Honors 10 th Grade English Summer Assignment

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1 Honors 10 th Grade English Summer Assignment Congratulations on choosing to seek increased challenge and rigor as you continue in your educational experience in the English Department at Mt. Spokane High School. When you arrive in September, you will be expected to have prepared for class by learning or reviewing literary terminology so that you will be able to participate in insightful analysis and scholarly discussion of literature. We will also begin the semester discussing the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and seek to connect ideas from credible non-fiction resources to theme concepts in the story. To prepare for the start of the semester, please complete the following: 1. Read, study, and review the attached literary terminology. o A terminology quiz will be given on the second day of class. o Creating flashcards or other study aids are encouraged but not required. o If any of the examples are unclear or confusing, please be encouraged to go online to seek further understanding. o You will be expected to utilize the terminology in writing and discussion throughout the course. 2. Actively read Of Mice and Men. o As you read, please consider this guiding question: How do plot events advance characterization, theme, or message development? o A reading assessment based on the above question will be given on the first day of class. o As with all the literature for this course, we encourage you to purchase your texts and practice annotation as you read. 3. Locate a non-fiction article on the subject of friendship from either a print or online source. Bring a copy of the article with you to class on the first day of school, with the following completed: o Annotate the article to demonstrate your understanding of the main or central ideas, key words, terms or definitions, questions or ideas you have, and connections you could make between the article and your reading of Of Mice and Men. o Write an explanation of how you know that the article came from a credible source. o Write out an MLA formatted works cited, accurately citing both your article and Of Mice and Men. Have a wonderful and relaxing summer. We look forward to working with you next year.

2 Literary Devices Glossary Allusion A reference to another literary work or Lord of the Flies is the English translation of the Greek piece of art, especially to the Bible or word Beelzebub, the Devil in the Bible. This reference to mythology the Devil in the title reveals that the book will explore evil. Anaphora Characterization Cliffhanger A type of repetition in which the same expression (word or words) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences The creation of imaginary persons so they seem lifelike. This can be done through: 1. Exposition: the explicit presentation by the author of the character 2. Action: The presentation of the character in action, with little or no explicit comment by the author, in the expectation that the reader can deduce the attributes of the character from their actions 3. Character: the representation from within a character, with no comment by the author, of the impact of actions and emotions on the character s inner self. When a work issued in installments ends at a point of great suspense. As I ebb d with the ocean of life, As I wended the shores I know, As I walk d where the ripples continually wash you Paumanok. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it from To Kill a Mockingbird This particular quote by Atticus (an action, in this case) tells us a great deal about the kind of person Atticus is. It develops his character on its own, with no comment from the author. In addition, we learn about Atticus from Harper Lee s description of him ( exposition ). Finally, we see how Atticus is affected by the trial, which shows us even more about the kind of person he is ( character ). The end of Ch. 3 in Harry Potter and The Sorceror s Stone: One minute to go and he d be eleven. Thirty seconds twenty ten nine may be he d wake Dudley up, just to annoy him three two one BOOM. The whole shack shivered and Harry sat bolt upright, staring at the door. Someone was outside, knocking to come in.

3 Diction The words an author chooses to express In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee changes the way his/her ideas; his/her distinctive Calpurnia speaks depending upon her social circle. She vocabulary choices and style of expression. tends to sound more educated around white people, and more uneducated among black people she is a code switcher who is careful not to seem uppity around others. Doppelgangers/Doubles German for double goer. A mysterious double; a pair of characters that look especially similar. It may show another side of a character, or it may simply create conflict as the characters are confused with one another. The twins in The Parent Trap Foil A character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) to highlight specific qualities of the protagonist Ralph and Jack in Lord of the Flies Foreshadowing The presentation of material in a work in such a way that later events are prepared for. It can result from the establishment of a mood or atmosphere, the appearance of physical objects or facts, or from the revelation of a fundamental and decisive character trait. The purpose is to prepare the reader or viewer for action to come. The scene in Lord of the Flies when the boys play their game and pretend to kill Robert foreshadows the eventual deaths of both Simon and Piggy. From reading the scene, we can tell that something bad is about to happen (note that we didn t know exactly what would happen; it was just a hint). Looking back at the end of the book, we can see how the clues fit together. Hyperbole Imagery Exaggeration to heighten effect or for humor. Sensory language. Imagery can often be the key to deeper meaning in a work; readers should look for image patterns and symbolism within images in texts. No; this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red. (Shakespeare s Macbeth) The giant tree was ablaze with the orange, red, and yellow leaves that were beginning to make their descent to the ground.

4 Irony The recognition of a reality different from 1. Verbal Irony: (on earning a 100% on a test) Wow, I appearance. There are three types: sure bombed that one! 1. Verbal Irony: When the actual intent is 2. Dramatic Irony: When we know that Romeo and expressed in words that carry the Juliet will die at the end of the play from the opposite meaning. prologue, but the characters have no idea until the 2. Dramatic Irony: when the audience has very last scene. knowledge of events that is hidden 3. Situational Irony: Romeo believes that Juliet is dead from the characters. and so he drinks poison, just as Juliet begins to 3. Situational Irony: when the exact rouse. opposite of what is expected actually occurs. Juxtaposition Metaphor Motif Paradox When an author places two different items next to one another for the purpose of contrast (pointing out the differences). The comparison of two otherwise unlike objects or ideas without using like or as. A recurring idea or image in a literary work. A statement that although seemingly contradictory or absurd may actually be well founded or true. Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. And you, my father, there on the sad height, Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray. Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. (Juxtaposes fighting death with laying and simply waiting for death) Time, you thief! (Direct comparison of time to a thief) Light & darkness are constantly referenced throughout Lord of the Flies and have special significance to the story. For when I am weak, then I am strong (2 Corinthians). (This sentence does not literally make sense at first, but when you think about it, it s possible to feel stronger at your weakest moments in a religious sense) Parallelism The repetitions of clause structure such that coordinate ideas have coordinate presentation. Elements of equal importance are similarly developed and phrased. Easy come, easy go. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

5 Personification When animals, ideas, abstractions, or inanimate objects are endowed with human form as if they have human personalities, intelligence, and emotions. Point of View Repetition Satire Simile Symbolism Syntax The perspective from which a story is told: 1 st person: from character s perspective 3 rd person: from outsider s perspective Limited: thoughts of a single character Omniscient: thoughts of all characters Objective: no thoughts re-tells events Reiteration of a word, sound, phrase or idea. When a work combines a critical attitude with humor and wit for improving human institutions or humanity. The comparison of two otherwise unlike objects or ideas using like or as. The use of an object to represent or suggest a bigger, more important idea. The style in which an author constructs his The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. (Dancing is a human quality stars cannot literally dance ) To Kill a Mockingbird: first person (Scout s perspective) limited (mainly Scout s inner thoughts as an adult looking back) Lord of the Flies: third person (outsider s perspective) omniscient (mainly thoughts of Ralph, but others too, including Jack and Simon) Hear the sledges with the bells - Silver bells! What a world of merriment their melody foretells! How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night! While the stars that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort of Runic rhyme, To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells - From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells. Any article on theonion.com My love is like a red, red rose. (Compares love to a rose using the word like ) In Lord of the Flies, the conch symbolizes order and democracy on the island. Fragment, simple sentence, compound sentence, compound-complex sentence, etc. or her sentences. Tone The author s attitude towards the subject. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee s tone shifts from childlike, curious, nostalgic, and innocent to a tone that is more dark, foreboding, and critical of society.