Double-Entry Journal

2015-2016

High School Summer Reading List

ALL 9th grade A Time to Kill, John Grisham

or

St. Lucys Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen RussellHonors also reads Lord of the Flies, William Golding

ALL 10th grade - Enders Game, Orson Scott Card

or

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootHonors also reads Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, Philip K. Dick

ALL 11th grade - The Help, Kathryn Stockett

or

Courage Has No Color by Tanya Lee StoneAP Lang also reads In Cold Blood, Truman Capote

ALL 12th grade- Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro

or

I am Malala by Malala YousafzaiAP Lit also reads Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway2015-2016 High School Summer Reading

Dialectical Journal Assignment

One of the best ways to engage with a literary text (story, novel, poem, play) is to have a conversation with it. The Dialectical Journal allows one to do just that. It will be used for future assignments such as class discussions, short assignments, and as a means for generating ideas for analytical papers. You will use this journal later, so make sure you are completing it with integrity.

ALL journal entries should follow the instructions and example below.Page Number and QuoteYour Analysis

Choose a passage from the text. Copy the text carefully and include the page number of where it occurs. If it is more than a few sentences in length, then use an ellipsis () between the first and last sentences. Use this format for each of the journal entries.

Options for annotations:

1. Make connections with the text: look for ways to relate the text (such as the characters, the action (or plot), or themes, etc.) to the world itself, to your own life, etc. What questions does the passage raise for you? Analyze and discuss.2. What is the author saying about life? What might his/her purpose be in writing this passage? How does this particular passage contribute to the work as a whole? Analyze and discuss.3. Identify examples of figurative language such as simile, metaphor, personification, symbols, imagery, etc. and try to define what effect they create for the reader: Mood? Feeling? Setting? Characterization? Analyze and discuss.4. How does this passage relate in some way to societys treatment of race, class, gender, religion, other social issues, etc.? Can you identify conflict - man v. self, man v. man, man v. society, man v. nature? Analyze and discuss.5. Word Choice: How does the use of one or more particular words in a passage (their connotation) create meaning? Analyze and discuss.

Example from John Steinbecks Of Mice and MenGeorge went on. With us it aint like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us. We dont have to sit in no bar room blowin in our jack jus because we got no place else to go. If them other guys gets in jail they can rot for all anybody gives a damn. But not us.

Lennie broke in. But not us! An why? Because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you and thats why. (14)

Example from Julia Alvarezs In the Time of the ButterfliesDede offered two alternatives [to Fela]. Either stop all this nonsense and clean out that shed, orshe could not bring herselt to state the altervative (64).

George and Lennie are talking about how they are different from the other guys who work in the fields. The biggest difference is that they have someone to care about them; they are not alone. This passage is important because it shows the kinship and love Lennie and George have for one another. Even though George says that he would be better off without Lennie, he knows this isnt true because he would be suffering from the worse human condition: loneliness. The characterization in this passage shows Dedes compassionate nature, since she didnt want to hurt Fela by asking her to leave. This is a possible foreshadowing of internal conflict between her compassion and desire to do what she wants and the obligation to do what is expected of her.

Choose from the following prompts below, making a minimum of 2 complete entries per chapter of the assigned summer reading book. Make sure to include the chapter number at the top of each notebook page. Keep your journaling varied by choosing different options described on the right-hand side. Be thorough in your exploration; use plenty of specific references to the text in your responses, and keep your journaling neat and organized. **THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE WITHIN THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF SCHOOL.

Summer Reading Assignment Grading Rubric

Outstanding-(100pts)Strong- (90pts)Satisfactory-(80pts)Developing-(60-70pts)

Analysis of Figurative Language, Conflict, and Word Choice

(Options for Analysis 3, 4, and 5)

Student analyzes the text with full ideas, completely examining the purpose of the device, explaining the importance of the conflict, and/or the impact of specific word choice beyond the literal. There is a very clear interpretation of why the chosen quote is important, and that importance is explained thoroughly.Student analyzes the text with many ideas, mostly examining the purpose of the device, explaining the importance of the conflict, and/or the impact of specific word choice beyond the literal. There is a clear interpretation of why the chosen quote is important, and that importance is clearly explained.Student analyzes the text with some ideas, partially examining the purpose of the device, explaining the importance of the conflict, and/or the impact of specific word choice beyond the literal. There is a somewhat clear interpretation of why the chosen quote is important, and that importance is explained partially.Student analyzes the text with few ideas, with some examination of the purpose of the device, explaining the importance of the conflict, and/or the impact of specific word choice but does not always go beyond the literal. There is not a clear interpretation of why the chosen quote is important, and that importance is not explained and may mostly or only include summary.

Connections to themes and purpose

(Options for Analysis 1 and 2 )

Student links all quotes about characters, plot, and themes within the text to the real world and what we should know or learn about it from the text. There is a very clear connection for each quote. The connection is explained thoroughly. Student links most of the quotes about characters, plot, and themes within the text to the real world and what we should know or learn about it from the text.t. There is a clear connection for each quote. The connection is explained on the whole. Student links some of the quotes about characters, plot, and themes within the text to the real world and what we should know or learn about it from the text. There is a somewhat clear connection for each quote. The connection is explained on the whole. Student links few of the quotes with major themes within the text. Connections is not clear and may include only summary of the text. The connection is only partially explained or not at all.

Formatting

Student consistently follows the proper format to cite the quotes using quotation marks and MLA citation.Student for the most part follows the proper format to cite the quotes using quotation marks and MLA citation.Student somewhat follows the proper format to cite the quotes using quotation marks and MLA citation.Student does not follow the proper format to cite the quotes using quotation marks and MLA citation.

Academic LanguageStudent uses precise, academic language consistently. Student uses content words, literary analysis words, strong active verbs, and artful transitions in comments and questions.Student uses academic language most of the time but may lapse into conversational English one or two times. Student uses artful transitions most of the time.Student uses academic language some of the time but may lapse into conversational English sometimes. Student uses artful transitions some of the time.Student uses academic language infrequently and is developing in this area. Student speaks mostly in conversational English. Student uses artful transitions infrequently.

***If the assignment is not turned in, the student cannot receive credit and will earn a 0 for that grade. The summer reading assignment will count as 20% of the first quarter grade in all English classes at every grade level.SCORE:

Comments:

Questions:

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Thematic Links:

____________/25

Formatting:

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Academic Language:

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TOTAL SCORE:

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