Do not wait until you are finished with the novel.ĥ. Trust in your own ability to discern and understand what is going on in the text.
The same goes for finding your quotations/excerpts. Make a plan for the number of pages or chapters you are going to read per week and stick to it. Unexpected events may pop up that could get in the way of you completing your work on time. Below are several suggestions to help you guide your choices (a more detailed look at these on page 4):Ĥ. Don’t wait until the week before school begins to try and read your selected novel and find/label your quotations/excerpts. figurative language (allusions, alliteration, metaphors, similes, etc.) used effectivelyģ. While reading the selected novel during the summer, students are expected to find and label/sticky note at least 30 quotations/excerpts from the novel to be used during discussions and assignments beginning the first day of school and throughout the first weeks of class.literary devices (flashbacks, foreshadowing, sub-plots) used.connections you make to your personal life.connections you make to other texts, films, t.v.questions that pop into your head as you are reading.character descriptions, motivations, and flaws.important scenes or key sections of dialogue.words and phrases that stand out to you.What kinds of things should you annotate? While reading the selected novel during the summer, students are highly encouraged to annotate (highlight and make notes in the margins) the text. You may also check out your chosen works from the public library however, you would not be able to take notes in the text itself.Ģ. You may buy these books cheaply online and find copies at our local bookstores. It is an advantage to be able to take notes in the margins and underline or highlight notable passages. If possible, students should purchase their own copies of the novel. One quick way to preview the subject matter is to read reviews from online sites like Barnes & Noble, Amazon, or.
Parents and students will want to preview their potential book choice prior to reading and discuss if the book is the “right fit” for the student. Many of the titles listed above deal with mature and/or controversial subject matter. The Nickle Boys by Colson Whitehead Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys All have appeared at one time or another on the exam.Ī Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce They have been chosen for their literary merit and to help students become widely read in preparation for the Advanced Placement Exam. These books come from the list of novels given to teachers and administrators from College Board. Please select one of the following novels to read over the summer. The due date for the summer reading assignment for AP Literature and Composition is August 18, 2022.ġ. Several of the assignments during the first six weeks of school will be based on what the student read over the summer. It is required that all students read one of the books listed below, and complete the summer reading assignment that goes along with it. Below you will find the list for the summer reading assignment. For this first novel assignment, students are allowed to choose the novel they will read from a list of novels selected by their instructor. Therefore, at Del Valle High School students taking the AP Literature and Composition course will be required to read a combination of four to six novels or plays over the course of the year. The College Board has always included an essay question on the AP Literature and Composition Exam that requires students to write about some abstract or metacognitive topic regarding storytelling in general, and to support their answer with specific information from a work of literary merit they have read. It is also something that every AP Literature and Composition student is tested on. It is important for every child to experience a wide range of literary genres, themes, and literary styles in order to be a well-rounded individual in today’s society, not to mention successful in college. One of the goals of the AP Literature and Composition course is to expand the depth and breadth of our student’s knowledge of great works of literature. Literature and Composition Novel List and Summer Assignment 2022
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