Regents: Choose ONE from the List* Below

Summer Reading English 10 2014-2015

Regents: Choose ONE from the list* below. You will complete the journal writing assignment for this novel (See the back of this sheet.). THIS JOURNAL WILL BE DUE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. It will count for two grades, and you may not hand it in late. It must be typed.

This Boy’s Life--Tobias Wolff Time Machine-- H.G. Wells Little Brother--Cory Doctorow Into Thin Air--Jon Krakauer Because it is Bitter, and Because it is My Heart—Joyce Carol Oates We Were the Mulvaneys—Joyce Carol Oates A Yellow Raft in Blue Water—Michael Dorris 13 Reasons Why--Jay Asher The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks--Rebecca Skloot The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns, Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines—all by John Green The Help--Kathryn Stockett Fangirl—Rainbow Rowell The Adventures of Tom Sawyer—Mark Twain The Picture of Dorian Gray—Oscar Wilde

Accelerated: Choose TWO of the novels*.

The Assignment (for everyone): --You will complete a response journal for the/each book you choose. Complete the journal according to the format provided on the reverse of this page. This journal will be due on the FIRST day of class, and it must be typed. 10th Grade Summer Reading Response Journal Writing Assignment Incoming tenth grade English students are expected to write their reflections and reactions in journal form while reading their summer selections. The journal assignment will be due on the first day of school. The journal writing assignment will be counted as two grades. Thorough, thoughtful, and reflective responses to the following prompts are to be provided in the journal.  Typed work is expected. Please use Times New Roman, size 12 font.  This is NOT an essay. Number and answer each question separately.  In order to earn the highest grade, students should complete all of the following requirements carefully and completely.

1. Start with the correct MLA citation for this novel. It should look like this: Last, First name of author. Book title. City of publication: Publisher, date of publication.

2. In paragraphs, give a brief summary of the plot, including the beginning, the middle, and the end. Follow the “plot mountain” format you learned in English 9. Only include the most important events in your summary.

3. Describe your impressions of the protagonist. Cite at least three text examples that support your responses using PAGE NUMBERS. Describe your impressions of the antagonist. Cite at least three text examples that support your responses using PAGE NUMBERS.

4. Describe how the protagonist and antagonist change or remain the same throughout the story.

5. Cite (that is, quote word for word using quotation marks and parenthetical citations) and note the page numbers of TWO special passages from the book that you think are important or worth rereading. (Maybe they explain something about the character, perhaps they describe a very special event, or perhaps they hold a certain resonance or connection with you, the reader.) You must explain why you chose this passage. Dig deep for a connection here.

6. To highlight the significance of this book, write an insightful response to each of the following: A. What life lessons have you learned (or have been reinforced) from reading this book?

B. Analyze the book on its literary merit. Academically speaking, what can a student of literature learn about how the author uses literary devices (plot, characterization, setting, flashback, foreshadowing, symbolism, irony, etc. from this book? Choose at least THREE literary devices to discuss.

C. What, if anything, did you dislike the most about this book? Explain using an example with a citation. Remember, a parenthetical citation has the author’s last name followed by the page number. It immediately follows the quote and the period goes after the citation.

Example: “Stay gold, Ponyboy” (Hinton 74).

7. You should make a numbered list of 10 examples of literary elements that you see. Include page numbers! Use your yellow Literary Terms book from last year to help you if you need it.

Please format your list this way:

1. literary term “example copied directly from the book” (page number)

It’ll look like this:

1. characterization “ Kino was young and strong and…His eyes were warm and fierce.” (4)