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AP English
12; IB English 11-12 Summer of
2008 Mr.
Thompson and Mr. Tindell TWO TYPED, DOUBLE-SPACED, ONE-PAGE RESPONSES DUE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. We believe that, before all
else, reading is a pleasure. Therefore
our summer reading project is designed to allow you to read a book simply for
enjoyment. We save the difficult
books, the ones that benefit from being taught and discussed in a classroom
setting, for the school year so we can read those books with you.
So here’s the deal. Instructions: 1.
Choose one of the books from the following list, or
e-mail another suggestion to us for approval.
2.
Divide your book in half, either by chapters or page
numbers. 3.
Halfway through reading the
book, type a one-page, double-spaced response to the novel.
(By “response,” we mean write about your perceptions, delights, and
frustrations about the book thus far). 4.
At the end of the book, type
another one-page, double-spaced response about the book as a whole, judging it in light of all the other books you’ve read in your life.
5.
Then make sure your name is on both pages of your
responses, staple the two pages together and bring them to class on
the first day of school
to turn in. Format: Responses
should be written in Times New Roman,
11 point font, with 1 inch margins on each side.
Handwritten responses must be four pages (2 for each half of the book)
in order to receive full credit. Evaluation: The
Summer Reading Assignment is a 100 point homework grade, and we won’t take
it late.
The pages must be FULL
to receive full credit. Remember
that your two page assignment will be our first impression of you in our
classroom. Due Date: The
Summer Reading Assignment is due on the first
day of your English class. No
exceptions. Questions? If
you have any questions or want to suggest a book for approval, you can contact
us over the summer at the following addresses:
davisbthompson@gmail.com
or tindej@yahoo.com.
(Our school addresses may be unavailable for parts of the summer). You can find most of these
books at libraries or you can buy them at most local bookstores.
Please choose a book that you think you will enjoy, and don’t choose
one randomly off the list. If you
start a book and don’t like it, then put the book down and choose another.
A Word of Warning: Some
of the works listed below have content that may be offensive to some readers.
Other than the books listed that we have not read ourselves (which are
labeled), we have tried to list warnings beside each title.
Please do not choose a book with a warning if you know that you would
be offended by that book, or more importantly, if you know that your parents
would not like you to read that book. A
* means this work may have adult themes and issues. The List: Our
list of suggested works is organized somewhat thematically.
If you would like to know more about individual works, then look on
either of our web pages under the link “Summer Reading 2008.”
On our website you can read synopses and see what we’re reading this
summer as well. Summer
Reading 2008 Novel Suggestions for
AP English 12; IB English 11-12 African-American Works: *The
Bluest Eye, Morrison *Song
of Solomon, Morrison *A
Lesson Before Dying, Gaines *The
Color Purple, *A
Gathering of Old Men, Gaines Black
Boy, Wright Dystopian /
Post-apocalyptic Works: *A
Clockwork *The
Road, Cormac McCarthy Brave
New World, Huxley Alas,
Non-Fiction (Mostly
Adventure): Into
the Wild,
Krakeur Into
Thin Air,
Krakeur The
Perfect Storm,
Junger *Black
Hawk Down,
Bowden *Newjack,
Conover Horror: Dracula,
Stoker *The
Stand, King *The
Shining, King *Different
Seasons, King The
Historian, Kostova The
Terror (I
have not read this book yet) Science Fiction: I,
Robot, Asimov *The
Sparrow,
Russell Historical Fiction: The
Killer Angels, Shara I,
Claudius,
Grave The
March,
Doctorow Memoir: * *A
Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Eggers Fictional Memoir: *The
Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot
Diaz *Memoirs
of a Geisha,
Golden Christian: Cry,
the Beloved Country,
Paton Lest
Innocent Blood Be Shed,
Hallie Pilgrim’s
Progress,
Bunyan For the Future English
Major: Jane
Eyre,
Bronte David
Copperfield,
Dickens Emma,
Austen Persuasion,
Austen Jude
the Obscure,
Hardy Return
of the Native,
Hardy Lord
Jim,
Conrad Passage
to Howard’s
End,
Forster The
Power and the Glory,
Greene Portrait
of the Artist as a Young Man, Joyce Remains
of the Day,
Ishiguiro Some American
Literature: Age
of Innocence,
Wharton Catcher
in the The
Sun Also Rises,
Hemingway Ragtime,
Doctorow *On
the Road, Kerouac *The
Cider House Rules,
A
Prayer for Owen Meany,
The
Poisonwood Bible,
Kingsolver A
Farewell to Arms,
Hemingway Some International
Works: The
Plague,
Camus The
Three Musketeers, Dumas The
Count of Monte Cristo,
Dumas Chronicle
of a Death Foretold, Garcia
Marquez
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