Summer Reading DP2017 English A: Literature Y1

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1 Summer Reading DP2017 English A: Literature Y1 I will be checking my periodically this summer to respond to inquiries. Please me with any questions or further information needed: esnedeker@gstarschool.org -Emily Snedeker, IB English Incoming IB English Juniors (DP2017 Year 1) Students should attain copies of the following works. Purchasing copies of the works is encouraged as they will be referred to during the year, however, purchasing is not mandatory. Books can be found inexpensively at thriftbooks.com and amazon.com. Ebooks are acceptable: A Street Car Named Desire-Tennessee Williams How to Read Literature Like a Professor- Thomas C. Foster **It is strongly suggested that this book is purchased as it will be referenced throughout the year. Assignment: Works should be annotated throughout. These annotations may be directly within the book, organized by sticky notes, or clearly, and with remarkable organization, recorded on a separate paper or notebook. For reminders regarding proper annotation, see attached How to Mark a Book. Print or download this document and follow the instructions as you read. Bring this completed worksheet with you the first day of school.

2 How To Read Literature Like a Professor Directions: Complete the chapter chart for each chapter by using blue/black ink pen. After reading each chapter, what advice could you give a literature student who doesn t have access to this book? Write a statement that is a how-to tip from the chapter. Be specific and thorough. At least 3-4 sentences per chapter. 1. Every Trip is a Quest 2. Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion 3. Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires

3 4. If It s a Square, It s a Sonnet 5. Now, Where Have I Seen Her Before?

4 6. When in Doubt, It s from Shakespeare. 7..Or the Bible

5 8. Hanseldee and Greteldum 9. It s Greek to Me

6 10. It s More Than Just Rain or Snow 11. More Than It s Gonna Hurt You: Concerning Violence

7 12. Is that a Symbol? 13. It s all Political

8 14. Yes, She s a Christ Figure, Too 15. Flights of Fancy 16. It s All About Sex.

9 17..Except Sex 18. If She Comes Up, It s Baptism

10 19. Geography Matters 20. So Does Season

11 21. Marked for Greatness 22. He s Blind for a Reason You Know

12 23. It s Never Just Heart Disease. 24. And Rarely Just an Illness k

13 25. Don t Read with Your Eyes

14 26. Is He Serious? And Other Ironies Summarize this chapter 27. A Test Case

15 A Street Car Named Desire Summer Assignment You should underline or highlight and annotate as you are reading. It would also be helpful to plot point the book as you read. Be observant of the following things as you read: Character development Tone/attitude of the author towards his characters Time and setting Symbolism Theme You need to write a 5 paragraph analytical essay on A Streetcar Named Desire that is documented and typed according to MLA style*. *You may consult The MLA Formatting and Style Guide on the Purdue Online Writing Lab as a reference. TOPIC: Using appropriate quotations and paraphrases from the play, answer the following prompt. With whom does the audience's sympathy lie in A Streetcar Named Desire? Blanche? Stanley? Both? Neither? Explore how Williams develops his characters strengths and weaknesses, and how these contribute to the audience s greater understanding of the work as a whole. Use examples and quotations from the play to support the points that you are making about the thesis statement. Your quotes need to be cited in parenthetical MLA format. You need to hand in the brainstorming, outline, and rough copy with your final copy.