English 10 Honors Summer Reading Assignment:15 Points Summative
I. Classic World Literature:
Choose ONE from this list.
Journal: How does the setting (time, place and atmosphere) affect the plot, characters and theme of the novel? Use details and quotes from the novel to support your claims. Your journal should be 1-2 pp. typed and double-spaced. You will turn it into me on the first day of class. * I want your own ideas and not ideas from the Internet! *
Austin, Jane
Emma or Pride and Prejudice
Bronte, Emily
Wuthering Heights
Defoe, Daniel
Robinson Crusoe
Hugo, Victor
Les Miserables
Leroux, Gaston
Phantom of the Opera
Stevenson, Robert L.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Wilde, Oscar
A Picture of Dorian Gray
Achebe, Chinua
Things Fall Apart
Hesse, Hermann
Siddartha
Orwell, George
1984
Choose ONE from this list.
Journal: How does the setting (time, place and atmosphere) affect the plot, characters and theme of the novel? Use details and quotes from the novel to support your claims. Your journal should be 1-2 pp. typed and double-spaced. You will turn it into me on the first day of class. * I want your own ideas and not ideas from the Internet! *
Austin, Jane
Emma or Pride and Prejudice
Bronte, Emily
Wuthering Heights
Defoe, Daniel
Robinson Crusoe
Hugo, Victor
Les Miserables
Leroux, Gaston
Phantom of the Opera
Stevenson, Robert L.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Wilde, Oscar
A Picture of Dorian Gray
Achebe, Chinua
Things Fall Apart
Hesse, Hermann
Siddartha
Orwell, George
1984
II. Modern World / Cultural Literature:
Choose ONE from this list.
Journal:
Choose ONE from this list.
Journal:
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OPTION 1
How do your character’s motivations/desire conflict with his/her ethical responsibilities. Focus on the moral dilemma the character experiences and analyze how he/she wrestles with this dilemma beyond what is obvious in the plot. What literary elements draw out this conflict? |
OR |
OPTION 2
Describe two to three key actions of the character, or how the character responds to events. What do the actions reveal about the character? Do the character’s actions fit together, or do they contradict each other? If they contradict, what does that contradiction say about the character’s emotional and mental capacity? Analyze the character’s psychological background. Why does the character act in the way he/she does? How does the author’s characterization in the text reflect this psychological background? |
Note: You are choosing from the writing prompts above. You are not answering all of the questions. Use details and quotes from the novel to support your claims. Once again, your journal should be 1-2 pages typed and double-spaced. You will turn it into me on the first day of class. *I want your own ideas and not ideas from the Internet!*
Cisneros, Sandra
The House on Mango Street
McCormick, Patricia
Sold
Beah, Ishmael
A Long Way Gone
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Emecheta, Buchi
The Bride Price
Kincaid, Jamaica
A Small Place or Annie John
Kamara, Mariatu
Bite of the Mango
Jones, Lloyd
Mr. Pip
Zusak, Marcus
The Book Thief
Yousafzai, Malala
I Am Malala
Lahiri, Jumpa
The Namesake
Diaz, Junot
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Cisneros, Sandra
The House on Mango Street
McCormick, Patricia
Sold
Beah, Ishmael
A Long Way Gone
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Emecheta, Buchi
The Bride Price
Kincaid, Jamaica
A Small Place or Annie John
Kamara, Mariatu
Bite of the Mango
Jones, Lloyd
Mr. Pip
Zusak, Marcus
The Book Thief
Yousafzai, Malala
I Am Malala
Lahiri, Jumpa
The Namesake
Diaz, Junot
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
I want your own ideas and not ideas from the Internet!
Please email me over the summer with questions at tmurlin@caz.cnyric.org
Please email me over the summer with questions at tmurlin@caz.cnyric.org
