Summer Reading
GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
PRE-AP SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT 2013
9TH GRADE
Mrs. Nelson: nelson@greenvilleisd.com; Cell- 903-269-0603
English I Pre-AP Summer Reading:
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
Available at Hastings, Barnes and Noble, or on Amazon.com
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Assignment:
While you read To Kill a Mockingbird, note and annotate passages that you think are significant. Mark that book!
1. The goal is to note your thoughts about selected quotes as you read.
2. While you are reading, you should notice thought-provoking ideas that make you stop and ponder because you find relationships to the previous readings.
3. In this assignment, you will keep notes to capture some of these ideas and give your opinion and interpretation of them.
Dialectical Journal Assignments for To Kill a Mockingbird
Select a minimum of 20 quotes from this novel that you feel have a special meaning, interest, or impact, and type them in the left hand column of your journal. Be sure you note the page number. On the right hand side, record your thoughts, feelings, responses, or reflections. Label your responses using the strategies listed below. Be sure to include Sheriff Tate’s remark in regards to arresting Boo, “Well, it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?”
Limit your responses to four sentences. Choose only one method of response for each quote; however, you must use each of the following at least once.
Use the following codes to label your responses the quotes you have chosen:
(Q) Question- Ask about something in the passage that is unclear.
(C) Connect- Make a connection to your life, the world, or another text.
(P) Predict- Anticipate what will occur based on what’s in the passage.
(CL) Clarify- Answer earlier questions or confirm/disaffirm a prediction.
(R) Reflect- Think deeply about what the passage means in a broad sense- not just to the characters in the story. What conclusions can you draw
PRE-AP SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT 2013
9TH GRADE
Mrs. Nelson: nelson@greenvilleisd.com; Cell- 903-269-0603
English I Pre-AP Summer Reading:
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
Available at Hastings, Barnes and Noble, or on Amazon.com
[pic] [pic]
Assignment:
While you read To Kill a Mockingbird, note and annotate passages that you think are significant. Mark that book!
1. The goal is to note your thoughts about selected quotes as you read.
2. While you are reading, you should notice thought-provoking ideas that make you stop and ponder because you find relationships to the previous readings.
3. In this assignment, you will keep notes to capture some of these ideas and give your opinion and interpretation of them.
Dialectical Journal Assignments for To Kill a Mockingbird
Select a minimum of 20 quotes from this novel that you feel have a special meaning, interest, or impact, and type them in the left hand column of your journal. Be sure you note the page number. On the right hand side, record your thoughts, feelings, responses, or reflections. Label your responses using the strategies listed below. Be sure to include Sheriff Tate’s remark in regards to arresting Boo, “Well, it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?”
Limit your responses to four sentences. Choose only one method of response for each quote; however, you must use each of the following at least once.
Use the following codes to label your responses the quotes you have chosen:
(Q) Question- Ask about something in the passage that is unclear.
(C) Connect- Make a connection to your life, the world, or another text.
(P) Predict- Anticipate what will occur based on what’s in the passage.
(CL) Clarify- Answer earlier questions or confirm/disaffirm a prediction.
(R) Reflect- Think deeply about what the passage means in a broad sense- not just to the characters in the story. What conclusions can you draw