10th Grade
2018 SUMMER READING
Pre-AP English 10
REQUIRED: Pre-AP 10 students are required to read two novels:
- Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
- Warriors Don’t Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock’s Central High by Melba Pattillo Beals.
OPTIONAL: Pre-AP 10 students may also read one of the following novels and complete the extra credit project on that novel. Projects should be turned in on the first day of class. Students will need to purchase a paper bag to complete the assignment.
DUE ON THE First day of class.
Extra-Credit Project Novel Choices:
- Anthem by Ayn Rand
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Rocket Boys: A Memoir by Homer Hickman
- Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution by Ji-li Jang
- Travels with Charlie by Steinbeck
- Kim by Kipling
- Traveling the Equator by Twain
- Invisible Man by Ellison
- Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway
- The Maltese Falcon by Hammett
- The Shipping News by Proulx
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the selected novel and determine the main characters, setting, plot, and symbols and demonstrate public presentation skills.
WHAT TO DO: (*All components must be included.)
Decorate the front of the bag:
a scene from the novel
the title of the novel
the author’s name
your name
the names of the main characters
the names of the supporting characters
information about the setting
information about the plot
information about two (2) symbols in the novel
five (5) objects that help tell the story
two (2) symbolic objects
three (3) objects that remind you of the 3 main characters.
two (2) objects that relate to the author
- Front 10 points
- Back 10 points
- Inside 20 points
- Creativity 20 points
- Presentation/Essay 40 points
Regular English 10
English 10: Optional Summer Reading and Extra Credit Project
After reading your selected novel, complete the Paper Bag Project. You will need to purchase a paper bag to complete this assignment.
Choose ONE of the following novels:
Fiction:
- Anthem by Ayn Rand
- 1984 by George Orwell
Non-fiction:
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
- Rocket Boys: A Memoir by Homer Hickman
- Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution by Ji-li Jang
DUE ON THE First day of class:
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the selected novel and determine the main characters, setting, plot, and symbols.
WHAT TO DO: (*All components must be included.)
Decorate the front of the bag:
a scene from the novel
the title of the novel
the author’s name
your name
the names of the main characters
the names of the supporting characters
information about the setting
information about the plot
information about two (2) symbols in the novel
five (5) objects that help tell the story
two (2) symbolic objects
three (3) objects that remind you of the 3 main characters.
two (2) objects that relate to the author
- Front 10 points
- Back 10 points
- Inside 20 points
- Creativity 20 points
- Presentation/Essay 40 points