Summer Reading
English 10/12
by Christine Hoover
Grade 10
Summer Reading Essay for Hiroshima John Hersey
This is not a work of fiction, but rather a journalistic account of the events following the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Hersey reports the stories of six individuals. Create character sketches for three of the characters who most interest you. Character sketches will be typed and double spaced in 12 pt. font.
Character sketches. For numbers 1-6, write a response paragraph of description/ explanation, including 1-2 supporting quotes per response)
CHARACTER SKETCH FOR: (name)
1) Traits and appearances
2) Strengths and weaknesses
3) Motivations
4) Reliability
5) Round/ flat
6) Dynamic/ static
Summer Reading Journal for Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Meyers
For your summer reading selection you must complete a reading journal. This journal should be typed double-spaced with a 12 pt. font. It is essential that you do your own original work! You will turn in your Summer Reading Journal during the first week of Fall Semester.
Your journal should include the following 3 pieces:
1. Title: show how the title is reflective of a character(s), theme, setting, symbols, etc. Minimum length: 250 words, double-spaced, typed.
2-3. Write two personal reflections. Each should be a minimum of one page.
Some suggestions: -compare a character from the book to someone you know, another character in a film or book, etc.
-Who are you favorite or least favorite characters? Why?
-What is your favorite scene(s)? Why?
-How would you resolve one of the character’s conflicts?
-Why would/wouldn’t you recommend this book to another student?
-Choice of your own.
Be sure to include textual evidence with page numbers (quotes, passages, dialogue, etc) in your response. Explain your answer with specific details from the book.
- Notes are optional and are not an official part of the summer reading journal, but if you hand in your notes with your reading log, it will help your teacher know that you read your book carefully. Place these notes at the end of your journal and label them: NOTES.
Grade 12
Summer Reading Journal for 1984 by George Orwell:
For your summer reading selection you must complete a reading journal. This journal should be typed double-spaced with a 12 pt. font. It is essential that you do your own original work! You will turn in your Summer Reading Journal during the first week of Fall Semester.
Your journal should include the following 3 pieces:
1. Title: show how the title is reflective of a character(s), theme, setting, symbols, etc. Minimum length: 250 words, double-spaced, typed.
2-3. Write two personal reflections. Each should be a minimum of one page.
Some suggestions: -compare a character from the book to someone you know, another character in a film or book, etc.
-Who are you favorite or least favorite characters? Why?
-What is your favorite scene(s)? Why?
-How would you resolve one of the character’s conflicts?
-Why would/wouldn’t you recommend this book to another student?
-Choice of your own.
Be sure to include textual evidence with page numbers (quotes, passages, dialogue, etc) in your response. Explain your answer with specific details from the book.
- Notes are optional and are not an official part of the summer reading journal, but if you hand in your notes with your reading log, it will help your teacher know that you read your book carefully. Place these notes at the end of your journal and label them: NOTES.
Summer Reading Essay for Frankenstein Mary Shelly
Respond to the prompt with a 1-2 page essay (typed, double spaced) with 3-5 direct quotes from the novel. The quotes must support your assertions and thesis statement.
In many works of literature, a main character has a mentor or mentor-like acquaintance whose influence changes how the character views not only himself or herself, but the world as well. In a well-organized essay, discuss the nature of the mentor’s influence on the monster in Frankenstein, and the significance of this relationship to the work as a whole. As always, avoid plot summary.
