AP+Summer+Readings

= Welcome to Mrs. Beaven's AP English Literature Summer Reading Assignments. = Below you will find a link to information on the course as well as required summer work for the AP English course at Firestone High School.

Guidelines for how to do a dialectical journal:

To Respond to the questions below, you must first be a member of the page - click the join button at the top of your page. I will then approve your request and you can then get started. ** AP English Summer Stuff – Summarized ** //How To Read Literature Like A Professor//, Foster – buy or borrow //The Bluest Eye//, Morrison – buy or borrow //Catcher in the Rye//, Salinger – in your bag of books //Heart of Darkness//, Conrad – in your bag of books One optional text - see the IRA list in the packet above.
 * Summer Reading:**
 * You are to read the following books, two of which you may need to get/borrow:**

1. Dialectical notes for all texts; these notes will be turned in during the first three days of class. Keep them in a three ring, one inch binder. See handout with packet for instructions on how to do these. __You should have at least 15 notes per text.__ 2. You need to respond to the question posted for each book on this page of this wikispace - just scroll down. The questions are at the bottom. You also need to join the page to respond - click join in the top menu bar. 3. One pager - see packet for info. New Development - don't do a one pager for How To Read! 4. //How to Read// – to be read by July 10, posted completed by July 10 (no One pager required)
 * Requirements:**

5. //Heart of Darkness// - post completed by August 2 6. //The Bluest Eye// – post completed by August 15 7. //Catcher in the Rye// - post completed by August 23 8. IRA text - post by beginning of school year 9. If you can’t keep these deadlines, send me an email and we can discuss changes or adjustments that need to be made.


 * IRA List – for one summer text and for outside reading during the year. **
 * Independent Reading List (IRA) **

// The Alchemist, // Coehlo // All the King’s Men, // Penn // The Awakening //, Chopin // Beloved, // Morrison // Crime and Punishment //, Dostoevsky // The Handmaid’s Tale //, Atwood//*// // In Cold Blood, // Capote // Invisible Man //, Ellison* // The Kite Runner, // Hosseni // Life of Pi //, Martel // Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man //, Joyce//*// // Pride and Prejudice //, Austen // The Sound and the Fury //, Faulkner//*// // The Sun Also Rises //, Hemingway* // Wuthering Heights //, Bronte//*// // Uncle Tom’s Cabin //, Stowe * indicates that the books are in the bag of books you have already received

As your summer goes along, try to study the words that are in bold on the literary terms sheet. These terms will be used frequently during the school year. __You will have a terminology test within the first two weeks of school.__ A good way to study is to create flash cards, and a great on-line tool for that is[| Quizlet!] You will need to create an account first. Then, you can get started. We will be working with vocabulary all year long, so this is a great way to keep track of words and to continue to practice them.
 * Summer Terminology**

During the first week, we will be getting everyone settled and materials distributed. Your dialectical journals and one-pagers will be collected for the summer reading books. The terminology test will occur, probably at the end of the first week, beginning of the second week. Groups will also be assigned for various grading period and semester long projects.
 * Beginning of School Stuff**

This will not be an easy school year, but doesn’t have to be a difficult one either. My expectation is that you will take the AP exam in May of 2017. I will do everything that I can to help you prepare; the rest is up to you.

While I know that you will have a busy summer, have a fun one too! See you September 2 for your final year of high school. If you have questions, you can email me through my email: jbeaven@apslearns.org. Remember to check out the discussion topics for the literature we are reading. I really look forward to working with you.

Join the Google Classroom - class code is zhmu506 ( The class code has changed and there is potential extra credit to begin the school year!) You can get to this through your APS portal tile for Google Classroom; you must be in your apslearns.org account to get access.