HONORS ENGLISH 1-2 2011-2012 SUMMER READING Assignments
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Honors 1-2 Summer Reading Assignments
San Marino High School, Hernandez
Required Reading:
The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, Sean Covey
A book of your choice- a list of suggested reading is available on the SMHS website
The summer reading assignments are available at www.sanmarinohs.org
Click on Teachers/Staff, click on Hernandez, click on Summer Reading
If you have questions about summer reading, please email me at [email protected]
All written work must be typed in MLA format. For MLA reference, go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
The Joy Luck Club
1. Vocabulary- learn the vocabulary words before you read each section
Go to www.quizlet.com
Search (in the box in the upper right hand corner): aldh, click on aldh, click on The Joy Luck Club, each section of the novel will be separated by its title
Nothing written will be due for the vocabulary, but it is your responsibility to learn the words. The list of words will be on the school website and on quizlet.
2. Before Reading- research & write down these quick facts
a. Genre
b. Time & Place Written
c. Author
d. Author Background
e. Narrator(s)
f. Point of View
g. Tense
h. Protagonist
Cite Source(s): (where did you find this information)
3. While Reading- trace these images throughout the text (annotation)
Highlight references to each of the images. In the margin of the book write why the image is important, why it is used, and what effect it has on the story.
a. Mirrors
b. Tiger
c. Shadow
d. Weeds/Garden
e. Mr. Chou
f. Dreams/Nightmares
g. The Color Red
4. After Reading- Answer each question in one thoughtful paragraph
a. The book is set up so that you sometimes read about one person from another person’s point of view. Then you read about the person from her/his own point of view. Some shifts in point of view are bound to change our minds about the characters. Demonstrate one example of how this happened to you as you progressed through The Joy Luck Club.
b. Which story is your personal favorite? Why?
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
1. Before Reading- make a list of your 7 best habits and 7 habits you would like to change about yourself
2. While Reading- make notes in the text about which habits can be most helpful to you. Highlight ideas that you find helpful in the text, and make notes about how you can implement the tasks into your life.
3. After Reading- choose one habit as your goal for the first quarter of school. In an insightful paragraph, answer the following questions:
a. Why did you choose this particular habit?
b. How will this habit help you to be successful?
c. What is your plan to master this effective habit?
A book of your choice
1. After Reading- write a one-paragraph review of the book.
A. First, a review gives the reader a concise summary of the content. Please include title and author.
B. Second, and more importantly, a review offers a critical assessment of the content. This involves your reactions to the book: what strikes you as noteworthy, whether or not it was worth reading, and how it enhanced your understanding of the topic or theme.
C. Finally, in addition to analyzing the work, a review often suggests whether or not the audience would appreciate it.
San Marino High School, Hernandez
Required Reading:
The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, Sean Covey
A book of your choice- a list of suggested reading is available on the SMHS website
The summer reading assignments are available at www.sanmarinohs.org
Click on Teachers/Staff, click on Hernandez, click on Summer Reading
If you have questions about summer reading, please email me at [email protected]
All written work must be typed in MLA format. For MLA reference, go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
The Joy Luck Club
1. Vocabulary- learn the vocabulary words before you read each section
Go to www.quizlet.com
Search (in the box in the upper right hand corner): aldh, click on aldh, click on The Joy Luck Club, each section of the novel will be separated by its title
Nothing written will be due for the vocabulary, but it is your responsibility to learn the words. The list of words will be on the school website and on quizlet.
2. Before Reading- research & write down these quick facts
a. Genre
b. Time & Place Written
c. Author
d. Author Background
e. Narrator(s)
f. Point of View
g. Tense
h. Protagonist
Cite Source(s): (where did you find this information)
3. While Reading- trace these images throughout the text (annotation)
Highlight references to each of the images. In the margin of the book write why the image is important, why it is used, and what effect it has on the story.
a. Mirrors
b. Tiger
c. Shadow
d. Weeds/Garden
e. Mr. Chou
f. Dreams/Nightmares
g. The Color Red
4. After Reading- Answer each question in one thoughtful paragraph
a. The book is set up so that you sometimes read about one person from another person’s point of view. Then you read about the person from her/his own point of view. Some shifts in point of view are bound to change our minds about the characters. Demonstrate one example of how this happened to you as you progressed through The Joy Luck Club.
b. Which story is your personal favorite? Why?
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
1. Before Reading- make a list of your 7 best habits and 7 habits you would like to change about yourself
2. While Reading- make notes in the text about which habits can be most helpful to you. Highlight ideas that you find helpful in the text, and make notes about how you can implement the tasks into your life.
3. After Reading- choose one habit as your goal for the first quarter of school. In an insightful paragraph, answer the following questions:
a. Why did you choose this particular habit?
b. How will this habit help you to be successful?
c. What is your plan to master this effective habit?
A book of your choice
1. After Reading- write a one-paragraph review of the book.
A. First, a review gives the reader a concise summary of the content. Please include title and author.
B. Second, and more importantly, a review offers a critical assessment of the content. This involves your reactions to the book: what strikes you as noteworthy, whether or not it was worth reading, and how it enhanced your understanding of the topic or theme.
C. Finally, in addition to analyzing the work, a review often suggests whether or not the audience would appreciate it.
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VOCABULARY
Check out www.quizlet.com for fun learning games!
search for "aldh"
then click on "aldh"
then click on "TJLC"- each chapter will be divided by its title
* I will put the words on quizlet on June 8
The Joy Luck Club
1. shabby
2. scurried
3. meager
4. somber
5. unanimously
6. translucent
7. cultivate
8. generosity
9. dowry
10. concubines
11. insolent
The Red Candle
1. cicadas
2. pretense
3. felicitous
The Moon Lady
1. acrid
2. posterity
3. presumptuous
4. pavilion
5. waned
Rules of the Game
1. eluded
2. deftly
3. benefactor
4. touted
5. phlegmy
6. malodorous
The Voice from the Wall
1. chasm
2. jauntily
3. stagnant
4. babbling
Half and Half
1. chagrined
2. verbatim
3. trivial
4. sentinel
5. taut
Two Kinds
1. prodigy
2. bellows
3. sauciness
4. inevitable
Rice Husband
1. laments
2. vehemence
3. podiatrist
4. retching
Four Directions
1. disparaging
2. pristine
3. irrevocable
4. benevolent
5. sonorous
6. vulnerable
Without Wood
1. foyer
Best Quality
1. covenant
2. evict
3. ruse
4. paranoid
5. remnants
6. chastise
Magpies
1. bazaars
2. porter
3. simpering
4. nirvana
5. revere
Waiting Between the Trees
1. smirk
2. chided
3. vain
4. tapered
5. loathing
6. abandoned
7. cunning
Double Face
1. uncanny
2. longevity
3. theology
4. pagodas
5. spouse
6. devious
7. forage
Check out www.quizlet.com for fun learning games!
search for "aldh"
then click on "aldh"
then click on "TJLC"- each chapter will be divided by its title
* I will put the words on quizlet on June 8
The Joy Luck Club
1. shabby
2. scurried
3. meager
4. somber
5. unanimously
6. translucent
7. cultivate
8. generosity
9. dowry
10. concubines
11. insolent
The Red Candle
1. cicadas
2. pretense
3. felicitous
The Moon Lady
1. acrid
2. posterity
3. presumptuous
4. pavilion
5. waned
Rules of the Game
1. eluded
2. deftly
3. benefactor
4. touted
5. phlegmy
6. malodorous
The Voice from the Wall
1. chasm
2. jauntily
3. stagnant
4. babbling
Half and Half
1. chagrined
2. verbatim
3. trivial
4. sentinel
5. taut
Two Kinds
1. prodigy
2. bellows
3. sauciness
4. inevitable
Rice Husband
1. laments
2. vehemence
3. podiatrist
4. retching
Four Directions
1. disparaging
2. pristine
3. irrevocable
4. benevolent
5. sonorous
6. vulnerable
Without Wood
1. foyer
Best Quality
1. covenant
2. evict
3. ruse
4. paranoid
5. remnants
6. chastise
Magpies
1. bazaars
2. porter
3. simpering
4. nirvana
5. revere
Waiting Between the Trees
1. smirk
2. chided
3. vain
4. tapered
5. loathing
6. abandoned
7. cunning
Double Face
1. uncanny
2. longevity
3. theology
4. pagodas
5. spouse
6. devious
7. forage