Summer Reading Assignment 2016 MYP Year 5, Honors English 10

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1 Summer Reading Assignment 2016 MYP Year 5, Honors English 10 Global Contexts: Essential Questions: Identities and Relationships Dimensions of Time and Space Personal and Cultural Expression Scientific and Technical Innovation Globalization and Sustainability Fairness and Development How do our values and beliefs shape who we are as individuals and influence our behavior? Why is it important for people and cultures to construct narratives about their experiences? How does the author use literary devices to help the reader to better understand the text? How do you critically analyze text? How can reading nonfiction help us to explore and understand our world? Why do we use various text features and structures in nonfiction? How does understanding the author s purpose help us learn new information? 2 Required MYP English 10 Reading Selections 1) Choice Book- select from any American Library Association (ALA) list of awardwinning books 2) Informational Text selection

2 2 Summer Assignments based on the 2 reading selections: Read 1 Literary Choice Book. Writing assignment- Quote Log with 5 entries for the Literary Choice Book. Read 1 Informational text and complete an oral presentation about your Informational Text selection. All writing should be formal, complete, and original. Use the rubrics to assist you with completing the summer reading assignments REQUIRED ASSIGNMENT #1 Skill: Research and Critical Analysis of a Literary Work American Library Association Choice Book: Quote Log (5 quotes with analytical response) Quote Log Instructions: When you write about literature, it is important to include specific quotes from the text to validate your statements. For the ALA Choice Book, keep a quote log of 5 important quotes that you find as you read. These quotes should not be random lines, but specific examples that relate to one of the themes of the novel. Balance the use of quotes with your analysis. Go to ala.org and then click on Awards and Grants. All of the awards are lists. When analyzing quotes, just remember: WPAE! Length requirement: approximately 200 words. 1. Writing the quote 2. Paraphrase 3. Analysis 4. Evaluation Requirements: -Go to the ala.org site and research the awards list to find a book of your choice. For example- Coretta Scott King Award-Winners or Michael L. Printz Award-Winners -the choice book should be age-appropriate, new to the reader, and from the ALA (American Library Association) reader list -the assignment must be TYPED -each quote analysis should be approximately 200 words in length - MLA format (typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font) - Use this format to create a chart that you will use to complete your quote logs. SAMPLE QUOTE LOG ORGANIZER Name: Title: Author: Quote #1-Type entire quote Page #/Paragraph # In-depth Analysis and Evaluation

3 Ways to introduce quotes: When (event in book) happened, (character) states, "..." Ex: When Lady Macbeth kills herself, Macbeth states, "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more (V.V.19-20). (Character) explains: "..." (citation). (Your own words) "direct quotes from book... Ex: Macbeth pines over his miserable fate, calling life a "walking shadow" (citation). Ways to paraphrase: Directly look at quote and replace the text with your words. It is vitally important to maintain the same meaning: Ex: In other words, Macbeth compares his existence to the condition of being a mere ghost. He goes on to compare people to actors who worry about their brief moment in the spotlight only to cease to exist before he realizes his life is over. Ways to analyze: Look at the subtle parts of the quote, and explain why the author used them in his writing--tone, diction, mood, figurative language (metaphors, similes, imagery, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification...there are A LOT). Ex: The metaphors Shakespeare uses, comparing life to a "walking shadow" and man to "a poor player" emphasize the fleeting nature of life. Shadows are gone as soon as they appear, and actors only assume their character: the people they represent have no true meaning. Ways to evaluate: Show the importance of the quote with respect to your claim or assertion. Explain the significance...tell the reader why they bothered to read your analysis. This is where you tie your thoughts together in a nice bow. Ex: Here, Macbeth realizes that his pitiful existence, from the moment he decided to kill King Duncan to the moment when his beloved wife killed herself, has been consumed by his reckless ambition. This directly shows the damaging power of ambition. If Macbeth had been content with his previous title, which was prestigious enough, a host of tragedy would have been avoided. Source: UC Berkeley 2011 Assessment Criteria: writing reflects a critical, analytical understanding of the text; through clear reasoning writer draws sophisticated, insightful inferences from concrete details to support the connected ideas inferences are developed so that all claims and points made are well-supported and persuasive analysis focuses on both thematic and stylistic elements of the text, demonstrating writer s ability to interpret the function of literary devices used to express thematic meaning appropriate balance of quotes and writer's analysis writer is clearly engaged with and moved by his/her thinking process Please see IB Quote Log rubric below.

4 Worth 100 points Due Date: On or before Thursday, September 3, 2015 IB Quote Log RUBRIC Name: Class Period: Criteria A. Knowledge & Understanding of Quote -Supports -Analysis showing an appreciation of author s choices Ex. narrative techniques & style excellent knowledge and understanding of the work, using relevant examples, and appropriate analysis for support. good knowledge and understanding of the work, examples, and analysis for support some knowledge and understanding, using some supports from the text. little understanding with few supports and analysis. Some misinterpretations. Ideas lack development. no knowledge of text with no supports or analysis. Little development of ideas. B. Interpretation of text in quote analysis -Supports & quotes -Analysis that goes beyond the obvious -Original thought & insight -Drawing conclusions -Analysis must include comments about literary/novel conventions that create meaning C. Organization & Development - organized & developed analytical commentary response -adherence to Quote Log directions perceptive understanding and insight through analysis and valid interpretation. original thought. Provides examples as support. Insightful comments on novel conventions & author's use of language & technique. purposeful and effective structure for each journal response. Provides relevant text support. Follows Quote Log instructions. understanding through analysis. Some original thought. Uses examples for support. Comments on author's use of language & technique. a plan for critical analysis. Good text support. Follows directions. some insight but needs greater depth in thought. Uses examples. Few comments on author's use of language & technique. some organization but purpose not as clearly evident as first two criteria. Some text support. Follows directions. plot understanding but a limited view on meaning. Little original thought. Some examples. a somewhat disorganized, presentation, resulting in lack of clarity & purpose. no insight. Several misinterpretations. No supports. no evident plan or structure in quote log analysis. Does not follow directions. D. Formal use of language (Grammar and Mechanics) Appropriate, sophisticated, and varied word choice; complete and varied sentence structures. Clearly proofread with no errors in spelling, grammar, or punctuation. Good word choice and sentence structures. Proofread with minimal errors in spelling, grammar, or punctuation. Word choice and sentence structures are adequate to convey meaning. Some proofreading errors in spelling, grammar, & mechanics. Inappropriate word choice; several sentence structure errors. Proofreading is inadequate. Little to no evidence of proofreading with many lapses in grammar, mechanics, and style.

5 Required Assignment #2 Nonfiction Book Selection and Presentation Assignment: Choose a full-length, nonfiction work. You may choose a book from the choices listed below in the chart or find your own. The titles in the list below are simply a resource list. Read it, and prepare a presentation. This presentation may be in any format you are comfortable with; Power Point, Video, Movie, collage, original drawing, Prezi, Mystery Box. Be creative! Presentation Project Requirements- Oral and Visual Your presentation must: Identify title and author Establish setting (time and place) Introduce major characters and provide a brief description of each. Analyze the tone of the narrative voice Briefly narrate story (do not give away the ending) Provide author s background information Identify author s purpose (reason for writing) and tone (author s attitude) Comment on author s writing style (word choice, sentence structure, organization, use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, etc.) Your personal opinions of the reading; justify those opinions Presentation Rubric: Please refer to the IB Oral Presentation Rubric for scoring. Cut and paste this link into your browser: Due Date: On or before Thursday, September 8, 2016 Points: 30 Selection Possibilities by Content Area and Author Informational Texts: English Language Arts Henry, Patrick. Speech to the Second Virginia Convention. Washington, George. Farewell Address. Kennedy, John F. Civil Rights Address Lincoln, Abraham. Second Inaugural Address. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. State of the Union Address. Hand, Learned. I Am an American Day Address. Smith, Margaret Chase. Remarks to the Senate in Support of a Declaration of Conscience.

6 King, Jr., Martin Luther. Letter from Birmingham Jail. Wiesel, Elie. Hope, Despair and Memory. Reagan, Ronald. Address to Students at Moscow State University. Quindlen, Anna. A Quilt of a Country. Informational Texts: History/Social Studies Brown, Dee. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West Connell, Evan S. Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn Gombrich, E. H. The Story of Art, 16th Edition Kurlansky, Mark. Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World Haskins, Jim. Black, Blue and Gray: African Americans in the Civil War Dash, Joan. The Longitude Prize Thompson, Wendy. The Illustrated Book of Great Composers Mann, Charles C. Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491 Informational Texts: Science, Mathematics, and Technical Subjects Euclid. Elements Cannon, Annie J. Classifying the Stars. Walker, Jearl. Amusement Park Physics.. Preston, Richard. The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story Devlin, Keith. Life by the Numbers Hoose, Phillip. The Race to Save Lord God Bird Hakim, Joy. The Story of Science: Newton at the Center Nicastro, Nicholas. Circumference: Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/U.S. Department of Energy. Recommended Levels of Insulation For more ideas you can: do a Google search of Best Selling Nonfiction or Memoirs Go to the bookstore and look in the religion, culture, music, sports, or psychology section. Pick something you LIKE; Nonfiction is not limited to autobiographies and biographies.

7 Deadline: All Summer Reading assignments are due on or before Thursday, September 8. There will be no extensions. Do not to me please. Print a hard copy to submit and save your presentation in Google Slides, on a flashdrive, or in your personal . Contact Information: Please Ms. Parson at kristin.parson@bsd.k12.de.us if you have any questions about the assignments. Have a great summer!