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BishopDiegoHighSchoolEnglishSummerReadingAssignmentsAllIncomingBishopstudentsarerequiredtocompletesummerreadingpriortothestartoftheschoolyear.PleasereviewtheinstructionscarefullyanddirectanyquestionstoMr.TimFlanagan(tflanagan@bishopdiego.org).Happyreading!Allstudentsarerequiredtofollowtheattachedannotationguide,whichrequirespurchasingcopiesofthebooks.Annotationsmaybecheckedatthestartoftheschoolyear.ProjectsarerequiredbyallstudentsexceptthoseinAPEnglishLiterature,andAPEnglishLanguage.Thesearedueonthefirstfulldayofschool.Seeprojectdescriptionsbelow.

English9(onebook)TOKILLAMOCKINGBIRD,HarperLeeAgripping,heart-wrenching,andwhollyremarkabletaleofcoming-of-ageinaSouthpoisonedbyvirulentprejudice,itviewsaworldofgreatbeautyandsavageinequitiesthroughtheeyesofayounggirl,asherfather-acrusadinglocallawyer-riskseverythingtodefendablackmanunjustlyaccusedofaterriblecrime.Requirements:readandannotate(usingtheattachedguide),andcompleteoneoftheprojectoptions.

HonorsEnglish9(twobooks)TOKILLAMOCKINGBIRD,HarperLeeAgripping,heart-wrenching,andwhollyremarkabletaleofcoming-of-ageinaSouthpoisonedbyvirulentprejudice,itviewsaworldofgreatbeautyandsavageinequitiesthroughtheeyesofayounggirl,asherfather-acrusadinglocallawyer-riskseverythingtodefendablackmanunjustlyaccusedofaterriblecrime.Requirements:readandannotate(usingtheattachedguide).Also,selectoneofthefollowing:THEABSOLUTELYTRUEDIARYOFAPART-TIMEINDIAN,ShermanAlexie(2007)BuddingcartoonistJuniorleaveshistroubledschoolontheSpokaneIndianReservationtoattendanall-whitefarm-townhighschoolwheretheonlyotherIndianistheschoolmascot.(NationalBookAward2007;CaliforniaYoungReaderMedal2010)

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SPEAK,LaurieHalseAnderson(1999)AtraumaticeventneartheendofthesummerhasadevastatingeffectonMelinda’sfreshmanyearinhighschool.(NationalBookAward1999;BestBooksforYoungAdults2000;PrintzHonorBook2000)ALONGWAYGONE:MEMOIRSOFABOYSOLDIER,IshmaelBeah(2007)BeahdescribeshisexperienceasachildsoldierfromSierraLeone,fleeingattackingrebelsandwanderingalandrenderedunrecognizablebyviolence.Pickedupbythegovernmentarmybytheageofthirteen,Beahlearnsthatheiscapableofcommittingtrulyterribleacts.EventuallyreleasedbythearmyandsenttoaUNICEFrehabilitationcenter,hestrugglestoregainhishumanityandtoreenteraworldofcivilianswhoviewhimwithfearandsuspicion.(BestBooksforYoungAdults2008)PEACELIKEARIVER,LeifEnger(2001)Doyoubelieveinmiracles?YoungnarratorRuebenLanddoes!Hehasseenhisdadperformthemmanytimes.PeaceLikeaRiveristheadventurous,oftenhumorous,andmagicallytoldstoryofReuben,hisfatherJeremiah,andyoungersisterSwedeastheyfollowthetrailofolderbrotherDavy,whohasjustrecentlyescapedfromjail.TravelacrossAmerica’sBadlandswiththeLandsastheytrytooutruntheFBI.(AlexAward2002)THECURIOUSINCIDENTOFTHEDOGINTHENIGHT-TIME,MarkHaddon(2006)Despitehisoverwhelmingfearofinteractingwithpeople,Christopher,amathematicallygifted,autisticfifteen-year-oldboy,decidestoinvestigatethemurderofaneighbor’sdoganduncoverssecretinformationabouthismother.(BestBooksforYoungAdults2004;AlexAward2004)THESECRETLIFEOFBEES,SueMonkKidd(2002)Desperatetoescapehercruelfather,fourteen-year-oldLilyOwenbreaksherhousekeeperRosaleenoutofjailandsearchesforanswersabouthermother’slifeanddeath.Shefollowstheonlyclueshehas,anunusuallabeloffahoneyjar,tofindsanctuaryandatruesenseoffamilywithatrioofeccentricbeekeepingsisters.Requirements:read,annotate,andcompleteoneoftheattachedprojectoptions.Oneproject,onlyfortheself-selectedreadingoption.

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SummerReadingAnnotationInstructionsReadingisanACTIVEprocessthatrequiresyoutoannotateyourtext.Annotatingisnotunderliningorhighlighting.Itrequiresmakingnotesinthemarginstohelpyouidentifyimportantdevelopments,questionsthatarise,connectionstolifeorotherworks,etc.Whenyoureadthissummer,youarerequiredtoannotate.Yourteacherwillcheckforthoroughannotationsinyoursummerreadingbookatthestartoftheschoolyear.Typically,criticalreaderswillfindoneormorepassagesorwordstoannotateoneverypage.Belowisanoverviewofannotatingandthefollowingpageprovidesanillustrationtohelpyouifyou’renewtoannotating.LOOKTHISOVERCAREFULLYasitwillserveasyourguide.AnnotationOverview

1. Lookupvocabularywordsthatyoudon’tknowandwriteintheclosestsynonym.2. Underlinepassagesthatrevealcrucialinformation.Besureyoumakeanoteinthemarginthat

explainstheunderlining.NOHIGHLIGHTING!3. Usestickynotesformajorideas–color-codingforrelatedconcepts.4. Writeabriefsummaryattheendofeachchaptertoensureunderstanding.5. Reacttothetextbymakingnotesinthemargins.6. Usingconsistentsymbolswillspeeduptheprocess.Feelfreetocreateyourown,butbeconsistent.• C=Character–indicatesanintroduction,description,orcharacterdevelopment• T=Theme–makenoteofthethemeinthemargins.Thishelpsquicklyidentifythesepassagesfor

classdiscussion• S=Setting• P=Plot–importantdevelopment(risingaction),andclimax• T-T=TexttoText–Referencesorconnectionstootherworks/literaryallusions• T-W=TexttoWorld–Connectionstoothertopics,history,etc.• T-S=TexttoSelf–Personalconnectionstothecharacters,themes,etc.• !=Somethingsurprisingorunusual• ?=Somethingconfusing• *=Somethingveryimportant• J =Somethingyouliked• L =Somethingyoudislikeordisagreewith

Ifyouarestrugglingwiththereading,rereadit!Paraphraseasyougo.Ifnecessary,gethelpfromsomeone.

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SummerReadingBookProjects

DIRECTIONS:Selectoneoftheprojectideasbelowtodemonstrateyourunderstandingofandreactionstothereading.Somewhereonorinyourproject,besuretoinclude: 1.yourname 2.thetitleofthebook 3.theauthor 4.theprojectnumber1.Createachildhoodforacharacter Ifyourmaincharacterisanadult,trytofigureoutwhatheorshewouldhavebeenlikeasachild.Writethestoryofhisorherchildhoodinsuchawaythatshowswhyheorsheisthewayheorsheisinthenovel.2.Critiquefromthepointofviewofaspecificorganization Selectanorganizationthatmighthavealottosayabouttheactionsorportrayalsofcharactersinthenovelyouread,andwriteacritiqueofthebookfromitspointofview.Forexample,theSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimalsmighthavealottosayaboutLennie’streatmentofanimalsinOfMiceandMenbyJohnSteinbeck(1993,Penguin),TheNationalAssociationforthe advancementofColoredPeopleontheportrayalofCrooks,andtheNationalOrganizationofWomenontheportrayalofCurley’swifeandthefactthatshewasnevergivenaname.3.Socialworker’sreport Iftheeventsinthenovelmeritit,writeupareportasasocialworkerwouldontheconditionsinthehomeandwhetherornotit’sagoodenvironmentforachild.Forexample,ifasocialworkerwenttotheMcNabs’houseinManiacMageebyJerrySpinelli(1990,Little,Brown)howwouldshedescribethehomeandparentingstyleofMr.McNab?Whatwouldherrecommendationsbe?4.Collegeapplication Createtheapplicationthatacharacteryouhavejustreadaboutcouldwriteandsubmittoacollege.Usealltheinformationyouknowaboutthecharacterandinferandcreatetherestofit.OntheapplicationincludeName,AcademicRankinClass,HighSchoolCoursesTakenandGrades,ExtracurricularActivitiesandPersonalActivities,andWorkExperience.Chooseoneofthefollowingquestionstoanswerinatwo-pageessayfromthecharacter’spointofview:whatexperience,event,orpersonhashadasignificantimpactonyourlife?Discussasituationwhereyouhavemadeadifference.Describeyourareasofinterest,yourpersonality,andhowtheyrelatetowhyyouwouldliketoattendthiscollege.

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5.Schoolcounselor’srecommendationletter Writeasummaryappraisalfromtheschoolcounselor’spointofviewthatassessesthecharacter’sacademicandpersonalqualitiesandpromiseforstudyincollege.Thecollegeisparticularlyinterestedinevidenceaboutcharacter,relativematurity,integrity,independence,values,specialinterest,andanynoteworthytalentsorqualities.Whydoyoufeelthisstudentwouldbewell-suitedtoattendcollege?6.Radioexchange Yourcharactercallsintoaradioshowforadvice.Choosewhichshowyourcharacterwouldcallintoandthencreatetheconversationheorshewouldhavewiththeradioadvicegiver.7.Movierecommendations Fromallthemoviesyou’veseeninthelastcoupleofyears,pickfiveyouwouldrecommendthatyourcharactersee.Giveabriefsummaryofeachmovieandexplainwhyyouthinkthecharactershouldseeit.8.Createahomepage Selectseveralcharactersanddesignahomepageforeachofthem,pickingoutappropriatebackgroundsandpicturesandthencreatinginformationthatwouldtellavieweraboutyourcharacter.Also,createlinkstoatleastfivedifferentsitesthatyouthinkyourcharacterwouldbeinterestedin.Thenwriteupandpostonthepageanexplanationofhowyoumadethedecisionsyoudidandwhatyoubelievethistellsusaboutthecharacter.YoucanuseWeebly.comforthisproject.9.Chatroomconversations ImaginethatyourcharacterhasfoundotherpeopletotalkwithwhileinachatroomheorshefoundwhilesurfingtheInternet.Describethechatroomyourcharacterwasinandwhyyourcharacterwouldbedrawntothekindofgroupthatoperatesthechatroom.Thenconstructtheconversationyourcharacterhadwithotherswhileinthechatroom.10.Yearbookentries Imaginewhatthreeorfourcharactersfromyournovelwerelikeinhighschool.Cutoutapictureofapersonfromamagazinetorepresenteachcharacter.Mountonepictureperpageandundereachpictureplacethefollowinginformationwhichyouwillcreate:nicknameofcharacter;activities,clubs,sportstheywereinandwhatyears;classmockawardsuchas“classclown”;quotationthat showssomethingaboutthepersonandwhatisimportanttohimorher;favoritessuchascolorsandfoods;abookthathashadagreatimpactonhimorher;voted“most-likely-to”what?;plansafterhighschool.

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11.Talkshowonissuesinnovel Createandperformatalkshowaroundoneofthemajorissuesorthemesinthenovel.Forexample,afterreadingTheCrazyHorse ElectricGamebyChrisCrutcher(1987,Dell)youmightwanttodiscusstheissueofrunningawayfromhome.Includepeopletorepresentseveralpointsofviewontheissue.Youmightincludecharactersfromthebook,asocialworker,apoliceofficer,agang member,etc.12.Dreamvacation Wheredoyouthinkyourcharacterwouldmostliketogoonavacation?Pickaspot,describeit,andexplainwhyheorshewouldwanttogothereordownloadinformationfromtheInternetontheplace.Thenwriteaday-by-dayitineraryofwhatthecharacterwoulddoeachdayandwhyyouthinkthecharacterwouldenjoythisactivity.13.Scrapbook Thinkaboutallthekindsofmementosyouwouldputinascrapbookifyouhadone.Thencreateascrapbookforyourcharacter,cutting outpicturesfrommagazinesordrawingthemementosheorshewouldhaveinascrapbook.ThinkaboutWillieinTheCrazyHorseElectricGamebyChrisCrutcher.Hewouldprobablyhavesomethinginhisscrapbooktorepresenthisbabysister,hisloveofbaseball,hisaccident,hisexperiencesinL.A.,andsoon.14.Music Afterreadinganovel,figureouthowyouwoulddivideupthebookintosections.Then,inGarageBand,selectapieceofmusicthatyou thinkcapturesthefeelortoneofeachsection.Recordthepiecestocreateasoundtrackanddovoice-oversexplainingwhatishappeninginthenovelduringthepieceofmusicandwhyyoufeltthispieceofmusicfitthesectionofthenovel.Insteadofvoice-overs,youmayalsowriteoutyournarrative.15.Cause-and-EffectVideo Usethewebsitewideo.cotocreateavideothatexamineshowcertaincharacters’choicesresultedinimportanteventsinthenovel.Includethreechoicesandtheirresultingeffects.16.MovieTrailer UsethetrailertemplatesiniMovietocreateatrailerforafilmversionofthenovel.Makesuretoincludereferencestothevariouscharacters,thesettingofthenovel,thebasicplot,andoneortwothemesexaminedinthenovel.17.Fileacomplaint Adaptthepersonaofoneofthecharacterswhoyoufeelwasportrayedinasexistorracistmanner.Writeupacomplaintexplainingwhatyoufeelwasunjustinyourportrayalandexplaintheactionsyouwouldliketheauthortotaketoremedythebiasedportrayal.

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18.Tangibleorintangiblegifts Selectacharacterandfigureoutwhattwoorthreethingsyoubelieveyourcharactermostneedsorwants.Draworfindpicturestorepresentthese“gifts”—orobtaintheactualgifts—andwritetoyourcharacteranexplanationofwhyyoupickedthesethingsoutforhimorher.19.Pointofviewcolumn Writeanopinioncolumnlikethosethatappearontheeditorialpageofthenewspaper.Chooseathemeortopicfromthenovelyoujustreadandwritethecolumnfromthepointofviewofoneofthecharacters.Yourcharactermightwriteabouttheimportanceofeducationorwhyweshouldacceptpeoplewhoarenotlikeus.20.Charactermonologues Selectaneventinthestorythatcharactershavedifferentviewson.(Forinstance,WillieinCrazyHorseElectricGame,hisgirlfriend,his mom,dad,andfriendsallhaddifferentviewsonhisrunningaway.)Thenwriteuptwoorthreecharacters’opinionsonthesameeventintheformofmonologue(onepersontalkingtohimorherself).21.Foundpoems Selectfourchaptersfromthebookyouhavejustreadthatyouconsiderpowerfulorinteresting.Thenselectwords,lines,andphrases thatyouthinkprojectstrongimagesandshowtheimpacttheindividualchaptersmake.Arrangethismaterialintoapoem(oneforeachofthefourchapters).Eachpoemshouldbeaminimumoftenlines.ThefollowingexamplecomesfromChapterTwentyinSpiteFencesbyTrudyKrisher(1994,Delacorte): ViolenceattheLunchCounterSit-in FistslammedintoGeorge Hardy’sface Glassesslidtohischin Shatteredintoaspider’sweb. Riverofredblood Runningfromhisnose. Itwastheredcolorofthefence Theredcoloroftheearth onwhichIstood Itwasred Thecolorofmylifethissummer ThecolorofKinship.

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22.Nameanalysis Selectafewofthecharactersfromthenovel.Lookupeachoftheirnamesonababynamewebsitetoseewhatthenamemeans.Writeallthemeaningsdownandthenwriteashortessayforeachcharacterexplaininginwhatwaysthenameissuitableandinwhatwaysthenamedoesnotfitthecharacter.23.Acharacter’sfears Onewaywegettoknowcharactersistothinkdeeplyaboutthemandmakeinferencesbasedontheiractionsandonwhattheyandotherssayaboutthem.Throughaperson’sactionswecanlearnwhattheyfearandwhattheywanttoavoidthemost.Selectseveralcharactersfromyournovelandwriteshortparagraphsonwhatyoubelievetheyfearthemostandwhatevidenceyouusedtocometothisconclusion.24.Currentevents Selectfivecurrentnewsorfeaturestoriesfromtelevisionornewsmagazinesthatyouthinkyourcharacterwouldbeinterestedin.Thenexplainhowyourcharacterwouldrespondtoeachofthestoriesandtheopinionsyourcharacterwouldhaveaboutwhatwashappeninginthestory.25.Apamphlet Thinkofanissuethatwasveryimportanttoyourcharacter.Then,usingabrochuretemplateineitherWordorPages,createapamphletaimedatpersuadingothersoftheimportanceoftheissue.Includefactualinformation,testimonials,picturesorgraphics,etc.Forinstance,CharlottefromTheTrueConfessionsofCharlotteDoylebyAvi(1990,Orchard)mightwanttocreateapamphletexplainingthe reasonswomenshouldhavemorelifechoices.26.Drawascene Ifyouareartistic,thinkofanimportantsceneanddrawitthewayyouseeit.Placethecharactersinthescenetooandthenfigureoutwhereyouwereinrelationtothecharacterswhenyoureadthebook.Thenwriteupanexplanationsofwhyyoudrewthescenethewayyoudidandwhyyouthinkyouwerewhereyouwereinthescene.Whatdoesittellyouaboutwhoyourelatedtointhenovel?27.Newacquaintances Selecttwocharacters.Thenthinkaboutthreetofivepeople,livingordead,thatyouwouldlikeyourcharacterstomeet.Writeabouthowyouselectedthesenewacquaintancesandwhatyou’dlikethecharactertolearnfromthepeopleyouintroducedhimorherto.Forinstance,afterreadingTheTrueConfessionsofCharlotteDoyleyoumightwantCharlottetomeetSojournerTruthsoshecanseeotherwomenwhodoimportantwork,MadameCuriewhoworkedinafieldnotmanywomeneverentered,andsoon.

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28.Bookchoicesforcharacter Selectacharacterandthenchoosefivebooksforhimorher,thinkingaboutwhatheorshemightlikeandalsowhatyouthinktheyneedtoknowmoreabout.Selectbooksyouhavereadandexplainwhyyouselectedthebooksyoudidforthischaracter.Whatdoyouhope yourcharacterwilllikeaboutorgetoutofthebooks?29.Communityresourcesforcharacters AfterlookinginthephonebookandontheInternet,createafileofcommunityresourcesthatwouldhelpacharacterinyournovelcopewithanissue.Ifthemaincharacterhasalcoholicparents,youcouldcollectpamphlets,namesofself-helpgroups,andanyagenciesthataddresstheproblem.ThencreateadigitalposterusingGoogleDrawing(therearelotsofvideotutorialsforGoogleDrawingonYouTube)sootherscanseewhatisavailable.Alsoincludeawrittenexplanationofthecharacter’sissueandwhyyouselectedtheresource(s)thatyoudid.30.Familyhistory Createthehistoryofthefamilyofoneofthemaincharactersinyournovel.Forinstance,inSpiteFences,whatwouldMama’slifehavebeenlike?Whatmajoreventsaffectedherfamily?Howweresuchthingsasholidaysandbirthdayscelebrated?Whatisimportanttothisfamily?31.Detectivework Ifadetectiveorpoliceofficersuddenlyshowedupinyourbook,whoorwhatwouldheorshebeinvestigating?Writeaboutwhatthedetectiveislookingfor,howheorsheknewsomethingwasawryorneededinvestigating,andwhatwasrecommended.Forexample,inSpiteFences,adetectivecouldshowupatMaggie’shometoinvestigatethephysicalabuseoranundercoverpolicemancouldbeintowninvestigatingcivilrightsviolations.32.TheDatingGame ImaginethatsomeofthecharactersarewritingupbiosfortheirprofileonMatch.comoreHarmony.com.Whatwouldtheysayaboutthemselvesandwhatwouldtheysaytheywouldlikeinasignificantother?

33.Photoalbum Thinkabouttheeventsthathappenedinyourbook.Decidewhichscenesorpicturesfromthebookacharacterwouldwanttoremember.Thendrawseveralofthese“photos”orfindimagesonlineforanalbumpageorwriteaboutwhichpicturesthecharacterwouldwantinhisorheralbum(thiscanbedonebyhandorinoneofthemanybook-creatingappsandwebsites).Forinstance,inFreaktheMightybyRodmanPhilbrick(1993,Scholastic),MaxwouldwantapictureofhimselfopeningtheChristmaspresentKevinmadeforhim,apictureofKevinonhisshoulders,andapictureofKevinburstingintosavehimfromhisbrutalfather.