JUNIOR HONORS 2016/5776
Dear Rising Junior Honors,
We know summer is a time for you to relax, recharge, and enjoy your hard-earned vacation, but we also want you to use your time productively. Therefore, we are requiring
students to read TWO books of your choice from the list below. You are to complete a
vocabulary log for one book (see example below), which will be due the first day back
at school. For your second book you are to complete a yearbook entry, which is also
due the first day back in class. During your first week at school your English teacher will
be assigning an in-class writing assignment on your books, so be prepared!
Remember: both the vocabulary log and the yearbook is due on the first day of class. In
addition, we are including an additional recommended reading list from which you may
select books to read for your pleasure.
Students need not like or agree with everything they read. Sometimes a book that provokes dissent is as stimulating as a book that echoes our own thoughts. Our hope is that
your summer reading will engage your minds, stimulate thought and help you to clarify
and become more comfortable with your individual and unique perspectives on life.
Best wishes for a healthy and productive summer.
Sincerely,
Mica Bloom
English Department Chair
[email protected]
JUNIOR HONORS 2016/5776
Choose TWO of the following books:
*(Please make sure to get parental approval for your book choices)
The Joy Luck Club
The Help
by Amy Tan
by Kathryn Stockett
The Natural
The Boys in the Boat
by Bernard Malamud
by Daniel James Brown
Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
JUNIORS 2016/5776
Vocabulary Log
1. While you are reading your book of choice find at least 20 words that are unfamiliar to you.
2. Create a log entry for each word by:
A. Creating four separate boxes per word
B. Labelling each box with its heading
-Box 1 The Word
-Box 2 Definition
-Box 3 Part of Speech
-Box 4 The original sentence with the page number
C. Under each word box create a drawing that illustrates the meaning of the word.
Alternatively, you may find an image online and paste it onto your log.
Sample:
Word
Definition
Part of Speech
Jubilant
Feeling or expressing great Adjective
joy; very happy.
Original Sentence
"The girl felt jubilant when her
boyfriend proposed." (57)
JUNIORS 2016/5776
Yearbook Entry
Imagine what your protagonist (or antagonist) from your novel was like in high school. Cut
out (or download) a picture of a person from a magazine to represent your character. Paste
or copy your picture onto a blank page and under it place the following information, which
you will create: nickname of character; activities, clubs, sports they were in; class mock
award such as “class clown”; quotation that shows something about the person and what is
important to him or her; a book that has had a great impact on him or her; best songs; voted
“most-likely-to” what?; plans after high school. Be creative!
( Source -NCTE)