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Summer Reading

Prepare for American Literature with summer reading tasks and assignments. Complete annotations, reflections, and discussions on provided materials.

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Summer Reading

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  1. Summer Reading Honors American Literature

  2. Expectations • Students will arrive on the first day of school, September 4, 2013, will all summer reading materials completed and prepared for discussion • Materials are due on this day

  3. Materials & Order of assignment completion • PowerPoint detailing assignments and expectations • American Dream Intro (worksheet) • Link on website • Assignment: Worksheet • “Rethinking the American Dream” by David Kamp (from Vanity Fair) • Link on website • Assignment: 10 annotations • A & E Biography on F. Scott Fitzgerald • Link on website • Assignment: 3-2-1 • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald • Assignment: 10 Annotations/chapter (90 total) • Final Reflection • Assignment: 1-2 page written reflection

  4. Before Reading…

  5. Before Reading… • Complete the “American Dream Intro” anticipation guide • Think about your answers and provide thoughtful responses • We will be discussing the responses formulated before reading and how those responses may change after completion of the unit.

  6. Before Reading… • Read the article “Rethinking the American Dream” by David Kamp found in the April 2009 issue of Vanity Fair • Link on website • As you read, complete 10 annotations • See directions for annotating later in PowerPoint

  7. Before Reading… • Watch the A&E Biography on F. Scott Fitzgerald • YouTube link can be found on website • Complete a 3-2-1 as you view • 3 interesting/important facts about Fitzgerald and his life • 2 questions regarding Fitzgerald and/or the time period in which he lived and wrote • 1 quote by or about Fitzgerald

  8. During Reading

  9. During Reading… • As you read, create 10 annotations for each chapter of The Great Gatsby • Focus on… • Character/character development/character relationships • Symbolism • Plot development • Connections to theme • Quotes (minimum one quote per chapter)

  10. After Reading

  11. After Reading… • Complete the written reflection • Link on website

  12. Annotations

  13. What are annotations? • Annotations are essentially notes you take while reading to help deepen comprehension. • Annotating is a written record of how readers think as they read instead of after they read.

  14. What are annotations? • Annotations can include any of the Writing in the Margins Strategies: • Clarification • Questions • Connections • Summaries • Responses

  15. Why do we annotate? • Helps the teacher see which students are reading, how they are thinking, who has an insight, who is struggling, and who needs immediate help • Provide a way for readers to show their thinking even if they don’t completely understand • The more ways readers think about the text, the more proficient readers they will become.

  16. What does annotating look like? • Annotating is writing in the margins, interacting with text, underlining, circling, etc. • Since we can’t write in our books, we need to modify • Post-its • Notes on notebook paper

  17. How do I start? • Sometimes getting started is the hardest part. • One great way is to ask QUESTIONS about the text. • Questions propel us to read on • Questions help us to isolate our confusion • Questions give us direction or guidance

  18. What do I need to include in my annotation? • Page number • Context • What is happening that makes you ask a question, react in a certain way, make a connection, ect? • Analysis • What does the event/question/etc. reveal about the character or the situation?

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