Nashville School of the Arts

Nashville School of the Arts

S U M M E R (GET AHEAD) R E A D I N G L I S T (2013-2014)

General Information:

*Read all books listed for the specific class you will take.

*Be sure you read the ACTUAL NOVEL – reading Cliff’s Notes, Internet summaries, etc., will not be sufficient.

*On the first day of school you will be given the dates for specific assignments and tests on your summer reading.

*The written work required for AP Lang III, and all 12th grade students is noted here:

11th Grade AP Lang: See back of this sheet!!!!!

12th Grade A 1,500 word journal will be required for each selection. For A Lesson Before Dying, write 500 words on the novel’s plot, 500 on character, and 500 on your personal reaction to the novel; these will be due on the first Monday after school begins. AP students should discuss as many of the Mythology stories and/or characters as possible in 1500 words; these journals will be due about two weeks later. You will be tested on each book on the day that novel’s journals are due.

*****************************************************************************************

Ninth Grade

Standard: Monster (Walter Dean Myers)

Honors: : Monster (Walter Dean Myers) + Great Expectations Chapters 1-19 (Charles Dickens)

*****************************************************************************************

Tenth Grade

Standard: Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)

Honors: Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes) + Night (Elie Weisel)

*****************************************************************************************

Eleventh Grade

Standard: Fences (August Wilson)

Honors: Fences (August Wilson) + A Farewell to Arms (E.Hemingway)

11th Grade AP Language: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (F. Douglass)

+ The Elements of Style (4th Edition) (by Strunk & White)

(List 50 facts you learn)

+ The Awakening (Kate Chopin)

*****************************************************************************************

Twelfth Grade

Standard: A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest Gaines)

Honors: A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest Gaines) + Grendel (John Gardner)

12th Grade AP Literature: Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad) + Mythology (Edith Hamilton)

11th Grade AP Lang

http://classjump.com/C/CooksCorner/index.php

1.  Dialectical Journal Assignment: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

For this book, you are required to keep a typed dialectical journal with at least 25 entries. You MUST use the format given. I will not accept any other format. Hand written journals will not be accepted. You will be able to download the template from my website to complete your journal.

In this journal you will write down passages from the text that make you think or interest you in some way. You will write your thoughts about each passage. Sample categories are as follows:

(Q) Question- ask about something in the passage that is unclear

(C) Connect- make a connection to your life, the world, or another text

(P) Predict- anticipate what will occur based on what’s in the passage

(R) Reflect- think deeply about what the passage means. What conclusions can you draw?

(E) Evaluate- make a judgment about the characters, their actions, or what the author is trying to say

You should have meaningful entries and responses in your journal. These entries and responses should reflect that of an honors student.

YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST 1 ENTRY FROM EACH CHAPTER!

2.  Also, read the Elements of Style, 4th Edition (Strunk & White) & type a list of the best 50 facts you learned from the book.

3.  Remember, you must also read The Awakening.