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ENGLISH DEPARTMENTSUMMER PROJECTS2020-2021Greetings, Firebirds!Below, you will find your grade-specific summer reading assignment, along with rubrics andother supporting material pertaining to the summer assignment for your grade level or class.The goal is to enrich your understanding of literature and to enhance your vocabulary, as wellas to develop your ability to present and discuss the text or texts you have read.If you are taking AP English Language or AP English Literature, please make sure to referseparately to the school website for your Summer Assignment.We look forward to meeting you in the Fall!As always, wishing you a happy reading and a joyous summer,Doral Academy English Department
6th GradeText:Flipped by Wendelin Van DraanenAssignment: For the summer project, you are to prepare an effective speech analyzingthe question “Turning Points: What can you learn from a turning point in life?” as relatedto the text or another aspect of the text that you find more appealing and want toexplore. First, read and annotate the assigned text (see examples of annotations below).Make sure to bring your hard copy of the annotated text with you the first day of class.Please refer to the attached Scoring Rubric and Annotations Guides.As you read, prepare a presentation on your analysis of the assigned text, using theattached rubrics to guide you in building the speech (ACOVA) and presenting the speech(PVLEGS). The speech must be approximately 4-5 minutes in duration - roughly 400-500words.The intended purpose of this task is to give you the opportunity to develop your speakingskills, as well as to further expose you to literary analysis; the assessment will measure how well you interpret the textand present your position to your audience. Keep in mind that success with this type of assignment comes from thedepth of the response, and not necessarily from breadth. This presentation will be conducted in your Language Artsclass at the beginning of the academic year. Your speech must be typed, using a 12 Font character (either Times NewRoman or Courier New), double spaced, flush left, with 1 inch margins. Your heading must be at the upper left handcorner of the first page, as follows: Name, Course, Period, Date, Teacher. Add a title if requested by your teacher. Pleaseedit your work carefully for spelling, punctuation, and other usage errors. Make sure to save a digital copy in the eventyour teacher requires you to submit it via TurnItIn.com. Please reference the attached Scoring Rubric and AnnotationsGuides.
7th GradeText:Texts:90 Minutes to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis ORCounting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan ORHouse of Purple Cedar by Tim Tingle ORDarius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram**It is highly recommend that you investigate all four books (look up the summary for each ) and select the one youwould like to read the most.Assignment: (1) Select and read ONE of the four novels chosen for your grade level. Be ready to take a test on the novelyou selected during the first week we return to school.Assignment: (2) From the novel you selected to read, choose ONE chapter and annotate it. Please refer to the attachedScoring Rubric and Annotations Guides.
8th GradeText:Survivors: True Stories of Children of the Holocaust by Allan Zullo ORMaus Parts I and II by Art SpiegelmanAssignment: For the summer project, you are to prepare an effective speech analyzing thequestion “What can I learn about life from stories?” as related to the text or anotheraspect of the text that you find more appealing and want to explore. First, read andannotate the assigned text (see examples of annotations below). Make sure to bring yourhard copy of the annotated text with you the first day of class. Please refer to the attachedScoring Rubric and Annotations Guides.As you read, prepare a presentation on your analysis of the assigned text, using theattached rubrics to guide you in building the speech (ACOVA) and presenting the speech(PVLEGS). The speech must be approximately 4-5 minutes in duration - roughly 400-500words.The intended purpose of this task is to give you the opportunity to develop your speakingskills, as well as to further expose you to literary analysis; the assessment will measure howwell you interpret the text and present your position to your audience. Keep in mind thatsuccess with this type of assignment comes from the depth of the response, and notnecessarily from breadth. This presentation will be conducted in your Language Arts class atthe beginning of the academic year.Your speech must be typed, using a 12 Font character (either Times New Roman or CourierNew), double spaced, flush left, with 1 inch margins. Your heading must be at the upper lefthand corner of the first page, as follows: Name, Course, Period, Date, Teacher. Add a title ifrequested by your teacher. Please edit your work carefully for spelling, punctuation, andother usage errors. Make sure to save a digital copy in the event your teacher requires youto submit it via TurnItIn.com. Please reference the attached Scoring Rubric and AnnotationsGuides.
9th GradeDoral Academy Charter9th Grade Summer Reading Project: Children’s BookStudent Name:Student ID:Text:The Kite Runner by Khlaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettORORThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd ORThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakAssignment: Read ONE of the selected novels for your grade level, analyze, interpret, and preparea children’s book version that demonstrates your understanding of the text. This project is NOT asummary of your selected novel; instead, it is an original PLOT made by you (the author) that hasthe SAME MORALS/THEMES of your summer reading. This project will be presented during thefirst two weeks of school.Prepare a children’s book version of the novel assigned following these requirements: Present the plot of the novel you read and make it understandable for children.Ask yourself, “What was the MORAL of the story? What can children learn from this book?How can I explain it in a way they can understand?”The book must have an inviting cover. You might choose either a key image or importantelement for the cover. The title and the author of the novel must appear on the cove r.The first page must include your name and ID number.The children’s book must contain 10 or more pages (combination of text and i llustrations).The pages must be professional-looking/creative (consider typing it).The back cover of the book must contain a short, enticing summary originally created byYOU.Check for mistakes. (spelling, grammar, capitalization etc.)Make sure you are NOT summarizing the book, but creating your own plot that is easyfor children to understand and enjoy! The only resemblance to your chosen novelsshould be that of the morals and themes. Remember to ask yourself, “What was theMORAL of the story? What can children learn from this book? How can I explain it in a waythey can understand?”***FOLLOW THE RUBRIC BELOW & GOOD LUCK!***
9th Grade Summer Project Grading Rubric***This Project will be worth 3 grades in your English class ***ComponentPoints EarnedPoints PossibleCOVER includes the following (2 pts. each) Name of bookName of authorIllustration that portrays the main idea8FIRST PAGE (Title page) includes (2 pts. each) Student’s nameStudent id number2Book contains 10 or more pages(MUST be a combination of text and illustrations)10PLACEMENT/DESIGN(Illustrations should match text)10Book is PROFESSIONAL and CREATIVE looking Uses appropriate paragraph structure, varied sentences, andeffective transitionsUses precise, vivid, descriptive wordsDemonstrates creativity and originalityBACK COVER includes a synopsis (summary) of the book ORIGINALLYwritten by the student1010STORY HAS BEEN ADAPTED appropriately for children Reflects an understanding of the pieceDemonstrates a clear purpose and focusPresents ideas and/or narrative events in a clear and logical orderAppropriate for the intended audience10OVERALL GRAMMAR & MECHANICS(Includes spelling, capitalization, punctuation etc.)20Project is NOT a summary of the original story(In other words, it is a creative telling of the original plot which focuses onthe MORAL of the story.)TOTAL20
10th GradeText:Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAssignment: For the summer project, you are to prepare an effective speech analyzing thequestion “Fate and Free Will: Do we choose our own destiny, or does it choose us?” asrelated to the text or another aspect of the text that you find more appealing and want toexplore. First, read and annotate the assigned text (see examples of annotations below).Make sure to bring your hard copy of the annotated text with you the first day of class.Please refer to the attached Scoring Rubric and Annotations Guides.As you read, prepare a presentation on your analysis of the assigned text, using theattached rubrics to guide you in building the speech (ACOVA) and presenting the speech(PVLEGS). The speech must be approximately 4-5 minutes in duration - roughly 400-500words.The intended purpose of this task is to give you the opportunity to develop your speakingskills, as well as to further expose you to literary analysis; the assessment will measure how well you interpret the textand present your position to your audience. Keep in mind that success with this type of assignment comes from thedepth of the response, and not necessarily from breadth. This presentation will be conducted in your Language Artsclass at the beginning of the academic year.Your speech must be typed, using a 12 Font character (either Times New Roman or Courier New), double spaced, flushleft, with 1 inch margins. Your heading must be at the upper left hand corner of the first page, as follows: Name, Course,Period, Date, Teacher. Add a title if requested by your teacher. Ple ase edit your work carefully for spelling, punctuation,and other usage errors. Make sure to save a digital copy in the event your teacher requires you to submit it viaTurnItIn.com.
11th GradeText:Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt VonnegutAssignment: For the summer project, you are to prepare an effective speech analyzinghow Vonnegut uses literary elements to explore ethics and explaining how thiscontributes to the meaning of the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot.First, read and annotate the assigned text (see examples of annotations below). Makesure to bring your hard copy of the annotated text with you the first day of class. Pleaserefer to the attached Scoring Rubric and Annotations Guides.As you read, prepare a presentation on your analysis of the assigned text, using theattached rubrics to guide you in building the speech (ACOVA) and presenting the speech(PVLEGS). The speech must be approximately 4-5 minutes in duration - roughly 400-500words.The intended purpose of this task is to give you the opportunity to develop your speaking skills, as well as to furtherexpose you to literary analysis; the assessment will measure how well you interpret the text and present your positionto your audience. Keep in mind that success with this type of assignment comes from the depth of the response, and notnecessarily from breadth. This presentation will be conducted in your Language Arts class at the beginning of theacademic year.Your speech must be typed, using a 12 Font character (either Times New Roman or Courier New), double spaced, flushleft, with 1 inch margins. Your heading must be at the upper left hand corner of the first page, as follows: Name, Course,Period, Date, Teacher. Add a title if requested by your teacher. Pl ease edit your work carefully for spelling, punctuation,and other usage errors. Make sure to save a digital copy in the event your teacher requires you to submit it viaTurnItIn.com.
12th Grade – English IV & English IV HonorsText:1984 by George OrwellAssignment:Please read the novel 1984 by George Orwell and complete the studyguide found below. In addition, reflect on today’s world and cite five examples of how itmay resemble the Orwellian dystopia.Short Answer Study Guide Questionsfor George Orwell’s 1984One: I, II, III1. Who is the main character? Describe the main character.2. What is the setting of the novel? Give the country and the city.3. What are the three slogans of the Party? Write them the way they are shown in thenovel.4. What does the caption on the posters say?5. Name each of the Ministries and explain its function. Also include the Newspeak name for each ministry.6. What date does the main character record?7. Describe the two people the main character sees just before the Two Minutes Hate.Tell what he thinks of each of these people.8. Explain the importance of Emmanuel Goldstein. Also describe the way his image looks.9. Explain the importance of Big Brother. Also describe the way his image looks.10. What crime does the main character commit? How does he do this? What is the punishment?11. What is the telescreen and how is it used?12. Describe thoughtcrime and give an example.One: IV, V, VI1. What happens to the rewritten news articles after Winston puts them into the pneumatic tube?Why is this significant?2. Winston thinks that what he is does is not forgery. What does he think it is?3. What is Winston’s greatest pleasure in his life, and why is it so?4. Describe the aim of Newspeak and how it works.5. What is Syme’s observation about Winston’s appreciation of Newspeak?6. Winston is at lunch when the message on the telescreen relates the good news about increases in production,including that the chocolate ration has been raised to twenty grams a week. What is Winston thinking as he hears thismessage?7. What is facecrime? Give an example.8. Who is looking at Winston during lunch? How does this affect him?9. What is the aim of the Party with regard to male-female relationships and sex?10. What is the Party’s policy on marriage, divorce, and children?One: VII, VIII1. Where does Winston think hope lies? Why?2. What is the Party belief about the proles?3. Describe the one time that Winston held real evidence of an act of falsification.4. What bothers Winston the most, along with the sense of nightmare?5. What bothers Winston more than the thought that he might be a lunatic?6. What is the heresy of heresies? Why is that terrifying to Winston?7. For whom does Winston realize he is writing his diary? Why?8. What is the final, most essential command of the Party?
One: VII, VIII, continued9. What does Winston write in his diary?10. Describe what happens when Winston goes to the antique shop, and who he sees when hecomes out.Two: I, II, III, IV1. Describe what happens when the girl with the dark hair falls on the floor.2. What does the note say?3. How does Winston feel about the message on the note?4. Describe their next meeting.5. Describe their meeting in Victory Square.6. What emotions does Winston feel at first when the girl put her arms around him? What emotion didn’t he feel?7. What is the girl’s name?8. Winston asks the girl what attracted her to him. What is her answer?9. What does the girl tell Winston about her attitude toward the party?10. Summarize Julia’s explanation of the meaning of the Party’s sexual puritanism.11. According to Winston, how has the Party used the instinct of parenthood?12. What does Winston do the next time he visits the little shop? Why?13. What does Julia bring to their meeting?14. How does Winston react when he sees the rat?Two: V, VI, VII, VIII1. Who has vanished?2. How has Winston changed since he started coming to the little room with Julia?3. What do Winston and Julia realize about their relationship?4. What does Winston realize from talking to Julia about things he remembers?5. Describe the meeting between Winston and O’Brien.6. What does Winston think this meeting means?7. What does Winston tell Julia the real betrayal will be when they are caught?8. How does Winston say they can beat the Party?9. Describe the meeting between O’Brien, Julia, and Winston at O’Brien’s apartment.10. What does O’Brien know that surprises Winston?Two: IX, X1. Why is Winston working such long hours?2. According to The Book, what is the aim of modern warfare (in accordance with the principles of doublethink)?3. According to The Book, what is really going on with the war, and why?4. While Winston is reading Chapter 1 of The Book, he stops for a minute. Why does he stop reading?Two: IX, X, continued5. How is the current government different than any previous governments? What invention enables it to be like this?6. Explain the organization of the Party.7. Explain the concept of doublethink.8. What is the one thing that Winston and Julia know they will never do together?9. While Winston and Julia are in the room, he says, “We are the dead,” and Julia repeats the phrase. What happensnext?10. What does Winston discover about Mr. Charrington?Three: I, II1. Where is Winston as this section of the novel opens?2. What is Winston Smith’s number?3. Who is brought into the cell with Winston and why does he think he is there?4. Who is brought into the cell next and why? Who denounced him? How does he feel about the arrest?
5. What is the number of the room where the guards take some of the prisoners? How do many of them react to this?6. Who comes into the room next? What does Winston discover about this person?7. Describe what is happening to Winston in Three: II, and who is doing this.8. What does O’Brien tell Winston about Big Brother, the Party, and the Brotherhood?9. What is the last question that Winston asks O’Brien in Three: II? What is O’Brien’s answer?10. Does Winston betray Julia in either of these chapters?Three: III, IV, V, VI1. According to O’Brien, what are the three stages of Winston’s reintegration?2. What does Winston find out about the Book?3. Winston learns why the Party seeks power. What is the reason?4. How has Winston changed physically during his imprisonment? What does he do after he sees himself in the mirror?5. What is Winston’s answer when O’Brien asks, “Can you think of a single degradation that has not happened to you?”How does O’Brien respond?6. While Winston is exercising himself in Crimestop, he calls out, “Julia1 Julia! Julia, my love! Julia!” What does this showabout him? What happens to him as a result? Include his conversation in the room with O’Brien.7. According to O’Brien, what is in Room 101 in general? What is this for Winston in particular?8. Describe the scene with the cage. Tell what is in the cage. Tell the outcome of the scene.9. Describe what happens when Winston and Julia meet after they have been released. Include the verse that Winstonhears.10. What is Winston thinking at the end of the novel?Appendix, Afterword1. What is Newspeak and what is its purpose?2. Explain what is in the A vocabulary of Newspeak.3. What two things about the grammar of Newspeak are peculiar?4. Explain what is in the B vocabulary of Newspeak. Give examples.5.What aspect of the B vocabulary outweighs almost all others?6. Explain what is in the C vocabulary of Newspeak. Who uses this part of thelanguage? For what is there no word? Why?7. According to the Afterword, what are the mood and warning expressed in the novel 1984?8. With what real concept from the era around 1961 does Orwell connect the dictatorial society in 1984?9. In the Afterword, what point about doublethink is made?10. According to the Afterword, what warning is Orwell giving anyone who reads 1984?
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT SUMMER PROJECTS 2020-2021 Greetings, Firebirds! Below, you will find your grade-specific summer reading assignment, along with rubrics and other supporting material pertaining to the summer assignment for your grade level or class. The goal is to enrich your understanding of literature and to enhance your vocabulary, as well as to develop your ability to present and discuss .
