Summer Reading. AP III See Course Instructor for Packet. AP IV See Course Instructor for Packet

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1 Uwharrie Charter Academy Summer Reading Summer reading is an important aspect of supporting and developing literacy. Students who are taking honors-level English classes are required to complete a summer reading assignment. Students who are taking Honors English I, II, III, and IV will choose a book to read over the summer from the corresponding grade level list below. Students are required to complete a dialectical journal or book annotation for the book they choose. The journal or annotations are due on the first day of school and it will count as a test grade. Instructions for completing the dialectical journal follow the book list provided. Summer Reading Honors I (choose one) Fahrenheit Ray Bradbury To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou Illustrated Man - Ray Bradbury Animal Farm George Orwell Honors II (choose one) Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - Christina Lamb and Malala Yousafzai 100 Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez The Stranger - Albert Camus Cry the Beloved Country Alan Paton Honors III (choose one) Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston The House on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Honors IV (choose one) Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte George Orwell Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen Oliver Twist Charles Dickens AP III See Course Instructor for Packet AP IV See Course Instructor for Packet

2 Minimum Requirements: The dialectical journal should have a MINIMUM of 25 entries per book. The entry expectations are described below.

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5 Minimum Requirements: The book annotation should have a minimum of 2 annotations per page in addition to the expectations described below. ACTIVELY READING OR MARKING A TEXTBOOK 1. List of Characters: On a blank page, list the main characters in the front of the book, the page number each first appears, and a description of each to keep them straight. Also, write the character's name in the bottom corner of the first page on which he/she appears. 2. Highlighting: Highlight or underline only that part of the sentence in the text that is significant. If it connects with something on the same page or the opposite page, draw a line connecting the two. This will help you make connections quickly when you skim or look for it later on. 3. Motifs: On the inside back cover, list all of the motifs. Beside each, write the page numbers where the motif appears. Cross reference very narrow ideas or motifs. For example, in Hamlet, the "disguised character" is one of the motifs. To cross-reference, write the page number of all the succeeding pages on which this idea is found on the first page of the idea. 4. Plot: To keep track of major plot developments, summarize briefly what happens in a blank space at the beginning of each scene or chapter. Do this as soon as you finish each scene or chapter. It's good for finding things quickly and it also gives you a better time and plot sequence concept. You can also write a short plot summary for each scene, act, or chapter in your notes. 5. Key Scenes: In the top left or right corner of the page where the scene begins, use a key word or phrase so mark a significant scene so you can find the scene quickly. 6. Important Ideas and Symbols: Use a star (*) in the margin for the things you consider most important. 7. Questions: Put a (?) in the margin for things you don't understand so you remember to ask about this part in class. 8. Footnotes: Read all the footnotes. Highlight important things in text and those footnotes that refer to text. Rewrite the footnote info above in the text if that is helpful for rereading. See example page attached

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