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Cumberland High School

English Department

 Summer Reading Assignment

To fulfill the CHS English Department's summer reading requirements, students must select a book of their choice to read over the summer. They will be required to write a book review of their selection and to turn the review in during the first week of school. Students will be assessed on the appropriateness of the text that they choose and the thoroughness of their review. In making a selection, students must adhere to the following guidelines:

·        The book must be age and subject appropriate.

·         It should not be a book that they have previously read for pleasure or for a course.

·          Students may read fiction, nonfiction, a complete poetry collection, a complete short   story collection, a play, or a graphic novel.

Attached is the assignment sheet that students will be required to pass in when they return to school. We recommend that students fill it out when they complete the text and keep it in a safe place until school resumes. Although this is the official assignment for the entire department, some teachers may ask students to revise and/or type the formal version of their review. Also, students who are enrolled in Advanced Placement English will receive a separate reading list from the AP teacher.

We in the CHS English Department believe that this assignment will make summer reading a more meaningful experience for students, one that promotes fluency and authentic learning. We also believe that it will reinforce the idea that reading can be a pleasurable experience, thus encouraging students to be life-long learners. Finally, we believe that giving students choices, when possible, encourages responsibility and self-direction.

Luann Mesick Faye Enright

English Department Chairs

Grade Span Expectations:

W-10-2.1-Student shows understanding of a text by selecting and summarizing key ideas.   

R-10-16.2-Student responds to reading by providing relevant details to support judgments.

CHS Book Review for Summer Reading

Name __________________________________________________________Date___________________

Book Title _______________________________________________________________

Provide complete publication information on the lines provided using the following format exactly: (10 POINTS)

Author's last name, first name. Title of the book. City of publication: Publisher, Year published. Total number of pages.

Summarize the text: (45 POINTS)

Evaluate the text: (45 POINTS)

Score: Publication information:

Plot summary:

Evaluation:

*When evaluating the text, please refer to the list of literary elements below.

Literary Elements/Devices

Allusion                                a reference to a familiar person, place, or thing

Conflict                                 a problem

            Internal conflict      a problem within the character’s mind

            External conflict      a problem with an outside force

Character

            Dynamic                   a character who changes

            Static                          a character who stays the same

Character    

            Antagonist                villainous character

Protagonist              heroic character OR if there is no antagonist, the main character involved with conflict

Characterization

            Direct                         the writer tells readers directly what the character is like

Indirect                     the writer shows readers what the character is like by describing appearance, showing actions or thoughts, having the character speak, or showing how other characters react to this character 

Dialogue                               conversation between two or more characters

Flashback                             interruption in the present action of the plot to show events that happened at an earlier time

Foreshadow                        use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot

Hyperbole                           exaggeration used for emphasis or effect

Imagery                                language that appeals to the senses

Irony                                      a contrast between expectation and reality

Dramatic                   when the reader knows something a character does not know

Situational                when what happens is very different from what was expected

            Verbal                        when what is said is the opposite from what is meant

Metaphor                            a comparison of two unlike things without using “like” or “as”

Motivation                          the reason for a character’s behavior

Personification                  when a non-living thing is given human qualities

Plot twist                             an unexpected development or turn of events

Simile                                                a comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”

Stereotype                          fixed idea about members of group that does not allow for individuality

Symbolism                           when a person, place, or event that has meaning in itself, but stands for something beyond itself as well

Understatement               a statement that says less than what is meant

Elements of a short story/novel

Setting                                  the when and where

Character                             people and /or animals in a story

(main and minor)

Point of view                      who tells the story

Conflict                                 problem

Climax                                   what causes the solution to occur

Resolution                           solution

Rising action                       events leading to climax

Falling action                      events leading to solution

Theme                                   moral or point of the story