The Fault in Our Stars This Star Won’t Go Out OR...The Young Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews and Amy Parker Regular English II Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry Accelerated

Germantown High School Summer Reading 2014 All English classes will have assigned summer reading which will be tested during the first weeks of class, so please have the books read. Also, please have a copy of the book with you during the opening of school. You don’t need to buy a copy (a library book will work just fine), but local bookstores will be asked to keep copies of these titles in stock. Each grade level will have its own, specific assignment for each book. Please check the school website for your individual assignment. Regular English I Lord of the Flies by William Golding Accelerated English I Lord of the Flies by William Golding The Young Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews and Amy Parker Regular English II Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry Accelerated English II Pick one of these two pairs.

1. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green AND This Star Won’t Go Out by Esther Earl OR

2. Bleachers by John Grisham AND Believe* by Eric LeGrand

Regular English III

Pick one of the following titles: 1. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the American Meal by Eric Schlosser 2. Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich 3. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Accelerated English III Our Town by Thornton Wilder AND pick one of the following titles

1. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the American Meal by Eric Schlosser 2. Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich 3. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Advanced Placement English Language and Composition (11th grade AP) The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Walden by Henry David Thoreau

(It is suggested that your version of Walden also contain Thoreau’s essay “Civil Disobedience,” as that essay will be discussed in class later in the first term)

If you have any ques

Regular English IV: pick ONE of the following titles. Code Name Verity*, by Elizabeth Wein OR Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney (PLEASE be sure to get this specific translation, as many translations of the book exist).

Dual Enrollment/ Dual Credit English IV: read BOTH of the following titles.

Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney (PLEASE be sure to get this specific translation, as many translations of the book exist).

AND Grendel by John Gardner Accelerated English IV Please see attached sheet Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition (12th grade AP) Please see attached sheet PLEASE NOTE: This year, each grade level will have its own specific assignment. WE HAVE DONE AWAY WITH THE GENERIC WORKSHEET PACKET from years past. The specific assignments will be on the school website. Please have your book read and your assignment completed by the first day of class. YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HANDING IN YOUR ASSIGNMENT(S) ON THE VERY FIRST DAY OF YOUR ENGLISH CLASSES. Late work will not be accepted. Any title marked * might contain subject matter and/ or language some might find objectionable. Please note that neither MCSD nor Germantown High condone or encourage illegal behavior, profanity, or violence. Literature is to be considered a work of art and not necessarily a moral guide.

Accelerated)English)IV/Summer)Reading)2014)

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Accelerated)English)IV)is)a)senior)level)course)that)focuses)on)the)study)of)British)and)colonial)literature.)Students)are)expected)to)bring)the)same)dedication,)enthusiasm,)and)scholarly)acumen)to)all)their)efforts)in)this)course)so)they)learn)from)one)another)through)various)

approaches.))

Choose)one)of)the)following)threads)to)complete:))

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The$Spy$Who$Came$In$From$The$Cold$by)John)le)Carre)(1963))Rebecca*$by)Daphne)Du)Maurier)(1938)))The$Picture$of$Dorian$Gray$by)Oscar)Wilde)(1890)))The$Moonstone$by)Wilkie)Collins)(1868))))FilmsH)

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2.)Clash)of)the)(Social))Classes)

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A$Handful$of$Dust$by)Evelyn)Waugh)(1934))A$Passage$to$India$by)E.M.)Forster)(1924))The$Picture$of$Dorian$Gray$by)Oscar)Wilde)(1890)))Mansfield$Park$by)Jane)Austen)(1814)))

FilmsH$Chicken$Run$Les$Misérables$$$With)either)thread,)you)have)two)options:))either)(a))read)three)books,)or)(b))read)two)

books)and)watch)one)film)

)$You)must)create)a)dialectical)journal)as)you)read.)Draw)a)vertical)line)down)the)center)of)each)page.)On)the)leftRhand)side,)copy)significant)passages)from)the)text)that)reveal)character)or)thematic)development,)including)page)number)from)text.)On)the)rightRhand)side,)explain)why)you)think)these)quotations)are)significant.)There)is)no)minimum)or)maximum)requirement;)use)good)judgment)and)read)closely.)Journals*are*due)on*the*first*day*of*class.)))Within)the)first)weeks)of)school,)students)will)write)a)formal)essay)that)will)include)a)thorough)and)thoughtful)discussion)of)all)the)books)and)films)studied)over)the)summer.)You)will)also)need)to)make*notes*as*you*watch*the*films)in)order)to)write)the)essay.))The)summer)may)seem)long)and)limitless,)but)August)will)be)here)soon.)Don’t)hesitate)to)eRmail)me)with)any)questions)at)any)time.)Have)fun!))))))Mrs.)Schooler)([email protected])$)Any)title)marked)*)might)contain)subject)matter)and/)or)language)some)might)find)objectionable.))Please)note)that)neither)MCSD)nor)Germantown)High)condone)or)encourage)illegal)behavior,)profanity,)or)violence.))Literature)is)to)be)considered)a)work)of)art)and)not)necessarily)a)moral)guide.))))

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learn!from!one!another!through!various!approaches.!!

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2.#The#Effects#of#War#BooksI#The$Sun$Also$Rises$by!Ernest!Hemingway!(United!States,!1926)$CatchC22*!by!Joseph!Heller!(United!States,!1961)!!!Obasan!by!Joy!Kagawa!(Canada,!1981)!The$Things$They$Carried!by!Tim!O’Brien!(United!States,!1990)!The$Road!by!Cormac!McCarthy!(United!States,!2006)!.Films- #Dr.$Strangelove:$Or,$How$I$Learned$to$Stop$Worrying$and$Love$the$Bomb#The$Hitchhiker’s$Guide$to$the$Galaxy$Les$Misérables$Saving$Private$Ryan*$$$$

With#either#thread,#you#have#two#options:##either#(a)#read#three#books,#or#(b)#read#two#books#and#watch#one#film##You#must#create#a#dialectical#journal#as#you#read.!Draw!a!vertical!line!down!the!center!of!each!page.!On!the!leftYhand!side,!copy!significant!passages!from!the!text!that!reveal!character!or!thematic!development,!including!page!number!from!text.!On!the!rightYhand!side,!explain!why!you!think!these!quotations!are!significant.!There!is!no!minimum!or!maximum!requirement;!use!good!judgment!and!read!closely.!Journals$are$due!on$the$first$day$of$class.!!!Within!the!first!weeks!of!school,!students!will!write!a!formal!essay!that!will!include!a!thorough!and!thoughtful!discussion!of!all!the!books!and!films!studied!over!the!summer.!You!will!need!to!make$notes$as$you$watch$the$films!in!order!to!write!the!essay.!!The!summer!may!seem!long!and!limitless,!but!August!will!be!here!soon.!Don’t!hesitate!to!eYmail!me!with!any!questions!at!any!time.!Have!fun!!!!!!!Mrs.!Schooler!([email protected])$!Any!title!marked!*!might!contain!subject!matter!and/!or!language!some!might!find!objectionable.!!Please!note!that!neither!MCSD!nor!Germantown!High!condone!or!encourage!illegal!behavior,!profanity,!or!violence.!!Literature!is!to!be!considered!a!work!of!art!and!not!necessarily!a!moral!guide.!!!