ParadiseHigh School Summer Reading Assignment 2015
Honors English 10
Welcome to Honors English 10. Your teachers are very excited about this school year! Summer reading offers students an opportunity to enjoy quality literature while growing their independent reading skills. Students demonstrate their abilities through standards-based engagements in comprehension and vocabulary. This self-directed experience will allow students to reinforce skills previously learned and prepare them for future learning. This summer you will be expected to read two (2) books and complete the following assignment. You will also have an objective test on the book during the 1st week of school.
SUMMER READING BOOKS:
Everyone must read (two) 2 books: 1 fiction book and 1 non-fiction book. The following are the books you can choose from:
FICTION (1)
The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie
Halse Anderson
Peace Like a Riverby Leif Enger
A Separate Peaceby John Knowles
NON-FICTION (1)
Assuming Names: A Con Artist’s Masquerade
by Tanya Thompson
Swallow the Ocean by Laura M. Flynn
Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahala
Parents: Please preview the books your student selects. If you do not give them permission to read that text, have them select a different title. You can also contact one of the teachers below.
Honors 10 students are expected to complete the summer reading assignment. It will be due on the first day of school, August 13, 2015.
If you have questions about the assignment, please feel free to email: Mr. Milardovich– or Chase Chevallier – .
Students can find copies of the books at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, the local library or borrow from friends.
There is an Informational PowerPoint that explains how to complete the Honors English 10 Summer Reading assignment on the Paradise High School website ( This presentation includes a completed assignment, using a short story as an example, which will show you how to fill out the “Summer Reading Book Talk”assignment correctly. If you have any questions about the assignment, again contact Mr. Milardovich or Mr. Chevallier.
In order to access the Informational PowerPoint, go to and mouse over DEPTS/PROGRAMS. Then mouse over ENGLISH and you will see Summer Reading Honors & AP where you will find the Honors English 10 Summer Reading Assignment and the Honors English 10 Informational PowerPoint.
Assignment:
You will be expected to create a Book Talk on both your fiction and non-fiction novels. This means you will have two (2) Book Talks. Use the attached script for yourBook Talks. You will turn in both Book Talk scripts on the due date, feedback will be provided, and you will then revise it and be ready to do one Book Talk presentation in front of the class. You will not know which one you will be doing. Please complete the assignment to the best of your ability and use the Informational PowerPoint to help you! You will be graded on your revised work, not on the initial attempt and you will be graded on your Book Talk presentation in front of the class.
Due Date for initial Book Talk: August 13, 2015.
Summer Reading Book-Talk
Name ______
Directions: Fill out the script below to turn in on the first day of school. You will use it to present your Book-talk.
1. I read the book ______written by ______.
(TITLE OF BOOK)(AUTHOR)
2. The setting of my book is ______and it takes place during
(PLACE)
______.
(TIME)
3. This book is about ______
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(PROVIDE AN OBJECTIVE SUMMARY OF 4 TO 6 SENTENCES. BE SURE TO INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE CENTRAL CONFLICT AND ITS RESOLUTION)
4. The main character in the book is ______. An important character trait this
(NAME OF MAIN CHARACTER)
person demonstrates is ______because ______
(CHARACTER TRAIT)
______
______
(EXPLAIN HOW THE TRAIT IS DEMONSTRATED BY THE CHARACTER)
5. An important lesson this character learns or important change this character undergoes during the story is
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______
6. The theme of this book is ______
(STATE THE THEME OF THE STORY IN ONE COMPLETE SENTENCE)
This theme is demonstrated in the story when ______
______
7. A meaningful passage from the book is “______
______
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______”
(COPY AN IMPORTANT SENTENCE FROM THE BOOK)
8. This passage is important to the theme because ______
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(EXPLAIN HOW IT SUPPORTS, RELATES, OR REVEALS THE THEME)
9. Look up a current event from the newspaper or a magazine (i.e. San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee, New York Times, Time Magazine, U.S. Today) that shows the theme you found in your book. Write the name of the newspaper or magazine and attach a copy of the article: ______
(NAME OF NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE AND TITLE OF ARTICLE )
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10. Explain the connection between the theme from the book and your article. ______
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11. A passage from this article that reflects the theme is “ ______
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