ELA 101/102: The American Identity Through Literature For summer reading,​ ​pick TWO of the following: Forrest Carter,​ The Education of Little Tree M.T. Anderson, ​The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing Tanuja Desai Hidier,​ Born Confused Pete Hautman, ​Godless Sherman Alexie, ​Flight Walter Dean Myers, ​Monster Walter Dean Myers, ​Fallen Angels William Gibson, ​The Miracle Worker Robert Knowles, ​A Separate Peace Judith Ortiz Cofer, ​An Island Like You Alice Walker, ​The Color Purple Richard Peck, ​The River Between Us An Na, ​A Step From Heaven Harper Lee,​ To Kill a Mockingbird Mark Twain, ​A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court ● Annotated Bibliography #1: ​ Summarize the story and explain how the main character is perceived by others compared to who he or she really is inside. Use relevant and specific examples from the book in your explanation. ● Annotated Bibliography #2:​ Summarize the story and compare the hopes and dreams of the characters in your two book choices. How are they similar or different? What struggles do the characters face in reaching for their dreams? Your work is due the first day of school. These assignments will count as a quiz grade in ELA. ELA 201/202: The Hero's Journey The goal for this summer is to extend your reading from this year and to prepare you for next year. In order to accomplish this you will need to read at least two books. Book #1: Ninth grade extension. ­ ​In 9th grade you studied American authors and answered questions about what it meant to be “American”. To complete this part of the task you may: (a) Choose another book written by one of the authors you studied in class. Or (b) Choose a book from this list: To Kill a Mockingbird ­ Harper Lee Their Eyes Were Watching God ­ Zora Neale Hurston Ethan Frome ­ Edith Wharton The Bluest Eye ­ Toni Morrison The Joy Luck Club ­ Amy Tan The Secret Life of Bees ­ Sue Monk Kid O Pioneers ­ Willa Cather Cold Sassy Tree ­ Olive Ann Burns A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ­ Betty Smith I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ­ Maya Angelou Dinner at a Homesick Restaurant ­ Anne Tyler The Help ­ Kathrynn Stockett Please note that the books on this list vary in topic and challenge. Please review before grabbing one. Also if you find a different title by one of these authors that has more interest to you, by all means substitute. There is no need to contact me about that. When finished please write an annotated bibliography entry that compares the author’s take on being “American” with one you have read in your Freshmen class. Or you may pick up on a different theme that you see running between the novels. Book #2: 10th grade prep. ​In tenth grade we will be examining hero’s and their journeys. Choose a book from this list and write an annotated bibliography entry that describes the type of heroic journey a character from your book takes. Simply for the sake of easing your choice, I have seperated the books into fiction and non­fiction. You only need to choose one book. List on the back. Non­Fiction Fiction Greg Mortenson, ​Three Cups of Tea Joe Simpson, ​Touching the Void Jon Krakauer,​ Into the Wild Jon Krakauer, ​Into Thin Air Cheryl Strayed, ​Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Coast Trail Eli Wiesel,​ Night John Steinbeck, ​Travels With Charley Yossi Ghinsburg, ​Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival Wilfred Thesiger, ​Arabian Sands J.R.R. Tolkien, ​The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien, ​The Fellowship of the Ring Cormac McCarthy, ​The Road Charles Frazier, ​Cold Mountain Lois Lowry, ​The Giver Orson Scott Card, ​Enders Game S.E. Hinton, ​Rumblefish Khaled Hosseini​,The Kite Runner Pearl Buck, ​The Good Earth Joseph Conrad, ​Heart of Darkness Philip K. Dick, ​Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep Grace Lin, ​Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Ernest Cline, Ready Player One M.T. Anderson, ​Feed