Chesapeake High School 4798 Mountain Road Pasadena, MD 21122 Honors English 12 Summer Assignment 2018 Dear Rising Seniors, Students enrolled in honors English courses are expected to complete summer reading assignments. The first day that you are scheduled to have English is the day that Part 1 of your summer assignment is due. This assignment will begin the year, whose guiding question is, “What is Justice?” will be used as a gateway to the Senior Capstone Project, so completion of all parts are essential. You will choose ONE of the following books to read for Honors English 12: Catch 22 by Joseph Heller Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell The Tempest by William Shakespeare The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas Absalom, Absalom, by William Faulkner Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy Sold, by Patricia McCormick In addition to the summer assignment, other assessments will be given throughout the first few weeks of school that will build on the understanding of the text, for example, compare/contrast essays. If you look closely at the rubric, you can only score the highest grades if you go beyond the basic requirements. This will be how all the major assignments in the year will be graded. Copies of each of the books can be checked out from the local library or purchased from a local bookstore or online. Should you need a copy of the text, it is your responsibility to acquire the novel. Please note that local libraries cannot guarantee the availabilities of a book once a wait list is established. Do not wait until August to get the book from a library and expect it to be there on the shelf waiting for you. Any outside sources must be cited properly. Anything that is taken from another source and not cited is plagiarism and will result in a zero on the assignment. If you are not familiar with MLA format, look it up. I’d suggest visiting the MLA page on the OWL at Purdue Univ. () Have either a Works Cited page on your project, or create a standard one on a Word or Google doc separately. We are looking forward to working with you next year! Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Mr. Curet Honors English 12 teacher English 12 Team Leader ccuret@aacps.org
Chesapeake High School 4798 Mountain Road Pasadena, MD 21122 Honors English 12 Summer Assignment 2018 Dear Rising Seniors, Students enrolled in honors English courses are expected to complete summer reading assignments. The first day that you are scheduled to have English is the day that Part 1 of your summer assignment is due. This assignment will begin the year, whose guiding question is, “What is Justice?” will be used as a gateway to the Senior Capstone Project, so completion of all parts are essential. You will choose ONE of the following books to read for Honors English 12: Catch 22 by Joseph Heller The Tempest by William Shakespeare Absalom, Absalom, by William Faulkner Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley Sold, by Patricia McCormick In addition to the summer assignment, other assessments will be given throughout the first few weeks of school that will build on the understanding of the text, for example, compare/contrast essays. If you look closely at the rubric, you can only score the highest grades if you go beyond the basic requirements. This will be how all the major assignments in the year will be graded. Copies of each of the books can be checked out from the local library or purchased from a local bookstore or online. Should you need a copy of the text, it is your responsibility to acquire the novel. Please note that local libraries cannot guarantee the availabilities of a book once a wait list is established. Do not wait until August to get the book from a library and expect it to be there on the shelf waiting for you. Any outside sources must be cited properly. Anything that is taken from another source and not cited is plagiarism and will result in a zero on the assignment. If you are not familiar with MLA format, look it up. I’d suggest visiting the MLA page on the OWL at Purdue Univ. () Have either a Works Cited page on your project, or create a standard one on a Word or Google doc separately. We are looking forward to working with you next year! Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Mr. Curet Honors English 12 teacher English 12 Team Leader ccuret@aacps.org