FHS Summer Assignment for Rising Seniors

                   

All incoming English IV students must read The Stranger by Albert Camus before returning to school. This book is available at FHS, if you would like to check out a copy which you will be responsible for returning in August.  

If you wish to purchase a copy, Poor Richard’s Book Store, Joseph Beth, and Barnes and Noble sell an inexpensive paperback edition. It can also be ordered from amazon.com or other booksellers on the internet. The benefit of purchasing your own copy is that you will be able to write and highlight in your own book.

1. READ  - As you read the novel, either highlight or flag (with post-its) significant quotations. Choose quotations that have meaning or that stand out to you. You need to mark at least 10 quotations in each Part of the book, for a total of 20 quotations.

2. WRITE - After reading the book carefully, each student must complete the following written assignment:

Events in a first-person perspective novel are sifted through the speaker’s narration. 

I. Discuss how Meursault views the world, and conversely 

II. how the world views Meursault.

Remember, good body paragraphs need a topic sentence and at least four more sentences that illustrate and support the topic sentence. 

Format: double-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, 1-2 pages.

Please purchase the following supplies for class:

• Single subject spiral or composition notebook
• Plastic 1” or 1 ½” binder with dividers
• Lined filler paper and pens
• Flash drive

AP English students, read on...

In addition to The Stranger, all AP English students must read Hamlet by William Shakespeare. I strongly encourage you to watch a live performance or a DVD of Hamlet (there are several versions). Know who the characters are and how they relate to each other. Know the major plot events. Know who dies, how, and when!

Feel free to contact me over the summer with questions or concerns: Karin.Rademaker@jefferson.kyschools.us