Summer Assignment for 10th

Ender’s Game by Card

The purpose of the summer assignment includes the following:

  1. Student will demonstrate the ability to read independently and critically.
  2. Student will demonstrate a commitment to the rigor of the PAP program by completing the assignment.
  3. The student will demonstrate a basic knowledge of common literary devices.
  4. The student will demonstrate the ability to follow directions and adhere to detail.
  5. The journal will provide a written record of reading done outside of class.

10th grade summer reading:

The novel must be read in its entirety. Study guides and internet sources can be used to aid the student’s comprehension, but must not be used as the primary source of knowledge. YOU MUST READ THE BOOK! You will be expected to discuss the novel in class the first week of school.

Format/Contents:

The journal must be put in MLA format. See attached page for example. The journal must be completed in Word. The journal is due Friday of the first week. No late assignments will be accepted. The summer assignment is worth two test grades.

Literary devices section: Student will choose 5 terms from the following list of literary terms: SIMILE, PERSONIFICATION, METAPHOR, ONOMATOPOEIA, CHARACTERIZATION, IRONY (verbal, situational, or dramatic), PROTAGONIST, ANTAGONIST, SETTING, THEME, FORESHADOWING. Terms may be used once.

For each of the terms, complete the following steps:

  1. Find an example of the term from the novel. Copy the quote in MLA quote form (see example)
  2. Below the quote, identify the literary term at work in the quote.
  3. Comment on the effect of this literary term on the reader in terms of understanding the passage or novel as a whole. For instance, if you choose a simile such as “The English teacher is as mean as an old witch who has lost her broom,” you might want to discuss why “witch” is an appropriate comparative term for the English teacher character (she’s ugly, she is frustrated like a witch who has lost her broom, she cackles, most readers are afraid of witches, etc). In other words, how does the use of this device make the novel more vivid, interesting, or intriguing? What does the literary device reveal about the character, plot, theme? How does the literary device further plot development? How does the literary device make the novel memorable?

Joe Student

Rebecca Dowdy

English II PAP

24 August 2017

Summer Assignment—Little Red Riding Hood

1. “Little Red said, ‘My what big teeth you have, Grandma!’ as she stared at the disguised predator”(Grimm 17).

DRAMATIC IRONY: This passage shows dramatic irony because the reader knows

more than a character knows. The reader knows that the creature in bed is not Grandma, but Wolf, but Little Red does not know. Dramatic irony helps to build suspense in the story. The reader is just waiting for the wolf to jump out of bed and gobble down Little Red.

2. “Little Red decided to take the shortcut through the dark woods, even though her mother had warned her about the dangerous animals lurking in the woods”(Grimm 2).

FORESHADOWING: This quote shows foreshadowing. Foreshadowing is when the author drops hints about what is coming later in the story. In this case, the author is hinting that Little Red is going to be in danger if she goes through the woods. The reader gets a clue that Little Red is going to have problems and the problems might have something to do with dangerous animals. Furthermore, the word “dark” suggests something bad might happen because “darkness” or “blackness” have connotations of danger or evil. At this point in the story, the reader wants to scream at Little Red and tell her, “Don’t do it!”

3. “Wolf smacked and slurped as he finished eating Grandma”(Grimm 22-23).

ONOMATOPOEIA: This sentence is an example of onomatopoeia because the words “smacked” and “slurped” sound like the meaning of the words. This technique is really neat because it creates vivid images in the reader’s mind. A reader can almost here the gross sounds Wolf makes as he eats poor Grandma. The use of onomatopoeia makes the story even scarier and Grandma’s death even sadder.

The analysis of literary devices would continue in the same form until you have 5 entries.

Study Questions--Be prepared to respond to the following types of questions either orally or in essay form by finding text evidence and recording it for your own reference. You do not have to write responses!

Does Ender lose his innocence at the end of the book? Explain and consider the ending in which Ender finds a new home for the egg sac.

Describe the impact of his siblings on Ender. Do both of them help make Ender who he is?

Compare and contrast the setting of Ender’s Game and modern America.

Is Ender ruthless in dealing with Stilson and other enemies? Is a degree of ruthlessness necessary for a warrior and is ruthlessness the reason Ender succeeds?

Compare and contrast Ender and Guy. Consider the changes in their characters.

Consider the role of governments in both novels. What suspicion or uneasiness about power do the novels reveal?