Hi There Grade Eleven St. Joe’s Girl!
Welcome to Grade Eleven College English. This summer, we would like you to write a book
report on one of the novels on the attached list. Go to Amazon.ca to review the plots and
reading levels. All of these novels are available at the Toronto Public Library, regular and used
bookstores, Amazon.ca (new and used copies) and many in e-book format on-line.
Last year, you studied Tragedy where noble heroes struggled with forces or experiences that
crushed them and theirs dreams. This year, you will study Satire and Irony (Macbeth, An
Anthology of Native Literature, etc.). In this nightmarish, hellish world, heroism is absent and
chaos, confusion, cruelty, hypocrisy, immorality, injustice, madness and misery prevail.
However, these two dark stories try to reveal or change the ugliness of the world: satire through
ridicule or sarcastic humour and irony through a direct, negative point of view.
Your book report (rough and double-spaced good copies) is due on the second Thursday in
September. If you are taking English in Semester One, give your work to your English teacher.
If you take English in Semester Two, give your work to Ms. Pregelj (on that same second
Wednesday in September) in the library. NOTE: If you are taking two English courses next
year, both assignments are due in the second week in September. Submit each on the
appropriate day to your classroom teacher or Ms. Pregelj. This work will be marked.
Remember to put your Junior English Guide (which you received in Grade 9) in your binder and
use it for writing assignments.
We want you to enjoy the good weather and time with family and friends. However, we believe
this assignment will build your confidence, lessen your workload in English and strengthen
your score on the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test, a ministry graduation requirement.
If you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected].
Have a great summer. We look forward to seeing you in September.
Sincerely
Dr. Miriam O’Herlihy
Head of English Department
ENG3C1— Grade Eleven College Summer Reading Assignment
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Read one of the following novels and complete the attached reading assignment:
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak. (Sequel Catalyst)
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Wintergirls.
Austen, Catherine. All the Good Children.
Beckett, Bernard. Genesis.
Bobet, Leah. Above.
Cashore, Kristin. Graceling (Graceling Realm Trilogy),
Cass, Kiera. Selection.
Clare, Cassandra. Clockwork Angel. (Infernal Devices Trilogy)
Clare, Cassandra. City of Bones. (Mortal Instruments Pentalogy)
Condie, Ally. Matched. (Matched Trilogy).
Dane, Jordan. In the Arms of Stone Angels.
Dashner, James. The Maze Runner. (The Maze Runner Trilogy)
Dekker, James. Impact.
Ely, Scott. The Elephant Mountains.
Fitzhugh, Louise. Nobody’s Family Is Going to Change.
Gee, Maurice. Salt. (The Salt Trilogy)
Grant, Michael. Gone.
Hirsch, Jeff. The Eleventh Plague.
Hoffman, Alice. Green Angel. (Sequel Green Witch)
Kagawa, Julie. The Iron King. (Iron Fey Tetralogy)
Kate, Lauren. Fallen. (Fallen Tetralogy)
Kate, Lauren. Fallen in Love.
Kate, Lauren. The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove.
Kaye, Marilyn. Better Late than Never.
Langston, Laura. Exit Point.
Lowry, Lois. The Giver (The Giver Trilogy)
Marsden, John. While I Live. (The Ellie Chronicles Trilogy)
McDaniel, Lurlene. Breathless.
Meyer, Marissa. Cinder. (The Lunar Chronicles Tetralogy)
Oliver, Lauren. Pandemonium.
Pearson, Mary E. The Adoration of Jenna Fox.
Qamar, Amjed. Beneath My Mother’s Feet.
Reeve, Philip. Fever Crumb.
Roth, Veronica. Divergent. (Sequel Insurgent)
Sapphire. The Kid.
Schumacher, Julie. Blackbox.
Stracher, Cameron. The Water Wars.
Taylor, Keary. Eden.
Taylor, Theodore. The Bomb.
Treggiari, Jo. Ashes, Ashes.
Ward, Rachel. Numbers. (The Numbers Trilogy)
Westerfeld, Scott. The Secret Hour.
Westerfeld, Scott. The Uglies. (The Uglies Tetralogy)
Weyn, Suzanne. The Bar Code Tattoo.
ENG3C—Grade Eleven College Summer Reading Assignment
Page two of three
Complete the following tasks:
1.
Divide your novel into four parts and write a half-page journal response about each
section. Discuss what you liked/disliked about a character, incidents/ themes, etc.
2.
Setting: In one or two paragraphs, explain where and when the story takes place.
3.
In one or two paragraphs, summarize the plot. Do not give away the ending!
4.
List the main characters and describe each character in one or two sentences.
5.
Answer all of the following questions in two or three sentences. Use specific examples
from the novel to support your answers:
a)
Is the story set in the world of experience (everyday/real life)?
b)
Does the story discuss human limitations?
c)
Is the main character all-too-human (flawed like you and me)?
d)
Does the quest (the hero’s dream) remain unfulfilled (unfinished)?
e)
Is the setting cold (i.e. temperature or emotionally harsh)?
f)
What ideas or values are being attacked or challenged?
g)
Does the story try to change bad human behaviour/values?
h)
Is there hope at the end of the story?
i)
Did the story teach the lesson that we must fight the ills of humanity? How?
ENG3C— Grade Eleven College Summer Reading Assignment
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Rate the novel (circle one)
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List and explain a quote (with page number) from the novel that you thought was important:
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In two or three sentences, explain why you liked or disliked the novel:
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In two or three sentences, explain why you learned about life from this novel:
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