Instructions for Assignment
English IV Advanced Placement™
English Literature and Composition
Summer Reading Assignments
Mrs. McNiel mcnielmg@lind.sprnet.org The purpose of the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) ™ courses is to prepare students for college work and/or AP™ exams that will give them the opportunity to receive college credit. This is a fast paced substantial course taught with a college-level curriculum and is not for the weak in mind or spirit.
A key factor in succeeding on the AP™ exam is to have an understanding of numerous works of literary merit. In order to prepare for the 2012-2013 school year and the AP™ exam in May 2013, there will be reading assignments over the summer. You should complete each assignment and be prepared to turn in your assignments on the first day of school. There will also be a timed writing test over Pride and Prejudice the week you return from summer vacation.
ASSIGNMENT #1:
Read How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster
You will need to purchase your own copy of this book. You will find it to be a required text for many college courses, so hang on to it!
Answer the following study questions as you read:
1. Ch. 1 pgs. 1-6 “Every Trip is a Quest (Except When It’s Not)”
a. What are the five characteristics of the quest?
2. Ch. 2 pgs. 7-14 “Nice to Eat With You: Acts of Communion”
a. List the things, according to Foster, that eating in literature can represent.
3. Ch. 3 pgs. 15-21 “Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires”
a. What are some things besides vampirism that vampires and ghosts represent in literature?
4. Ch. 4 pgs. 22-27 “If It’s Square, It’s a Sonnet”
a. Why, according to Foster, is it more difficult to write a short poem than a long one?
5. Ch. 5 pgs. 28-36 “Now, Where Have I Seen Her Before?”
a. What is the “big secret” Foster reveals in this chapter?
6. Ch. 6 pgs. 37-46 “When in Doubt, It’s from Shakespeare…”
a. Why do so many writers use and quote Shakespeare?
7. Ch.
English Literature and Composition
Summer Reading Assignments
Mrs. McNiel mcnielmg@lind.sprnet.org The purpose of the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) ™ courses is to prepare students for college work and/or AP™ exams that will give them the opportunity to receive college credit. This is a fast paced substantial course taught with a college-level curriculum and is not for the weak in mind or spirit.
A key factor in succeeding on the AP™ exam is to have an understanding of numerous works of literary merit. In order to prepare for the 2012-2013 school year and the AP™ exam in May 2013, there will be reading assignments over the summer. You should complete each assignment and be prepared to turn in your assignments on the first day of school. There will also be a timed writing test over Pride and Prejudice the week you return from summer vacation.
ASSIGNMENT #1:
Read How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster
You will need to purchase your own copy of this book. You will find it to be a required text for many college courses, so hang on to it!
Answer the following study questions as you read:
1. Ch. 1 pgs. 1-6 “Every Trip is a Quest (Except When It’s Not)”
a. What are the five characteristics of the quest?
2. Ch. 2 pgs. 7-14 “Nice to Eat With You: Acts of Communion”
a. List the things, according to Foster, that eating in literature can represent.
3. Ch. 3 pgs. 15-21 “Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires”
a. What are some things besides vampirism that vampires and ghosts represent in literature?
4. Ch. 4 pgs. 22-27 “If It’s Square, It’s a Sonnet”
a. Why, according to Foster, is it more difficult to write a short poem than a long one?
5. Ch. 5 pgs. 28-36 “Now, Where Have I Seen Her Before?”
a. What is the “big secret” Foster reveals in this chapter?
6. Ch. 6 pgs. 37-46 “When in Doubt, It’s from Shakespeare…”
a. Why do so many writers use and quote Shakespeare?
7. Ch.