☀Summer Reading
Notes
Do yourself a BIG favor--develop a reading habit by figuring out what you like to read. Click on the following link for a side show from the NYTimes and a few comments about the challenges and benefits of reading:
☀NYTimes slide show of readers
SUMMER READING '10
☀NYTimes slide show of readers
SUMMER READING '10
☀Click on the underlined handouts if you need a copy of the handout.
The first two weeks of class we will be reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating our summer reading books. Here is a checklist of what we've worked on and what you need to know as content for this unit.
☀Honors vocabulary handout
☀Honors literary elements handout
☀Honors discussion questions
☀Animal symbols - information (part of Honors discussion packet)
The first two weeks of class we will be reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating our summer reading books. Here is a checklist of what we've worked on and what you need to know as content for this unit.
- Know your book (s)- If you need to review a book, do so ASAP!
- Know the vocabulary for the unit. Here are the handouts:
☀Honors vocabulary handout
- Be able to apply the basic literary terms to your texts. See the SHHS Handbook 99- 105 and the literary terms handout.
☀Honors literary elements handout
- Analyze/ evaluate your texts by considering the strengths and weaknesses of the literary elements of each.
☀Honors discussion questions
☀Animal symbols - information (part of Honors discussion packet)
Stories of Survival
Some (More) Dry Yeastless Facts/ So Many Richard Parkers
For a short summary of the sad history of cannibalism as a result of starvation, click on this link. This article will also mention one historical Richard Parker and one fictional Richard Parker (both human/ not tigers) who had unfortunate encounters with cannibalism.
For a short summary of the sad history of cannibalism as a result of starvation, click on this link. This article will also mention one historical Richard Parker and one fictional Richard Parker (both human/ not tigers) who had unfortunate encounters with cannibalism.
Allegory and Symbol
The definitions of these can be found in your SHHS Handbook, "Literary Terms," pages 99-105.
For a copy of the quote about symbols that appeared on the Smart Board, click on this link.
For a copy of the quote about symbols that appeared on the Smart Board, click on this link.
