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1 World Literature Student: Complete the reading and assignments Animal Farm and The Odyssey. The essays are to be typed, double-spaced, size 12 font, with one-inch margins. Use excellence in writing with a variety of sentence openers and dressups. Both a hard copy and an electronic copy to be dropped into Turnitin are due the first day of class. I will grade based on the variety of strong vocabulary and sentence structures. Reminder: Openers include 1.) subject, 2.) prepositional, 3.) adverbial, 4.) participle, and 5.) clausal. Dressups include A.) who/which clause, B.) adverbs, C.) strong verbs, D.) quality adjectives, and E.) clauses. Animal Farm By George Orwell Remember this is NOT a book about a farm! Historical reference: 1. Look up the context of historical references made in this book and write a paragraph explaining the factual events about which Orwell was writing. Context of Quote: Find the following quote in your book and review the context. 2. All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. explain in a paragraph (4 or 5 sentences) how this quote relates to the overall theme of the book. Purchase and bring with you to class The Odyssey by Homer (Translated by Robert Fagles with Introduction by Bernard Knox, 1997). Amazon carries this version. You will be reading just Books 1-4. The Odyssey is an Epic. An epic is a long poem centered on the heroic deeds of a legendary character. The Odyssey is both a nostos a coming home story and a coming of age tale. One of the main characteristics of the epic is that it is long. Therefore, please do not wait until the last minute to read and complete this assignment. Reading and writing a little each day can go a long way. The reading may seem challenging at first, but do not give up. Read books 1-4 this summer and we will read books 5-24 together in class. 1. Please read and mark-up the FAGLES translation of the text. Underscore vocabulary listed below and highlight main ideas.

2 2. Complete study guide questions. Always respond in complete sentences. This is one of few occasions that you will be allowed to hand-write your answers. Please do not type your answers. 3. You must use the text in your responses. To use the words you must cite the lines, stating the book and line number. For example, if you are quoting the first page of the epic, you would write, seeking to win his own life and the return of his comrades (1.5). This is from the first book, line Work your words. This is a statement that you will hear throughout the year. It is how you will expand your vocabulary. Make a vocabulary sheet as you read through the books to record your words. You must record the listed words, and you may record any other words with which you are unfamiliar. Please use this format: Write the word, (location), part of speech, synonym, definition, and an original sentence using the word. It should look like this: Nostalgia (2.5), noun, homesickness a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations; The nostalgia for what she once knew caused her to dress in a very child-like fashion. 4. Lastly, do your own work!! This is not a group assignment. Your answers should be your own, not from the internet or a friend. If you do your own work, our class will move smoothly and our conversations will be richer because you and your classmates will actually know what you are talking about. Also, you will be tested on the information during the first week of school.

3 Name: The Odyssey Books 1-4: The Telemachia Guided Reading Questions Directions: Complete the following questions as you read. Be sure to respond fully, in complete sentences, and give support by citing the text! Book 1 1. Where is Odysseus as the book begins? What has happened to his crew? 2. What is the current situation in Ithaca at Odysseus home? 3. Please give one example from your reading of Book 1 that shows that the gods are involved in the lives of the people? 4. Why is Zeus sorely troubled on the second page of the text? 5. Describe the relationship between Telemachus and his mother.

4 Name: Directions: Complete the following questions as you read. Be sure to respond fully, in complete sentences, and give support by citing the text! Book 2 6. Why does Telemachus call an assembly? 7. Explain how Penelope tricks the suitors! 8. Describe Antinous. What kind of a man is he? 9. What sign from the sky does Zeus send? What does it mean? 10. How do the suitors view Telemachus? Give textual evidence to support this.

5 Name: Directions: Complete the following questions as you read. Be sure to respond fully, in complete sentences, and give support by citing the text! Book What is occurring as Telemachus arrives at the island? Who is being honored? 12. Who is the host of these activities? Describe some of the activities. 13. How does Athena describe Nestor? Provide the quote. 14. Nestor says, Your way with words it s just like his. How do you think this impacts Telemachus? 15. How long has Nestor ruled this island?

6 Name: Directions: Complete the following questions as you read. Be sure to respond fully, in complete sentences, and give support by citing the text! 16. What does Telemachus learn during the ritual at the beginning of this book? 17. How does Menelaus recognize Telemachus identity? 18. What is the point of the story of Proteus, the old man of the sea? 19. What are the suitors planning at home? 20. Whom do we NOT hear from in this book?

7 Book 1 10th Grade Summer Reading Assignments plundered (1.77) seething (1.78) colossal (1.79) rouse (1.80) mortified (1.81) Vocabulary Words List Book 2 squandered (2.95) inept (2.95) unbridled (2.96) cunning (2.96) guile (2.96) Book 3 appease (3.112) enticing (3.116) spurn (3.116) craven (3.117) impetuous (3.121) Book 4 reveling (4.125) teeming (4.131) brazen (4.140) stealthy (4.141) circumspect (4.51) 4.51)

8 SUMMER READING LIST Grace Brethren Christian School feels very strongly about students reading on a consistent basis. The only way reading skills improve is by doing a lot of reading. Parents can model the importance of reading by reading to their children. During the summer, please read the books listed below to your child. They may be checked out from the public library. For K3, K4 and K5, reading of particular titles is not mandatory. Consistent reading is what is important. If your child is entering: K3 K4 K5 Books parents may read with their child: Clap Your Hands by Lorinda Bryan Cauley We re Going On a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss Stellaluna by Janell Cannon The M & M Counting Book by Barbara Barbiere McGrath It s the Bear by Jez Alborough or any Berenstain Bear book Alphabet Adventure by Audrey Wood Chicka-Chicka Boom-Boom by Bill Wood Books about opposites, rhyming books, alphabet/letter recognition books 1 st The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Chester the Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully by Audrey Penn A Letter to Amy by Ezra Jack Keats Is Your Mama a Lama by Deborah Guarino Curious George by H.A. Rey 2 nd The Magic Treehouse Series by Mary Osborne Pope Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel Ramono Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parrish To encourage students to read and prepare them for the start of next year, we are requiring that every student entering grades third thorough twelfth read a required novel by the start of school in August. The classroom or English teachers have chosen the novel to be read for each grade level.

9 If your child is entering: Novel 3 rd Charlotte s Web by E. B. White 4 th A Cricket in Time Square by George Seldon 5 th Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White 6 th The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis 7 th My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George 8 th The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom 9 th The Hobbit by J. R. Tolkien (more information below) 9 th (Honors) The Hobbit by J. R. Tolkien (more information below) The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells (information below) 10 th The Odyssey by Homer (more information below) Animal Farm by George Orwell (more information Below) 10 th Honors The Odyssey by George Orwell (information below) Animal Farm by George Orwell (information below) 11 th A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (more information below) The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (more information below) 11 th Honors A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (more Information below) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (more information below) The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (more information below) 12 th & 12 th Honors 1984 by George Orwell (more information below) The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis (more information below) The books need to be read in their entirety by the first day of school in Sept Since the books will be discussed beginning the first day of school, students need to have a copy of the books with them for use during class discussions. Students enrolled in the Honors English classes are required to read additional books and write essays. These are listed on a different requirement sheet. Please request these if students will be taking Honors English.

10 We do want the summer to be relaxing and fun, but we feel that one or two books due by the start of school would not be too much for students. We believe that it will also help students be better prepared for the next school year. Additionally and in accordance with our school mission statement, we would also like to encourage students to be reading in preparation for their Bible classes throughout the summer. The following are the portions of Scripture and/or books that will relate to the students Bible curriculum for the coming year. Students are expected to have these read by the beginning of the school year as tests will be given on these passages. 8 th grade Matthew 9 th grade Acts 10 th grade Romans 11 th grade Ecclesiastes 12 th grade - James In addition to the reading for Bible, students in grades 7 12 should know the books of the Bible in order and the correct spelling of each book. World Views: How To Stay a Christian in College by J. Budziezewski SUMMER MATH PACKETS: Students entering grade 4 and above are required to do a math packet for the math they will be taking in These may be downloaded from the school s website (gbcseagles.org) or you may call the Education Office at (301)

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