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Summer readinG

Summer readinG. Honors/AP overview. The Purpose. T o keep you active as readers, broadening your horizons T o forestall summer brain death through writing about what you have read To ease your transition into the A.P. Literature Program

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Summer readinG

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  1. Summer readinG Honors/AP overview

  2. The Purpose • To keep you active as readers, broadening your horizons • To forestall summer brain death through • writing about what you have read • To ease your transition into the A.P. Literature Program • To prepare you for AP exams by reading across a broad range of texts

  3. The pROcESS

  4. Obtain a copy of the Books ASAP • Public library • Bookstore • Used bookstore

  5. INCOMING FRESHMAN Honors ONE FICTION Responses Due July 19 by midnight ONE NON FICTION Responses Due August 5by midnight • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn • The Chosen • The Bean Trees • The Secret Life of Bees • Ender’s Game • Stuck in Neutral • Nectar in a Sieve • China Boy • Farewell to Manzanar • Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod • Fast Food Nation • Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens • The Circuit: Stories from the Life of Migrant Child • Stiff • My Losing Season • Warriors Don’t Cry • Hawk: Occupation Skateboarder

  6. INCOMING SOPHOMORE Honors ONE FICTION Responses Due July 11 by midnight ONE NON FICTION Responses Due August 1 by midnight • Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier • OR • Stolen Voices • The Lord of the Flies It does not matter in what order you read these books, but the test on Lord of the Flies is more detailed. You MAY want to read it last.

  7. Advanced placement INCOMING JUNIORS INCOMING SENIORS • Nickel and Dimed • Responses Due June 20 by midnight • The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas • Responses Due July 11 by midnight • Into the Wild • Responses Due by August 1 by midnight • Billy Budd • Responses Due June 20 by midnight • One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Responses Due July 11 by midnight • The Road • Due by August 1 by midnight

  8. REPONSE assignment • TYPED LITERARY ANALYSIS FOR ALL SELECTIONS • Read questions before you read your books • While you read your selections, you may want to make notes about possible responses that occur to you as you read • Please type a separate response for each book you read, as the responses are due on different due dates • Respond to each of the questions below in one or two complete paragraphs of at least 8-10 sentences each. Use Point, example, analysis in each response. • Use page numbers in parenthesis after each quote you use. • TURNITIN.COM • Each response needs to be submitted to turnitin.com • E-mailed to your honors/AO teacher by the due date only if turnitin.com does not accept your submission. • Hard copy to teacher by day two

  9. Summer reading follow up • Deliver hard copy of responses by day two • Late work not accepted • Written exams, timed writing • Discussions • Projects • *summer reading follow-up activities take up the first month of school, so if you do not read, you will not be able to participate in the curriculum

  10. Grading • HONORS: • The summer reading program and accompanying assignments will be part of your grade (10%) for the first semester. • ADVANCED PLACEMENT: • The summer reading program and accompanying assignments will be part of your grade (20%) for the first semester. • HONORS AND AP • Students who miss the first deadline will be removed from the program. • All teachers will use the same grading rubric, available on line.

  11. Consider the follOwing • Plagiarism and your reputation • Attendance and your rate of success • Late work and our revised team policy • Questions? • (Ask now. After July 20, your honors/AP teachers will NOT be available to address your questions; do not procrastinate.)

  12. More information • WWW.MANTECAUSD.NET • http://manteca.schoolspan.com/school/eastunionhigh/index.asp • Click on DEPARTMENTS • Click on SUMMER READING • Rubric is also available • Contact ataser@musd.net, nsmith@musd.net or bedom@musd.net for questions June-July

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