Mr. Courtney Summer Reading Honors American Literature
Honors American Literature
Attached you will find the packet for summer reading as it pertains to Honors American Literature. The total value of the packet is 80 points. This will be the first 80 points of the first quarter. Your completed work is due on August 25th, 2017. It can be turned into Google Classroom. Additionally, there will be a test given on each book. Tests will be given on September 5-8.
Failure to turn work in on time will result in a 10% reduction of your grade for each day it is late.
Please type in the answers and turn it in on Google Classroom. Should you have any questions while you are working on the packets, please email me. I will return your email as soon as possible.
Our summer reading books are:
House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Death of a Salesman:
Certain Private Conversations in Two Acts and a Requiem by Arthur Miller
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
Your summer reading books are available through Overdrive on your Chromebook. If you are unsure of how to access your books, please refer to the Summer Reading Section of our website at by clicking here: Summer Reading Instructions
You can choose to purchase them at a local bookstore if you wish.
Summer Reading Assignment (20 points)Student Name:
Title of the book: House on Mango Street
Setting: where/when the story takes place. / Describe the setting of your novel:
Characters the people, animals or imaginary creatures in your story.
Protagonist: the main character in a story who the reader roots for. / List some of the main characters in your novel:
Identify the protagonist
Describe the protagonist:
Identify textual evidence which supports your description of the protagonist.
Conflict: the struggle or problem in the novel.
Internal: character vs. himself.
External: character vs. outside force. / Identify the main conflict:
Is this conflict internal or external?
How do you know?
Part 2. Rising Action: the conflict begins to develop. Exciting and interesting events that lead to the climax.
Identify 3 exciting events that happened in your novel. (these should happen before the climax)
1.
2.
3.
Part 3. Climax: Identify the point in the story that is the most intense action.
Part 4. Resolution: Explain how the conflict is resolved. Do you think this is a satisfying resolution or do you think the author should have ended the novel in a different way?
Summer Reading Assignment (20 points)
Student Name:
Title of the book: Fallen Angels
Setting: where/when the story takes place. / Describe the setting of your novel:
Characters the people, animals or imaginary creatures in your story.
Protagonist: the main character in a story who the reader roots for. / List some of the main characters in your novel:
Identify the protagonist
Describe the protagonist:
Identify textual evidence which supports your description of the protagonist.
Conflict: the struggle or problem in the novel.
Internal: character vs. himself.
External: character vs. outside force. / Identify the main conflict:
Is this conflict internal or external?
How do you know?
Part 2. Rising Action: the conflict begins to develop. Exciting and interesting events that lead to the climax.
Identify 3 exciting events that happened in your novel. (these should happen before the climax)
1.
2.
3.
Part 3. Climax: Identify the point in the story that is the most intense action.
Part 4. Resolution: Explain how the conflict is resolved. Do you think this is a satisfying resolution or do you think the author should have ended the novel in a different way?
Summer Reading Assignment (20 points)
Student Name:
Title of the book: Scarlet Letter
Setting: where/when the story takes place. / Describe the setting of your novel:
Characters the people, animals or imaginary creatures in your story.
Protagonist: the main character in a story who the reader roots for. / List some of the main characters in your novel:
Identify the protagonist
Describe the protagonist:
Identify textual evidence which supports your description of the protagonist.
Conflict: the struggle or problem in the novel.
Internal: character vs. himself.
External: character vs. outside force. / Identify the main conflict:
Is this conflict internal or external?
How do you know?
Part 2. Rising Action: the conflict begins to develop. Exciting and interesting events that lead to the climax.
Identify 3 exciting events that happened in your novel. (these should happen before the climax)
1.
2.
3.
Part 3. Climax: Identify the point in the story that is the most intense action.
Part 4. Resolution: Explain how the conflict is resolved. Do you think this is a satisfying resolution or do you think the author should have ended the novel in a different way?
Summer Reading Assignment (20 points)
Student Name:
Title of the book: Death of Salesman
Setting: where/when the story takes place. / Describe the setting of your novel:
Characters the people, animals or imaginary creatures in your story.
Protagonist: the main character in a story who the reader roots for. / List some of the main characters in your novel:
Identify the protagonist
Describe the protagonist:
Identify textual evidence which supports your description of the protagonist.
Conflict: the struggle or problem in the novel.
Internal: character vs. himself.
External: character vs. outside force. / Identify the main conflict:
Is this conflict internal or external?
How do you know?
Part 2. Rising Action: the conflict begins to develop. Exciting and interesting events that lead to the climax.
Identify 3 exciting events that happened in your novel. (these should happen before the climax)
1.
2.
3.
Part 3. Climax: Identify the point in the story that is the most intense action.
Part 4. Resolution: Explain how the conflict is resolved. Do you think this is a satisfying resolution or do you think the author should have ended the novel in a different way?