Spring 2016
Class: 12th Grade AP Literature and Composition and Dual Enrollment
One (1) book is required for Summer Reading 2016: Hamlet by William Shakespeare. You may order a copy from Books-A-Million, Amazon, et cetera. You must have the book the first day of class, and you will annotate it as part of your summer assignment.
Summer Reading Assignment Outline
• For the novels listed, you must complete five literary glossaries. A sample literary glossary is provided below.
• In addition to the literary glossaries, you must annotate your text.
• At the end of the packet you will see literary critique questions. These questions are NOT an assignment. They are, however, a guideline for you to follow as you are reading and annotating the text. These questions will be helpful to know as you participate in the assessments upon your return to school.
On the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL you should have:
1. Five (5) typed literary glossaries (see format)
2. One (1) annotated text (novel)
3. Email an electronic copy of all five (5) typed literary glossaries in a Microsoft Word document to . These will be checked by an electronic plagiarism checker. Your literary glossaries will receive a zero if the email document is not received by 3:00 p.m. on the first day of school.
The English teachers will be available during the summer via email for any questions that might arise. Please be patient when waiting for a reply. We will do our best to check our emails regularly and reply to your questions as quickly as possible. Do not wait until the week before school to begin your assignments. This will not allow you enough time to analyze the text properly.
Lindsay Ford
Junior/Senior English
http://www.calhoun.k12.al.us/teacherpage.cfm?id=134
Literary Glossary Guidelines
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Literary Glossary 1
Allusion: “a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art” (Wiggins R 24).
Example: “He was spawned in that slime,/Conceived by a pair of those monsters born/Of Cain, murderous creatures banished/By God, punished forever for the crime/Of Abel’s death” (Raffel 19-23).
Function*: In Burton Raffel’s translation of the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, the title character is a great warrior who travels to Denmark to slay a beast who has been terrorizing King Hrothgar’s kingdom for twelve years. The opening lines of the poem which introduce the monster contain many allusions to the Biblical account of another fiend, Cain, who committed the first murder of man. This allusion enriches the narrative because its reference to Cain’s crime characterizes Grendel not just as a “murderous [creature]” himself but one whose ancestors have cursed him to be “banished/By God, punished forever for the crime/Of Abel’s death” (Raffel 19-23). He is part of a “brood forever opposing the Lord’s/Will, and again and again defeated” (Raffel 28-29). This second allusion refers to the fall of Lucifer from Heaven and his subsequent war against God, a war in which Grendel participates through his actions against Hrothgar. These Biblical allusions support the theme of Good versus Evil. Grendel, whose evil nature is inherent due to his ancestry, constantly opposes Hrothgar, who has been blessed and protected by God (Raffel 83-84). Their struggle echoes the struggle between Lucifer and God, further enriching the narrative and supporting its theme.
Works Cited
Raffel, Burton. "Beowulf."Prentice Hall Literature: The British Tradition. Ed. Grant P. Wiggins. Alabama Common Core Edition. Upper Saddle, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2014. 40-63. Print.
Wiggins, Grant. Ed. Prentice Hall Literature: The British Tradition. Ed. Grant P. Wiggins. Alabama Common Core Edition. Upper Saddle, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2014. 40-63. Print.
If you do not have an MLA handbook, you may use http://citationmachine.net/ to assist you with proper MLA citation.
The following questions will help you during the reading of your novels. Look at and answer these while you are reading to further assist you. Not all of these questions pertain to every novel, but these are a good representation of the types of questions you will see on further assessments. This is not an assignment and will not be graded.
1. Explain the title. In what ways is it suitable to the story?
2. What is the predominant element in the story- plot, theme, character, setting?
3. Who is the single main character about whom the story centers?
4. What sort of conflict confronts the leading character or characters?
a. external?
b. internal?
5. How is the conflict resolved?
6. How does the author handle characterization?
a. by description?
b. conversation of the characters?
c. actions of the characters?
d. combination of these methods?
7. Who tells the story? What point of view is used?
a. first person?
b. omniscient?
8. Where does the primary action take place?
9. What is the time setting for the action? Period of history? Season? Time of day?
10. How much time does the story cover?
a. a few minutes?
b. a lifetime?
c. how long?
11. How does the story get started? What is the initial incident?
12. Briefly describe the rising action of the story.
13. What is the high point, or climax, of the story?
14. Discuss the falling action or close of the story.
15. Does this story create any special mood?
16. Is this story realistic or true to life? Explain your answers by giving examples.
17. Are the events or incidents of the plot presented in flashback or in chronological order?
18. What is the general theme of the story? What is the underlying theme? Can you name any other stories with a similar theme?
19. Did you identify with any of the characters?
20. Does this story contain any of the following elements?
a. symbolism?
b. incongruity?
c. suspense?
d. surprise ending?
e. irony?
f. satire?
21. Was there a villain in the story? a hero? a dynamic character?
22. Can you find any examples of figurative language?
a. simile?
b. metaphor?
c. personification?
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