Students entering the 11th grade
IB English class for the 2008-2009 school year are required to
complete a reading journal for the assigned summer reading texts.
This journal is due when students return to school in the fall.
Journal guidelines and the requirements are provided below. These
are specific writing/reflection requirements that complement the
reading assignments for these classes. Please follow them.
Required
Texts for IB 11 Summer Reading
All the Pretty
Horses, Cormac McCarthy*
Siddhartha, Herman Hesse*
If possible, try to secure your
own copies of these works. It will be helpful to have personal
copies, as you can then annotate them freely. Annotate both texts
as you read by underlining, writing notes in the margins, or using
post-it notes. Annotations are not limited to the summer reading
journal assignments! Identify aspects of the works that speak
to you. The books that are asterisked (*) are available through
the English Department.
- Type your entries. Please type
each entry on a separate sheet of paper and double space your
response.
- Do not attempt to complete your
assignment the night before school starts! Plan ahead!
- Read the specific assignments
closely. They are listed on the back of this handout. If you
lose your handout, the assignment can be found on the B-CC web
page under the English Department page and the IB page as a
link to the “Summer Reading Assignment for IB 11.”
- REMEMBER! You must complete
the assigned tasks for BOTH of the novels!
- Do the entries when it seems
most fitting, but do not forget to enjoy the stories as well
-- this assignment should enhance
your interaction with the texts, not
replace your reading of them.
- Close readings of both texts
and the thoughtful completion of the summer reading journal
assignments are very important to your success in IB English
11. A comprehensive selected response test over both novels
will be given at the end of the first week of school. Additionally,
journals will be collected, and you will write a comparative
essay based on the summer readings.
We look forward to working with
you in the fall – see you then!
The Specific Assignments
TO BE COMPLETED FOR EACH NOVEL include:
- Keep a running list of quotations
that seem significant or of particular literary merit. Make
sure you include the page number for each quotation. (4 quotations
minimum). Choose one of your quotations and write a BCR explaining
how the quotation contributes to your understanding of the novel.
- Identify and explain the use
of one literary device/technique used by the author of each
book. For example, does the author use figurative language?
If so, identify the specific type of figurative language being
used and how it contributes to the overall effect of the novel.
Remember to include page numbers and include SPECIFIC examples!
Assignment TO BE COMPLETED
Comparing the TWO NOVELS:
- Complete a brainstorm of ways
in which All the Pretty Horses and Siddhartha
could be written about in a comparative essay. Look for parallel
structures, similar characters, literary techniques or unique
features the novels have in common, etc. Come up with at least
FIVE ideas. Choose one and write a BCR explaining in more depth
how you could develop this idea into a full-length essay of
1,000 to 1,500 words.
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