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SUMMER ASSIGNMENTSHonors English 10, 2015-2016

James Monroe High School

DEAR STUDENTS:

The assignments are described in detail on pages 3-6 of this document. Your summer work will show how effectively you read, think, and write critically. Be sure to follow all directions. If you have questions about any assignment, email me at least one week before its due date, and I will do what I can to help you.

To complete these assignments, you must purchase copies of the following texts as soon as possible. Deadlines are approaching.

o Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace, Eleventh Ed., by Joseph M. Williams and Joseph Bizup

ISBN-13: 978-0-321-89868-5 This will be our “Grammar book” for the course. Bring it the first day of

class.

o To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee ISBN: 978-0-446-31078-9

Assignments are due by NOON on their respective due dates.

o Please save each essay as a PDF and submit it electronically to Turnitin.com, a website that checks for plagiarism. For more information on Turnitin.com, see pages 10 and 11.

o For confirmation purposes, send an email to [email protected] when you have uploaded each assignment to Turnitin.com. I will reply to your emails to let you know whether I have received your work.

MY CONTACT INFORMATIONMrs. Hornung, English Teacher and Yearbook AdviserJames Monroe High SchoolFredericksburg, VA 22401

Email: [email protected] Blog: www.cityschools.com/mhornung/

If you contact me and I do not respond within 24 hours, I do not have computer access and will get back to you as soon as I can.

“Have something to say, and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret of style.”

1If you lose this document, you can download another copy from my blog at www.cityschools.com/mhornung/ under the post “2015-2016 Honors Ten Summer Assignments Packet.”

mailto:[email protected]


– Matthew Arnold

Words to the wise…

All students enrolled in the Honors English 10 course must complete summer assignments 1-4. Each is worth one test grade. Test grades are 50% of the overall class grade.

The work you submit must be your own and original to the assignment and year. Plagiarized material will be not accepted. Any plagiarism, even of only a line or two, will result in a zero grade for the assignment.

Without prior approval, late summer work will not be accepted. Work not received on Turnitin.com by deadline (12 PM that day) will be assigned a zero grade.

Students who chose not to complete the summer assignments will receive zeros for those assignments for the first quarter and are strongly encouraged to drop the course before the add/drop deadline.

Students who earn a score lower than 65% on the “Style” essay are strongly encouraged to drop the course before the add/drop deadline.

Deadlines will be adjusted for students who enroll in the course after summer deadlines have passed. All students will be given the same amount of time to complete the assignment, regardless of their enrollment date.

Students are encouraged not to enroll in the course after the school year has already begun since the work load may prove too great.



ASSIGNMENT 1: Reading and Journal Entry

Read Style, Lessons in Clarity and Grace by Joseph M. Williams and Joseph Bizup, “Part One: Style as a Choice, Lesson 1: Understanding Style.” Pgs. 2-8

As you read, highlight excerpts which speak to you because they either inspire you and/or you recognize that you have felt the same way. I will be ascertaining what kind of reader-writer you already are in addition to how well you take the suggested direction of the writers. Write a reflection of at least 600 words that responds to the following prompt:

Using William’s and Bizup’s first lesson in understanding style, reflect on your more difficult writing experiences- citing and referencing your challenges in understanding, sentence construction, apathy, etc. Be sure to quote (and use in-text citations) from the first lesson material when you are making comparisons. Also, be sure to make specific references to literature you have read- where you feel like that author has committed the sin of “turgid,” pretentious, prose. You may use first person, but please do not rely on the personal pronouns to explain yourself.

Bad example of personal pronoun use: I feel that when I read writers like Nathaniel Hawthorne, with his long sentences and elevated vocabulary, I lose his point entirely, making my ability to write about his main ideas really difficult for me.

Good Rewrite: Long-winded, bombastic writers like Nathaniel Hawthorne lose me. Additionally, having to write about their main ideas is arduous.

Follow the rules of MLA format and manuscript form as you type your journal response. See pages 7-9. See the grading rubric on page 13.



ASSIGNMENT 2*: An Analysis

Read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Following your reading, choose one of the prompts and respond to it for this assignment. Be sure to use in-text citations when quoting from the text.

Write a formal essay of at least 850 words in which you discuss the symbolic significance of the mockingbird to the central theme of the novel. Support your thesis with evidence from the text.

Write a formal essay of at least 850 words in which you discuss the relation of plot progression to the building of this bildungsroman. Cite specific characters and examples of their growth from innocence/ignorance to maturity/knowledge within the story.

Write a formal essay of at least 850 words in which you reflect upon the writing style of Harper Lee. Use Style to prompt your analysis of whether or not Lee writes in clear, graceful style- making her style “good” or “bad.” Ideally, you will use specific language that describes the manner of speaking, according to the characters. An excellent reference for this can be found online with the MacMillan Dictionary, “Types of language and general words for language - synonyms or related words.”

o http://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/thesaurus-category/american/types-of-language- and-general-words-for-language

Follow the rules of MLA format and manuscript form as you type your essay response. See pages 7-9. See the grading rubric on page 14.

*Please be aware that you will take a comprehensive novel test on To Kill a Mockingbird within the first week of the course. This assessment will test whether you have read and understood the complete original work. Pay attention to important details as you read. You will encounter test questions that cannot be answered using Spark Notes.

A FEW NOTES ON THE LITERARY ANALYSIS ESSAY

Your Thesis Statement: When you write a literary analysis essay, you are making an argument about a text. Therefore, a literary analysis essay first requires you to formulate a clear and specific thesis statement that responds to the prompt. A thesis statement of a literary analysis essay makes an original and debatable claim about the text that can be supported with textual evidence.

The Introduction: Begin the essay with a statement that establishes the subject of the essay and provides context for the argument. Identify the title, author, and genre of the work and provide a brief summary of the text. End the introduction with your clear and specific thesis statement that responds to the prompt.

The Body: In the body of the essay, you should provide at least three instances in the text that support your thesis. When you present new evidence, be sure to include an in-text citation that indicates the location of the evidence within the text and explain how the evidence supports your thesis.


http://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/thesaurus-category/american/types-of-language-and-general-words-for-language

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/thesaurus-category/american/types-of-language-and-general-words-for-language


The Conclusion: In your conclusion, you should summarize the main points of your argument and discuss the reasons why your interpretation of the text is most appropriate.



ASSIGNMENT 3- To Kill a Mockingbird Extension

Work should be submitted on the same document to Turnitin.com.

Part I: Real-life comparisonsGo online and follow the first link below to PBS’s 85.38- minute, 2-part documentary presentation on the Scottsboro Boys, titled “American Experience Scottsboro An American Tragedy.” Watch the presentations.

1. Part I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igNepPqaAkc.

2. Part II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMu4dEbAQAQ

During this viewing, note immediate connections between the Scottsboro case and Tom Robinson’s case in To Kill a Mockingbird. To help collect your thoughts, create a 2 column chart which compares the similarities of each trial, from the people involved to the economic factors involved in the case. Try and list as many similarities as possible.

In at least 150 words , type a written response exposing the strongest comparisons. Be sure to use in-text citations, referring to both the novel and to the documentary.

Part II: Real-life inspires art*Harper Lee was clear in stating that the Scottsboro trial had a major impact on her, but she wasn’t the only artist to take up the pen about this issue of racism and intolerance. Harlem Renaissance author Langston Hughes also wrote about the trials and tribulations of his fellow Americans, and he specifically wrote a volume of poetry inspired by the Scottsboro boys. Read “Scottsboro” on the following page and answer the correlating questions listed below. Be sure to write in complete sentences.

1. Why does Hughes suggest the 'world' should 'turn pale'?

2. What can you discover about the people listed by name in the poem?

3. What is Hughes suggesting about the '8 Black Boys' by associating them with these figures?

4. Given the way that Hughes frames the situation of the Scottsboro men, what can you say about his perspective on race relations?

Follow the rules of MLA format and manuscript form as you type your responses. See pages 7-9. See the grading rubric on page 15.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMu4dEbAQAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igNepPqaAkc


SCOTTSBORO

8 BLACK BOYS IN A SOUTHERN JAIL WORLD, TURN PALE!8 black boys and one white lie.Is it much to die? Is it much to die when immortal feetMarch with you down Time's street,When beyond steel bars sound the deathless drumsLike a mighty heart-beat as they come?Who comes?Christ,Who fought aloneJohn BroanThat mad mobThat tore the Bastile downStone by stone.Moses.Jearme d'Arc.Dessalines.Nat Turner.Fighters for the free.Lenin with the flag blood red.(Not dead! Not dead!None of those is dead.)Gandhi.Sandino.Evangelista, too.To walk with you - 8 BLACK BOYS IN A SOUTHERN JAILWORLD, TURN PALE!

* Part II is inspired by and can be credited to the original work of “To Kill a Mockingbird: An English website unit devised and developed by George Marotous and Merren Ward.”



MLA FORMATWhen writing about literature, you will identify the exact source of your textual evidence in two ways.

First, you will include in-text citations that indicate the precise location of the evidence within the text.

Second, you will attach a Works Cited page to your paper that provides the bibliographic information for the text you have discussed.

In-Text Citations The following is an excerpt from an essay analyzing Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her Peers.” Note the way the writer incorporates quotations from the text into her analysis. Also note the format of the in-text citation. When drawing from only one source, you only need to include the page number. Identifying the author is not necessary.

Although Mrs. Peters’s growing empathy for Minnie stems largely from her

observations, it is also prompted by her negative reaction to the patronizing comments of

the male investigators. At several points in the story, her body language reveals her

feelings. For example, when Mr. Hale remarks that “women are used to worrying over

trifles,” both women move closer together and remain silent. When the county attorney

asks, “for all their worries, what would we do without the ladies?” the women do not

speak, nor do they “unbend” (199). The fact that the women respond in exactly the same

way reveals the extent to which they are bonding.

The Works Cited Page The following is a sample Works Cited page from the same essay. Notice that the in-text citation in the paragraph links to the source listed below.

Works Cited

Glaspell, Susan. “A Jury of Her Peers.” Literature and Its Writers: A Compact

Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Ed. Ann Charters and Samuel

Charters. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford, 2004.194-210. Print.



FOR MORE HELP WITH MLA FORMAT- Citing a Website

Modern Language Association (MLA) has provided a set of guidelines to assist you. Please go online to the OWL at Purdue University Writing Center and access the links under “MLA Format: Electronic Sources.” One important item to note is that the URL is no longer necessary in citations.

On websites, most titles appear above the informational text. Note all sites will have authors, and that is okay. Do your best to make sure the author is not included. Publishers (those who finance the site) usually appear in one of the top corners of the site or all the way at the bottom, near what is probably the copyright. In place of a missing date (i.e. 7 Aug. 2015), use the copyright.

I recommend that you read the information on the OWL website and create your Works Cited page before you write the essays.

Remember: You must follow the rules of MLA Format for all summer assignments.

MANUSCRIPT FORM FOR ALL TYPED PAPERS

You must follow the rules of manuscript form for every typed assignment you submit throughout the course. Follow the step-by-step instructions below.

1. Open a Word document.

2. Select Times New Roman, 12-point as your font.

3. Set one-inch margins on all sides of the text. Your document should already do this for you as by default. You can check under the “Page Layout” tab and “Margins.”

4. Under the “Home” tab and “Paragraph,” click the button that aligns all text with the left margin.

5. Insert a running header that will appear on every page with the correct page number:

On the tool bar above your document, click on the “Insert” tab.

Go to the “Header & Footer” section. Select “Page Number.”

Choose the “Top of the Page” drop down menu. Then select “Plain Number 3.” Your page numbers will be inserted at the top right hand corner of your pages.

Under the “Design” tab, click “Different First Page” to remove the page number from the first page of your document.

Click into a page number and change its font to match the rest of the essay. At this time you should also type your last name as you see below.



Hornung 2

6. At top left corner of the first page, type the following header:

Your first and last name

Mrs. Hornung

Honors English 10

Date (day month year- 7 August 2015)

7. After the date, continue to the next line and type the title. Your title should reflect the central idea of your essay. Do not entitle your essay “Summer Assignment.” Capitalize the first letter of the title and all other important words within the title. For example, do not capitalize articles or prepositions unless they are the first word of the title. Center the title using the center button on the Paragraph toolbar.

DO NOT underline, italicize, or enclose the title in quotation marks.

DO NOT make your title bigger and bolder than the text.

DO NOT type the title in a different font than you used for the text.

DO NOT add extra line spaces before or after the title. Just continue to the next line and begin typing your essay.

8. Indent the first line for each paragraph five spaces. One press of the tab button should do this. The default for the tab button is five spaces.

9. Double-space ALL text. Do not put extra spaces between paragraphs or before or after your title.

Under the Paragraph tab, choose Select Line Spacing Options Set the rules as you see below



CREATING A TURNITIN.COM ACCOUNT You will need a Turnitin.com account for the course. To create an account, follow these steps:

1. Go to Turnitin.com. If you already have an account, sign into it and skip to step 4 to sign up for a new class. If you don’t have an account, proceed to the next step.

2. At the top of the screen, click “Create Account.” This will take you to the next page.

3. On this new page, scroll to find “Create New Account.” Under “Create New Account,” click “Student.”

4. Enter the “Class ID” and “Class Enrollment Password.”

Class ID: 10055443

Password: Hornung

5. Enter your first name and your last name. Select the option to display your name as follows:

First name (Space) Last name (example: John Smith)

6. Enter your email address. You need the email address to your legitimate email account to complete this step. Enter your desired password. Confirm your password. Please keep your username and password.

7. Select a “Secret Question” and “Enter the Answer” to your question. Remember the answer. The form is case-sensitive. You will have to enter the answer EXACTLY as you originally entered it.

8. Read the user agreement. Click “I Agree-Create Profile.”



SUBMITTING ESSAYS TO TURNITIN.COM To submit your work to Turnitin.com, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your Turnitin.com account.

2. Click on the title of the class you wish to submit to.

3. Click on the “Assignments” tab located at the top of the page.

4. Click on the blue “Submit” button for the assignment you wish to submit. If the “Submit” button is gray, submissions are not allowed for this assignment. Please check the assignment start and due dates and the assignment info icon.

5. Under the pull-down menu labeled “Submit Paper By,” choose “Single File Upload.”

6. Enter the following submission title:

Summer Assignment #_Honors English 10_Your First and Last Name

7. Click the Browse button to locate the PDFed paper saved to your computer.

8. From your computer, select the correct file and click the “Open” button.

9. Once you see the correct file in the “Browse” box, click “Upload.” Wait while the assignment uploads.

10. Once you receive confirmation that the assignment has been uploaded, click “Submit” and wait to receive your digital receipt.

Important: If you do not see a digital receipt with a paper ID, then your paper was not successfully received by Turnitin.com. The digital receipt is also emailed to you as well.

Troubleshooting: If you are unable to upload your paper, there could be a problem with the formatting of your paper. Please save your paper in a different file format.

As always, immediately e-mail me with the upload success or with any issues you are having.



Grading Rubricsfor Summer Assignments 1-3

pgs. 20-22

Credit: Ms. M. Gompf



Rubric for Written Reflection (Assignment 1)

A+AA-

Exemplary Your composition fulfills the purpose of a reflection. You have re-examined your interpretations of one or more works you have read in the past in light of what you now know. You demonstrate the ability question your personal biases, stereotypes, misconceptions, and/or presumptions, and you explore new modes of thinking as a result. You consider how your understanding of concepts has changed. The reflection is insightful and well-elaborated and error-free.

B+BB-

Advanced Your composition may fulfill the purpose of a reflection; however, it needs improvement in one or two minor respects. See criteria in the Exemplary category.

C+CC-

Satisfactory Your composition may fulfill the purpose of a reflection; however, it needs improvement in three or more respects. See criteria in the Exemplary category.

D+DD-

Emerging Your composition fulfills the purpose of a reflection in one or two respects; however, generally your piece does not achieve the aims of a reflection. See criteria in the Exemplary category.

F Unacceptable Your composition does not in any way achieve the aims of a reflection. See criteria in the Exemplary category.

A= 90-100% B = 80-89% C = 70-79% D = 60-69 % F = 0-59%



Rubric for a Literary Analysis Essay (Assignment 2)

Composing

5 exemplary 4 advanced 3 satisfactory 2 emerging 1 unacceptableYou have responded to the prompt with a clear, debatable thesis. You have provided ample textual evidence to support your thesis and effectively explained how the evidence substantiates your argument. The structure and organization of the essay enhance the overall effect of your argument. As a whole, the essay represents a unified, coherent, and insightful analysis of a literary work.

Written Expression/Style

5 exemplary 4 advanced 3 satisfactory 2 emerging 1 unacceptableYour stylistic choices communicate a tone that is appropriate for the subject, purpose, and audience. Your unique voice is audible. You engage the reader with a manner of expression that is clear, concise, precise, vivid, and rhythmic. As a result, the reader finds the reading experience to be pleasurable and enriching, not arduous.

Usage & Mechanics3

error free2

a few errors noted1

several errors notedYou follow the rules of Standard English usage and grammar. If errors do appear in the essay, they do not hinder comprehension or otherwise distract the reader.

In-text Citations3

error free2

a few errors noted1

several errors notedYou consistently cites the source and location of textual evidence within the text. All MLA formatting rules for in-text citations have been followed.

Works Cited Page3

error free2

a few errors noted1

several errors notedYou have included a Works Cited page that lists the exact source(s) you cited within the essay. All MLA formatting rules for the Works Cited page have been followed.

Manuscript Form3

error free2

a few errors noted1

several errors notedAll guidelines for typing papers in manuscript form have been followed.

Total Points: _____ / 22 = _____ %

A= 90-100% B = 80-89% C = 70-79% D = 60-69 % F = 0-59%



Rubric for a Critical Thinking Journal Response (Assignment 3)

Grade Criteria

A+AA-

Exemplary You have effectively responded to the journal prompt. There is ample evidence of critical thinking including analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and application. Arguments are clear and show depth of insight, originality, and relevance. You elaborate your points with specific examples. The writing is coherent, organized, and error free.

B+BB-

Advanced You have effectively responded to the journal prompt, but response needs improvement in one or two respects. See criteria in the Exemplary category.

C+CC-

Satisfactory You have responded to the journal prompt, but the response needs improvement in three respects. See criteria in the Exemplary category.

D+DD-

Emerging You have attempted to respond to the journal prompt in one or two respects; however, generally the journal does not achieve the aims of the assignment. See criteria in the Exemplary category.

F Unacceptable

Your response does not in any way achieve the aims of the assignment. See criteria in the Exemplary category.

A= 90-100% B = 80-89% C = 70-79% D = 60-69 % F = 0-59%


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