●    Research points to how reading over a school break helps keep up skills from the previous school year.
    ●    The written components will help give your teacher an idea of where you are with your writing skills so you can get more impactful instruction earlier on.

    ●    Google Classroom Code: agn6yy7

    ●    Pick a book on your reading level that interests you. If you are having trouble selecting a title, you can contact Ms. Bridges or Ms.Thornbury.

        ○    Read and annotate (take notes) the book.
        ○    Select three passages from the book and create an in-depth analysis on each one (using the questions on the assignment handout as a guide).
        ○    Complete the Book Review Handout
    ●    Samples of the assignment are available on the school website. There is also a Screencastify of Mr. Anglin explaining the assignment. 
 

    ●    Google Classroom Code: cjotxcv
    ●    Read the three assigned texts and craft four paragraphs (a paragraph for each text about the main idea and purpose, and a paragraph about the connections among the three texts). 
    ●    You can submit your response on Google Classroom or you can print it and give it to your teacher on your first class day. 

    ●    Google Classroom Code: ti7z7io
    ●    Read and annotate The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (available to read on Sora), and complete the following assignments:
        ○    Select and reflect on three significant passages.
        ○    Answer the attached questions. 
        ○    Write a reflective letter. 
    ●    You can submit your response on Google Classroom or you can print it and give it to your teacher on your first class day. 
    ●    You will have a reading quiz and essay related to the text within the first few weeks of class. It is imperative that we start with a common text to discuss our content to lead up to the preparation of the AP exam in May.

    ●    Google Classroom Code: xn7v2td
    ●    Read How to Read Literature Like a Professor
        ○    Make one notecard for each of the first 26 chapters with key definitions, ideas, and quotes; limit yourself so you are summarizing information instead of including every detail.
    ●    Select a work of literature from the list OR check with Mrs. Tennant for approval on another text
        ○    Read and annotate (either directly in the text or with sticky notes)
        ○    You will turn in your annotated text, so do not use an online version of your book.
    ●    Due the first day your class meets.