10th Grade English 2 Honors

Summer Reading Assignments
Essay Assignment for 2nd Reading

Guidelines for Completing your Essay

Complete the attached Parent/Guardian Evaluation Form for the second reading selection. The Parent/Guardian Evaluation Form is due Wednesday, September 8, 2010. Click on the link for a copy of the Evaluation Form.

Plan to complete a timed-writing on the second reading selection during the second week of school.

Prepare to demonstrate your understanding of the two books. An essay, a creative project, a presentation and/or a test may be assigned for both books.

Use the Cornell notes to take notes on your reading of the books. The notes will not be collected; however, you will be able to use the notes for any assessments that are assigned.

Understand the importance of the summer reading assignments. The summer reading assignments will be included in your first marking period grade.

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I. Select two of the following books:
	Title	Author
	*Brave New World* Fiction	Aldous Huxley Online text at http://www.huxley.net/bnw/index.html
	*Cry, the Beloved Country* Fiction	Alan Paton Online text at http://books.google.com/books?id=aUe-Dfez6gAC
	*Frankenstein* Fiction	Shelley, Mary. You may access this text online for free at Literature.org or at Project Gutenberg
	*Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass* Non-Fiction	Douglass, Frederick You may access this text for free at the Berkeley Digitial Library SunSITE
	*Pride and Prejudice* Fiction	Jane Austen You may access this text for free at http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/pridprej.html
	*A Separate Peace* Fiction	John Knowles
	*Things Fall Apart* Fiction	Chinua Achebe


II.	Complete an essay on one of the books that you have selected. The essay is due Wednesday, September 8, 2010. Select one of the five following Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition writing prompts for the essay.
	A.	"Novels and plays often include scenes of weddings, funerals, parties and other social occasions. Such scenes may reveal the values of the characters and the society in which they live. Select a novel that includes such a scene and, in a focused essay, discuss the contribution the scene makes to the meaning of the work as a whole."
	B.	"Morally ambiguous characters - characters whose behavior discourages readers from identifying them as purely evil or purely good - are at the heart of many works of literature. Choose a novel in which a morally ambiguous character plays a pivotal role. Then write an essay in which you explain how the character can be viewed as morally ambiguous and why his or her moral ambiguity is significant to the work as a whole."
	C.	"Many writers use a country setting to establish values within a work of literature. For example, the country may be a place of virtue and peace or one of primitivism and ignorance. Chose a novel in which such a setting plays a significant role. Then write an essay in which you analyze how the country setting functions in the work as a whole."
	D.	"Works of literature often depict acts of betrayal. Friends and even family may betray a protagonist; main characters may likewise be guilty of treachery or may betray their own values. Select a novel that includes such acts of betrayal. Then, in a well-written essay, analyze the nature of the betrayal and show how it contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole."
	E.	"In a literary work, a minor character, often known as a foil, possesses traits that emphasize, by contrast or comparison, the distinctive characteristics and qualities of the main character. For example, the ideas or behavior of a minor character might be used to highlight the weaknesses or strengths of the main character. Choose a novel in which a minor character serves as a foil for the main character. Then write an essay in which you analyze how the relation between the minor character and the major character illuminates the meaning of the work."
	Guidelines for Completing your Essay
	*	Use a variety of details to support and to develop your observations. Remember to use the Modern Language Association format. Click the link for instructions on setting up the MLA format.
	*	Use the present tense of the verb to discuss the events of the novel.
	*	Type the assignments. Use 12-point type and Arial or Times New Roman font type only. Double space.
	*	Leave margins of one inch at the top, the bottom and on both side of the text.
	*	Type your assignment on one side of the paper only.
	*	Type your last name one inch from the top and one inch from the right margin, using the instructions in the MLA format. The page number appears one space after your last name
	*	Title each section of the assignment. Center the title near the top of the page where each section begins.
	*	Proofread and edit for grammar, spelling, capitalization and punctuation.
	*	Use staples to fasten the pages
	Evaluation
		You will be evaluated on the content, the accuracy and the completion of the assignment.
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III.	Complete the attached Parent/Guardian Evaluation Form for the second reading selection. The Parent/Guardian Evaluation Form is due Wednesday, September 8, 2010. Click on the link for a copy of the Evaluation Form.

IV.	Plan to complete a timed-writing on the second reading selection during the second week of school.

V.	Prepare to demonstrate your understanding of the two books. An essay, a creative project, a presentation and/or a test may be assigned for both books.

VI.	Use the Cornell notes to take notes on your reading of the books. The notes will not be collected; however, you will be able to use the notes for any assessments that are assigned.

VII.	Understand the importance of the summer reading assignments. The summer reading assignments will be included in your first marking period grade.


	Please pay particular attention to the due dates for the assignments.

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