Write from the main character’s perspective.

Describe the main character or any character’s personality.

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Rubric for Evaluating Reading Journals

                                          Summer – 2008

The Lynn Public School System strongly believes in the power of reading, and we attempt to encourage and to foster a love of reading for all of our students.  This list has been prepared to afford every student an opportunity to select an author and a novel that will provide both enrichment and enjoyment.  The reading response journals will enhance your experience and provide you with a voice to evaluate your selection(s).  Please read and adhere to this rubric so that you will understand what the expectation is regarding the summer reading list.

        The A Grade - - - Reading Response Journal             Outstanding Effort

·        Fulfills all 5 requirements on a rich and profound level.

·        Substantial entries are made for every assignment.

·        Entries draw connections to other works and from personal experience.

The B Grade - - - Reading Response Journal             Good Effort

·        Fulfills most of the 5 requirements on a rich and profound level.

·        Substantial entries are made for most assignments.   Some entries are superficial.

·        Entries often draw connections to other works and occasionally from personal experience.

The C Grade - - - Reading Response Journal             Adequate Effort

·         Fulfills most of the requirements with adequate clarity and depth.

·        Basic comprehension of the novel is apparent.  However, entries reveal that an assignment is partially or incorrectly understood.

·        Entries occasionally draw connections to other words and from personal experience.  

The F Grade - Reading Response Journal          Inadequate Effort

·        Little or nothing is recorded in the journal or comments are not related to assignment.  There is no basis for evaluation.

Inscrutable (unreadable)  handwriting results in an F.

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AP Language and Composition

Summer Assignment 2008                Mr. McQueen / Mr. Burke

Dear AP Student,

            Welcome to Advanced Placement Language and Composition. AP courses are the equivalent of a one- semester college level course, and run for the duration of an entire school year in high school.

            Please be aware that a love of reading and writing, and an ability to read and write well, are essential to your success in this course and the subsequent AP examination.

            Be prepared to rhetorically analyze style, purpose, and language in mostly (95%) non- fiction pieces throughout the year. As well as being able to read and write well, you must be able to manage your time effectively—missed deadlines are not an option in this course.

            If, after reading this far, you feel that this course is not for you, go to Guidance and have your schedule changed.

            Advanced Placement Language and Composition is probably unlike any English course you have taken before, as its main focus is rhetoric and non- fiction; because of this difference from previous ELA classes you have taken, a course overview is most likely a good idea at this time.

Overview

AP Language and Composition, in compliance with the College Board’s AP English Course Description, “engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts, and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of reasons.” Students will “complete expository, analytical, and argumentative writing assignments that are based on readings representing a wide variety of prose styles and genres.”

The AP Language and Composition course is a rigorous course that requires students to read and write about a variety of high-level topics. The primary focus of the course is on critical reading of nonfiction literature and the writing of several kinds of essays:  Narration, description, example, compare and contrast, process analysis, classification and division, cause and effect, definition, argument and persuasion, mixing methods, and synthesis. Students will revise their papers after consultation with their peers and instructor. Students will also write 2 research papers citing primary and secondary sources.

Students will be required to keep a Reading Response Journal and write weekly practice essays that will be peer and teacher reviewed and revised.

Students will also be required to complete outside reading assignments.

Texts used in the course include:

Kennedy, X.J, Dorothy M. Kennedy, and Jane E. Aaron, eds. The Bedford Reader. 9^th ed.           Boston : Bedford , 2006.

Kizner, Laurie G., and Stephen R. Mandell, Eds. Patterns for College Writing: A                  Rhetorical Reader and Guide. 10^th ed. New York : Bedford , 2007.

 The Atlantic Monthly will be delivered once a month and will be used as text material for the study of nonfiction and graphics.

One outside reading book will also be assigned per quarter: Walden (first quarter), The Scarlet Letter (second quarter), Lincoln’s Greatest Speech (probably)(third quarter).

Multiple Choice tests and quizzes will be graded by percentage points.

There will be ongoing vocabulary study and quizzes (SAT words and AP Language words).

Grammar will be addressed using class readings.

Students will take a number of practice AP tests throughout the year.

Grading will be as follows:

Essays will be graded on the AP rubric (1-9).

Scores will be converted into letter grades:

9=A, 8=A-, 7=B+, 6=B, 5=B-, 4=C+, 3=C, 2=C-, 1=D, 0=F.

 Reading Response Journals and Essays will be counted as test grades.

Summer Assignments

            In order for us to hit the ground running in September, and we need to hit the ground running, the following assignments must be completed on time over the summer.

If you are late with, or do not complete, any of your summer assignments, we reserve the right to remove you from the AP class, and put you in Junior, (or Senior, if applicable) Honors English.

            If the assignment calls for you to write an essay, the essay must be typed, and written in MLA format. Purdue University ’s online writing lab provides an excellent, user- friendly guide to using MLA format:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/

Assignment 1 (Ancient Rhetoric)

            Rhetoric is at the heart of Advanced Placement Language and Composition. An ability to rhetorically analyze a writer’s purpose is essential to success in the course and on the exam. The purpose of this assignment is to introduce you to Ancient Rhetoric. Read and answer the questions on “Modern Applications of Ancient Rhetoric.” You will also need to read Martin Luther King Jr’s  “A letter from Birmingham Jail” to complete this assignment.

Essay: Once you have read the chapter and answered the questions write a short reflection paper (3 paragraphs maximum) on what the term rhetoric means to you.

Due: July 21 (preferably electronically to mcqueenp@lynnschools.org, or to the Academy Office, North Common Street )

Assignment 2 (Memoir)

            The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize you with non-fiction, as most of the reading you will be doing this year is non- fiction. The following is a list of critically acclaimed memoirs:

            Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970)

            Girolamo Cardano, The Book of My Life (1576)

            Barbara Ehenreich, Nickeled and Dimed (2001)

            Primo Levi, If This is a Man (1947)

            Frank McCourt, Angela’s Ashes (1996)

            Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1994)

            Jeanette Walls, The Glass Castle (2005)

            Malcolm X, The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965)

 Review the titles online, and choose the author and topic that most appeals to you. Choose the book you want to read (and pick a second choice).

You will sign up as a member of a book presentation panel (first come, first served) before the close of school on June 20^th.

Journal: Over the summer you will read your book, and keep a SAYS/ DOES (see attached handout) rhetorical analysis journal on the book. In your journal you will pay particular attention to author’s purpose and his/ her use of stylistic devices.

Due: first day of class

Essay: You will also write a critical essay in which you analyze the author’s purpose and the strategies used to achieve this purpose.

Due: August 4 (preferably electronically to mcqueenp@lynnschools.org, or to the Academy Office, North Common Street )

Presentation: In the first week of school, you will work (with your book’s other panel member’s) on putting together a presentation of your chosen memoir.

Assignment 3 (Writing)

Much of AP Language and Composition focuses on expanding the scope, and quality, of your writing. Assignments 3 and 4 address this need.

Choose, and read, one of the following books on writing:

            Annie Dillard The Writing Life (1989)

            Stephen King On Writing (2000) ** warning, contains some profanity, if you are

      easily offended choose the Dillard option**

Write an essay (at least 5 paragraphs) on what the author reveals about: their development as a writer, the nature of their writing; and, also their advice to new writers.

Analyze, do not summarize.

Due: August 4 (preferably electronically to mcqueenp@lynnschools.org, or to the Academy Office, North Common Street )

Assignment 4 (Style)       Good writing demands a good knowledge of the rules of language usage. Read the introduction to Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style (2000), and make notes in a “Style Journal’ on the ‘Elementary Rules of Usage’ ps 1- 14. The Elements of Style is currently in its fourth edition, the original 1918 edition is available online at: http://www.crockford.com/wrrrld/style.html and also at: http://www.bartleby.com/141.

Due: first day of class

Have a great summer, and enjoy the reading and writing—there’s a lot more to come!

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AP English Literature & Composition

Summer Reading Assignments

2008 – 2009   Ms. Tolley

tolleye@lynnschools.org  or ektclassicalAP@gmail.com

( I will check my emails about twice a week, so don’t wait until the last minute and be patient. Also, when you email me assignments, please email them as attachments.  And save them as Word 2003 documents.  Thanks! )

Welcome!  AP English Literature and Composition is intended to be the same intensity as a college freshmen literature class.  That said, you will be reading, writing, and analyzing a great deal of literature in the coming school year.  If you don’t like reading and writing a GREAT deal, then you should very seriously consider moving into Honors English 12.  If you don’t like to do work in classes, or if various activities/illnesses create havoc with your schedule, this class will be extremely difficult for you.  There is no shame in admitting that reading and writing are not your favorite activities, or that numerous intensive classes, extracurricular activities, and senior year responsibilities might overwhelm you.  You will work very hard, at a much faster pace than you might be used to.  For example, the plan now is to read 3 novels first quarter, around 1200 pages of material.  That means you need to read about 135 pages a week.  In addition to this, we will be reading short stories, poetry, and writing weekly essays.  Be prepared.

If you are late with any summer reading assignment, I reserve the right place you in Honors English 12.

Assignment #1 – Due the first day of class

• Read two (or more) of the novels on this list.  Do not read a book you read previously either in class or for fun.  Note: No outside sources, such as Spark Notes or Internet sites, may be used. The AP course is designed to prepare you for the rigorous analysis and writing that are required on the AP exam. Get used to coming up with and supporting your own ideas. Also, I am aware that there are movies associated with a number of these books.  Go ahead and watch them if you want to, after you have completed the assignment.

Wuthering Heights – Emily Brontë                   Slaughterhouse 5  – Kurt Vonnegut

Catch-22 – Joseph Heller                                 Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen

Things Fall Apart– Chinua Achebe                 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Ken Kesey

Atonement – Ian McEwan                               The Time Traveler’s Wife – Audrey Niffenegger

The Sparrow – Mary Doria Russell                A Lesson Before Dying – Ernest J. Gaines

• For each of the two novels, you will create a ‘packet’ of information.  The packet for each novel should contain the following:
• A paragraph stating what you consider the theme of the novel to be.
• A list of 5 quotations you feel are important to the theme of the novel.  Explain why each quote supports your theory of the theme in a paragraph.
• a 3 – 4 page essay discussing some aspect of the novel that was of interest to you (Symbolism, characterization, author’s choice of point of view, etc.). Avoid mere plot summary.  I am looking for you to take a stance (your hypothesis), support it using evidence, (quotes and paraphrases from the novel) and explain how your evidence supports your thesis.

§         An essay (500-750 words) that addresses the question: What aspect of the human condition is examined here?  Does the author seem to be making a judgment about the human race?

• I seek evidence, insight, and fluency.   Be brilliant.

Paragraphs should be presented in final form: typed, double-spaced, font size no larger than 12, on one side of paper only.  No script or all caps fonts, please.  No folders or title pages, please. Just put your name and the assignment number in the corner.

Assignment #2 – Email to me by 5pm August 1st.

• First , choose a play to read.  It can be Shakespeare, Wilde, Marlowe, Sartre, or any other of the myriad authors available to you.  Make sure the play is of AP Literary quality.  If you aren’t sure, email me the title and author and I will let you know.
• Write an essay answering this question: Critic Roland Barthes has said, "Literature is the question minus the answer." Using the play you read, consider Barthes' observation, and write an essay in which you analyze a central question the work raises and the extent to which it offers answers. Explain how the author's treatment of this question affects your understanding of the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary.

Assignment #3 – Email to me by 5pm August 15th.

• I have included copies of two poetry questions from previous AP English Literature and Composition tests.  Pick a time when you have about 45 minutes of peace and quiet.  Read the question and the poem, then write the accompanying essay.  Do this for both poetry questions (but at separate times!)
• I will pass these out at our meeting in June.  If you lose them, contact me via email and we will arrange to get you copies.

Have a wonderful summer! Enjoy yourselves!

Feel free to contact me with questions, concerns, etc.

• I am working on a wikispaces page that you will be able to use to discuss novels etc. both during the summer and the school year.  Be patient – I hope to have it running before June 20, 2007. (Last day of school)  Check in with me before you leave for the summer.

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Social Studies Department

SUMMER READING :   2008

            All students taking Social Studies in 2008-2009 are required to complete a summer reading assignment. The assignment is in two parts: buy the book and read it, and be prepared to be tested on the second Friday of school (September 12). On this date all honors level and AP level students will be given a standardized multiple-choice exam and an essay. (For AP students,, school wide summer reading and AP subject specific summer assignments are booth required).

            All other students will take a teacher specific generated essay, This essay will include the title of the book, the author, the setting (time and place), the major characters (not more than 4), a brief summary, the theme (the author’s message), and your personal reaction.

            This will count as one test grade and be a part of your first quarter grade. The students will be expected to bring the book to class on the day of the exam. If you have taken notes (highly recommended) and at the teacher’s discretion, the notes may be used during the essay.

Grade 9: Night by Elie Wiesel

Grade 10: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

Grade 11: Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin

Grade 12: Killing Pablo by Mark Bowden

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FRANCAIS AP – 2008-2009                   Mme  Hazelton

Bienvenue au cours de Français AP.  Dans ce cours on se concentra sur les quatre compétences de lire, écrire, écouter, et parler.

Pour vous aider de rester familiarise avec le français pendant l’ été, je vous ai preparé quelques devoirs.  Il faut que vous les complétiez et me les envoyiez par email par les dates prévues.  J’aurai besoin de votre mail et de votre numéro de téléphone.  Vous avez aussi la résponsabilité de lire et signer le contrat, ci-joint , et de me le rendre par lundi, le 18 juin. Priez de me le donner, ou de le laisser dans ma boîte aux lettres au bureau.

Mon email est jfhaze@aol.com.

Projet 1:  Jeudi, le 17 juillet

Online, access a French newspaper.  Choose an article that interests you. You must include a copy of this article with your final paper. Make and include a list of vocabulary words you don’t know and find out their meanings.  Read the article, and type a one page essay, double spaced, 12 font, explaining it and telling your opinion.  Oui!  En français!

Projet 2: Jeudi, le 14 août

You may either access an online French television program or rent a French movie.  After you view the film or the TV show, write a one page, double spaced, 12 font essay en français discussing your reaction to it.  Make sure you include the title and main characters and plot.

Projet 3: Jeudi, le 11 septembre

In class, be prepared to play and discuss the song you have chosen from our summer CD.  You will be expected to speak for one minute, no notes, discussing such topics as the type of music, what the theme is about and your reaction to the song.

Assignments 1 and 2 are due to me by email.  When I receive your email, I will send you a confirmation.  Keep this.   If you tell me you sent something and I say I didn’t get it, this is your receipt that I did.  If you do not get a confirmation, email me again.  These 3 assignments will total one test grade.  It is important that they all be completed and turned in on time.  If you are going to be away, make sure you complete and turn in the assignment ahead of time.  If you do not have access to a computer or the Internet, let me know immediately, so that I may set up comparable alternatives.

Useful Web Sites for additional speaking, reading, and listening
activities                                                                       

Radio Stations

Radio France Internationale: http://www.rfi.fr

France Info: http://www.radiofrance.fr/chaines/france-info/depeches/

Radio Canada : http://www.Radio-Canada.ca

Radio Belge:

http://www.lapremiere.be/rtbf_2000/bin/view_something.cgi?id=0160772_s

ac

Radio Outre Mer: http://www.rfo.fr

Radio Moyen Orient: [http://www.rmc-mo] http://www.rmc-mo

Television Programs

Television Francaise 1: http://www.tfl.fr

Antenne 2: http://www.antenne2.fr

TV5: http://www.tv5.fr

M6: www.m6.fr

It is your responsibility as young adults to make sure that any material you choose is appropriate.

AP FRENCH CONTRACT   This must be returned to me or my mailbox by Monday, June 9th.   I,______________________________, (printed) agree to complete my summer assignments to the best of my ability and on time.  I agree that the papers will reach Mme. Hazelton by the assigned due dates. I understand that these assignments are each a component of a test grade, and that, if not completed, will result in a zero.  They may not be made up.   Student signature:___________________ Date:________________ Parent/Guardian signature:______________________________ Date:_________ Phone: _________________________________________ Email address: (Print legibly.) __________________________________________

 

Projet 1 (33 POINTS)

Le 17 juillet