<p> Dulaney High School English Department Summer Reading 2015</p><p>All students attending Dulaney High School must complete a summer reading assignment which requires students to read the assigned book and write a response to an essay prompt in a 500-600 word hand-written essay. Students may purchase the books or find them at the public library but are not required to have them for class.</p><p>Students will submit their essays to their English teacher by Thursday October 1, 2015. Essays will be scored by students’ English teachers and included in first quarter English grades. Essays will be scored using the 6- point SAT rubric. </p><p>Students in AP courses will receive separate assignments. These assignments will be due the first week of school.</p><p>Electronic copies of this document will be available on Sharpschool. Additional hard copies will be available in the guidance office and the local library.</p><p>English 9 and Honors English 9</p><p>Text: The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida</p><p>Essay: Most books endeavor to teach understanding and empathy. How does the author use stories and details to elicit empathy for people with autism? Support your answer with at least three citations from the text.</p><p>English 10 and Honors English 10</p><p>Text: Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden </p><p>Essay: In difficult or tragic situations, people sometimes emerge as heroes. Should ordinary people be considered heroes, or should the term "hero" be reserved for extraordinary people? Support your answer with at least three citations from the text. </p><p>English 11 and Honors English 11</p><p>Text: The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore</p><p>Essay: Some people believe that books provide a way to understand other people’s experiences. What lessons do the main characters’ lives offer to readers? What can all readers learn from his story? Support your answer with at least three citations from the text.</p><p>English 12 and Honors English 12</p><p>Text: David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell</p><p>Essay: Many contemporary psychological theorists assert that struggle is necessary for success. Is this true? Do people need to suffer or experience failure in order to experience happiness or success? Support your answer with at least three citations from the text. SAT Essay Rubric</p><p>Development of Grammar and Word Score Organization Use of Language Sentence Structure Position Usage</p><p>No plausible position is Disorganized; little or Contains fundamental Severely flawed Grammar and word taken on the topic; no focus; incoherent vocabulary mistakes sentence structure usage are so poor that severely lacking in they interfere with 1 examples, reasons meaning; very poor and/or evidence mechanics (like punctuation) Position on topic is Poorly organized; lacks Poor use of language; Frequent problems Grammar and word unclear or extremely focus; problems with indicates very limited with sentence usage mistakes are limited; inappropriate coherence or flow of vocabulary and poor structure frequent and interfere 2 examples or reasons; ideas word choice with meaning; poor insufficient evidence mechanics Position on topic Limited in organization Displays developing useSome problems with Contains many demonstrates critical and focus; of language; contains sentence structure; mistakes in grammar thinking skill applied demonstrates lapses in indications of weak lacks a variety of word usage and 3 inconsistently; coherence or flow of vocabulary and poor sentence structures mechanics inadequate examples, ideas word selection reasons or evidence Position on topic Generally organized Displays adequate, but Good sentence Contains some demonstrates and focused; inconsistent, use of structure; mistakes in grammar, competent critical demonstrates some language; vocabulary demonstrates some word usage and 4 thinking skill; example,coherence and used is generally variety of sentence mechanics reasons and evidence attention to the flow appropriate structure are adequate of ideas Position is effectively Well organized and Displays competent useGood sentence Generally free of developed through focused; demonstrates of language; uses structure; mistakes in grammar, strong critical thinking coherence and ideas appropriate vocabulary demonstrates variety word usage and skill; examples, flow well in sentence structure mechanics 5 reasons and evidence are generally appropriate Position effectively andWell organized and Displays skillful use of Good sentence Free of most mistakes insightfully developed clearly focused; clearlylanguage; vocabulary isstructure; in grammar, word through outstanding coherent and ideas accurate and varied; demonstrates usage and mechanics critical thinking skill; flow seamlessly words are meaningful and skilled 6 examples, reasons and appropriately and variety of sentence evidence are clearly skillfully chosen structure appropriate</p>