Summer Reading and Class Assignments Rising Seniors

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1 Student Name: Summer Reading and Class Assignments Rising Seniors JIMMY CARTER EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL LA JOYA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

2 To the Class of 2015: Jimmy Carter Early College High School Advanced Placement English & Dual Credit Summer Reading Assignment I have read AP/DC Summer Reading and Class Assignment packet and I understand my responsibilities and requirements to my class before the school year begins. I further understand that the Summer Reading Packet assignment will be an important part of my 1 st Six Weeks average (4 grades) and is due on the first day of class. Therefore, the summer reading and assignment is a REQUIRED component of the AP/DC English program at Jimmy Carter Early College High School. All students MUST complete ALL assignments listed and explained in this packet. Sections 1-6 are the assignments YOU must complete and TURN IN the FIRST DAY of school. In addition, I understand that I will be tested on Brave New World and will have several open-ended response questions about the novel on the first day of school. I also understand that my English teacher reserves the right to administer a failing grade for the first six weeks for any and all missing assignments that are not completed. Student Name (Please Print) Student Signature We, the parents/guardians, have read the English Summer Reading Packet and understand the long term benefits of the skills and the intellectual development offered by the course and support my child s enrollment in this course. I understand that as a parent/legal guardian I may contact the instructor at any time and am encouraged to confer about my child s progress. Parent/Guardian Name (Please Print) Parent/Guardian Signature This contract is endorsed and supported by the Jimmy Carter Early College High School English Department and Ms. Sylvia Sepulveda, Jimmy Carter Early College High School Principal. Should you have any questions, please call (956) Sylvia Sepulveda Jimmy Carter ECHS School Principal 1

3 Para la clase del 2015: Jimmy Carter Early College High School Advanced Placement English & Dual Credit Asignatura y Tarea de Verano Yo he leído el paquete de AP/DC de Verano y entiendo mis responsabilidades y los requisitos de mi clase antes de empezar el año escolar del También entiendo que el Paquete de Verano será un grado importante en el promedio de las primeras seis semanas (4 grados en total) y todas las asignaturas serán entregadas el primer día de clases. Entonces, el Paquete de Verano es un componente REQUERIDO del Programa de Inglés AP/DC en Jimmy Carter Early College High School. Todos los estudiantes DEBEN completar TODAS las actividades puestas y explicadas en este Paquete de Verano. Las secciones 1-6 son las actividades que YO como estudiante debo de completar y ENTREGAR el PRIMER DÍA de la escuela. En adición, yo como estudiante entiendo que voy a tomar un examen sobre el libro Brave New World y tendré varias preguntas sobre el libro en el primer día de escuela. También entiendo que mi instructor tiene el derecho de administrar notas deficientes por cada asignatura que no completo en el primer promedio de las primeras seis semanas. Nombre de Estudiante (Favor de imprimir) Firma de estudiante Nosotros, los padres/guardianes legales, hemos leído el Paquete de Verano de Inglés y entendemos los beneficios de largo plazo que tendrá mi hijo/hija en sus habilidades de inglés y en su desarrollo intelectual. Además, apoyamos la inscripción de nuestro hijo/hija en este curso. Entendemos que como padres/guardianes legales nos podemos comunicar con el instructor y tenemos la opción de pedir una conferencia sobre el progreso de nuestro hijo/hija. Nombre de padre/guardián legal (Favor de imprimir) Firma de padre/guardián legal Este contrato esta aprobado y apoyado por el Departamento de Inglés en Jimmy Carter Early College High School y la Sra. Sylvia Sepulveda, Directora de Jimmy Carter Early College High School. Si tiene preguntas, por favor llame al (956) Sylvia Sepulveda Directora de Jimmy Carter ECHS 2

4 SECTION 1 Key Characters Name the three (3) most important characters in Brave New World, describe each character using two (2) adjectives (one of which describes a physical trait), and provide two (2) concrete details (quotations and page numbers) to support your choices. Name Adjectives Concrete Details Page Number 3

5 SECTION 2 Characterization In a sentence paragraph, choose a character and consider how well that character fits in the World State society. In what ways does the character successfully fit the societal expectations? In what ways does this character not fit in or is not happy with the society? Provide concrete details from different points in the novel to support your explanation, embedding those concrete details in your response. Example of embedding a quote: By the end of the novel, Huck declares that he can t stand the idea of being adopted by Aunt Sally (324). Notice how the above quote is a fluent part of the sentence as a whole; it is not merely placed in the sentence awkwardly. 4

6 SECTION 3 Tracking the Ethics of the World State The World State encourages values and behaviors that our contemporary society considers unacceptable or immoral. In the left column, name four (4) of these behaviors and cite specific examples from the text, including page number. In the right, consider both how and why this behavior is discouraged in contemporary American Society. Behavior or value that is encouraged in the World State: How and why this behavior is discouraged in contemporary American society: Quote: Page Number: Behavior or value that is encouraged in the World State: How and why this behavior is discouraged in contemporary American society: Quote: Page Number: 5

7 Behavior or value that is encouraged in the World State: How and why this behavior is discouraged in contemporary American society: Quote: Page Number: Behavior or value that is encouraged in the World State: How and why this behavior is discouraged in contemporary American society: Quote: Page Number: 6

8 SECTION 4 The Caste System List all five levels of the World State s caste system. Describe the roles and responsibilities of each caste. LEVEL ONE Caste System Name: Responsibilities: LEVEL TWO Caste System Name: Responsibilities: LEVEL THREE Caste System Name: Responsibilities: LEVEL FOUR Caste System Name: Responsibilities: LEVEL FIVE Caste System Name: Responsibilities: 7

9 SECTION 5 Evaluation of Work In a sentence paragraph, explain how Brave New World is or is not relevant to contemporary life. 8

10 SECTION 6 College Application Preparation We will be spending a great deal of time during the first six weeks writing your résumés and college essays. As part of your preparation for those activities, the last section of your summer assignment is to choose three colleges to which you might consider applying. The first should be your dream college, the one you would most like to attend if everything goes your way. The second should be a college that you would really like to attend and to which you know you have a very good chance of being accepted. The third should be your back-up college, one that you would not mind attending and that has a good program for you if you are not able to attend your 1 st and 2 nd choices. For each of your three choices, you must research the college and the program to which you would like to apply. Print out some basic information on each college and the program that most interests you. If the admissions application is available, print it and all of the necessary supporting materials as well (they usually become available after August 1 st ). After you have done your research, for each of your choices write a 1-paragraph to 1-page explanation of why that college and that program is a good match for you (i.e., why is this your dream college? What does this particular program have to offer you, especially in terms of your career expectations?). To help you write the college essays that require you to discuss yourself and your achievements, you will also do preliminary work on your brag sheet as part of your summer assignment. This will help you not only complete your college applications and write your college essays, but it will also enable you to assist whomever you ask to write letters of recommendation for you. This is your opportunity to market yourself in the best possible way; you can let your recommenders know what you would most like your colleges to know about you. Spend some time reflecting about yourself and your high school career and answer the following questions (be sure to take this seriously and spend sufficient time considering what you want others especially college admissions officers to know about you): What type of student are you? What academic settings and assignments do you most enjoy? What subjects interest you the most? How have you challenged yourself in high school? Is your academic record an accurate measure of your ability and potential? If not, what do you consider the best measure of your potential success in college work? 3. Are there any outside circumstances (in your recent experience or background) that have interfered with your academic performance? Have there been fluctuations in your academic record? How would you explain them? 4. List the activities in which you have participated in each year of high school. Be as specific as possible, including officer positions you have held, awards you have won, recognition you have earned, and the number of hours per week and weeks per year you devoted to each: a. Arts (literary, studio art, drama (including class plays), dance, both in and out of school, etc.) b. Music (band, private instruction and performance, organizations, recitals, contests, etc.) c. Athletics (off campus sports, team sports, private instruction, etc.) d. UIL Activities (Ready Writing, Science, Number Sense, Calculator, Computer Science, etc.) e. Other Activities (Yearbook, Environmental Science Club, National Honor Society, etc.) 9

11 Special Note: For #4, please answer each question by year, so that you have a diagram of your four years of activities. You may put your answers in chart form or use bullet points, as long as you divide each answer by grade level and make your answers clear and complete. 5. Have you held a job during your four years of high school? Where did you work? What was your specific job? What did you do? How many hours per week were you employed? What were the dates of your employment? 6. What kind of volunteer work or community service have you done during your four years of high school? (Be sure to include activities both on and off campus, and those with your church or off-campus clubs.) 7. What would you most like a prospective college to know about you? Is there anything that might not show up in the application or that people in general do not know about you that you think they should? Section 6 should be typed and neatly presented (if you do not have access to a computer, handwritten work will be accepted). If you do not have access to a computer or the Internet, work with your classmates and pull together to share your resources. I encourage you to make use of the public libraries and ask the librarians for help. Any undergraduate student can attest that most of their studying and school work gets done at the library. Familiarize yourself with the public libraries and the help librarians can offer you in your research and college endeavors. Please note that printing can easily become expensive at a public library (about 10 cents per page). Print only the most essential pages if you do not have a printer at home. Try to save all of your work on a pen drive so you can easily access it when we go to the computer labs to draft your essays/résumés. I have no problem with you printing out your work on the first day of school at our library/computer labs, but please note: ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE ON THE FIRST DAY. Put all of the materials in a folder or a binder separate from your other English work (be sure that everything is attached in some way so that nothing gets lost), preferably with dividers to separate each of your three college choices and your brag sheet materials. I will collect your college folders on the first day of class. 10