7/31/2019 2012-2013 Senior Summer Reading

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SENIOR YEAR

SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT

Students will choose one of the following books, and write 3 Edline discussion entries over the summer. During the schoolyear, students will write an essay comparing their summer reading book to a book being read in class. The discussion postswill be the only source students can refer to when writing the essay. The discussion posts must be completed BEFOREthe first day of school. Please note that if you are taking Honors English, you will be required to complete an additionalassignment that includes reading two additional books.

SUMMER READING TITLES :

1000 Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonUnbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by LaurenHillenbrand

Discussion Directions:Log onto Edline, you need to be logged on to access the discussions. Look on the home page (bottom right) for theSummer Reading, click Senior. Click the link on the webpage to open the discussion (prompts 1, 2, or 3 below). Click Comment to access the Add Comment page.

Discussion Entries (3):

While reading the chosen book :

1.) Identify a character that faces a physical, emotional, or psychological obstacle. Describe the character and theobstacle and explain why he or she has trouble dealing with it. Use AT LEAST THREE specificexamples/passages from the book. Be sure to cite page numbers.

2.) Explain the various ways your chosen character deals with the obstacle using AT LEAST THREE specificexamples/passages from the book. Be sure to cite page numbers.

3.) Discuss how your chosen character overcomes and the obstacle and the impact it has on his/her life using ATLEAST THREE specific examples/passages. Be sure to cite page numbers.

NOTE: examples used in answering discussion questions should be EXACT QUOTES from the literature using quotationmarks around the example to show that the exact words were taken from the book page numbers should also be included.

During the school year, your teacher will assign the following essay question. You should print out and keep yourdiscussion entries in order to use them to assist you in writing the essay.

Essay:

People of all ages and cultures face obstacles of one kind or another. Some obstacles may be physical while others may beemotional or psychological.

Choose a character from your summer reading selection and a character from our assigned classroom selection that hasfaced some obstacle. In a well-developed essay, compare and contrast the two characters, the obstacle they faced, how theyovercame it, and how their success impacted their lives. This essay is will be completed in class, NOT over the summer.