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Summer Reading Program2015-2016Mount Carmel Area Jr/Sr High School

Mount Carmel Area Jr/Sr High School Summer Reading ProgramGrades 7 through 12All students are required to read one book and complete theassignment before they start school.The English Department of the Mount Carmel Area School Districtbelieves in the importance of summer reading to enrich the lives ofstudents. Hopefully, the summer reading experience will be enjoyable. Wehave created reading lists to offer you a wide variety of reading materialfrom which to choose. You may choose a book from the list or decide onone of your own with your current teacher's approval. The following listcontains books from many genres and reading levels. You should be ableto find at least one that sparks your interest and piques your imagination.Books may be read with friends or family members to enhance yourexperience and understanding of the text. All students entering grades 7through 12 are required to read one book over the summer and completethe summer reading assignment. While each of you is only required to readone book, we offer this extensive list to encourage you to read more thanthe minimum.Students enrolled in Honors English/AP classes in grades 9 through 12:Those students who have elected Honors or AP English classes for the 2014-2015school year will read a selection that is part of the course curriculum. Students shouldbe prepared for an assessment within the first two weeks of school.Entering Honors English 9: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayEntering Honors English 10: Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerEntering Honors English 11: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneEntering Honors English 12: A Separate Peace by John KnowlesEntering AP English: Summer reading packets will be distributed.MCA English Department Summer Reading 1

MCA English Department Policies for Summer Reading:1. Choose one novel from the Suggested Reading List or a book ofyour own with your teacher’s approval. Make sure to read novels thatare not too easy and not too difficult.2. Complete the Summer Reading form and have your teacher sign it.3. When you finish reading, complete the Summer ReadingAssignment attached to this packet.4. Complete one Activity from the suggested list.5. Bring your Summer Reading Assignment and Activity on the firstday of school.6. Students in all grade levels will present their Activity in class duringthe first week of school.7. This summer reading project will count as the first grade in yourEnglish class. If it is not finished, you will lose points every week it ispast due. At the end of the first marking period, you will be given azero if you do not complete the project.Visit the English Department's website to access forms and information.Thank you and have a great summer!"The more that you read, the morethings you will know. The more thatyou learn, the more places you'll go."– Dr. SeussMCA English Department Summer Reading 2

Suggested Reading List grades 6-8Alexander, Lloyd.The ArkadiansArmstrong, Jennifer.Steal AwayAuch, M.J. One-Handed CatchAvi. Iron ThunderBanks, Lynne Reid.Mystery of the CupboardBeller, Susan.Cadets At War: The TrueStory of Teenage Heroism at the Battle ofNew MarketBruchac, Joseph.A Boy Called Slow: TheTrue Story of Sitting BullBruchac, Joseph.The Boy Who Lived withthe Bears and Other Iroquois StoriesByars, Betsy.The Moon and ICollier, James L. and Christopher.WithEvery Drop of BloodCooney, Caroline.Among FriendsCooney, Caroline.Out of TimeCoville, Bruce.Jennifer Murdley's ToadCoville, Bruce.Jeremy Thatcher, DragonHatcherCreech, Sharon.Absolutely Normal ChaosCummings, Pat.Talking with Artists: VolumeTwoCurtis, Christopher Paul.The Watsons Goto Birmingham–1963Cushman, Karen.The Midwife's ApprenticeDavies, Jacqueline. The Lemonade WarDubois, Muriel L.Abenaki Captive.Engel, Dean & Freedman, Florence B.JackKeats: A Biography with IllustrationsFilipovic, Zlata.Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life inSarajevoFreedman, Russell.Eleanor Roosevelt: ALife of DiscoveryFritz, Jean.You Want Women to Vote, LizzieStanton?George, Jean Craighead.JulieMCA English Department Summer Reading 3Giff, Patricia Reilly. ElevenGray, Luli.Falcon's EggHaas, Jessie.Uncle Daney's WayHesse, Karen.Letters from RifkaHite, Sid.It's Nothing to a MountainHobbs, Will.The Big WanderHoestlandt, Jo.Star of Fear, Star of HopeKlass, David.Danger ZoneKorman, Gordon. SwindleLowry, Lois.All About Sam and AttaboySamMcKay, Hilary.Dog FridayMyers, Walter Dean.Shadow of the RedMoonNaylor, Phyllis Reynolds.Alice the BravePaulsen, Gary.Brian's WinterPaulsen, Gary.Call Me Francis TucketPeck, Robert Newton.A Part of the SkyPowell, Randy.Dean DuffyRosen, Michael J.A School for PompeyWalkerRostkowski, Margaret.Moon DancerRylant, Cynthia.The Van Gogh CafeSalisbury, Graham. Night of the HowlingDogsSmith, Roland. Elephant RunStead, Rebecca. First LightTaylor, Mildred.The Well: David's StoryTaylor, Theodore.The Bomb

Suggested Reading List grades 9-12Alvarez, Julia.How The García Girls LostTheir AccentsAnderson, Sherwood.Winesburg,OhioAngelou, Maya.I Know Why the Caged BirdSingsArnett, Peter.Live from the Battlefield: FromVietnam to BagdadBaker, Russell.Growing UpBlais, Madeleine.In These Girls, Hope Is aMuscleBrontë, Charlotte.Jane EyreBrontë, Emily.Wuthering HeightsBrooks, Polly Schoyer.Queen Eleanor,Independent Spirit of The Medieval World:Biography of Eleanor of AquitaineBuck, Pearl S.The Good EarthCather, Willa.O Pioneers!Cervantes, Miguel de.Don QuixoteCisneros, Sandra.The House On MangoStreet.Conrad, Joseph.Lord JimCooper, James Fenimore.Last of theMohicansCormier, Robert.The Chocolate WarCrane, Stephen.The Red Badge of CourageDefoe, Daniel.Robinson CrusoeDickens, Charles.David CopperfieldDostoyevsky, Fyodor.Crime andPunishmentDreiser, Theodore.Sister CarrieDu Maurier, Daphne.RebeccaDelany, Sarah and Elizabeth.Having OurSay: The Delany Sisters' First 100 YearsEliot, George.Silas MarnerGunther, John.Death Be Not Proud.Grealy, Lucy.Autobiography of a FaceFaulkner, William.The Sound and the FuryFaulkner, William.As I Lay Dying.Ellison, Ralph.Invisible ManHaley, Alex.RootsHugo, Victor.Les MisérablesMCA English Department Summer Reading 4Hardy, Thomas.Return of the NativeJoyce, James.Portrait of the Artist as aYoung ManMelville, Herman.Moby DickKesey, Ken.One Flew Over the Cuckoo'sNestKuralt, Charles.Charles Kuralt's AmericaLondon, Jack.The Sea WolfMcCullers, Carson.Member of theWeddingMalamud, Bernard.The NaturalMcCaffrey, Anne.DragonsongMitchell, Margaret.Gone With the WindO'Brien, Tim.The Things They CarriedMyers, Walter Dean.The Glory FieldPaton, Alan.Cry, the Beloved CountryPotok, Chaim.My Name is Asher LevRemarque, Erich Maria.All Quiet on theWestern FrontPotok, Chaim.The ChosenScott, Sir Walter.IvanhoeShakespeare, William.A MidsummerNight's DreamShepard, Alan and Deke Slayton.MoonShot: The Inside Story of America's Raceto the MoonSinclair, Upton.The JungleSilko, Leslie Marmon.CeremonyShute, Nevil.On the BeachSteinbeck, John.The Grapes of WrathSteinbeck, John.The Red PonySteinbeck, John.The PearlStevenson, Robert Louis.Dr. Jekyll andMr. HydeThurber, James.My Life and Hard TimesThoreau, Henry David.WaldenTan, Amy.The Joy Luck ClubSwift, Jonathan.Gulliver's TravelsStoll, Clifford.Silicon Snake Oil

Homer.The IliadHemingway, Ernest.The Sun Also RisesHemingway, Ernest.For Whom the Bell TollsHemingway, Ernest.A Farewell to ArmsHeinlein, Robert A.Stranger in a StrangeLandHawthorne, Nathaniel.The House of SevenGablesMCA English Department Summer Reading 5Wharton, Edith.Ethan FromeTwain, Mark.The Adventures of TomSawyerTwain, Mark.The Adventures ofHuckleberry FinnThurber, James.The Thurber CarnivalWilliams, Tennessee.The GlassMenagerieWright, Richard.Native Son

Summer ReadingTitle:Author:Student's Name:I have selected to read the above novel as my summer readingassignment. I have received a packet of information and I fullyunderstand the activity I must present at the start of the2015-2016 school year.Student's Signature:Parent's/guardian's Signature:Teacher's Signature:MCA English Department Summer Reading 6

Summer Reading AssignmentRequirement: Read at least one novel. You may choose your book from the MCA'srecommended reading list or select a book of your own with your teacher’s approval. Summerreading books may not be the same as those covered by the curriculum.Response: For the book you have chosen, complete the form below. The information aboutthe book will assist you in completing the summer activity assigned for the first week of school.You will need to hand in the form along with your activity. Your grade for completing the twoassignments will count as a grade for the first marking period.TitleAuthorMain charactersWhat are the important events that take place in the book? (List in chronological order)What are the most important ideas that the author wants you to consider?Copy one or two short quotations or passages that you think are particularly important.MCA English Department Summer Reading 7

Activity One – Sequence of ActionObjectives: Demonstrate understanding of sequence of action Define newvocabulary termsActivity: Create a timeline of events that take place in the novel. Target about five important events. List and define five new or interesting words you learned.Presentation: You will present your activity to the class, explaining how theauthor conveyed the series of events. Try to include literary elements such as flashback and climax. Be prepared to present your activity on the first day ofclass.MCA English Department Summer Reading 8

Activity Two – SettingObjectives: Demonstrate understanding of setting Define newvocabulary termsActivity: Identify the setting of the novel. Draw or find pictures to describe both the time and placerepresented in the novel. Try to use five adjectives todescribe the setting. If the setting is an actual place, also include a map to showits relationship to other places in the world/country. List and define five new or interesting words you learned.Presentation: You will present your activity to the class, explaining how theauthor developed the setting. Think about how the author develops the setting to conveyfeelings and set the mood. Be prepared to present your activity on the first day ofclass.MCA English Department Summer Reading 9

Activity Three – CharacterizationObjectives: Demonstrate understanding of character development Define newvocabulary termsActivity: Draw an outline of one main charater in the novel. Inside the outline, write or place symbols or pictures todescribe the internal elements of his or her character. Thinkabout character traits such as honesty or bravery. Outside the outline, write or place symbols or pictures todescribe the external elements of his or her character. Thinkabout physical characteristics like the way the characterlooks or dresses. Try to include five different characteristicsor traits. List and define five new or interesting words you learned.Presentation: You will present your activity to the class, explaining how theauthor develops the characters. Think about how the characters interact with eachother andthe types of relationships they develop. Be prepared to present your activity on the first day ofclass.MCA English Department Summer Reading 10

Activity Four – Figurative LanguageObjectives: Demonstrate understanding of the use of figurative language Define newvocabulary termsActivity: As you read, identify elements of figurative language. Look for about five examples of figurative language such assimile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, hyperbole,idiom, allegory, and irony. Find or draw a picture to represent one of your examples. List and define five new or interesting words you learned.Presentation: You will present your activity to the class, explaining how theauthor uses figurative language to develop his or her style. Be prepared to present your activity on the first day ofclass.MCA English Department Summer Reading 11