Summer Reading Assignment

FormatYour assignment needs to follow MLA format

- Proper Heading

- 1 inch margins

- Double Spaced- MLA suggests creating sections by numbering the

sections with a number and a period followed by a space and the section name.

Example

1. Vocabulary

2. Personal Experience

Examplehttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/11/

In-Text Citations AVOID PLAGIARISM Parentheses Author’s Last Name Page Number Punctuation outside of the parentheses

Example

“Ralph wept for the innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of a true, wise friend called Piggy” (Golding 202).

Literary PresentWhen you write about fiction, you will also want to use the present tense.At the end of Of Mice and Men, Lennie sees an enormous rabbit that chastises him, making him to think of George.Mrs. Mallard in "The Story of an Hour," whispers, "'free, free, free!'" after learning of her husband's supposed death.

The above examples are a plot summary and a direct quotation, both of which use the literary present. You can remember to write about literature in the present tense because you are currently reading or thinking about it. Every time you open a book it seems as though the events are currently happening; every time you read an essay it is as though you are currently speaking to the writer.University of Richmond Writing Center http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/litpres.html

Historical Past versus Literary PresentWhen you quote directly from a text or allude to the events in a story (as in a brief plot summary), you should use "the literary present." We write about written works as if the events in them are happening now, even though the authors may be long dead. Quoting an essay, you would write,

Annie Dillard wrote Pilgrim at Tinker Creek when she lived in Virginia's mountains. In the book's chapter, "Seeing," Annie Dillard contends that "vision... is a deliberate gift, the revelation of a dancer who for my eyes only flings away her seven veils" (17).

Here, both "wrote" and "lived" are in the past tense since they refer to Dillard's life, not her writings. "Contends," however, appears in a statement about Dillard's writing, so it is in the present tense.

University of Richmond Writing Center http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/litpres.html

Quote Integration

1. Identify speakers

2. Determine background/context

information

3. Introduce and integrate the quote using the present tense

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Quote Integration

1. Identify speakers

2. Determine background/context

information

3. Introduce and integrate the quote using the present tense

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Creating a Solid Paragraph

Topic Sentence

Evidence

Analysis of evidence

Analysis of evidence

Evidence

Analysis of evidence

Analysis of evidence

Concluding Sentence

Theme

What is a theme?

The central meaning or dominant idea in a literary work. It is important not to mistake the theme for the actual subject of the work.

- Bedford St. Martin Literary Glossary

The subject is a topic discussed within the text and the theme makes a statement about the topic.

Example Subject = IsolationTheme = Isolation is a form of self-protection.

Passage Analysis

Romeo and Juliet

Friar Lawrence

“Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear,/So soon forsaken? young men's love then lies/ Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes” (Shakespeare II.III.71-73).

Topic – Love vs. Lust Theme – Lust is often mistaken for love  In the play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare explores a theme often associated with young love: infatuation and lust are often mistaken for love. When Romeo visits the Friar to tell him of his love for Juliet, the Friar argues that Romeo is not actually in love with Juliet; rather, Romeo is lusting after her. Friar Lawrence reminds Romeo that only yesterday he was heartbroken over Rosaline. The Friar is surprised and wary of Romeo’s change of heart: “Is Rosaline, who thou didst love so dear, / So soon forsaken? Young men’s love then lies / Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes” (II.iii.67-68). The heart is symbolically associated with the emotion of love. The Friar connects Romeo’s emotions not to the heart but to the eyes. By stating that Romeo’s love rests in his eyes, the Friar claims Romeo is only experiencing attraction of a physical nature and not actually experiencing the deep emotions that rest in the heart. Romeo’s ease in quickly moving from Rosaline to Juliet further supports the Friar’s argument of Romeo only lusting after and not loving Rosaline or Juliet. The Friar points out that this change in Romeo is sudden for one who has been in love. Romeo’s move from one love to another is “soon,” and as love is a deep emotion, his ability to so quickly forget Rosaline shows the original attachment is not as deep as Romeo proclaims. The Friar questions Romeo’s actual feelings for Rosaline and claims that Romeo’s love is superficial and only physical infatuation. By showing that Romeo does not truly love Rosaline, the Friar’s crafty connection of the word love with the character Rosaline dismisses any belief that the youthful Romeo truly understands the nature of love.