Glen
Summer 2009
Dear English 12 AP Literature Student:
As summer gets into full swing and you are in need of
something “novel” to do, I’ve just the thing!
Before school begins, read American
Pastoral by
Phillip Roth. There will be associated
assignments as the year begins.
Additionally, you should read and create a reading journal for Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. The journal is due on the first day of school – no exceptions. Failing to complete this project will dramatically affect your first marking period grade. Follow the instructions carefully for this journal. While you may or may not find this novel pleasing, it will be of great assistance to you in the study of similarly challenging literature.
The Jane Eyre journal should be typed and uploaded to
www.turnitin.com. The class ID is 2745221 and the password is mrsk. Create an identity with your email address
and your own password. Keep the
information as we will be using the plagiarism service all year. Please note that the service will be
inactive from July 11- August 8. Upload
before or after that date. Bring a hard copy your assignment to class
on the first day. Please note that
your journal may lose its format when you upload; do not worry about that. Also, you can only upload once, so be sure
that wait until the journal is completed before you upload it.
Since the canon of western
literature relies heavily upon biblical allusion, I highly recommend that you
read several books of the Bible, including Genesis, Matthew and Revelations.
I am looking forward to an exciting year in Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition. You can expect a rigorous course of study, firm deadlines and many intrinsic rewards.
Have a restful, healthy summer. See you in September!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Koenig
P.S. I occasionally check my voice mail, extension 2319, and my email, pkoenig@glenridge.org, over the summer. If you lose the assignment, you will find it posted on the school website.
RECOMMENDED SUMMER
Grade 12 – Advanced Placement
2009
A Prayer for Owen Meany John Irving
Portrait of the Artist James
Joyce
Ahab’s Wife Or, The
Star Gazer Sela Jeter Nasland
Reading Lolita in
Madame Bovary Gustave Flaubert
The Stranger Albert Camus
Obason Joy
Kogawa
Anna Karenina Leo
Tolstoi
The Things They Carried Tim O’Brien
White Noise Don DeLillo
A Room of One’s Own Virginia Woolf
The Awakening Kate
Chopin
All The Pretty Horses Cormac McCarthy
The Stone Diaries Carol Shields
Waiting For Snow in Havanna Carlos Eire
The Mayor of Casterbridge Thomas Hardy
The Age of Innocence Edith
Wharton
This Side of
Jazz Toni
Morrison
A Lesson Before Dying Ernest Gaines
Life and Death in
Stand Before Your God Paul Watkins
The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini
The History of Love Nicole Krauss
Terrorist John Updike
Everyman Phillip Roth
What is the What Dave Eggers
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle David Wroblewski
AP ENGLISH LITERATURE
GUIDELINES FOR READER’S LOG
1. Avoid plot summary.
2. Put the page number and then your comment. The log must be typed and uploaded to www.turnitin.com
3. You are writing to me, so that comments and questions should be made in a way similar to class discussion.
4. When a character or idea interests you, comment, and tell why you are interested.
5. Respond to beauty or to craft. Explain your response.
6. If the writing or the plot confuses you, try to figure out why it does. You may also ask questions. Leave space for me to answer.
7. Always explain why you have an opinion. It is not enough to say, “I think this is really interesting.”
8. Make connections and associations between this piece and others you have read.
9. Look for patterns or repeated ideas, motif, imagery and symbols.
10. Notice and comment on devices used to develop character.
11. Look for words that set the tone.
12. Notice dominant sentence structure (syntax). Analyze its relevance to the message.
13. Notice any literary devices, including pattern, and comment on how they support the work as a whole.
14. Think about how plot and setting are entwined.
15. All of your log entries should be in
sentences that comment, analyze or interpret.