--------------------------------------------------------------------- BARTLETT HIGH SCHOOL 2017 Summer Reading Assignment

Last Updated: 5/10/17

11th GRADE ALL STUDENTS will engage in outside reading during the summer.

ALL STUDENTS will be tested on the summer reading during the first week of school.

ENGLISH 11 All English 11 students must read ONE of two books:

§ The Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown

OR

§ The Roosevelt Women by Betty Carroll

ENGLISH 11 HONORS All English 11 Honors students must read The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.

AND All English 11 Honors students should then select ONE of the following books to read as well

§ Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt

OR

§ Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden

OR

§ Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

OR

§ The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien Students will participate in class discussions on the books they read during the summer. After the discussions, each student will write an essay on the book he/she chose. Students will fill out a Major Works Data Sheet on the second book. The data sheet requires the student to identify particular elements in the novel.

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--------------------------------------------------------------------- BARTLETT HIGH SCHOOL 2017 Summer Reading Assignment

Last Updated: 5/10/17

11th GRADE ALL STUDENTS will engage in outside reading during the summer.

ALL STUDENTS will be tested on the summer reading during the first week of school.

AP LANGUAGE (11th Grade) All AP Language (11th Grade) students must read the following book and article:

§ The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

AND

§ How to Mark a Book by Mortimer Adler [article] AND All AP English Language & Composition (11th Grade) students should then select TWO of the following books to read as well:

§ An American Childhood by Annie Dillard

§ Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden

§ Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

§ Freakonomics by Steven Leitt & Stephen Dubner § Keep a dialectical journal of 25 entries for one of the books (other than The Grapes of Wrath). Use a composition book for your journal. Fold each page in half; on the left side, copy a passage you find meaningful or striking in some way. Record the entries in the order that they occur in the book. Put the page number of the passage at the beginning of the passage. If the words are spoken by a character, tell who is speaking. On the right side of the paper, write a response to the passage. The response must always be in the context of the book. You may write in first person and include your feelings about the passages, but locate and comment on examples of literary/rhetorical devices as well. Each passage should be about 50-100 words. Make sure you copy all the parts to which you are responding. Responses should be substantial. § For the other book, create a video giving your opinion of the book, the parts you liked best, things you didn’t understand, questions you might ask the author if you could, and any other interesting insights. Be sure to quote some favorite passages and explain their significance. (Be sure to completely identify the book and author!) You may collaborate with up to three more students and have a panel discussion on the book; if you take this option, be sure to discuss. Be creative! We will watch these in class. § Students who take AP English Language (11th Grade) are required to take the AP exam in the spring. A payment of approximately $95 for the AP test is required by Friday, September 8, 2017.