Ninth/Tenth Humanities Summer Reading-‐ 2015
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Ninth/Tenth Humanities Summer Reading- 2015 Choose one of the following novels to read this summer. These novels are all interesting and are a mix of contemporary and classic fiction. I am happy to suggest one that fits your personality and reading preference. Assignment: You have been asked by MGM to create either a movie poster or movie trailer for your novel of choice. Poster: Use a large poster board and illustrate it in a way that reflects the plot and major themes in the novel. Include the name of the movie/novel and characters with actual movie star’s names. Give the movie/novel a catchy tagline too. Be prepared to explain your poster the first week of school. Trailer: Produce a trailer of your movie/novel. You can do this by filming your own action shots or putting together a variety of montaged scenes/photos from other websites or videos. It should be at least two minutes in length and carefully edited. Be prepared to explain your trailer in the first week of school. All the King's Men, by Robert Penn Warren As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner Bless the Beasts & Children, by Glenson Swarthout The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller Jr. Catch-22, by Joseph Heller Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut Ceremony, by Leslie Marmon Silko Dancing on the Edge, by Han Nolan The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown Devil in a Blue Dress, by Walter Mosley The Diagnosis, by Alan Lightman El Bronx Remembered, by Nicholasa Mohr Ethan Frome, by Edith Wharton A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway The Farming of Bones, by Edwidge Danticat Five Quarters of the Orange, by Joanne Harris A Girl Named Disaster, by Nancy Farmer Home of the Braves, by David Klass Interpreter of Maladies, by Jhumpa Lahiri In This Sign, by Joanne Jubilee, by Margaret Walker The Kitchen God's Wife, by Amy Tan Lucy, by Jamaica Kincaid Madame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert Native Son, by Richard Wright On the Beach, by Nevil Shute A Passage to India, by E. M. Forster Portrait in Sepia, by Isabel Allende A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving Ragtime, by E.L. Doctorow Return of the Native, by Thomas Hardy Rules of the Road, by Joan Bauer The Samurai's Garden, by Gail Tsukiyama Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells Year of Wonders, by Geraldine Brooks A Yellow Raft in Blue Water, by Michael Dorris The Help, Kathryn Stockett Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury Feed, M.T. Anderson The Woman Warrior, Kingston, Maxine Hong. In the Time of the Butterflies, Alvarez, Julia. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Sijie, Dai and Ina Rilke. The Alchemist, Paulo Coehlo, Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks In the Shadow of Man, Jane Goodall Anthem, Ayn Rand Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad StoryCorps Assignment: StoryCorps’ mission is to provide people of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share and preserve the stories of our lives. We do this to remind one another of our shared humanity, to strengthen and build the connections between people, to teach the value of listening, and to weave into the fabric of our culture the understanding that everyone’s story matters. At the same time, we are creating an invaluable archive for future generations. Since 2003, StoryCorps has collected and archived more than 50,000 interviews with over 100,000 participants. Each conversation is recorded on a CD to share, and is preserved at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. StoryCorps is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind, and millions listen to our weekly broadcasts on NPR’s Morning Edition and on our Listen Pages. Use the app Story Corps to interview someone in your life that you think has an important story to tell. The app will provide you with the questions to ask and you can record right on your (or your parents’) smartphone. Be prepared to share on the first week of school. There will be a place to share your recording on Canvas in September. .