Honors

10 Grade Literature & Composition

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Summer Reading List

Greetings Parents, Guardians and incoming Honors 10th Grade Students

I am delighted that you have been selected to take this course, and
you should be extremely excited for your accomplishments. In
preparation for the upcoming Fall 2017-2018 school year, you have
been assigned mandatory summer reading assignments, which will be
due Friday, August 18, 2017 at the beginning of your class period.
The assignment has been included in the packet, however, should you
need another copy it can be found on the class website
dunmeyera.weebly.com under the Summer Reading Assignment tab.

**Very Important: For any student that does not receive the
summer assignment packet during the Spring 2017 semester, your
assignment must be completed and turned in (following the same
format as identified in this document) no later than Monday,
September 11, 2017. Again, this extended deadline only applies to
those students that did not receive the summer assignment during
the spring 2017 semester work will be

No assignments will be accepted from any student after this

date.

If you have any questions about the assignment, please feel free to
contact Ms. Dunmeyer, at adunmeyer@hapevillecharter.org. I will be
responding to all emails on Tuesdays and Thursdays only during the
summer months.

For the Summer Reading Assignment each student in Honors

10th Grade Literature and Composition must:

Read 1) The Immortal Life of

Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca
Skloot

AND
2) Angelas Ashes by Frank

McCourt
*Each of these books can be purchased online through Amazon.com or
Barnesandnoble.com

Please read each of the following assignments below that

correspond with the novels listed above.

Part 1: For each of the assigned books you are to annotate the text. If
you are unfamiliar with how to annotate or mark up a book, please
see the attached document to assist with this portion of the
assignment. Both novels will be collected at the beginning of the year
to be checked and scored for annotations.

Part 2: You are to create a graphic organizer for the novel Angelas Ashes using the
attached document. If you have large handwriting, you may neatly respond on loose leaf,
college rule notebook paper.

Part 3: Using your responses from the graphic organizer as a guide, you are to type a
formal essay using the following. This assignment must be emailed to the following
email address, which will be also be used throughout the 2017-2018 school year
10literaturecomposition@gmail.com by 9:00 am Friday, August 18, 2017. Again this
assignment must be emailed to 10literaturecomposition@gmail.com by 9:00 am on
Friday, August 18, 2017.

Any assignment received after this time will be considered late and will be deducted an
automatic 20 pts. Assignments will not be accepted after Sunday, August 20, 2017.

Outline for Essay:

Introduction: (1st paragraph)

Start with an opening sentence that captures the reader's attention (a

question, statement, quote, fact...).

In two to three sentences tell the name of the book, the author, the setting, and
the story's concept or theme.

Conclude with three or four sentences identifying one character or concept that
accurately captures how the theme reflects what society believes about the main
topic of the novel, or how this theme can be compared to your personal views.

Second Paragraph, Third Paragraph, and Fourth Paragraphs: (Body Paragraphs)

Select examples from the novel that illustrate the theme in which you have identified and
explain how the author uses the characters, their interactions, their growth and
development throughout the plot, to relay this theme to the readers/audience. Next, use
each example to explain how this novel illustrates a worldview. Make sure to thoroughly
explain each example and how they relate to the theme. Be sure to cite evidence from the
text (include quotes from the novel) to support your explanations and discussion of
theme.

Concluding Paragraph: (Conclusion)

In four to five sentences explain why you think the author chose to write his/her novel in
order to get his message or theme across to the reader.

This portion of the assignment MUST follow the following format:

Typed

Times New Roman

Font Size: 12 Point font

Double Spaced

Additionally, your paper should be headed as illustrated below:

Example:

Your Name Ashley Carter

Ms. Dunmeyer Ms. Dunmeyer
H. 9th Grade H. 9th Grade
Literature Literature
18 August 2017 18 August 2017

Part 4: Students must be prepared to take a test over the novel The
Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks during the first week of school.
 **Very Important: For any student that did not receive the summer
assignment packet during the Spring 2017 semester, you have an
extension. For only those students that did not receive the summer
assignment during the Spring 2017 semester, your work is due Monday
September 11, 2017. No assignments will be accepted from any
student after this date. Graphic Organizer
List the major events of the story.

Plot

Where and when does the story take place?

Setting

Characters List and describe the major and minor characters below. Think about
your own life. Do they remind you of someone you know? If so explain.
If not, explain how your life differs from those characters?
 What are the main conflicts/problems that the characters face within
the text? How are these issues solved?

Conflict

Theme What is the author trying to say about the world or life? How does this
compare to your own experiences or beliefs about the role that your
parents, your peers and your teachers or adults play in your life and
decisions?
 Annotations: How to mark up a text
A Users Guide to Active Reading
As you work with your text(s), consider all of the ways that you can
connect with what you are reading. Here are some suggestions that
will help you with your annotations:

Circle and Define words or slang; make the words real with
examples from your experiences; explore why the author would
have used a particular word or phrase.

Make connections to other parts of the book and write about it

in the margins. Feel free to use direct quotes from the book.

Make connections to other texts you have read or seen,

including:

Movies
Comic books/graphic novels
News events
Other books, stories, plays, songs, or poems.. Again remember
to write about it in the margins of the pages
 Draw a picture in the margins when a visual connection is
appropriate.

Take a post it note and re-write, paraphrase, or summarize

a particularly difficult passage or moment.

Take a post it note and make meaningful connections in the

margins of the page to your own life experiences.

Take a post it note and describe a new perspective you may

now have. Stick it on the page where you gained that new
perspective.

Take a post-it note and explain the historical context or

traditions/social customs that are used in the passage or even
discuss how these customs and traditions are different from your
background.

Take a post it note and offer an analysis or interpretation of

what is happening in the text. Be sure to stick your post-it note
inside of your book.

Point out and discuss literary techniques that the author is

using.