RisingRising 99thth GraderGrader SummerSummer ReadingReading AssignmentAssignment Academic Dishonesty Statement My signature below constitutes my pledge that all of the work on this project is my own work. I understand and accept the following definition of academic dishonesty: BLSYW defines cheating generally in accordance with Board of Education policy, which says that “Cheating by students...is attempting to take credit for someone else’s work, such as copying from another student’s exam, using unauthorized materials, or otherwise acting to deceive the evaluator in an assignment, project, or test.” By signing below, I understand what academic dishonesty is, and I further understand that if I am suspected and found guilty of academic dishonesty, I will receive a zero on this assignment and a letter of reprimand in my school file. Student Name: (PRINT) ____________________________________________________________ Student Signature: __________________________________________________________________ Name: _____________________________________________________ Due Date: Tuesday, September 6, 2016 2 ASSIGNMENT CHECKLIST English I CCSS Aligned Summer Literacy Assignments Standard Assignment Done? CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.10 Read: I Am Malala: The By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend Girl Who Stood Up for literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, Education and Was Shot in the grades 9-10 text complexity band by the Taliban by Malala proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the Yousafzai. high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1 Complete/type the Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to chapter response support analysis of what the text says explicitly as questions and the Heroic well as inferences drawn from the text. Journey Graphic Org. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4 Compose/type your Produce clear and coherent writing in which the hero’s journey essay. development, organization, and style are (expository writing) appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Please note that unless specified otherwise, all assignments must be typed and saved on a USB drive. Handwritten entries will not be NOT BE ACCEPTED. About our SUMMER READING Program: We believe that reading should be enjoyable, relevant, and meaningful. As a result, the required student novel was chosen based on those same criteria. Students who read over the summer: improve reading comprehension increase vocabulary are better prepared for the demands of school beginning in August Find more research about summer learning loss at the following links: National Summer Learning Association http://www.summerlearning.org/?page=know_the_facts 3 15 Critical Facts Everyone Should Know About Summer Learning Loss http://www.onlinecollege.org/2012/05/15/15-critical-facts-everyone-should- know-about-summer-learning-loss/ 4 ENGLISH I SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW Welcome to BLSYW Upper School! Reading and writing are essential skills that when mastered, can unlock the door to communication and understanding of others in the world around you. The BLSYW summer reading assignment will give you an opportunity to enhance your literacy skills so that you arrive to school better prepared at the start of the school year. This summer, all rising 9th graders will read I Am Malala. You will also be asked to complete a series of writing assignments to assess your current writing/grammar skills. Writing is an important skill and will be a central focus this year as we prepare you to be college and career ready! Included in this packet are instructions for responding to the novel as well as the other activities. The expectation is that all assignments are to be completed and submitted by Tuesday, September 6th. NO LATE PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED! REMINDERS: . Read all directions carefully. 5 Complete each assignment thoughtfully and carefully. Plan out your writing samples! . Don’t wait until the last minute. Get started early! . Turn in your absolute best work! It will speak for you. GRADING Chapter Response Questions ...........50 pts Graphic Org: Hero’s Journey.............20 pts Hero’s Journey Essay............................30 pts Total...................................100 pts (30% of your Quarter One Grade) 6 REQUIRED READING ASSIGNMENTS: REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS: Read the entire novel from cover to cover. Complete the chapter response questions. Complete the patterns assignments. PLOT SUMMARY: A MEMOIR BY THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school and few expected her to survive. Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she became a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize. I AM MALALA is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons. I AM MALALA will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world. Plot summary provided entirely by Barnes & Noble 2016 7 8 CHAPTER RESPONSE QUESTIONS Directions: As you read each chapter, answer the following questions in complete sentences on lined notebook paper or type your responses and print them out. The chapter response questions (with pictures) can be found at the following link: http://libguides.library.ncat.edu/content.php?pid=600025&sid=4948446 Prologue: The Day My World Changed/ Chapter 1: A Daughter is Born 1) Why do so few people in Pakistan celebrate the birth of a baby girl? What is the attitude of Malala’s father’s toward the birth his daughter? 2) After whom is Malala named? 3) What are society’s expectations of girls? What are the attitudes of Malala and her father about the role of girls in society? 4) Before she was shot, did Malala fear for her own life? 5) Why do you think the KPK is independent? Does this cultural and geographical independence from the main part of Pakistan mean anything for the rest of Malala’s story? 6) What did Alexander the Great do when he reached the Swat Valley? 7) What are the various religions that have “ruled” the Swat Valley? Chapter 2: My Father the Falcon 1) What issue did Malala’s father overcome in his youth? 2) Was the “restricted” life of women always the case in Malala’s home region? 3) What events ushered in this more restrictive time? 4) Was Malala’s father a jihadi? 5) Why is Malala’s father called a falcon? 6) What values and principles did Malala get from her father? Chapter 3: Growing Up in a School 1) Is Malala’s mother educated? 2) What were some of the initial obstacles Malala’s father faced when he wanted to attend the university? 3) Why does Malala’s father believe that education is so important to Pakistan? 4) Who is Benazir Bhutto? And why is she important? 5) Who is Mohammed Naeem Khan? Why is he important to Malala’s father? 6) For whom is the Kushal school named? 7) How well did the schools Malala’s father started fare? Chapter 4: The Village 1) Why did Malala visit her familial village? 2) Do you think Malala’s childhood is much different than yours? Why? 3) Why is Malala annoyed with the Pashtun code of conduct for women? 4) What’s her overall view of her family and culture? Chapter 5: Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You 1) What did Malala learn about stealing? Do you think this was an important lesson for her? 2) How did Malala’s father deal with her after the incident? 3) Did the lesson she learned help her later on in life? 4) Why don’t Pashtuns say “Thank You?” Chapter 6: Children of the Rubbish Mountain 1) Why was Malala so taken with the plight of the Rubbish Children? 2) What’s a ghost school and why do you think Malala’s father was so annoyed with them? 3) What is the relation between the ISI and the Taliban? 4) What brought about the American intervention and influence near Malala’s home? 9 Chapter 7: The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School 1) Why did the mufti try to close the Kushal School? 2) What tensions does Malala find in her religion? What is confusing to her? 3) What ultimately happened to satisfy those who wanted to close the school? 4) Who is the MMA and what did they attempt to do in Pakistan? 5) What does the mufti’s activities indicate about the changing culture in Malala’s homeland? Chapter 8: The Autumn of the Earthquake 1) What happened on October 8th, 2005 in her homeland? 2) What were the immediate effects of this disaster? PART II Ch. 9 1) How old was Malala when the Taliban became a presence in the Swat Valley? 2) Who was the group’s leader at the time? 3) How did the Taliban initially communicate with the people of the Swat Valley? Why do you think they were effective in convincing people with their message? 4) What was the Taliban’s message? 5) What do you think is the proper role of religion in making laws for civil society? 6) How would you respond to the events Malala was dealing with? 7) Do the actions of Malala’s mother seem to be consistent with the Taliban’s view of women, or is it at odds with it? What does Malala think? 8) Does the Taliban’s message change from the beginning of the chapter to the end? If so, how? 9) The rule of the Taliban seems repressive to us, but why does the group become so influential and why does it become popular? Ch.