Dual-Enrollment English/LCCC Eng. 105
Brief Course Overview and Summer Reading
Mrs. Abbadessa
Summer/Fall 2008

Dear Parents and Students,

Welcome to Dual Enrollment English.  This course follows the course outline established by LCCC’s English department.  Students are held to the standards of an on-campus English 105 class, and are expected to fulfill the requirements delineated in the course syllabus.  Attendance in this class is paramount to a student’s success.  As per the syllabus and LCCC policy, after a certain number of absences (excused or otherwise) it is the teacher’s discretion to lower a student’s grade.  If a student is absent from class it is his responsibility to make up all work.

The following books must be closely read over the summer.  Students will take a test in the first week of school covering both books.  The test will be multiple choice and essay response.
 
Frankenstein-   Mary Shelley
The Elements of Style-   William Strunk Jr. and  E.B.White

Throughout the semester, we will be referencing these novels in connection to other works we will be discussing in class.  You will return these books the first day of school. See you in the fall! Have a great summer!

Mrs. Abbadessa

Honors British Literature 1 (ENG 109)
Brief Course Overview and Summer Reading
Mr. Grear
Summer/Fall 2008

Dear Parents and Students,

Recently all of the English honors course curricula have been revised to further challenge students.  The course work in British Literature 1 is poetry intense; in addition, we require significantly more summer reading in honors courses. It is important that you do not procrastinate with your summer reading. 

The following books must be closely read over the summer.  Students will take a test in the first week of school covering all these books.  The assessments will include true and false responses, an in class essay on the theme(s) of the novels, and open responses for the nonfiction.  For Rhyme’s Reason, focus your attention on terminology relating to characteristics of early British Literature (found in pages 1-86).

As you read these books, keep a log of your impressions, questions, notes, etc.  Make predictions, relate the story to your experiences, and comment on the author’s style.  Include phrases or lines that you find fascinating, ambiguous, or otherwise worthy of discussion.  Reference these by page number and by chapter in case we have different editions. These logs will count toward 1/3 of your summer reading assessment, and I will allow them to be used in all in-class writing relating to the summer reading.

* Denotes Nonfiction

While I will not ask you to formally log vocabulary, we will have a vocabulary test on words from the novels.  Therefore, students are encouraged to keep a close eye on vocabulary.  I recommend that you keep a vocabulary log, but I will not collect or grade it.

Have a great summer!

Mr. Grear
grearj@cliu.org

May 2008
English 111H-12th Grade Honors
Mrs. Martino

Dear Honors Student:

Welcome to senior year and an exciting English course!  The following list contains the required summer reading.   It is imperative that this is completed prior to the start of school in September. 

We will briefly entertain discussion of these novels during the first few days of class.  Within the first week, students will complete an exam assessing their knowledge and understanding of the novels.  While there may be some objective questions, expect the exam to consist mainly of essay questions.   Questions may include, but are not limited to:  character study, theme explorations and plot analysis.

I look forward to our discussions in September.  Have a great summer!

Mrs. Martino

Book List:

• Anthem, Ayn Rand
• Lord of the Flies, William Golding
• Night, Elie Wiesel
• Siddhartha, Herman Hesse
• Frankenstein, Mary Shelley

Honors American Literature 1
Summer Reading Assignment
Mrs. Tremba
Summer/Fall 2008

The summer reading assignment for ninth grade Honors American Literature 1 students consists of two novels.  They are Jack London’s short, traditional classic, The Call of the Wild, and Daniel Keyes’s longer, modern classic, Flowers for Algernon.  During the first week of school, students will be assessed on their understanding of these literary works.

            First, there will be an objective test on Flowers for Algernon on the second day of class.  This test requires students to be familiar with the details of the text, so a thorough reading of the original selection is recommended.  Students should allow themselves enough time to enjoy and complete the reading, yet they should avoid doing so too early in the summer that they forget the finer details of the text.  The test will include a vocabulary section; therefore, students should note and define any unfamiliar words encountered while reading.

            Later in the first week of school, students will take a short objective test on The Call of the Wild and will participate in a writing assessment of the novel.  The essays produced in this exercise will measure students’ reading comprehension skills, as well as writing skills. 

            Students are encouraged to take notes and/or keep reading logs while reading the novels in order to review before the tests; no notes, however, will be permitted during the in-class assessments.  Enjoy reading the novels!

Honors Summer Reading - American Literature 2:

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

A Separate Peace by John Knowles

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury