If you sign up late for this class, the summer reading assignment will be due by the last class in September.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION
SUMMER READING
2010-2011
Mr. Newberry and Ms. Lynde – Room 213
Book |
Author |
|
Description/Focus |
1984
|
George Orwell |
Keep track of symbolism |
Dystopia |
The Red Badge of Courage
|
Stephen Crane |
In your journal keep track of allusions, irony, and symbolism |
Historical Fiction |
Your Choice Read a |
Select a book [or more] from the monthly choices for the new school year. |
During the year earn extra credit for attending and perhaps “leading” |
Are you a bibliophile? |
1.Keep a journal of your reading and bring it to the first day of class. We will discuss these books the first week and all through the year. There will be an assessment the first week of school on the Summer Reading.
2. Also, on the first day bring an essay.
Essay Assignment: Write a one to two page essay.
Prompt: “Tough challenges reveal our strengths and weaknesses.”
Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your summer reading.
Stop by room 213 either before school, after school, or period one to sign out your books.
If you sign up late for this class, the summer reading assignment will be due by the last class in September.