Summer+Reading-AP


 * AP Junior Language and Composition**
 * Independent Summer Reading**


 * Although your work is due the fourth week of school, it is highly suggested that you use your time over the summer to do the reading as we will have other readings and assignments the first month of school. You will be tested on the Background Reading the second week of school.**

=DUE THE FOURTH WEEK OF SCHOOL= __**A word document or Google Doc submitted to Turnitin.com:**__ · Cover page with your name and date · Table of Contents arranged by section · All required work

If you do not have Microsoft Office on your computer you may download (for free) Open Office from

http://www.openoffice.org/

and use the accompanying word processor. Make sure that you do save your work as a .doc file.

=Background Required Reading (Should be review for the most part--no writing assignment for this section but you will best tested)=

1. Classical Mythology
__Bulfinch’s Mythology__, Thomas Bulfinch (available for free on-line at http://www.bartleby.com/bulfinch

Section One: The Story of Gods and Heroes (and the rest if you are ambitious)

Important:Really, you have to know the following:

[|**Gods & Goddesses**] | featuring the Greek pantheon (from Aphrodite to Zeus), the Titans, and other free spirits (the Muses, for example)

[|**Heroes & Heroines**] | Greek mortals of myth and legend, such as Odysseus, Theseus, and Ariadne, are featured in this section

[|**Lovers & Legends**] | myths and stories about Greek mythological characters - for example the legend of Echo and Narcissus, and the story of Eros and Psyche

[|**Creatures & Chimerae**] | the monsters of Greek mythology - the Sphinx, Medusa, and of course the Chimera - are categorized


 * 2. The Bible**

Genesis (Skip //the “who begot who” bits), Exodus, Matthew, Acts (Any established Translation is fine.)// //Really, you have to know the following://[| Biblical Allusions.pdf].

=Required Research and Short Response (Due as part of your Word or Google Document)=

//3. Critical Approaches//
Study the following websites: (Google Search: “critical approaches literature”). Research the following critical approaches to literature, as well as how they may be applied. For each approach, write (a) a paragraph defining the approach and how it might be used in analyzing a literary work, and (b) a paragraph analyzing a literary work of appropriate merit that you have already read using that particular approach.

1. Historical 2. Archetypal 3. Psychological 4. Social 5. Feminist 6. Marxist 7. Reader Response 8. Moral-Philosophical 9. Structuralism/Deconstructionism 10. Biographical

Helpful links:

· http://gullibletravel.tripod.com/CriticalApproachesLiterature.htm · http://brainstorm-services.com/wcu/critical-approaches.html · http://www.sla.purdue.edu/people/engl/blackmon/102cs2001/critical.html · http://home.olemiss.edu/~egjbp/spring97/litcrit.html

=Novel and Essay Response (Due as part of your Word or Google Document)=


 * 4. The Novel**

[|Moby Dick]

As you read the novel, annotate each chapter making use of either the margins in the book or post it notes, making observations on biblical or mythological allusions in the text, any symbols you discover, anything of historical or literary interest, or any questions you'd like to explore further about the text (with attempts to answer). You must have at least three annotations per chapter. Each annotation must go beyond a brief comment. Yes, I'm looking for depth, not necessarily length, but I want to see you thinking about the novel as you read, so give yourself room to expand your thoughts.

Read the novel and write a two to three page original essay in which you explore a theme or idea from the novel of your own choosing. Include a works-cited page (MLA format) for any print or internet resources that you use in researching the novel and its themes.

__//A People’s History of the United States, 1492 to Present//: Howard Zinn__ __(Read chapters 1-7. We'll be using the book as an alternative perspective to your US History textbook. You can read the chapters online [|here]__

=//__Warning!__//=

__**Any attempt at [|plagiarism] will result in the usual academic consequences up to and including removal from the class.**__