Summer Assignments
ENGLISHSummer Reading
EnglishSummer Reading
Ms. Lalli/EnglishSophomore Advanced/Honors (British Literature, English 2)
Avalon High by Meg Cabot
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN#: 978-0-06-075586-7King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN#: 0-14-036670-9“The Lady of Shallot” by Alfred Lord Tennyson
This poem can be found at: charon.sfsu.edu/TENNYSON?TENNLADT.HTMLAssignment: Write a typed, double-spaced 2 page paper that discusses a character and/or thematic connection found among the three literary pieces.
Junior Level (American Literature)
March by Geraldine Brooks*
Students should keep a reader’s journal identifying key characters, significant observations of the time period, and literary references.
Assignment: Students should answer the Discussion Questions at the back of the book (pages 8-9 of the Reader’s Guide). Please type and double-space your responses.The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Students should keep a reader’s journal identifying key characters, plot details, and questions raised while reading.
Assignment: Write a one page (typed, double-spaced) response paper to the following question. How do storytelling and the role of oral tradition shape this collection of short stories? Why do you think storytelling is important to our modern day culture?
Advanced
Along with the two books mentioned above, please read the following text.
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Assignment: Write a 1-2 page paper (typed, double-spaced) discussing the various treatments of war in all three texts. Use A Farewell to Arms as the primary focus and link to March and The Things They Carried. Why do you think war is such a prominent theme in American Literature?
* This historical novel is currently in the Summer Reading section of Barnes and Noble.Mrs. Haley/English
World Literature (Senior Level)
Honors
1) Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe; Publisher: Anchor Books; ISBN: 978-0385474542
Please keep a reader’s journal for your own reference to enhance class discussions in the fall.2) The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton; Publisher: Harper Perennial;
ISBN: 978-0061173493Advanced
1) A Passage to India by E.M. Forster; Publisher: Harvest Books; ISBN: 978-0156711425
Please keep a reader’s journal for your own reference to enhance class discussions in the fall.2) The Red Carpet: The Bangalore Stories by Lavanya Sankaran; Publisher: Dial Press;
ISBN:0385338201
Students should write a 1-2 page response paper discussing how these two works represent Indian culture. You may explore any topics, similarities, or differences that you observe.3) The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton; Publisher: Harper Perennial;
ISBN: 978-0061173493Additional Assignment: All students are required to write one college essay during the summer break. Most college applications involve topics such as: a person who has influenced you, a favorite literary text, a defining experience, etc. or even a topic of choice. You can visit commonapp.org for suggested topics as well. Students are required to bring one copy of this essay to their first English class.
Women and Literature (Senior Level)
The Hours by Michael Cunningham; ISBN: 978-0312243029
The Awakening by Kate Chopin; ISBN: 978-0380002450
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