World Studies (English II) 2017 Summer Reading Assignment Text: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Student Name: Date: Grade: /100

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1 World Studies (English II) 2017 Summer Reading Assignment Text: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Student Name: Date: Grade: /100 Be sure to read /review the entire packet before you begin so that you are familiar with the requirements. All assignments are due the FIRST day of class. In order to be prepared for success during your sophomore year, it is important to draw on the reading and writing skills you have learned and improved during your freshman year. See these assignments as your opportunity to show off your abilities to read well, organize your thinking, and write effectively. In addition, there will be an open response essay TEST over the novel upon your return to school. State Standards Addressed RL. 1 Key Ideas & Details: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. RL. 4 Craft & Structure: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g. how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone). Task 1: Pre-Reading Task Define/Translate/Research the following terms and/or names. Example: What is an alchemist? What is an allegory? Where is Andalusia? What is significant about Andalusia? Who is Melchizedek? 1. Alchemist (define): 2. Allegory (define): 3. Santiago ( research/translate): 4. Andalusia, Spain (research): 5. Melchizedek (research): 6. Narcissus (research): 7. Urim and Thummin (research): (1)

2 Task 2: During Reading Task Authors use many tools and approaches in their writing. As a reader of the text, locate relevant textual quotes that show the changes Santiago goes through. Track these changes chronologically by listing the page number, actual quote, a summary, and offer an explanation as to how the example characterizes Santiago. MUST BE HAND-WRITTEN on chart provided. NOTE: Four examples (2-5)should be chronological and spread evenly throughout the book. Track Santiago s development as a character Page # (1) 22 (2) Passage word-for-word Summary Explanation of how it affects characterization Merchant- whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it s because that desire originated in the SOUL of the universe. The merchant discusses the idea that the universe has an actual SOUL, which would infer that it is alive and capable of feelings and thought. Santiago is introduced to this idea that the universe is a living thing with a soul through this use of Personification. This allows Santiago to believe in his journey because this force will work with him to realize his own Personal Legend. (3) (4) (5) Task #3 : Describe one example of setting in the novel and define one theme (one message or thought central to the novel such as Fate plays a significant role in the development of we humans ). You may write on the back of this packet for extra space. A. Setting (2 sentences: 1 descriptive sentence, and 1 explanation of the connection to the novel.) B. Theme (2 sentences: 1 sentence defining a theme, and 1 example of evidence from the novel that supports your theme.) (2)

3 Task 4 Study Literary Devices by Making Flash Cards The following literary devices will be used throughout the year. Students will be tested on the definitions and applications upon returning to school in August. 1. Simile a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared 2. Metaphor a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in A mighty fortress is our God. 3. Juxtaposition an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast 4. Theme a unifying or dominant idea (a phrase more than 1 word) 5. Syntax the arrangement of words/patterns in a sentence 6. Diction style of words the author uses 7. Denotation dictionary definition 8. Connotation emotional implication a word carries 9. Tone author s attitude 10. Mood distinctive emotional quality or feeling 11. Hyperbole obvious and intentional exaggeration it s raining cats & dogs 12. Understatement the act or an instance of understating, or representing in a weak or restrained way : The journalist wrote that the earthquake had caused some damage. This turned out to be a massive understatement of the devastation. 13. Allusion A reference to a well-known literary work, artwork, historical person, or event 14. Paradox a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. 15. Symbol something used for or regarded as representing something else 16. Personification the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure 17. Archetype the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based (A hero or a villain) 18. Irony a. Dramatic situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play. b. Situational a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended (firehouse burns down) c. Verbal Sarcasm 19. Imagery the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively Visual (Sight) Auditory (Sound) Olfactory (Smell) Tactile (Touch) Gustatory (Taste) 20. Antithesis opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in balanced parallel construction. (Ex. Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. J.F.K.) KNOW: PC STP = is the acronym for the Elements of Fiction: Plot, Characters, Setting, Theme and Point of View (3)

4 Task 5: Literary Device Evidence Chart Authors use many devices and innovative approaches in their writing. For example, an author might use specific vocabulary and rich imagery. As a reader of the text, discuss 5 tools or approaches the author used, provide the passage and page number, and explain why you think the author used this tool. Must be handwritten on chart provided here. List: 1. Identify a passage that includes a literary device (personification, hyperbole, foreshadowing, symbolism or situational irony), summarize the passage in the summary column, and then explain why the author used it. Task 5 Chart Tool / Approach EX: Symbolism This is an Example and does not count as a part of the five. 1. Page # Passage word-for-word Summary Explanation of why author used it 29 Before the boy could reply, a butterfly appeared and fluttered between him and the old man. He remembered something his grandfather had once told him: that butterflies were a good omen. Butterflies can fly and symbolize freedom. Santiago sees a butterfly while talking and is reminded of their sign of goodness to come. Butterflies have wings and can fly; however, they are also delicate and beautiful. Butterflies and their symbolism carry a positive connotation and foreshadow good things to come for Santiago (4)

5 Name: Class Period: GRADE: /100 World Studies Summer Assignment Learning Summary: 1. Task #1 -- Definitions/Research (20 pts) 2. Task #2 -- Character Development Passages 4 examples (20 pts) plus PCSTP 3. Task #3 Describe one example of setting in the novel and define one theme. (20 pts) 4. Task #4 Study Literary Devices using Flash Cards Show cards for credit. (20 pts) 5. Task #5 -- Literary Device Evidence Chart -5 examples (20 pts) Total /100 (5)