Summer Reading Information
Dear AP English Literature and Composition Student,
Welcome to AP English Literature and Composition! According to College Board, the goal of this course is to “engage students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature.” In preparation for the AP English Literature Exam in May of 2019 you will learn how to “consider a work’s structure, style and themes, as well as such smaller-scale elements as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone.”
To understand the general description and expectations for the AP English Literature and Composition course, visit the College Board Advanced Placement Program website, then read specifically about English Literature and Composition. You will also find a variety of helpful resources on this site including study skills, reading tips, sample questions, and other information about the exam and the course.
Summer reading is a requirement of AP English Literature and Composition at Kingsford High School. Not only will the work assigned to you help you sharpen the proverbial “saw” over the three month summer break, it will also help indicate to both you and me whether or not you are ready for the caliber of work required from a college level course.
Please complete the summer reading and writing assignments PRIOR to the beginning of the school year. All assignments are due on or before the first day of class. You may submit your assignments electronically to [email protected], or drop them off in my mailbox in the Kingsford High School office. If it is your intention to submit electronically, please know that sometimes “stuff” happens. Your assignment cannot be scored if I do not receive it. I will send you a message within four days of receipt. If you DO NOT receive a response from me, assume that “stuff happened” and plan to submit your work to the office or directly to me on the first day of school.
A complete book list for this class is posted on my website. It is STRONGLY encouraged that you purchase the books I have asterisked. An integral part of a collegiate level literature course is the ability to explicate the work you read. You need the option to make marginal notes, circle, highlight, and otherwise mark up what you are reading. If you choose not to purchase the books for the course, books will be provided for you. Once again, it is STRONGLY suggested you purchase the texts for this course.
You have chosen to take an Advanced Placement course. This decision comes with the understanding that academic honesty and integrity are values you hold. While group discussion and conversation are necessary to your learning in this course, all work is independent. It should go without saying that these summer assignments should reflect YOUR OWN thought, not another classmate’s, and certainly not a random blogger’s from the internet. Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated.
Happy Reading!
Cheers,
Kendalynn Sutton
[email protected]
(These assignments were developed with help from the following AP sites: <schools.birdvilleschools.net>, <FLVS.net>, <www.tiftschools.com>).
Welcome to AP English Literature and Composition! According to College Board, the goal of this course is to “engage students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature.” In preparation for the AP English Literature Exam in May of 2019 you will learn how to “consider a work’s structure, style and themes, as well as such smaller-scale elements as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone.”
To understand the general description and expectations for the AP English Literature and Composition course, visit the College Board Advanced Placement Program website, then read specifically about English Literature and Composition. You will also find a variety of helpful resources on this site including study skills, reading tips, sample questions, and other information about the exam and the course.
Summer reading is a requirement of AP English Literature and Composition at Kingsford High School. Not only will the work assigned to you help you sharpen the proverbial “saw” over the three month summer break, it will also help indicate to both you and me whether or not you are ready for the caliber of work required from a college level course.
Please complete the summer reading and writing assignments PRIOR to the beginning of the school year. All assignments are due on or before the first day of class. You may submit your assignments electronically to [email protected], or drop them off in my mailbox in the Kingsford High School office. If it is your intention to submit electronically, please know that sometimes “stuff” happens. Your assignment cannot be scored if I do not receive it. I will send you a message within four days of receipt. If you DO NOT receive a response from me, assume that “stuff happened” and plan to submit your work to the office or directly to me on the first day of school.
A complete book list for this class is posted on my website. It is STRONGLY encouraged that you purchase the books I have asterisked. An integral part of a collegiate level literature course is the ability to explicate the work you read. You need the option to make marginal notes, circle, highlight, and otherwise mark up what you are reading. If you choose not to purchase the books for the course, books will be provided for you. Once again, it is STRONGLY suggested you purchase the texts for this course.
You have chosen to take an Advanced Placement course. This decision comes with the understanding that academic honesty and integrity are values you hold. While group discussion and conversation are necessary to your learning in this course, all work is independent. It should go without saying that these summer assignments should reflect YOUR OWN thought, not another classmate’s, and certainly not a random blogger’s from the internet. Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated.
Happy Reading!
Cheers,
Kendalynn Sutton
[email protected]
(These assignments were developed with help from the following AP sites: <schools.birdvilleschools.net>, <FLVS.net>, <www.tiftschools.com>).
Summer Assignments
“How to Mark a Book” by Mortimer J. Adler
How to Read Literature like a Professor by Thomas C Foster
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Senior Essay
I. Foster’s How to Read Literature like a Professor
Read the assigned sections of HTRLLAP (1-3, 5-20), highlighting the main points in each chapter. Foster usually makes just one or two main points and then explains and elaborates them fully for the average reader. Please limit your highlights to ONLY the main ideas for easy reference later in the school year. (Note: Foster references numerous literary pieces in his book, but you will find that it is not necessary for you to know those works in order to understand his concepts.) DO NOT ATTEMPT to read this book word for word, cover to cover. This book is a resource tool. Read the chapters until you understand the concept, then move on. Return to the chapters when you need to review. In the first few days of school, you will be asked to make connections between Foster’s and your assigned summer reading selection.
II. “How to Mark a Book” by Mortimer J. Adler
Read this article before you begin reading your novels.
III. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
As you read The Catcher in the Rye, consider what you have learned from Foster’s guide. In the first few days of school you will be asked to make connections between HTRLLAP and Catcher in a written assessment.
IV. Suggestion: Read “The Garden Party” by Katherine Mansfield
Read the short story starting on page 245 of HTRLLAP. In the first week of school you will be assigned to read this short story and to complete the exercises on page 265-266. This will be a scored activity. You can increase your chances of doing well on this assessment if you have prior knowledge of it.
V. Senior Essay
Follow handout instructions for the Senior Essay English 12 Assignment. A typed first draft of this essay is due on the first day of school.
VI. Communication
Stay in touch! ,You MUST sign up for my AP Lit REMIND group. Make sure you have provided me with all relevant contact information before Wednesday, June 7.
How to Read Literature like a Professor by Thomas C Foster
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Senior Essay
I. Foster’s How to Read Literature like a Professor
Read the assigned sections of HTRLLAP (1-3, 5-20), highlighting the main points in each chapter. Foster usually makes just one or two main points and then explains and elaborates them fully for the average reader. Please limit your highlights to ONLY the main ideas for easy reference later in the school year. (Note: Foster references numerous literary pieces in his book, but you will find that it is not necessary for you to know those works in order to understand his concepts.) DO NOT ATTEMPT to read this book word for word, cover to cover. This book is a resource tool. Read the chapters until you understand the concept, then move on. Return to the chapters when you need to review. In the first few days of school, you will be asked to make connections between Foster’s and your assigned summer reading selection.
II. “How to Mark a Book” by Mortimer J. Adler
Read this article before you begin reading your novels.
III. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
As you read The Catcher in the Rye, consider what you have learned from Foster’s guide. In the first few days of school you will be asked to make connections between HTRLLAP and Catcher in a written assessment.
IV. Suggestion: Read “The Garden Party” by Katherine Mansfield
Read the short story starting on page 245 of HTRLLAP. In the first week of school you will be assigned to read this short story and to complete the exercises on page 265-266. This will be a scored activity. You can increase your chances of doing well on this assessment if you have prior knowledge of it.
V. Senior Essay
Follow handout instructions for the Senior Essay English 12 Assignment. A typed first draft of this essay is due on the first day of school.
VI. Communication
Stay in touch! ,You MUST sign up for my AP Lit REMIND group. Make sure you have provided me with all relevant contact information before Wednesday, June 7.
College Essay AssignmentBook ListThe books marked with an asterisk do NOT need to be purchased. They are either tentative selections, selections in an anthology, or very expensive. Not all the books need to be purchased at the same time. I have noted the semester each book is taught during the school year.
Students will read from the following texts: How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster (Year Round) **1984 by George Orwell (1st Sem) **Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (2nd Sem) Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (1st Sem) Hamlet by William Shakespeare (1st Sem) The Awakening by Kate Chopin (2nd Sem) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (2nd Sem) The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1st Sem) **Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1st Sem) **The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger (Summer) **The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (2nd Sem) Perrine’s Literature: Structure, Sound and Sense to study short fiction, drama, and poetry. (Year Round) |
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