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1 English 1H Summer Reading Requirement Welcome to English I Honors! The course in which you are enrolled is one in which students are highly motivated and who have demonstrated advanced reading and writing skills. These skills will be reinforced through challenging reading and writing assignments with emphasis placed on critical analysis. Honors students are independent, engaged, and voracious learners and thinkers. Honors students develop their own opinions of what they read based on insight and connections to real world issues as well as other artistic genres. Honors students should NEVER formulate their ideas of a text based on what someone else thought of the text; with this in mind, the warning for all incoming Honors students is do not use computer sources or websites for any assistance with reading comprehension. Of course you re encouraged to look up references to outside events, background information, or vocabulary within a text, but no Honors student should rely on summarized/interpreted information from anyone but him/her self. Required texts: - Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury - A minimum of ONE book of the student s choice (please see below for information about Book/Love and Reading Ladders. While you are REQUIRED to read and journal through one book, we re ENCOURAGING you to read multiple books of your choice throughout the summer :) Journal Requirement: Assignments for the summer reading requirement must be completed in a composition journal. All entries must be dated, titled, and handwritten. Grammar and spelling counts! We encourage you to go beyond the required assignments for your journal and use it for free writing of your own. Record thoughts about what you read daily, illustrate what you are thinking, create a poem, share a story, describe a memory, share your opinions on different books that you read throughout the summer, etc. This is your journal; enjoy writing in it, but keep it school appropriate. We want to see who the writers are! Take a look at the following link for some additional reading journal/writing ideas: ela30.weebly.com/writing- journal.html

2 Book Love/Reading Ladders This year, we are taking the initiative to incorporate a program called Book Love into the Freshman Honors curriculum. Please refer to the following website to learn more about the founder, Penny Kittle, and her goals to develop strong readers and writers who have a genuine love for literature. Here is an overview of Penny Kittle s book, Book Love: Developing Depth, Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers, and an idea of what we are going to pursue in this summer reading assignment and in class throughout the entire year: In Book Love Penny takes student apathy head on, first by recognizing why students don t read and then showing us that when we give kids books that are right for them, along with time to read... we can create a pathway to satisfying reading that leads to more challenging literature and ultimately, a love of reading. We hope to inspire students to read more by introducing books on a regular basis. The summer reading assignment will allow students to be creative, responsive, and reflective while reading and thinking and will hopefully lead all of the Honors students to a pathway that will get each one to read more challenging literature! This pathway is referred to as a reading ladder. What is a reading ladder? As stated by author Teri Lesesne, The goal of reading ladders is to slowly move students from where they are to where we would like them to be. Reading ladders start with authors, subjects, and genres that a particular reader enjoys, then eventually moves up to more complex and challenging pieces of literature. Reading ladders build confidence and reading independence. Take a pic of yourself standing next to the LADDER of books you read or draw a picture (as you see below) and take a picture of yourself with it.

3 Choice Book Assignment Choose any book for the first step of your reading ladder this year. You will record in your journal a total of five reader response prompts for this particular book. Below are the following entries to choose from: 1. Theme: State the theme of the book you are reading, and then give two examples that illustrate this theme and explain how it is revealed within the text. Include the page number for each example. 2. Setting: Explain the impact of the setting on the story. Give two reasons that illustrate the impact of the setting on the story. (Think: How do the place and time shape the characters/ the plot/ the themes/ the conflicts?) Why not draw out the setting and trace the steps of a character of your choice? 3. Connections: Think about the characters, conflicts, symbols, and themes of the book of your choice. What real world connections can you make? Text to text? Text to self? Put yourself in the book as a character. How would you react? Would you change anything? 4. Point of View: Identify the point of view from which the novel is written (first person, second person, third person limited, or third person omniscient). Copy two passages, of 3-4 sentences in length, that illustrate point of view, and tell why you think the author chose to tell the story from that point of view. You can get creative and rewrite a section in an alternative perspective! 5. Criticism: Interpret and critique the end of the book. Give two reasons that you believe this was or was not a believable ending; if it was not believable, tell how the ending was artistically justified. Write an alternative ending! Perhaps you disagree with the way the author concluded a story you love - here s your chance to change what you didn t like. 6. Symbolism: Name two symbols that were used in the book, and tell what each symbol represents and its significance to the text/characters/themes. Develop a symbol that has meaning to you and write a short story or poem which uses the symbol in a creative/innovative way! 7. Irony: Explain two examples of irony that were used in the book, and tell what you think the author was trying to accomplish by using irony in each. Include the page number for each example. Refer to dramatic, verbal, and situational irony. Use irony as the basis for your own story! 8. Conflict: Explain two conflicts that occur in the book and what each helps you to understand/ learn. Remember to discuss conflict in terms of internal/external. Check to

4 see whether conflicts led to dynamic characters or whether the character(s) remain static. Write your own short story which focuses on a similar conflict or one in which the conflict is resolved differently. 9. Antagonist: Choose one antagonist from the novel. Discuss the character traits of the antagonist. In addition, discuss how the antagonist influences and affects the protagonist. Create your own villain! Get inspired! 10. Climax: Write a statement about the climax or highest point of the tension. Explain how this changes the outcome of the novel. What s the climax of your life story going to be? Create your own climactic moment! LINKS AND HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR SOME OF THE LITERARY ELEMENTS ABOVE: Theme What is a theme? Characteristics of a theme statement: Point of View Exploring Point of View: Irony Definition and examples of three types of irony: and- examples- of- irony- in- literature Fahrenheit 451 Project STEP 1: Fahrenheit 451 Journal Assignment 75 points (5 points each): Keep a handwritten dialectical journal for each section (3) of the novel. Include at least five entries per section for a total of 15 entries. You will be able to use these entries on the Fahrenheit 451 test the second day of class. Record your entries in your personal journal using the format below. Directions, tips, and examples of the dialectical journal are included.

5 Fahrenheit 451 Dialectical Journal What is a dialectical journal? Simply put, dialectical means the art or practice of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments (dictionary.com). A dialectical journal, then, is used to arrive at the truth of a written work through the written response to quotations from that work. Should I write or type these? You must neatly handwrite these in your literature journal make sure they are legible (pen isn t bleeding through; responses aren t running together; writing can be easily read) and organized. We suggest using sticky note flags to mark quotations and make brief comments while reading, and you are encouraged to decide which are your choicest/deepest/most puzzling quotes to reflect on each night. Assignment: For each section in Fahrenheit 451 (3 sections), you will record a dialectical journal with a minimum of five entries per section. On the second day of class you will have a test on the novel and you will be able to use your journals during the test. You should use this journal to do the following: Summarize and question the text Pose questions about what you have read Take notes on details, images, diction, etc. Notice patterns Write analysis and make connections Connect method to purpose, effect, and meaning Make choices about evidence Document quotes Make inferences about characters, symbols, etc. Write analysis justifying an assertion

6 How should I set up my Dialectical Journal? This is how you will set up each section s entry in your journal: Section Title Text and main ideas Quote goes here you may quote a phrase, sentence, or section of the text. Also include proper parenthetical documentation (Author page) In this section, record quotes that contain unique examples of author s style, figurative language, thematic elements, character and plot development, etc. Reactions and details Your reaction goes here opinion, question, comment, reaction, etc. This reaction should be real, candid, honest, and school appropriate. Demonstrate insight and analysis! Potential Journal Topics Here are some possible topics for your Dialectical Journal. You are not limited to the topics below, this is merely a starting point. Society References that apply to title (F451) Style Symbolism Changes in Tone Foreshadowing Point of view Themes Diction Syntax Setting Satire Repetition for effect Characterization motifs Connotations

7 STEP 2. Fahrenheit 451 Presentation Project (After reading the novel): Imagine you lived in the world of Fahrenheit 451 and that you are one of the people with whom Montag lives at the end of the novel. Each one of those people owns a piece of literature that they believe is integral to human knowledge and society. Consider what 20 lines of literature should never be lost to society. These lines can be from a poem, an excerpt from a novel, an important political or historical speech, or a monologue from a play. You may not use a song or song lyrics. By the third day of school you should be prepared to demonstrate your memorization of that piece of literature. Your recitation of the text should be delivered with appropriate emphasis and feeling. Prepare a written speech in which you justify why your chosen lines are important enough to be memorized and what loss society or human knowledge would have if that literature was lost forever. We both believe strongly in education, the value of literature, and the power of the pen. We believe in critical thinking, original thought, and the desire to grow as learners. Students are expected to be thoughtful, considerate, and respectful of others throughout the summer project and the school year. All work must be original and should not be reliant on the work or thoughts of others. Plagiarism should not even be a thought. Any student who gives another student their work or ideas to help or assist is equally guilty of plagiarism. Please don t even consider it. If you are unsure about what plagiarism entails please consult the following link: 101/overview/ We look forward to meeting you in September. Sincerely, Ms. Maria Rispoli

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