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ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS
Felicia Davis
Robert Florio
James M. Joyer
Kathleen Van Dora
PRINCIPAL
MICHAEL P. VIGUE
English I
Summer Reading Assignment
Welcome to English I. Since this is a course that requires extensive background knowledge, it is
imperative to get off the ground running in August. Therefore, every English I student will be required
to complete the following reading project by Sept. 18 or 19 2013. It will be presented, graded and
reading comprehension will be assessed with no exceptions or extensions.
**** I highly encourage you to complete most, if not all, of this project during the summer.
Otherwise, you will be working on it on top of your regular English assignments during the first six
weeks. Do not procrastinate!****
REQUIRED OF ALL STUDENTS
Read the novel below. The movie version is not a substitute for reading the book; they are very
different.
The book can be purchased at Amazon.com or from any major bookseller. You will find that
paperback versions are very reasonable in price. The book can also be found at your local public
library, though there is typically a wait list so please be aware!
1. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Assignments:
(1) During the fifth week of school, students will prepare and deliver a brief presentation
of 2-3 minutes discussing what you learned from To Kill A Mockingbird as a result of having read this
novel. Your presentation must reference the book and address the following themes: good and evil,
moral education, social inequality, courage
There should be a visual of some sort (poster board, PowerPoint, etc.) and a typed paper
(Minimum 350 words, double spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman). The paper should
reference the novels with page numbers and quotes (minimum of 6), specifically tying examples from
books to the themes mentioned above.
(2) Students must be familiar with the following list of literary terms by the conclusion of this project.
There will be a test:
The Vision of The Boca Ciega High School is to help prepare and inspire each student for a successful future.
The Mission of The Boca Ciega High School community is to educate and prepare our students to be successful by providing skills,
knowledge, and guidance in a global society.
Pinellas County Schools is an equal opportunity instruction institution for education and employment
924 58 STREET SOUTH
GULFPORT, FLORIDA 33707
(727) 893-2780
Fax (727) 893-1382
www.bocaciega.org
ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS
Felicia Davis
Robert Florio
James M. Joyer
Kathleen Van Dora
PRINCIPAL
MICHAEL P. VIGUE
LITERARY TERMS
 characterization: the sort of personality a character displays; also the means by which the
author reveals these characteristics
 climax: the crisis or turning point in a play or story: the point of greatest intensity or interests
 conflict: a clash of opposing purpose, viewpoints, or forces in a story, a novel, and especially
in a play which causes tension or suspense; conflict may be external or internal
 foreshadowing: suggestions of what will come later in a story, novel, or play by means of
hints or by showing events of a similar nature
 imagery: the words or phrases that summon up the picture in the mind
 metaphor: a figure of speech that suggests a resemblance between two different things
without using words of comparison (such as “like” or “as”). Two examples: “laughing
daffodils” and “He is a wolf.”
 motive: the reasons, either revealed or hidden, for a character acting as he does.
 plot: the structure of what occurs in the story (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action,
resolution)
 point of view: the perspective from which a story or novel is told; a work of fictionmay use a
first-person point of view told by one of the characters (“I locked the door and went up the
stairs.”) or it may be told from a third-person point of view (“He locked the doors and went up
the stairs.”)
 setting: the place and time of a story, poem, novel, or play.
 simile: a comparison between two things in which a word of comparison (such as like or as is
used).
 symbolism: something specific standing for a concept or an idea; a literary symbol, for
example, may be a thing (an old tower) or an action (climbing stairs), and is so used that it
becomes highly suggestive. (Climbing stairs, for example, may symbolize the struggle to gain
wisdom.)
 theme: the underlying idea or ideas of a literary work
 tone: the attitude of the author as it is revealed through his written words
The Vision of The Boca Ciega High School is to help prepare and inspire each student for a successful future.
The Mission of The Boca Ciega High School community is to educate and prepare our students to be successful by providing skills,
knowledge, and guidance in a global society.
Pinellas County Schools is an equal opportunity instruction institution for education and employment