Platt and Maloney High Schools

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Platt and Maloney ~ Grade 9 ~ Summer Reading 2011

NAME:______PERIOD:______

Platt and MaloneyHigh Schools

9th Grade Summer Reading Requirement 2011

All incoming 9th grade students and those repeating freshman English MUST complete the attached packet and bring it on the first day of high school. In this packet you will find the Mythology Webquest and the Novel of Your Choice Project.

The 9th grade English class you have signed up for decides which project you must do. Look below to see which project must be completed:

Mythology Webquest / Novel of Your Choice Project
Accelerated Students / Required / Required
Academic Students / Required / Extra Credit

Mythology Webquest – For this project you will use a variety of sources to research several mythological characters and myths. Fill in pages 2-10 in this packet.

Novel of Your Choice Project – For this project you will select a book by an author on page 11. After reading the book, answer the questions on page 12.

Due Date – All projects are due on the first day of school.

Please note:Copies of this packet can be found on the Platt and Maloney websites.

Mythology Webquest: Accelerated and Academic

Information for completing the packet can be found in the following places:

Websites:

1. Click on “homework help”

2. Click on “gods,” “heroes,” and/or “today”

Books:

1. Mythology by Edith Hamilton

2. The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus by Aliki

3. Heroes, Gods and Monsters of Greek Mythology by Bernard Evslin

While the resources above will contain the needed information, students are not limited to only these websites and books.

Instructions:

Part One: Complete the attached charts (pages 3 – 7 of this packet) by finding information about the major gods/goddesses of Greek mythology.

Part Two: Research the Greek heroes listed and answer the questions provided for each (pages 8 – 9).

Part Three: Choose one of the following myths. Find it, read it and answer the questions provided for it (page 10).

PandoraArachne

Echo and NarcissusPhaethon and Helios

Part One - Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient World

God/Goddess / Parent(s) / Domain (What is he/she in charge of?) / Name one interesting fact about god/goddess / Illustrate symbol/animal of god/goddess here
Aphrodite
Roman/Latin name:
Apollo
Roman/Latin name:
Ares
Roman/Latin name:
God/Goddess / Parent(s) / Domain (What is he/she in charge of?) / Name one interesting fact about god/goddess / Illustrate symbol/animal of god/goddess here
Artemis
Roman/Latin name:
Athena
Roman/Latin name:
Demeter
Roman/Latin name:
God/Goddess / Parent(s) / Domain (What is he/she in charge of?) / Name one interesting fact about god/goddess / Illustrate symbol/animal of god/goddess here
Dionysus
Roman/Latin name:
Hades
Roman/Latin name:
Hephaestus
Roman/Latin name:
God/Goddess / Parent(s) / Domain (What is he/she in charge of?) / Name one interesting fact about god/goddess / Illustrate symbol/animal of god/goddess here
Hera
Roman/Latin name:
Hermes
Roman/Latin name:
Hestia
Roman/Latin name:
God/Goddess / Parent(s) / Domain (What is he/she in charge of?) / Name one interesting fact about god/goddess / Illustrate symbol/animal of god/goddess here
Poseidon
Roman/Latin name:
Zeus
Roman/Latin name:

Part Two - Heroes of Mythology

Instructions: Please use the same resources to find information and answers to the questions about the heroes listed below.

Heracles/Hercules

  1. Who are his parents?
  1. List two things he is famous for doing.

a.

b.

  1. How did he die?

Perseus

  1. Who are his parents?
  1. List two things he is famous for doing.

a.

b.

  1. How did he die?

Theseus

  1. Who are his parents?
  1. List two things he is famous for doing.

a.

b.

  1. How did he die?

Jason of the Argonauts

  1. Who are his parents?
  1. List two things he is famous for doing.

a.

b.

  1. How did he die?

Part Three - Choose a Myth

Instructions: Choose one of the following myths. Find it, read it and answer the questions provided for it.

PandoraArachne

Echo and NarcissusPhaethon and Helios

Name______

Title of Myth ______

1. The main characters in this myth are ______

______.

2. The role the gods played in this myth was ______

______.

3. What in nature does this myth explain? ______

______.

4. The moral lesson we can learn from this myth is ______

______.

-- This is the end of the Mythology Project. --

Novel of Your Choice Project

Accelerated students are required to do this project.

Academic students may do this project for extra credit.

Instructions: Select a book by an author on the list provided below. Prepare during the summer for the assessment on your book at the start of the school year by answering the questions on page 11 of this packet.

List of Summer Reading Authors

Mitch Albom

Julia Alvarez (excluding books for young readers)

Laurie Halse Anderson (excluding Speak)

Orson Scott Card

Chris Crutcher

Matt de la Peña

Sarah Dessen

Walter Dean Meyers (excluding Bad Boys)

Jodi Picoult (excluding My Sister’s Keeper)

Rick Riordan

Books can be found in the following places:

1. Libraries: Platt, Maloney, Meriden Public

2. Bookstores: Borders

3. On-line: Amazon.com; via e-reader

Novel of Your Choice Project

Name: ______

Period: ______

Title of book:______

Name of author: ______

Directions: Please answer the following question in complete sentences.

1. How does your summer reading book remind you of people you have known or experiences you have had? You may choose to make a connection to other stories you have read or movies/television programs you have seen. Use examples from your summer reading book to explain your thinking.

______

2. What makes a good work of literature? First, define “good literature,” and then explain whether and how your summer reading book meets this definition.

______

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