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Assignment I:
Read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Complete the attached AP Data Sheet
Assignment II:
Read How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster.
Answer the attached prompts using examples from literature (short stories, novels, plays) or films. Be sure to re-phrase the prompt at the start of your response and answer in para-graphs, not pages.
ENGLISH III HAT SUMMER
ASSIGNMENT
ANNOTATE WHILE
READING!
Write brief notes/observations
Highlight key pas-sages
Ask questions
Identify and write notes on important literary elements (conflict, themes, symbols, characteri-zation, allusions, metaphors, imagery, tone, etc.)
Make connections
Circle and define unfamiliar words
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Assignment III:
Prepare your AP binder. This binder is separate from your
classroom notebook/bonder. In it you must include:
1. All AP Data sheets from English II HAT
2. A copy of Titles from Open Response Questions.
Highlight each literary work that you have read. You
can obtain this at http://mseffie.com/AP/APtitles.html
3. A copy of Open Ended Prompts 1970-2013. You can obtain this at
http://mseffie.com/AP/APOpenQuestions.html
4. The acronym handout. You can access this at
http://mseffie.com/AP/Acronyms.pdf
Fahrenhiet 451
Set in a bleak, dystopian fu-
ture, Guy Montag is a fire-
man. His job is to destroy the
most illegal of commodities,
the printed book, along with
the houses in which they are
hidden. After a chance meet-
ing with a stranger, Montag
begins to question everything
he has ever known.
How to Read
Literature Like a
Professor
Ranging from major themes
to literary models, narrative
devices, and form, How to
Read Literature Like a Pro-
fessor is the perfect compan-
ion for making your reading
experience more enriching,
satisfying, and fun.
English III Honors Humanities Prerequisite: Previous “Honors” standing or students who meet honors criteria
This humanities program links English and social studies. Students who elect this course explore the
historical, social, philosophical, religious, and artistic aspects of various cultures. Teachers collaborate
on projects, field trips, and other humanities enrichment activities. Students who elect this program
should be able to work efficiently and independently, to express themselves clearly and intelligently in
written and oral work, and to read rapidly and critically.
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Chapter 6 -- When in Doubt, It's from Shakespeare... Discuss a work that you are familiar with that alludes to or reflects Shakespeare. Show how the author
uses this connection thematically.
Chapter 7 -- ...Or the Bible Identify and discuss prevalent biblical allusions in Fahrenheit 451.
Chapter 8 -- Hanseldee and Greteldum Briefly summarize a work of literature that reflects a fairy tale. Discuss the parallels. Does it create iro-
ny or deepen appreciation?
Chapter 9 – It’s Greek to Me Do you agree or disagree with Foster’s definition of a myth? Why / why not?
Chapter 10 -- It's More Than Just Rain or Snow Discuss the importance of weather in a specific literary work.
How to Read Literature Like a Professor Prompts
Introduction: How'd He Do That? Discuss a time when your appreciation of a literary work was enhanced by understanding symbol or pat-
tern.
Chapter 1 -- Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It's Not) List the five aspects of the QUEST and apply them to a text you have read.
Chapter 2 -- Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion Choose a meal from a literary work and apply the ideas of Chapter 2 to this literary depiction.
Chapter 3: --Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires What are the essentials of the “vampire” story? Apply this to a literary work you have read or viewed.
Chapter 4 -- If It's Square, It's a Sonnet_ Select two sonnets and identify their form. Discuss how their content reflects the form. Submit copies of
the sonnets, annotated to show your analysis.
Chapter 5 --Now, Where Have I Seen Her Before? Define intertextuality. Discuss one example that has helped you in reading a specific work.
Chapter 11 -- More Than It's Gonna Hurt You: Concerning Violence Give an example of violence from a work of literary merit that is not listed in this chapter. What was
the purpose of violence in that work?
Chapter 12 -- Is That a Symbol? Use the process described on page 106 to investigate the salamander, the phoenix, and at least one
other symbol from Fahrenheit 451.
Chapter 13 -- It's All Political Use Foster’s criteria to explain Farhenheit 451.
Chapter 14 -- Yes, She's a Christ Figure, Too Apply the criteria on page 119 to a major character in a significant literary work. Choose a character that will have many matches. This
is an apt prompt tool for analyzing film -- for example, Star Wars, Braveheart, Spartacus, and Gladiator.
ENGLISH II I HAT Page 2
Chapter 15 -- Flights of Fancy Select a literary work in which flight signifies escape or freedom. Explain in detail.
Chapter 18 -- If She Comes Up, It's Baptism Think of a "baptism scene" from a significant literary work. Discuss how the character changed after the experience.
Chapter 19 -- Geography Matters… Discuss at least four different aspects of a specific literary work that Foster would classify under "geography."
Chapter 21 -- Marked for Greatness Figure out Harry Potter's scar. If you aren't familiar with Harry Potter, select another character with a physical imperfection and analyze
its implications for characterization.
Chapter 24 -- ...And Rarely Just Illness Recall a character that died of a disease in a literary work. Consider how the death reflects the, "principles governing the use of disease in
literature" (215-217). Discuss the effectiveness of the death as related to plot, theme, or symbolism.
Chapter 25 -- Don't Read with Your Eyes After reading Chapter 25, choose a scene or episode from a literary work written before the twentieth century. Contrast how it could be
viewed by a reader from a previous century with how it might be viewed by a contemporary reader. Focus on specific assumptions that
the author makes, assumptions that would not make it in this century.
Chapter 26 -- Is He Serious? And Other Ironies Select an ironic literary work and explain the multi-vocal nature of the irony in the work.
Chapter 27 -- A Test Case Read "The Garden Party" by Katherine Mansfield, the short story starting on page 245. Complete the exercise on pages 265-266, fol-
lowing the directions exactly. Then compare your writing with the three examples. How did you do? What does the essay that follows
comparing Laura with Persephone add to your appreciation of Mansfield's story?
Prompts adapted from assignments originally developed by Donna Anglin and published online by Sandra Effinger
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AP DATA SHEET
Title: Significance of the title:
Author: Biographical information:
Date published: Historical information about the time period:
Genre: Prevalent characteristics about the genre:
Setting: Significance of the setting:
Point of view:
Author’s style: Examples:
Themes:
1.
2. 3.
Explanation of themes:
1.
2. 3.
Characters and type:
1. 2.
3.
4. 5. 6.
7.
Description:
1. 2.
3.
4. 5. 6.
7.
Symbols/Motifs:
1.
2. 3.
Significance:
1.
2. 3.
Important quotes: Quotes should demonstrate the
range of the entire work and include page # 1.
2.
3.
Significance:
1.
2.
3.
Old AP question(s) addressed:
How:
