May 17, 2017 To All Students Registered for Honors English III Next Year: Good news: It’s time for your summer reading assignment! If you have any questions, please see Ms. Hughes before you leave for the summer. 1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (available in the media center) 2. Complete the vocabulary with the novel. Also, be ready for vocabulary quizzes the first few weeks of school with the words from the novel. Look up the words before you read to help your understanding of the novel. Commence, Tolerable, Providence, Oracle, Specimen, Infernal, Pivot, Careened, Gaudy, Crockery, Pensive, Pommel, Contrite, Sublime, Soliloquy, Stealthy, Ingenious, Temperance, Impudent, Insurrection, Ascend 3. Be ready for a reading test on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn when school begins (or the first day of second semester if you are scheduled for that semester.) Note: This novel has some adult language/situations. (There are racial slurs used in this novel that SHOULD make you uncomfortable. Twain’s goal was to point out the injustice of slavery). This novel is on our county’s suggested reading list for Honors English III. If you or your parents have strong objections to reading the novel, simply choose an additional novel from the list below to read. All in all, you should read two novels. 4. Choose one novel from the following list, which is described below, so that you can choose a book you will enjoy. You will need to find copies in a library or buy them in a bookstore. Also, Browse About Books has the novels available.
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew
(Be prepared for a reading test for the novel of your choice on the second day of school.) With this novel (the one you choose), you should write a two page, double-spaced reaction/reflection. This should not include any plot summary. Here are some suggestions for your reflection: Possible topics for discussion Your reaction to the novel What you liked/disliked
Commentary on the author’s style; pick out passages that you feel were particularly effective. Possible themes Analysis of the author’s purpose
I look forward to seeing you in the fall. Best wishes for a great summer. Happy reading! Rachel Hughes
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