2017-2018 SUMMER READING / ENGLISH 10 MYP LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE E-Mail: elizabeth.tedrick@bsd.k12.de.us Hello Rising Tenth Graders! Congratulations on continuing to MYP Year 5. The following required readings will not only give you a jump on sophomore year, but will also be pleasurable. Make some time this summer to get out the beach chair, pencils, post-it notes, read, read, read. There are TWO (2) required summer readings: 1.) Fiction: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (this text will be part of the first unit of Marking Period 1). You will complete a formal literary analysis that you will type submit to turnitin.com. I will provide submission details during the first week of school. 2.) Non-Fiction: You have free choice over the book you select. You will prepare a formal oral presentation that you deliver to the class during the second week of school. Summer assignments are due by Monday, September 4, 2017 at 11:59pm on turnitin. You will give me your rubrics at the beginning of class starting on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. If you have any questions over the summer, I can be reached at elizabeth.tedrick@bsd.k12.de.us. WORDS OF ADVICE: DO NOT PROCRASTINATE. You must know the work thoroughly completely to strut your stuff in the first marking period. ASSIGNMENT 1: FICTION: To Kill a Mockingbird Literary Analysis Journals These s will provide the foundation of our in-class study of this novel be a wonderful resource to study the literature in greater depth. You will generate ideas independently over the summer. Be prepared to share your flashes of brilliance when you return to school. I look forward to hearing from you. *NOTE: Journals 1-3 may be set up in chart form for ease of study. Feel free to follow the provided templates. Journal 1: Briefly describe each character categorize him/her as static or developing. Explain your reasons in a few s that contain text (Note: text support does not have to be in the form of quoted material.) 1 Dill 2 Scout 3 Calpurnia 4 Boo Radley 5 Bob Ewell 6 Mayella Ewell 7 Miss Maudie 8 Tom Robinson Character Description Static or Developing Explanation
Journal 2: Describe each of the settings below. Record significant events that occur at each place. Determine what moods are associated with each place. 1 Finch House 2 Radley House 3 Courthouse 4 School 5 Jail 6 Calpurnia s Church 7 Ewell House Setting Description Significant Events that Occur Moods Journal 3: Pick four of the following motifs analyze what Harper Lee s message is about each. Determine whether the motif takes on positive or negative aspects in the text. Explain which characters scenes epitomize or best illustrate Lee s message. 1 education/literacy 2 poverty/wealth 3 prejudice/hypocrisy 4 neighbors 5 law order 6 friendship 7 family Motif What is Lee s Message about it? Is this motif presented positively or negatively? Which characters scenes best illustrate the motif? Journal 4: In a well-developed paragraph (or two, but no more), explain what the following characters have in common: Boo Radley, Mayella Ewell, Tom Robinson.
IB GRADING RUBRIC / To Kill a Mockingbird / E. TEDRICK Name: Class Period: Criteria 5 4 3 2 1 A. Knowledge & excellent good some little Understing knowledge knowledge knowledge understing -Supports understing with few supports -Analysis of the work, understing understing, analysis. **Cudos for using relevant showing an quotes, of the work, using some Some appreciation of examples, using quotes, supports from misinterpretations. author s choices appropriate examples, the text. Ideas lack re narrative techniques & style analysis for analysis for support development. B. Interpretation of text in response to prompts -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 commentary response -adherence to directions D. Formal use of language (Grammar Mechanics) perceptive understing insight through analysis valid interpretation. original thought. Provides quotes & examples as Insightful comments on novel conventions & author's use of language & purposeful effective structure for each response. Provides relevant text instructions. Appropriate, sophisticated, varied word choice; complete varied structures. Clearly proofread with no errors in spelling, grammar, or punctuation. understing through analysis. Some original thought. Uses quotes examples for Comments on author's use of language & a plan for critical analysis. Good text Good word choice structures. Proofread with minimal errors in spelling, grammar, or punctuation. some insight but needs greater depth in thought. Uses some quotes & examples. Few comments on author's use of language & some organization but purpose not as clearly evident as first two criteria. Some text Word choice structures are adequate to convey meaning. Some proofreading errors in spelling, grammar, & mechanics. plot understing but a limited view on meaning. Little original thought. Some quotes & examples. a somewhat disorganized, presentation, resulting in lack of clarity & purpose. Inappropriate word choice; several structure errors. Proofreading is inadequate. no knowledge of text with no supports or analysis. Little development of ideas. no insight. Several misinterpretations. No supports. no evident plan or structure to responses. Does not follow Little to no evidence of proofreading with many lapses in grammar, mechanics, style.
ASSIGNMENT 2: NON-FICTION: Your choice Oral Presentation Assignment: Choose a full-length, nonfiction work that relates to one of the MYP Global Contexts below. Read it prepare a presentation that meets the presentation requirements. This presentation may be in any format with which you are comfortable: Power Point, Prezi, movie, collage, original drawing, etc. Global Contexts: Identities Relationships Dimensions of Time Space Personal Cultural Expression Scientific Technical Innovation Globalization Sustainability Fairness Development Not sure which book to pick? Do a Google search of Best Selling Nonfiction or Memoirs Go to the bookstore look in the religion, culture, music, sports, or psychology section. **Pick something you LIKE; Nonfiction is not limited to autobiographies biographies. Presentation Project Requirements (no longer than 5 minutes) Your presentation must: Give a brief overview of the author his/her background Briefly summarize the text by sharing the setting (time place), describing major characters, highlighting the major parts of the story (try not to give away the ending) Determine the author s purpose, or reason for writing the book Comment on author s writing style. What literary features define their writing? (word choice, structure, organization, use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, etc.) Be sure to provide examples. Your personal evaluation of the book (opinions, reactions, etc.) Presentation Rubric: Please refer to the attached IB Oral Presentation Rubric for scoring.
Additional Suggested Preparation In addition to the required assignments listed, it is recommended that students become familiar with many useful literary terms before entering the class. While in-class review of the terms definitions will occur, the majority of our time will be spent analyzing, interpreting, evaluating literature using the terms. A great resource that students may want to consult is The Bedford Glossary of Critical Literary Terms by Ross Murfin Supryia M. Ray. However, there are many other useful resources available online in bookstores. Some of the terms that we will use this year are as follows: Allusion form omniscient Ambiguity free verse onomatopoeia Analogy genre (over) generalization Anecdote hyperbole paradox Antagonist ideology parallel structure Assonance idiom(atic) parallelism Characterization imagery personification Claim implied protagonist Colloquial inference rhetoric Connotation intention rhetorical devices deductive logic inverted syntax round character Denotation irony satire Dialogue limited point of view simile Diction metaphor setting Didactic mood speaker Ellipsis motif stream of consciousness Epic motivation style Euphemism narrative stylistic elements/devices extended metaphor narrator symbol(ism) figurative language neologism theme flat characters novel thesis Foils novella tone