English 12 Summer Assignment for 2009-2010 School Year

Summer Reading ListHigh School English DepartmentAtVictor Valley Christian SchoolGrade 12TitleAuthorGrade level appropriatenessMurder on the Orient ExpressChristie9-12Animal FarmOrwell9-12Brave New WorldHuxley9-12David CopperfieldDickens9-12The Elephant ManSparks9-12Pride and PrejudiceAusten9-12Wuthering HeightsBronte9-12Gulliver’s TravelsSwift9-12The Hound of the BaskervillesDoyle9-12Howards EndForster9-12Jane EyreBronte9-12Lord of the FliesGolding9-121984Orwell9-12Oliver TwistDickens9-12The Once and Future KingWhite9-12Paradise LostMilton9-12A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManJoyce9-12The Power and the GloryGreene9-12Pride and PrejudiceAusten9-12UtopiaMoore9-12Sense and SensibilityAusten9-12A Tale of Two CitiesDickens9-12Watership DownAdams9-12Wuthering HeightsBronte9-12Till We Have FacesLewis9-AP*Although these titles are classics, and fairly clean, please consult with your parent(s) or guardian before selecting a novel. There may be topics in some of the above classics that one may find offensive. Always use the Bible as the standard on which to judge topics that seem questionable in nature. A good way to get a feel for what a novel is about is to go to sparknotes.com and read about it.Summer Reading AssignmentPlease choose one novel from the opposite side of these instructions and follow the directions below. This is a mandatory assignment for all senior high English students. This assignment will be due the first day of class. What will I need?A book from the reverse side of this listA notebook Journal(spiral bound or otherwise)What do I do?Read the entire novel over the summer breakOn the first page of your Journal, please write the title and author of your novel.reading response JOURNAL: Please write 4 responses to the novel in your journal. You may wish to Divide the chapters of your novel into four parts and write a response for each part. For example, if the novel has 40 chapters, respond every 10 chapters. Please make your entries at least one paragraph (at least five sentences) long.What do I need to turn in?turn your journal in the first day of school (Do not forget it. No late notebooks will be accepted).Be prepared to write an in class essay answering a question about your novel.Is this assignment mandatory?Yes. The assignment is due the first day of class. No late assignments will be accepted for credit.How many points is this assignment worth?The journal is worth 50 points and the essay is worth 100 points.