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Honors English 9Summer 2012 Reading List & Assignment
Honors English 9 demands working hard, thinking critically, and
analyzing a variety of textsIt requires independence of thought,
maturity, and dedication. Your summer reading andassignment must be
completed and submitted on the first day of class. The books
andassignment will serve as the basis for discussion and writing in
the first weeks of class. Toprepare for the first days of class,
you must find, mark with a sticky note, type, and annotate aminimum
of ten (10) quotes related to one of the listed themes below for
each text. Anannotation includes at least 4-6 sentences of
explanation about the significance of the quotechosen please do not
just paraphrase what the quote says but analyze the text, the
importanceof what is being said and your reaction to the quote.
Prepare a typed copy of your annotationswith page numbers and your
selected quotes, and submit on the first day of class.
Additionallybring your copy of both novels with you on the first
day, as well as this assignment sheet.
Example of annotated quotes: Type the quote, the page number and
the annotation.Quotation from the book and page number:It is a
truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a
good fortune must bein want of a wife (1).
Annotation (response):This is the first sentence of the book.
When I first read it I thought the writer was serious-itseemed like
something people might have believed when it was written. Soon I
realized she wasmaking fun of that attitude. The quote made me feel
angry when I first started reading, like I wasgoing to have to read
a book about how women were only able to fulfill certain roles in
societyand I dont think like that. I mean, what about what the wife
wants?
Summer reading texts:Night by Elie WeiselHouse on Mango Street
by Sandra Cisneros
You must choose 1 theme for each book and complete 10 quotes for
each book.
Night (Find 10 quotes for 1 of the following themes)1. A major
theme which emerges from Night is dehumanization. Find quotes
throughout
the novel that show Elie, his family or the inmates becoming
dehumanizedOR2. Elie struggles to maintain his faith and
relationship with God throughout the novel.
House on Mango Street (Find 10 quotes for 1 of the following
themes)
1. Esperanzas struggle to define herself.2. How does environment
shape our identity?
You may wish to purchase your own copies of these novels (hit
the used bookstores!) in orderto highlight passages and make notes
that will help you with the assignments. If purchasingthese is not
a possibility, get copies from the local library. Please
noteStudents who havenot completed the summer reading and/or the
associated assignment due on the firstday of school will be
unprepared to write the essays and discussions and thereforewill be
asked to change their English class to a Core English class.
We look forward to the challenge of the coming year.
Mrs. Susan Best/ Mrs. Tammy BarnhartEnglish Honors 9Kentlake
High School
