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English 10 Honors 
Summer Reading 2022
Mr. Murlin

tmurlin@caz.cnyric.org
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

​II. Modern World / Cultural Literature:
Choose ONE from this list.

Journal:
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

I want your own ideas and not ideas from the Internet!
Please email me over the summer with questions at tmurlin@caz.cnyric.org
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