Summer Work- Should you have any questions, email me: K. Anderson - [email protected]
All work is due on the first day of class for the semester in which you signed up to take AP Literature and Composition.
Assignment #1: Read How to Read Literature Like a Professor (Obtain a copy of the book for usage with this course and in college or go to our course website for access to the PDF version). Clearly annotated w/ several connections & understandings -PDF- online/on paper or novel w/ post its or written in text- 20pts
Assignment #2: Literary Analysis Journals (See details within the attached document) 30pts.
Assignment #3: AP Novel Selection Form- to be signed by student and parent - attached to this document
Assignment #4: AP students must read The Grapes of Wrath and may wish to read Frankenstein (linked here) over the summer as well. The pacing of the course moves rapidly, and you will have more time to read with an AP level of analysis over the summer than during the 2-3 week time period we will spend discussing the work in class. (Obtain a personal copy of these novels for the course or you may read the texts online, as found at the below link. See details within this document about AP level reading). Again, Grapes of Wrath is the mandatory summer reading. You may take initiative to read Frankenstein should you worry about the feasibility of reading the novel once the course begins.
Assignment #5: Prompt Response- MLA format, incorporate skills learned in prior English courses 100pts (scoring guide here).
Prompt: Select one of the texts you have previously read in school. (See the list above)
From a novel or play of literary merit, select an important character who is a villain. Then, in a well-organized essay, analyze the nature of the character’s villainy and show how it enhances meaning in the work. Do not merely summarize the plot.
***THERE WILL BE A SUMMER SLOW CHAT ON TWITTER TO HELP YOU WITH READING AND UNDERSTANDING GRAPES OF WRATH. IT IS NOT MANDATORY, BUT IT IS HELPFUL***
Additional Resources:
Review the questions attached below to be sure you understand what you are reading and documenting important aspects of The Grapes of Wrath.
**Feel free to purchase the two summer reading texts and write in them. This is not mandatory, but it does help students when they can write directly in the book.
Any missing work will receive a zero. Anything that must be printed for class, must be printed PRIOR to the start of class.
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