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2013 Summer Reading Assignment: Pre-AP 9 & 10Rider High SchoolBoth freshmen and sophomores are required to complete the assignment on the following pages. Each level has a different required reading, and sophomores have a second choice book that must be read. *All summer writing assignments are due on the 2nd day of school. Any papers that are late will receive a grade of 50. Required reading: 9th: To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee10th: Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk KiddChoice novel (10th only):Bless Me, Ultima, Rudolfo AnayaGo Tell It on the Mountain, James BaldwinA Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine HansberryObasan, Joy KogawaMy Antonia, Willa Cather* Freshmen are welcome to choose books from this list to read for their own enjoyment and benefit, but it is not a requirement. We are excited to have you as part of our Pre-AP program. Enjoy your summer, and we will see you in August!Polly BirkheadHeather PrestonFalesha Woodpbirkhead@hpreston@fwood@2013 Summer Reading Assignment: Pre-AP 9 & 10Rider High SchoolIn Pre-AP English, we learn/practice a variety of skills using many different texts. Some of the main concepts you will use when analyzing literature are diction, topic, tone, and theme. Read the novel and complete the following tasks on a separate sheet of paper. Remember, we understand that you are attempting these tasks without a teacher’s help. The most important thing is that you do your best and complete each step, even if you are not totally correct in your analysis. PART IDICTION is the author’s word choice. Choose an excerpt (small section of text) that has especially interesting diction. Choose 5 powerful or colorful words in the excerpt. Using the following thesis as your first sentence, write a 5-7 line paragraph in which you explain why the author chose to use those words and what effect that diction creates to the reader. In __(title of novel)___, __(author’s first and last name)___uses _(choose an adjective)_ diction to communicate _______________________________________________________ to the reader.PART IITOPIC the subject treated in a paragraph or work TONE the author’s attitude (usually implied) toward the topic—see attached tone words list THEME a statement about how the author feels about (tone) the subject (usually implied) A piece of writing can have many topics. These are usually one word ideas (can be two words) that are what anybody reading the piece would say the work is ABOUT. Since an author doesn’t usually directly tell you what his attitude (tone) towards that topic is, you have to infer (guess based on the evidence). When you decide what the author’s tone toward a topic is, you can write a thematic statement. A theme is always an entire sentence and it is not specific to the characters in the book but is a general message the author is communicating about life, society, people, etc. As such, a theme should never have a character’s name in it. Create the following chart on your paper. Begin by brainstorming topics of your novel. Once you have three topics listed, reflect on how you think the author feels about that topic. Is his/her attitude positive, negative, or neutral towards that subject? Once you figure out if it is positive, negative, or neutral, use the attached tone words list to come up with a specific word that describes his tone towards that topic (you may use a dictionary to look up what the tone words mean). Do this for each of the three topic words you generated. Choose one of the topic/tone combinations. Write a thematic statement that communicates the author’s attitude (tone) towards that topic. (Consult the example for ideas) TOPIC TONE THEME Leadership Pessimistic Even though a leader may be charismatic, he may not always be ethical in how he leads his followers. Your complete chart should look like this: TOPIC TONE THEME 1. (Topic 1) 1. (Tone word 1) 2. (Topic 2) 2. (Tone word 2) (Only one thematic statement from one topic/tone of your choice) 3. (Topic 3) 3. (Tone word 3) Now that you have written a thematic statement, you must prove that your inference is correct by using evidence from the book. You will write a mini essay (you may hand write or type it) using the following thesis with your specific information filled in the blank. In __(title of novel)___, __(author’s first and last name)___communicates a theme of _____________________________________________________________________________________________________through the following examples: _____________________________________________ __________________________and __________________________________________. You will need to come up with two examples from the text that help prove that your theme is really a message that the author is communicating. Since this is just a mini-essay, your first sentence will be the only sentence in the introduction paragraph. In your second paragraph, you will explain how your first example supports the theme. In your third paragraph, you will explain how your second example supports the theme.*LIST OF TONE WORDS ON BACKTone Vocabulary ListPositive Tone/Attitude Words Amiable Consoling Friendly Playful Amused Content Happy Pleasant Appreciative DreamyHopefulProud Authoritative Ecstatic Impassioned Relaxed Benevolent Elated Jovial Reverent BraveElevated Joyful Romantic CalmEncouraging Jubilant Soothing CheerfulEnergetic LightheartedSurprised Cheery Enthusiastic Loving Sweet CompassionateExcited Optimistic Sympathetic Complimentary Exuberant Passionate Vibrant Confident Fanciful Peaceful Whimsical Negative Tone/Attitude Words Accusing Choleric Furious Quarrelsome Aggravated Coarse Harsh Shameful Agitated Cold Haughty Smooth Angry Condemnatory Hateful Snooty Apathetic Condescending Hurtful Superficial Arrogant Contradictory Indignant Surly Artificial CriticalInflammatory Testy Audacious Desperate Insulting Threatening Belligerent Disappointed Irritated Tired Bitter DisgruntledManipulative Uninterested Boring Disgusted Obnoxious Wrathful Brash Disinterested Outraged Childish Facetious Passive Neutral Tone/Attitude Words DramaticQuestioning Allusive Earnest Judgmental Reflective Apathetic Expectant Reminiscent Authoritative Factual Loud Resigned Baffled Fervent Lyrical Restrained Callous Formal Matter-of-fact Candid Forthright Meditative Sentimental Ceremonial Frivolous Nostalgic Serious ClinicalHaughty Objective Shocking Consoling Sincere Contemplative Humble Patriotic Unemotional ConventionalIncredulous Persuasive Urgent DetachedInformative Pleading Vexed Didactic Inquisitive Pretentious Wistful DisbelievingInstructive Provocative Zealous ................
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