Advanced Freshmen Required Summer Reading, 2019 1. Choose a book from the list and read it. (Just watching the movie or reading Sparknotes is not sufficient.)
The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Animal Farm by George Orwell The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Marie Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Life of Pi by Yann Martel The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
**Disclaimer: As students move into high school, some of the literature involves more mature themes. We always recommend that families and students discuss subject matter together. If you are unsure about the appropriateness of a book, please do some brief research into the content of the book before deciding which text to read.
2. While reading, complete the Double Entry Journal per attached instructions. BE AWARE! Double Entry Journal should be turned in to your Advanced Freshman English teacher on the first day of school. Failure to do so will result in your being removed from Advanced Freshman English and placed in a regular English class.
3. If you have questions, please email your English teacher over the summer. (You may expect a reply within 7-10 days.)
Ms. Brooke Haysley [email protected] Mrs. Jennifer Holvey [email protected] Ms. Alison Lambert [email protected] Mrs. Ashley Meyers [email protected] Ms. Annie Pennybaker [email protected] Double Entry Journal (directions) Required Summer Reading for Adv. Freshmen
This reading strategy allows you to record your responses to the text as you read. DIRECTIONS:
● In the left-hand page or column, copy text from your book which is intriguing, puzzling, moving, or which connects to a previous entry or situation. ● In the right-hand page or column, react to the quotation or summary. The entry may include a comment, a question, a connection made, or an analysis. Why did it strike you? What does it reveal about the text that might help another person to see it in a new or clearer light? ● Entries are made whenever a natural pause in the reading occurs, so that the flow is not interrupted constantly. ● Minimum entries: 10 for the book. Maximum entries: 15 for the book. ● Handwritten or typed. Must be typed if you have poor or sloppy handwriting. Different Ways to Keep a Double Entry Journal Left Hand Side Right Hand Side Quotes from the text Visual commentary (drawings, visual analogies, doodles) (Visualize) Quotes from the text Written reactions, reflections, commentary, musings (“Hmmm…”) (!WOW!) Quotes from the text Connections ➢ Text to text ➢ Text to Self ➢ Text to world (Connect) Quote/Passage from the text Summarize, retell, remember information(Recall) Observations, details revealed by close Significance(Infer, Evaluate, Wow) reading What the text says… Why the text says this…(Infer) Questions: “I wonder why…” Possible answers: “Maybe because…” (Questions)
Quotes from texts Questions (Clarifying & Probing)(Questions) Quotes from texts Social Questions (Race, class, gender inequalities) (Analyze) Quotes from texts Naming Literary Devices (e.g. metaphors, symbolism) (Analyze)
Name:______Teacher:______
Book Title:______Author:______Double-entry Journal
As you read the book, complete a double-entry journal (10-15 separate entries for the book [NOT 10 per chapter]). Your passages should focus on the presence of themes, essential quotations from key characters, or significant observations. Use the chart below to begin your journal. If more room is needed, use a separate sheet of paper. Utilize at least 5 different types of entries (i.e. no more than two visuals, etc.)