Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate AcademySummer Reading Assignment - 2021/2022

Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck

Dear Incoming Freshmen and Parents:

Each summer, students at Collegiate Academy have a summer reading assignment. Literacy is akey component in being successful in high school, and our summer reading assignment isdesigned to help students maintain—and even sharpen—the skills they already possess. Thisyear’s summer reading assignment for LA9 H and LA9 is based on John Steinbeck’s novella OfMice and Men. Published in 1937, Steinbeck’s novella tells the story of George Milton andLennie Small’s lives as migrant farm workers in Depression-era California. The two men facemany obstacles while trying to realize their own American Dream.

Students should obtain their own personal copy of Of Mice and Men, read/annotate it, and thenbe prepared to be tested on the book during the first week of school. An online PDF copy of thenovella can also be found here: Of Mice & Men PDF Link. Students who choose to read theonline PDF version can annotate their copy with the Kami extension which has been installed onall students’ school-issued Chromebooks. We will continue our study of the novella into thebeginning of the school year, so it is imperative that all reading is completed by then.

STUDENT HACK: ANNOTATINGWhen you read, it is important to annotate, or interact with the text. We all naturally have ideas,feelings, mental images, and questions while reading; annotating is simply noting these ideas,feelings, mental images, questions, etc. Use sticky notes to mark significant passages/quotes inthe text that you find particularly interesting or important while you are reading. Then, writedown our thoughts, feelings, reactions to those passages/quotes on the sticky note.

Please do not hesitate to contact either of us if you have any questions or concerns!

Sincerely,

Ms. Heather Ulmer & Ms. Christine Balsigerhulmer@eriesd.org cbalsiger@eriesd.orgLanguage Arts Teachers814-874-6300www.eriesd.org/npca

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