Andrews High School Summer Reading 2008

Honors & CP English

Ninth Grade – Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns

Tenth Grade – Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

Eleventh Grade – Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

Twelfth Grade – Silas Marner by George Eliot

AP Language & Composition (AP English 11) –

The Old Man and the Sea

by Ernest Hemingway

Their Eyes Were Watching God

by Zora Neale Hurston

AP Literature & Composition (AP English 12) –

See separate assignment on Web site

All Honors and CP students should complete the Summer Reading Assignment listed on the back of this sheet. The assignment is due to your English teacher on the first school day in August.

Summer Reading Assignment

All Andrews High School students are required to read the book assigned to their grade level or course. After reading the book, answer the questions below on a separate sheet of paper. On the first day of school, turn in the assignment along with the signed statements at the bottom of this sheet. This assignment will count as a test grade for your English class.

Questions:

1. What is the title and author of the book?

2. What is the setting of the book? Where and when does the story take place? Provide details to create a clear picture of the setting. Tell how the setting affects the plot and themes of the book (minimum 5 sentences).

3. Who are the main characters? Describe each character and explain their connection to one another. Choose one character to describe in more detail. For that character, find a quote from the book that describes the character and his/her role within the novel (minimum 10 sentences).

4. What is the plot of the book? Retell the main events in the story (minimum 8 sentences).

5. What is the conflict of the book? What is the problem for the character(s) in the story? Be specific (minimum 5 lines).

6. What is the resolution of the conflict? How is the problem solved? Be specific (minimum 5 sentences).

7. What is the theme of the book? What is the message that the author sends readers in this story (minimum 5 sentences)?

8. What is your reflection on the book? What is your personal opinion of the book? How do you feel about the characters and the theme? Explain in detail (minimum 7 sentences).

Student signature:

On my honor, I have read this entire book and completed the assignments using my own thoughts and ideas: ______________________________

Parent signature:

On my honor, my child has read this entire book and completed the assignments using his/her own thoughts and ideas: _________________________________