AP ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION (AP English IV) Summer Reading Assignment for the 2012-2013 School Year Part I: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Instructions: Read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien As you read, complete the following assignment. DO NOT plagiarize information from Cliff Notes, Spark Notes, or any other such source. DO NOT COPY another student s work or share your own work with another student. Responses are to be e-mailed to dcampbell@servitehs.org by JULY 9 th, 2012. You will get a reply email within two-three days acknowledging receipt. If you do not receive a reply, assume I do not have your assignment and take the necessary steps to get it to me. There will also be a reading check exam on The Hobbit the first week of school Assignment: As you read The Hobbit, trace Bilbo Baggins growth throughout the story. Complete the attached assignment below.
Name: Date: Period: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Summer Reading Assignment 1) As you begin reading, consider your impressions of Bilbo Baggins at the beginning of the story. Provide a physical and mental/emotional description of Bilbo in the space provided. (Bullet points are fine.)
2) Next, list the struggles/conflicts that Bilbo faces on his journey. Include the chapter from which the struggle/conflict occurs. Then, give a brief description of the effect that the struggle/conflict has on Bilbo. (What does Bilbo learn about himself? Does he grow in any way after experiencing the struggle/conflict?). Complete the chart below. Struggle/Conflict Example Bilbo is coerced into going on a journey that tears him from his comfort zone. He forgets his wallet, handkerchief, and hat. His world is uprooted. 2) Chapter # from which the struggle/conflict came Example Chapter 2 Effect the struggle/ conflict has on Bilbo. How does Bilbo grow or what does Bilbo learn about himself as a result? Example Bilbo is a creature of habit. He is unsure of himself at this point. He is scared about the journey and does not feel like an adequate burglar. 3) 4) 5) 6) 7)
8) 9) 3) Finally, describe Bilbo mentally/emotionally at the end of the novel.
Part II: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Instructions: Read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain As you read, complete the following assignment. DO NOT plagiarize information from Cliff Notes, Spark Notes, or any other such source. DO NOT COPY another student s work or share your own work with another student. Responses are to be e-mailed to dcampbell@servitehs.org by JULY 30, 2012. You will get a reply email within two-three days acknowledging receipt. If you do not receive a reply, assume I do not have your assignment and take the necessary steps to get it to me. There will also be a reading check exam on The Hobbit the first week of school Assignment: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain takes place in the pre-civil War south. It is a coming of age story about a thirteen year old white boy, Huckleberry Finn, who embarks on a journey down the Mississippi River with a runaway slave named, Jim. The novel contains several examples of humor, irony, conflict, adventure, and more. Your assignment is to note Huck s growing conscience as you read the novel. Huck will tell the reader that he was not brought up right, that he isn t courageous, and that he doesn t really know the difference between right and wrong. He perceives that he does not have morals or values and he usually feels like he has done the wrong thing. However, evidence of Huck s conscience is obvious. He does act courageously throughout the novel, and, more often than not, does the correct thing. Identify seven instances in the novel where Huck s conscience is evident times where he struggles between doing right and doing wrong, times where he feels bad about something he is doing, times when he feels bad about what other people are doing, or times when he feels compassion or sympathy for something he has witnessed. Next, write a sentence summarizing the instance of conscience. Then, cite a passage/quote that represents the instance. Include the number of the chapter from which it came at the end of your quote. An example has been done for you. You may not use this example yourself, even if it is a thought that occurred to you. Set up your papers so it looks like the example below. Example: 1) Example of Conscience: Huck is worried about the robbers aboard the sinking Walter Scott. Even though he knows they are not good people, it makes him feel bad to think that they might drown and die. Passage/Quote: Now was the first time I begun to worry about the men I reckon I hadn t had time to before. I begun to think how dreadful it was, even for murderers, to be in such a fix. I says to myself, there ain t no telling but I might come to be a murderer myself, yet, and then how would I like it? (Chapter 13) Again, do not copy work from another student or claim that work that is not yours is yours!
There will also be an exam on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn the first week of school. Please use the following study guide to help you prepare for this exam. The study guide is for your benefit only; it will not be collected for a grade. Study Guide: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain I. Character Identification: Be able to identify description of the following people. Huckleberry Finn Widow Douglass Miss Watson Tom Sawyer Jim Pap Judge Thatcher Judith Loftus Colonel Grangerford Buck Grangerford Sophia Grangerford Harney Shepherdson The duke The king/dauphin Colonel Sherburn Boggs Mary Jane Wilks Susan Wilks Joanna Wilks Dr. Robinson Silas Phelps Sally Phelps Aunt Polly II. True/False Huck is conflicted over helping Jim, a runaway slave, to escape because he considers it stealing from Miss Watson to help Jim, but a betrayal of Jim s trust not to. III. Identification of Locations Where Huck spends a month without Jim enjoying life, until his friend is murdered. Where the duke and the king perform The Royal Nonesuch for the first time. IV. Multiple Choice Shooting a cannon over water: a. warns people on the opposite shore of danger. b. is done in an effort to make a dead body float to the surface of the water. c. announces the arrival of a ferry boat. d. is done in celebration of a slave obtaining his freedom.
Part III: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Instructions: Read Brave New World by Aldous Huxley As you read, complete the following assignment. DO NOT plagiarize information from Cliff Notes, Spark Notes, or any other such source. DO NOT COPY another student s work or share your own work with another student. Responses are due the first day of school in August. You must have a hard copy of the assignment. E-mailing the assignment will not be acceptable. There will also be a reading check exam on Brave New World the first week of school Assignment: Compare life as Huxley describes it in the World State with life in the United States today by completing the chart below. The first one has been done for you. Aspect of Culture In the World State In the United States Today Human Life In the world state, human life is created through the Bokanovsky and Podsnap Processes that allow the Hatchery to produce thousands of nearly identical human embryos. During the gestation period the embryos travel in bottles along a conveyor belt through a factorylike building. Social status and looks are determined in this conditioning. Life is not created through an act of love. It is very biological and unemotional. Children are then brainwashed into believing the values of the World State through the process of hypnopaedic methods or sleep-teaching. In the United States today, human life is hopefully created when a man and a woman are in love with each other and decide to procreate together. The number of children they hope to have is decided by them. Social status and looks are left to chance. Values, etc. are instilled in children by their parents/guardians. Death Love and Marriage
Literature Film Consumption of goods/services Use of drugs (alcohol and tobacco) Pleasure/Self-Indulgence Religion
Part IV: College Entrance Letter Instructions: Develop a college entrance letter. You may use a prompt from one of the colleges you are planning to apply to or one from the list below. Include a copy of the prompt with your letter. E-mail a copy of your letter to dcampbell@servitehs.org by August 15, 2012. You will get a reply email within two-three days acknowledging receipt. If you do not receive a reply, assume I do not have your letter and take the necessary steps to get it to me. Respond to your prompt, using no less than 250 words. Check out the college board website (www.collegeboard.com) for entrance letter writing tips. Common Application Prompts #1 Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you. #2 Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you. #3 Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence. #4 Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence.