reader’s

understanding /

perception of the story?

4.) Setting Evidence from the text Page #

What is the setting and

how does it contribute to

the atmosphere/ mood of

the story?

5.) Conflict Evidence from the text

Page #

Internal conflict (Man vs.

Self)

External conflict (Man vs.

???)

6.) Themes/ Symbols Evidence from the text Page #

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

2015-2016

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.

These assignments will be due during the first two weeks of class, starting with Part I and moving to Part II.

Please note: While it is not required that you purchase the following texts in book 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.

1. Before you read this play, write a brief definition or exploration of the following terms:

-crucible -Salem Witch Trials

-witch hunt -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 -order v. individual freedom

-the individual and the community -the Puritan myth

-justice v. retribution and revenge -ignorance v. wisdom

-godliness v. worldliness

You may highlight/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 characters: Reverend Samuel Parris, Betty Parris, Abigail Williams,

Tituba, John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and Reverend John Hale. A very brief description of each of

these characters, including 2-3 significant quotes and/or moments of characterization, will be helpful for you in your

future assignments.

Can you smell the freedom? Select one text from the list on the back.

Part I: Arthur Miller's play The Crucible

Part II: Personal Selection

Alex & Me by Irene Pepperburg, the story of how a scientist studied a parrot for signs of intelligence and formed a

deep bond with him in the process

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach, an investigation into what happens to human bodies

after they die

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, a study of oddballs, moneymakers, professional athletes, plane crashes, and other

statistical outliers. What makes these people, these things, and these events so anomalous?

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, the captivating and detailed story of a murder investigation (and also the longest

book of the set)

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. Jot down the location of 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?

I would highly suggest picking up a copy of the following three 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! Limited copies of these

texts are available in the MHS bookroom, but if you checkout a copy from there, you may not annotate it.

Into the Wild by Jon Krakaeur

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride

The Awakening by Kate Chopin

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.

Part III: Preparing Yourself for Future Reading

Part III: Getting a Head Start

A Final Note


12th

Grade British/English Literature and Composition

2015-2016


Students should select one novel from the 2014-2015 Georgia Peach Teen Nominees list.


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See the web site below to read a brief description of each book.


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


12th Grade Honors British Literature and Composition

2015-2016

All rising Honors British Literature students will do two sum m er readings.

Y ou may find all books in the library or y ou 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 y ou choose: It not only allows y ou to annotate extensively in the margins, but also y ou will need a copy of the “Choi ce” 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 y ear.

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


12th

Grade Multicultural Literature and Composition

2015-2016


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


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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.

AP English Literature Summer Reading 2015-2016

Contact: [email protected]

Reading in AP Lit is both wide and deep and allows you to consider a work’s artistry and social and historical context. Being a

mature reader and exposing yourself to various forms of literature will provide you with a foundation and skills essential for

college success. As a dedicated AP-level student, you will need to embrace the challenges that will ultimately lead you to a

passion for reading, writing and learning that will cross curriculum lines and offer high achievement in all courses, not just

English. Vital exposure combined with intense analysis of literature and writing will cultivate a rich understanding of literary

works and writing that you will appreciate throughout your education and your chosen profession.

There are three components to Summer Reading for AP Literature:

1. The Novel - To complete the required assignment, you must annotate as you read.

2. The Play - To complete the required assignment, you must annotate as you read.

3. The Film - see the list included at the end of this document.

Instructions and Information:

The complexity of the texts and assignments correlates to the associated grade range.

By choosing a particular collection of works, you are committing to a particular grade range.

If you submit all parts of your choice, the base grade will begin at the bottom of the assigned range and increase or decrease

based on the quality and quantity of work you submit.

If you submit only parts of a collection, the grade will begin at the bottom of the range and decrease substantially. In other

words, your grade will drop below your chosen grade range if you submit work that does not meet the standards, displays a

serious lack of effort, and omits parts of the assignment or any partial/incomplete work.

You can fail this assignment even if you choose a high-level grade range. Remember that the grade is dependent

on the quantity and quality of the work, not your choice of works.

Please see the included rubric on the last page of this document.

Use this LINK to access the graphic organizers and film worksheets to complete your assignments on Blackboard.

You may also access Blackboard through my blog at www.mceachernhigh.org.

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Instructions: Choose ONE of the works for the Novel and Play categories and complete the assignment

listed. Follow the instructions listed for the Films section.

Works of Literature

Assignment: All forms found on Blackboard (link provided above)

Novels 1. Atonement by Ian McEwan 2. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier** 3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen**

Annotation Log

Plays 1. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare 2. Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw** 3. Our Town by Thornton Wilder

Sociogram

Films

Movie options are listed at the end of this document. Watch three of the movies based on works in American Literature

Complete one analysis worksheet per video for a total of three worksheets. It is your choice which video you want to complete with which worksheet. Videos may be found at the public library, on Netflix,

Amazon or other streaming service. ** available in the MHS bookroom

mailto:[email protected]

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Works of Literature

Assignment All forms found on Blackboard (link provided above)

Novels

1. The American by Henry James 2. Lord of the Flies by William Golding ** (See

Ms. Doar in Dobbs 201 for this novel) 3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen**

Examining the Literary Elements Graphic Organizer

Plays

1. Macbeth by William Shakespeare 2. Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw** 3. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar

Wilde

Annotation Log

Films

Movie options are listed at the end of this document. Watch three of the movies based on works in American Literature

Complete one analysis worksheet per video for a total of three worksheets. It is your choice which video you want to complete with which worksheet. Videos may be found at the public library, on Netflix,


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Works of Literature


Novels 1. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien** 2. Silas Marner by George Eliot 3. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Sensory Notes Graphic Organizer

Plays 1. Othello by William Shakespeare** 2. Medea by Euripides 3. Equus by Peter Shaffer

Annotation Log

Films

Movie options are listed at the end of this document. Watch two of the movies based on works in American Literature

Complete one analysis worksheet per video for a total of two worksheets. It is your choice which video you want to complete with which worksheet. Videos may be found at the public library, on Netflix,


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Works of Literature


Novels 1. Daisy Miller by Henry James 2. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe** 3. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Literary Reactions Graphic Organizer

Plays

1. Othello by William Shakespeare** 2. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by

Tom Stoppard 3. The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams

Annotation Log

Films

Movie options are listed at the end of this document. Watch two of the movies based on works in American Literature

Complete one analysis worksheet per video for a total of two worksheets. It is your choice which video you want to complete with which worksheet. Videos may be found at the public library, on Netflix,


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Novels Failure to submit any work listed in the choices above. Submitting incomplete work products Submitting work that shows little or no effort at analytical thought or depth of ideas.

Plays Failure to submit any work listed in the choices above. Submitting incomplete work products Submitting work that shows little or no effort at analytical thought or depth of ideas.

Films Failure to submit any work listed in the choices above. Submitting incomplete work products Submitting work that shows little or no effort at analytical thought or depth of ideas.

Classics: (1940-1969)

Movie Year Actor(s) Genre Author

The Grapes of Wrath 1940 Henry Fonda Novel John Steinbeck (novel)

Nunally Johnson (screenplay)

The Rose Tattoo 1955 Anna Magnani

Burt Lancaster Play Tennessee Williams

The Long Hot Summer 1958 Paul Newman

Joanne Woodward

Short stories –

“The Hamlet”

William Faulkner (story)

Irving Ravetch (screenplay)

How Green Was My Valley 1941 Walter Pidgeon

Maureen O’Hara Novel

Richard Llewellyn (novel)

Philip Dunne (screenplay)

The Heiress 1949 Olivia de Haviland

Montgomery Clift

Novel –

Washington

Square

Henry James (novel)

Augustus and Ruth Goetz (screenplay)

The Old Man and the Sea 1958 Spencer Tracy Novel Ernest Hemingway (novel)

Peter Viertel (screenplay)

For Whom the Bell Tolls 1943 Gary Cooper

Ingrid Bergman Novel

Ernest Hemingway (novel)

Dudely Nichols (screenplay)

A Farewell to Arms 1957 Rock Hudson

Jennifer Jones

Semi-

autobiographical

novel

Ernest Hemingway (novel)

Ben Hecht (screenplay)

Giant 1956 Rock Hudson

Elizabeth Taylor Novel

Edna Ferber (novel)

Fred Guiol (screenplay)

The Country Girl 1954 Bing Crosby

Grace Kelly Play

Clifford Odet (play)

George Seaton (screenplay)

A Place in the Sun 1951 Elizabeth Taylor

Montgomery Clift

Novel – An

American

Tragedy

Theodore Dreiser (novel)

Michael Wilson, Harry Brown (screenplay)

Hud 1963 Paul Newman

Patricia Neal

Novel –

Horseman, Pass

By

Larry McMurtry (novel)

Irving Ravetch , Harriet Frank, Jr.

(screenplay)

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1945 Dorothy McGuire Novel Betty Smith (novel)

Tess Slesinger (screenplay)

The Good Earth 1937 Paul Muni Novel Pearl S. Buck (novel)

Talbot Jennings (screenplay)

Moderns: (1970-)

Movie Year Actor(s) Genre Author The Joy Luck Club 1993 Ming-Na Wen Novel Amy Tan (novel and screenplay)

The Last of the Mohicans 1992 Daniel Day-Lewis

Madeleine Stowe Novel

James Fennimore Cooper (novel)

John Balderston (screenplay)

Death of a Salesman 1985 Dustin Hoffman

John Malkovich Play Arthur Miller

Turn of the Screw 1999 Colin Firth Novel Henry James (novel)

Nick Dear (screenplay)

House of Mirth 2000 Gillian Anderson

Dan Aykroyd Novel

Edith Wharton (novel)

Terrence Davies (screenplay)

Age of Innocence 1993 Daniel Day-Lewis

Winona Ryder Novel

Edith Wharton (novel)

Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese (screenplay)

Slaughterhouse-Five 1972

Michale Sacks

Ron Leibman

Perry King

Semi-

autobiographical

novel

Kurt Vonnegut (novel)

Stephen Geller (screenplay)

Catch-22 1970 Alan Arkin

Orson Wellss

Novel –

historical fiction

Joseph Heller (novel)

Buck Henry (screenplay)

Summer Video Assignment

AP English Literature

NAME ______________________________ DATE _______________ block ___

AP Literature Summer Reading Rubric

Novel Play Films

A

90

- 1

00

Annotation Log

Atonement Rebecca Pride and Prejudice

Sociogram

Twelfth Night Pygmalion Our Town

Watch three of the movies based on works in American

Literature

B

80

- 8

9

Examining the Literary Elements Graphic Organizer

The American Lord of the Flies

Pride and Prejudice

Annotation Log

Macbeth Pygmalion

The Importance of Being Earnest

Watch three of the movies based on works in American

Literature

C

74

- 7

9

Sensory Notes Graphic Organizer

The Things They Carried

Silas Marner The Kite Runner

Annotation Log

Othello Medea Equus

Watch two of the movies based on works in American

Literature

D

70

- 7

3

Literary Reactions Graphic Organizer

Daisy Miller Things Fall Apart

The Kite Runner

Annotation Log

Othello The Glass Menagerie

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Watch two of the movies based on works in American

Literature

F

0 -

69

Failure to submit any work listed in any genre in the choices above.

Submitting incomplete work products from any grade range.

Submitting work that shows little or no effort at analytical thought or depth of ideas from any grade range. See Instructions and Information section on original assignment for details

AP

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High End of the Grade Range

Analysis is exceptional and insightful beyond the

literal level that shows an understanding the

complexities of the literature.

Apt and specific-to-the-text evidence; concrete

details, references and quotes.

Strong use of diction and variety of sentence

structures

Attempts to address complex elements that lead to

an epiphany and a deduction that may have not

been considered before.

Writing is free of spelling, grammar, mechanics

errors

Uses vocabulary that is precise, sophisticated and

engaging representing AP-level thoughts.

Middle of the Grade Range

Slightly better than average.

Superficial generic or vague references or analysis

with lack of details; may have some significant

insight into the literature

Attempts to analyze only obvious literary elements

Accurate interpretations of text that sometimes

goes beyond the literal level

Uses some textual evidence to support ideas, but

needed in some places

Acceptable style and diction; carefully written but

average in its sophistication

Lower End of the Grade Range

Addresses the main idea of the assignment, but

lacks depth of analysis; generic or vague references

Weak in content and lacks concrete details that

should be present for chosen assignment

Plot summary overshadows analysis in places

Too brief with insufficient textual support

Sentence structure is awkward or ambiguous,

confusing

Slightly below average writing style; less

sophistication in diction and syntax for this level

Uses clichés, colloquial language with little variety

in vocabulary

Final Grade

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