BRICK TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION
101 HENDRICKSON AVENUE
BRICK, NEW JERSEY 08724
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OFFICE OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
Jayne VanNosdall, English
Re: HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT
SUMMERREADING2016
ThesummerreadingassignmentrequiresallstudentsenteringCollegePrepandHonors
Englishclassestoread1book.Allstudentsmustreadtherequiredbook.
Assignments:
1.
StudentswilltakeatestontheirrequiredbookonTuesday9/13/16.
(Fr.-IllustratedMan,So.-AnimalFarm,Jr.-OldManandtheSea,Sr.–BraveNewWorld)
(StudentstakingEnglishinthesecondsemesterwilltaketheirtestonThursday2/2/17)
2.
Studentswillreadarelatednon-fictionarticleinclassandcompletealiteraryanalysis
essayFriday9/16/16Inpreparationforthein-classessay,overthesummerstudents
mustcompletethequestionsonpage2ofthisform.Thiswillserveastheirnoteswhich
theywillusetocompletetheessay.
(StudentstakingEnglishinthesecondsemesterwillcompletetheiressayonThursday(2/7/17)
Thetestandrelatedquestionswillthenbeaveragedinto1summerreadinggrade,which
willcountasan“essay/project”gradeinthefirstmarkingperiodofEnglish.
Freshmen
The Illustrated Man – R. Bradbury
Sophomores
Animal Farm – G. Orwell
Juniors
Seniors
The Old Man and the Sea – E. Hemingway
Brave New World – A. Huxley
Pleaseprintandanswerthesequestions.Theyareduethefirstweekof
class.
SummerReadingAssignment
Thefollowingquestionsandresponsescanbeusedforyourin-class
LiteraryAnalysisthatwillbegivenatthestartofthesemester.
Directions:Answerthefollowingquestions.Bringtheseresponseswithyoutoyour
firstweekofEnglishclass.
Yourresponsesshouldbeaminimumof4-6sentencesperquestion.Pleaseinclude
textualevidenceforeachquestion.Youmustalsoincludethechaptersandpage
numberofthistextualevidence.
(9thgradestudentsmayusemultiplestorieswithinTheIllustratedMantocomplete)
1. Usingevidencefromthetext,explainthesignificanceofthenovel’stitle.
2. Howorwhenwasthethemeintroducedinthenovel?Identifyatleasttwo
additionaldetailsfromthetextthatshapedthetheme.
3. Whatistheoverallthemeofthenovel?Citetextualevidencetosupportthis.
4. Usingreferencestothetext,explaintheconflictthatexistsbetweenthe
centralcharacterandsomeoneelseinthebook.
5. Whatevidencefromthetextshowsthatthecharacterisworkingonasolution
totheconflict?
6. Ifyoucouldgiveanyofthecharactersadvice,whatwoulditbeandwhy?
7. Selectacharacterfromyournovelwhomakesachange.Explainthischange
andciteevidencefromthetextthatshowsthischange.
8. Choosethreecharactertraitstodescribethecentralcharacter.Chooseone
fromthebeginningofthenovel,onefromthemiddle,andonefromtheend.
Provideanexplanationandexamplesfromthetextforeach.
9. Whatpointofviewisthenovelwrittenin?Useexamplesfromthetextto
supportyourresponse.
10. Howdoesthenarrator’spointofviewinfluencehowtheeventsaredescribed?
Howwouldthestorybedifferentifanothercharacterweretellingthestory?