CFBHighSchoolSummerReading

Wehopethatyouusethissummertoreadmorebooksforpleasure!Weinviteyoutoreadatleastonebookofyourchoiceanygenreor
topicaslongasitissomethingyouhavenotyetread.Researchhasshownthatreadingjust20minutesadaycanbuildyourvocabularyand
backgroundknowledgesothatyouareaboveyourgradelevel,sowehopeyoutakeadvantageofthisopportunity!
YourFirstAssignment:
Whenyouarriveinthefall,wewillbeaskingyoutocompleteanassignmentoveryourbook,soyouwillwanttotakeafew
notessuchastitle,author,maincharacters,conflict,andwhatyouthinkisthemainmessage,author'spurpose,orthemeofthebook.Additionally,
wewillaskyoutoshareapassagefromthebook,soselectthepassageandkeepacopy.Yes,youwillhavegradesassociatedwithreadingthe
book,so
getyourselfofftoagreatstartnextfallbyreturningwithyourbookreadandyournotes
prepared
.
Notsurewhattoread?
Wehopethatyouhavesomeideaofwhatyoumaywanttoreadthissummer,butin
caseyoudonot,herearesomeresourcestohelpyou.

BestBooksforYoungAdults:
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/bbya
GoodReadsYoungAdultBookList:
http://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/youngadult
TAYSHASReadingList:
http://www.txla.org/groups/tayshas
WhatShouldIReadNext?:http://whatshouldireadnext.com/

Dontknowwheretofindabook
?HereisinformationonCarrolltonspubliclibraries.Therearetwolocations,
buteachhasthesamewebsiteandphonenumber.TheyevenhaveeBooks!
CarrolltonPublicLibrary

http://www.cityofcarrollton.com/index.aspx?page=114

FarmersBranchManskeLibrary

http://www.farmersbranch.info/play/manskelibrary

IrvingPublicLibrary(ValleyRanch)

http://cityofirving.org/2148/ValleyRanchLibrary

YoucanalsousetheCFBOnLineLibraryusingthefollowinglogin
Goto
www.mackinvia.com
Enter_______HighSchool
YourID#

Welookforwardtohearingaboutyoursummerreading!

RanchviewHSSummerReadingRequirements
May2016

DearDiplomaEnglish3Scholars,

Greetings!Asyouknow,IwillbeyourDiplomaEnglish3teacher,andIamveryhonoredtohavethisopportunitytoworkwithyou.The
writingandanalyticalskillsyoudevelopedthisyearwillserveyouwell.Thiscourseemphasizesintensivestudyofworksfromvarious
genresandperiodsalongwithwritingassignmentsfocusingonthecriticalanalysisofliterature.

Toensureasuccessfulbeginning,Iamaskingthatyouread
excerpts
from:
HowtoReadLiteratureLikeaProfessor
byThomasC.Foster,this
summer.Youwillfindenclosedthelistofchaptersyoumustread,aswellasWritingAssignmentsfor
HowtoReadLiteratureLike
Professor
.Someofthechapterslistedhavequestions,whileothersdonotplease
readallchapterslisted
whetherornotresponsesare
required.

Forthosechaptersthatrequireresponses,pleasetypeyourresponses(12pointfont,doublespaced),andtitleeachresponseasnotedon
theassignmentspage,keepingtheminsequentialorder.Eachresponseshouldbe
roughlypageinlength(orabout300words)
.Inorder
toreceivefullcredit,assignmentsmustbecompletedandyoumustbereadytoactivelyparticipateinadiscussiontheseconddayofclass.
Furthermore,wewillengageinanalyticalactivitiesandwriting,concerningthisbook,withinthefirstweeksofschool.

Whileitisrecommendedthatyouobtainyourowncopyofthetext,thereisaPDFcopypostedontheSummerReadingGoogleClassroomfor
mycourse.IfyouareinterestedinjoiningthisGoogleClassroom,theclasscodeiso3pz6p.

Iamexcitedtoworkwitheachofyouandanticipateachallenging,stimulating,andrewarding
year.PleasefeelfreetostopbyD2436beforeschoolisoutorcontactmeat
sessam@cfbisd.edu
ifyouhaveanyquestions.Iwillcheckmyemailperiodicallythroughoutthesummer.

Sincerely,
MeganSessa


WritingAssignmentsfor
HowtoReadLiteratureLikeaProfessor
byThomasC.Foster
(AdaptedfromDonnaAnglin)

Pleasereadthefollowingchaptersandrespondtothequestionsthatfollow:

Introduction:HowdHeDoThat?

Chapter1EveryTripIsaQuest(ExceptWhenItsNot)

Chapter5Now,WhereHaveISeenHerBefore?

Chapter6WheninDoubt,ItsfromShakespeare

Chapter8HanseldeeandGreteldum

Chapter10ItsMoreThanJustRainorSnow

Chapter12IsThataSymbol?

Chapter13ItsAllPolitical
AssumethatFosterisrightanditisallpolitical.Usehiscriteriatoshowthatoneofthemajorworksassignedtoyouasafreshmanispolitical.

Chapter19GeographyMatters
DiscussatleastfourdifferentaspectsofaspecificliteraryworkthatFosterwouldclassifyundergeography.

Chapter25DontReadwithYourEyes
AfterreadingChapter25,chooseasceneorepisodefromanovel,play,orepicwrittenbeforethetwentiethcentury.Contrasthowitcouldbeviewedbyareaderfromthe
twentyfirstcenturywithhowitmightbeviewedbyacontemporaryreader.Focusonspecificassumptionsthattheauthormakes,assumptionsthatwouldnotmakeitin
thiscentury.

Chapter26IsHeSerious?AndOtherIronies

Chapter27ATestCase
ReadTheGardenPartybyKatherineMansfield,theshortstorystartingonpage245.Completetheexerciseonpages265266,followingthedirectionsexactly.Then
compareyourwritingwiththethreeexamples.Howdidyoudo?WhatdoestheessaythatfollowscomparingLaurawithPersephoneaddtoyourappreciationof
Mansfieldsstory?

Envoi
Chooseamotifnotdiscussedinthisbook(asthehorsereferenceonpage280)andnoteitsappearanceinthreeorfourdifferentworks.Whatdoesthisideaseemtosignify?