Pre-­‐AP English I 2015 Summer Assignment If you have questions about your assignment, please feel free to contact one of the English I teachers using the information below. Ms. Stephanie Green Mrs. Jamie Gressett Ms. Larkin Norton Ms. Katherine Walker [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] REQUIRED READING FOR Pre-­‐AP ENGLISH I The assignment is based on To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel that will help you consider how people establish values, ethics, and morals. This book is a coming of age novel, and you will trace the development of a young girl who witnesses the evils of racism. Through first person narration, the author is able to illustrate a powerful picture of a society that is broken by the Great Depression and racial tension. You must purchase a new copy of the book because you will have to write in it; furthermore, the first three weeks of instruction English will be based around this text. You may not use a book from a former student. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Harper Perennial Edition) *PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THE HARPER PERENNIAL EDITION. $9.99 at the Louisiana Tech University Bookstore The copies are in stock and available on the “featured titles” table in the Louisiana Tech Barnes and Noble Bookstore. It is essential that you have this edition of the novel. If you opt to participate in the summer workshops, you will need your copy for the first one. This is the cover of the correct edition that you need for this assignment. PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE RESOURCES TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR ASSIGNMENT: •
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Workshops: These optional summer workshops will be provided to aid you with your reading and understanding of the book. If you choose to attend these workshops, you will be given the opportunity for group discussions, question and answer sessions, help with your annotations, and activities/materials that will help reinforce what you are reading. If you opt to participate in the summer workshops, you will need your copy of To Kill a Mockingbird for the first one. You may choose to attend just one or both workshops. The workshop will be held in room 115, which is located under the band room. You may enter from the Boulevard. Suggested Reading Schedule: Please see the attached calendar for a breakdown of the chapter sets. This schedule breaks the book down into parts so that you do not feel overwhelmed. If you choose to follow this schedule, you will find that the reading load is very manageable. Pre-­‐AP English I Assignment—Annotation *This assignment is due to the Ruston High School office by Thursday, July 30, at 3:00 p.m. There will be no exceptions. ANNOTATION: Read the book, and annotate as you read. Annotation means adding notes to a text as you read it. Annotation is not just highlighting; it is having a conversation with the book as you read. You will need to annotate the passages that are listed on the following page. You will submit your book to the main office for an annotation grade by Thursday, July 30. HOW TO ANNOTATE YOUR BOOK: A. Make brief notes at the top of the page or on sticky notes to mark important information. B. Put a box around unfamiliar words, then use to a dictionary and look them up. C. If you have a question as you read or if something confuses you, write a question mark in the margin or on a sticky note with the question that you have. D. Annotate for the following ideas: As you read, pay attention to your reactions to what Scout sees in the world around her. Through figurative language, symbolism, connotative diction, imagery, syntax, details, and conflicts you will be able to picture and understand the difficulties of living in the South during the height of racism and the Great Depression. You will be able to imagine this time through the narrator’s point of view and her innocent description of the evil world that she lives in. Dic[on: The author's choice of words and their connotabons What words appear to have been chosen specifically for their effects? Imagery: The use of descripbons that appeal to sensory experience What images are especially vivid? To what sense do they appeal? Figura[ve Language: What literary devices are used, and what is the effect? (Simile, metaphor, personificabon, allusion, hyperbole, euphemism, etc.) TEST: Details: Facts included or those omiged What details does the author specifically include or leave out? Syntax: The way the sentences are constructed Are the sentences simple, compound, declarabve, varied? How does this affect mood and tone? You will have a test on the whole book during the first week of school, and all instruction for the first three weeks (including an essay) will be based upon this book. Passages for Annotation You must annotate the passages below to receive credit for your summer assignment. Ch. 1 3 6 9 10 10 11 12 15 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 22 24 26 31 Page 10-­‐12 32-­‐35 60-­‐64 86-­‐87 102-­‐103 108-­‐111 118-­‐120 134-­‐136 172-­‐175 193-­‐195 206-­‐209 218-­‐221 228-­‐229 230-­‐231 232-­‐233 246-­‐247 250-­‐252 266-­‐268 280-­‐281 309-­‐310 Scene How Did Boo Get So Crazy? Get in Someone’s Skin and Walk Around in It Close Call in the Radley Yard Atticus Explains the Court Case It’s a Sin to Kill a Mockingbird Tim Johnson and One-­‐Shot Finch Jim Snaps Jim and Scout at Calpurnia’s Church Scout Takes Down the Mob Robert E. Lee Ewell Mayella Is Questioned Tom Robinson Dolphus Raymond Atticus’ Appeal to the Jury Atticus’ Appeal to the Jury The Aftermath of the Trial Is the Court System Fair? Hypocrisy at the Missionary Tea Nazi Germany “Hey, Boo” Sample Annotations for To Kill a Mockingbird Suggested Reading Schedule Optional Workshop Schedule DATE Thursday, May 28 June 1-­‐5 June 8-­‐12 June 15-­‐19 June 22-­‐26 Thursday, June 25 June 29-­‐July 3 July 6-­‐July 10 July 13-­‐July 17 ACTIVITY Workshop 1, (Intro) – 9:00-­‐11:00 a.m. Chapters 1-­‐2 should be read by today (pp. 3-­‐24) Begin Chapter Three Read the following chapters (pp. 25-­‐64): Chapters 3-­‐6 Complete annotation for passages #2-­‐3 Read the following chapters (pp. 65-­‐113): Chapters 7-­‐10 Complete annotation for passages #4-­‐6 Read the following chapters (pp. 114-­‐163): Chapters 11-­‐14 Complete annotation for passages #7-­‐8 Read the following chapters (pp. 164-­‐215): Chapters 15-­‐18 Complete annotation for passages #9-­‐11 Workshop 2 – 9:00-­‐11:00 a.m. Read the following chapters (pp. 216-­‐247): Chapters 19-­‐22 Complete the annotation for passages #12-­‐16 Read the following chapters (pp. 248-­‐284): Chapters 23-­‐26 Complete the annotation for passages #17-­‐18 Read the following chapters (pp. 285-­‐323): Chapters 27-­‐31 Complete the annotation for passages #19-­‐20 July 20-­‐July 24 Finish reading and annotating. Thursday, July 30 Annotated book due at office no later than 3:00. Be sure to write your name in the cover. Test on book in English class. Monday, August 24