12th Grade - English Summer Assignment

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Constitution High School

2012 English Summer Reading Assignment

Twelfth Grade

For each book that you read, you must complete TEN reading logs. It might make sense to complete a reading log for each chapter or for every other chapter.  Just make sure you have completed ten by the end of each book.  

What is a reading log?

A reading log is your response to what you are reading.  You should complete your reading logs while you are reading the book.  You can use the sentences below to help you get started on each reading log.  However, these are just suggestions; you may write about other topics that interest you in the book as well.  Each reading log should be at least ten sentences. 

-       When I first started reading the book, I thought . .

-       This character reminds me of somebody I know because . . .

-       I can relate to this character because . . .

-       I think this setting is important because . . .

-       I like/dislike this character because . . .

-       This situation reminds me of when . . .

-       The character I admire most is ____________ because . . .

-       This scene makes me angry/sad/happy because . . .

-       In the middle of the book, I think . . .

-       One prediction I can make about the book is . . .

-       I like/dislike the author’s style because . . .

-       At the end of the book, I thought . . .

-       If I was this character, I would . . .

-       If I were the author of this book, I would have . . .

Please type your reading logs or write them neatly on lined paper.  Be sure to include your name as well as the title of each book you read.  Your English teacher will collect them on the first day of class.  You will also be completing a project based on one of the books, so be prepared to share your thoughts and ideas with your classmates! 

Choose one of the following books to read:

*Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

War Dances by Sherman Alexie

*Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

*The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood by Maxine Hong Kingston
*This Boy's Life: A Memoir by Tobias Wolff
*Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer
Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America by Nathan McCall

*Students entering AP English Literature must read at least two of the starred books.

Any questions please contact:
12th Grade English Ms. McCartney: mccartneychs@gmail.com

AP English Mr. Paul: mrpaulenglish@gmail.com