Outside Reading Assignment

Honors Independent Reading Assignment Due Friday June 16th

1. For Quarter 4 you will read any book off the lists OR that is 400+ pages.

2. Find 10 examples from the text which illustrate the theme and include 2-3 sentences of commentary after the quote analyzing how the examples support the theme. a) You must use direct quotations and you must include a correctly cited page number. b) You must have a minimum of 10 example quotes from the book. c) You must include examples from the beginning, middle, and end of the book.

3. Begin your assignment with a theme statement that will act as your thesis for the assignment. This should be a complete sentence and written at the top of the page. Your theme statement will be comprised of a topic + what you learn about that topic. You may not use first or second person in the theme statement.

4. Introduce your quotes with a transition and link to contextualize your quote. a) This is known as TLQ = Transition + Link + Quote. b) You must use a different transition for each quote. B) Your link must put the quote in context and should be NO more than two sentences long.

THEME: Choose a topic to start your theme. Then turn that topic into a theme statement. When writing out your THEME STATEMENT, please CAPITALIZE your TOPIC and then lower case your statement about that topic. Examples: TOPIC + WHAT YOU LEARN ABOUT THE TOPIC = THEME STATEMENT * LOVE is not always a positive emotion. * DEATH is not an end but a beginning. * HOPE can guide a person through difficult times. * PERSISTENCE leads to excellence. * ADVENTURE is good for the soul.

FORMAT: * Please include the following typed at the top of each report: * Your name * Title and author of book * Actual number of pages in book * All reports must be typed. * Identify the theme statement at the top of the page * You may not use first or second person (I, me, my, we, us, our, you, your) * Use a transition and provide context before each quote * Format quotes as follows: “Quote” (12). OR “Quote?/!” (12). * “double quotes at beginning and end of quote only” * ‘ single quotes around dialogue/conversation within double quotes’

Please look over the following example closely. Use it as a model when doing your own assignment.

FAHRENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury xxx pages

Theme: It takes COURAGE to do the right thing. * For instance, when speaking to Mildred and expressing his desire to deal with his guilt, Montag asks, “ ‘Mildred, how would it be if, well, maybe, I quit my job for awhile?’ ‘You want to give up everything?’” (51). Montag needs courage when responding to his guilt. He shows courage by doing the right thing which is to give up his job because he no longer believes in what he is doing. His actions are courageous because they demonstrate his courage to stand up for what he believes in. - (remember to stay in present tense)- * Continue until you have 10 examples. Remember to put them in chronological order .