Honors English 10 2014­2015 For your summer assignment, you are required to read, examine and formulate perspectives and insights on three texts: How to Read Literature like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster, Macbeth by William Shakespeare, and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. You are also required to print, read, and annotate the essay “How to Mark a Book” by Mortimer Adler. Any version of these texts is acceptable. ↳
The writing portion of the summer assignment must be completed and turned in at your fall registration on August 12. You will be dropped from the course if the work is not handed in on this date. ↳ Make a copy of your assignment for later use in the class. ↳ Annotated texts will be collected on the first day of school: Macbeth, To Kill a Mockingbird, and HTRLLAP. Have a great summer! We look forward to seeing you in the fall! ­Mr. Hanks ­Ms. Nolan Your summer assignment has four parts: Assignment #1 Print, read and annotate “How to Mark a Book” by Mortimer Adler, Ph.D. Go online and search for the essay, “How to Mark a Book.” This essay will instruct you in the art of annotation, or capturing your thoughts as you read. Practice annotation this summer so that you are comfortable with and adept at annotation, as it is a requirement for all texts we read. Annotations are randomly collected and graded for quality. A good rule of thumb: notes should be written on at least every other page and definitely at the end of the chapter in the form of a summary. Turn in this annotated essay at registration. Assignment #2 Read and annotate Macbeth and To Kill a Mockingbird. Assignment #3 Read the following chapters of How to Read Literature Like a Professor. TYPE your responses to the following prompts. Each response should be one page double­spaced Times New Roman 12 point font. Use the MLA heading. Cite the text. Staple together and hand in these pages on registration day. Chapter 1 ­­ Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It's Not) List the five aspects of the QUEST and then apply them to a character in Macbeth and To Kill a Mockingbird in the form used on pages 3­5. Be specific and cogent with all of your responses. Chapter 11 ­­...More Than It's Gonna Hurt You: Concerning Violence Present examples of Foster’s two kinds of violence found in Macbeth and To Kill a Mockingbird Show how the effects are different. Ponder, in writing, how these examples of violence might underscore theme(s). Be specific and state the theme(s). Chapter 12 ­­ Is That a Symbol? Use the process described on page 106 and analyze the significance of a symbol in Macbeth and To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 14 ­­ Yes, She's a Christ Figure, Too Apply the criteria on page 119 to a major character in Macbeth or To Kill a Mockingbird Analyze the ways in which this character is a “Christ Figure”. Please scour the Internet for credible information on Christ’s persecution and resurrection if you are not already familiar with it. Chapter 15 ­­ Flights of Fancy Select a scene in Macbeth or To Kill a Mockingbird in which flight (literal or figurative) signifies escape or freedom. Analyze the importance of this scene in terms of the fleeing character’s internal and external conflicts. Once again: The Required ANNOTATIONS
Students are required to annotate their texts. These notes will prove beneficial for discussion and review in September when you will complete in­class, AP­style “timed writing” assignments on Macbeth and To Kill a Mockingbird.