Middle and Upper School Summer Reading 2021 ______

● For all grades except those taking AP Literature (see second page for AP Lit). ● Rising 10th graders taking AP Human Geography have an additional assignment on page three.

This summer, we want you to read voraciously--anything you are dying to read, from any genre--and do your part to create a classroom full of expert readers who have lots of books to recommend to each other. Consider yourself a researcher and explorer, digging through the vast world of literature for treasures to share.

Every time you read a book, please create, either on your phone or your parents’ device, a short video (30-60 seconds) telling the rest of us what you think is worth sharing about this treasure you’ve unearthed and experienced. You could talk about what you loved about this book, what the book made you think about or wonder, what you’ll take away from it, what was interesting about the main character, what you thought about the ending, what you found relatable in the story, or why, in your opinion, we might skip it for something more enjoyable. Just share your experience with us! With each video attachment, list the book’s title and author. We ask that you read a minimum of two books and complete a minimum of two videos.

Video submissions should be placed in the appropriate folder linked below: English 11/12 English 10 English 9 English 8 English 7 English 6

Questions? Email Ms. Buko @ [email protected]

P.S. While you’re at it, you can also participate in the Daniel Boone Regional Library Summer Reading program.

1 AP Literature for English 11/12 Summer Reading 2021 ______

Required Reading: How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster ISBN-10: 9780062301673

You will also read one book from the list below, applying concepts and ideas from Foster’s book in a book review that you write. The review is due the first week of classes.

For both books, please actively ANNOTATE while reading (either with sticky notes or pencil). For helpful reminders, see below. ______

Additional Texts to Choose From: Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (or any Austen novel you have not read) Willa Cather, My Antonia Michael Chabon, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay Aldous Huxley, Brave New World James Weldon Johnson, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man Chang-rae Lee, Native Speaker Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day, Never Let Me Go Richard Wright, Native Son , , Catch 22 James Baldwin, Go Tell It on the Mountain Annie Dillard, The Living Jack Kerouac, On the Road Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible; Prodigal Summer George Orwell, 1984 Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar Tom Robinson, Another Roadside Attraction

2 AP Human Geography Summer Reading 2021

Required Reading: Maps Are Lines We Draw by Allison Coffelt ISBN-10 1941360149

This book provides a great entry point for our exploration of the world, and intersects with several of the themes that will guide our study this year, including economic development, and cultural patterns and processes.

As you read and annotate this work, please consider the following essential questions:

What are the implications of the title? Is the identity created by the lines we draw authentic, transitory, relative, or illusory? How do certain realities transcend the lines we draw? What kind of “lines” would you draw and where to create an accurate map of the world? How would you map out hope in the world?

What are the implications of the terms t/here?

Additional Reading:

A working knowledge of current affairs is critical to understanding the concepts in this course. This summer, aim to establish a habit of reading global news every day, even for 5-10 minutes.

A subscription to National Geographic would also be a great resource. If you don’t get a paper copy, you can access digital issues through flipster on our media center portal on PowerSchool.

3 How and Why to Annotate A Book:

Students can easily improve the depth of their reading and extend their understanding over long periods of time by developing a systematic form of annotating. Such a system is not necessarily difficult and can be completely personal and exceptionally useful.

What the reader gets from annotating is a deeper initial reading and an understanding of the text that lasts. You can deliberately engage the author in conversation and questions, maybe stopping to argue, pay a compliment, or clarify an important issue—much like having a teacher or storyteller with you in the room. If and when you come back to the book, that initial interchange is recorded for you, making an excellent and entirely personal study tool. Tools: Highlighter, Pencil, (or sticky notes) and Your Own Text

1. Yellow Highlighter A yellow highlighter allows you to mark exactly what you are interested in. Equally important, the yellow line emphasizes without interfering. Before highlighters, I drew lines under important spots in texts, but underlining is laborious and often distracting. Highlighters in blue and pink and fluorescent colors are even more distracting. The idea is to see the important text more clearly, not give your eyes a psychedelic exercise. While you read, highlight whatever seems to be key information. At first, you will probably highlight too little or too much; with experience, you will choose more effectively which material to highlight.

2. Pencil A pencil is better than a pen because you can make changes. Even geniuses make mistakes, temporary comments, and incomplete notes. Use the pencil to indicate the purpose of your highlighting. While you read, use marginalia—marginal notes—to mark key material. Marginalia can include check marks, question marks, stars, arrows, brackets, and written words and phrases. Create your own system for marking what is important, interesting, quotable, questionable, and so forth.

3. Your Text Inside the front cover of your book, keep an orderly, legible list of "key information" with page references. You may want to use a sticky note. Key information in a novel might include themes; passages that relate to the book's title; characters' names; salient quotes; important scenes, passages, and chapters; and maybe key definitions or vocabulary. Remember that key information will vary according to genre and the reader's purpose, so make your own good plan. You can also use sticky notes to keep track of favorite or important scenes, lines, etc.

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