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Senior English 4 Summer Reading Assignment 2010

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Directions: Students enrolled in 12th grade Senior English 4 for the first semester of the 2010-2011 school are to read two of the following books.
NOTE: Both books must be read by Wednesday, September 1, 2010

  Read TWO of the following books:
  Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
    Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott On Writing by Stephen King
    The Bond by Sampson Davis, George Jenkins and Ramcik Hunt Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
    Dark Sons by Nikki Grimes Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk
    Dreams from My Father: A story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington
  Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift Wise Blood by Flannery O'Conner
  Kindred by Octavia Butler The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
  A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishamel Beah  
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  Assignment for students in English 4
    Read with purpose. Read for detail. Read for meaning. Read for clarity.
Be able to describe the characters.
Be able to relate the specific sequence of events that transpire in both works.
Be ready to share your attitudes, opinions, and input surrounding issues that are discussed in the books.
  1. Prepare to demonstrate your understanding of the two books. Both books must be read by Wednesday, September 1, 2010. An essay, a creative project, a presentation and/or a test may be assigned for both books.
  2. Use the Cornell notes to take notes on your reading of the books. The notes will not be collected; however, you may be able to use the notes for assessments that are assigned. Click on the link to download a copy of Cornell notes.
    3. Remember to read both books. The summer reading assignments will be included in your first marking period grade.
       
    For a printable copy of the English 4 12th Grade Summer Reading Assignment, click on the link.  
           
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