Summer Reading for 2014-2015 10th Grade Class

2014 - 2015 English 2 Summer Reading Assignment
FOR ALL ENGLISH IIA 10th GRADE STUDENTS


(Honors IIA Students will receive a different
assignment)


ALL incoming 10th grade students will have a summer reading
assignment. That means that English 2 students in BOTH Mr.
Osberg’s class and Ms. MacVay’s class will have the same
assignment.

The assignment will be posted no later than June 15, 2014 by both
Mr. Osberg https://sites.google.com/a/sahsonline.org/mrosberg/summerwork

and

Ms.
MacVay
https://sites.google.com/site/english2macvay/summer-reading).


Access the websites for complete details about the assignment and
BONUS option.

Books:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

Summer Reading for JUNIORS - Repost

Summer Reading for JUNIORS...details given to me 5-9-14
Read BOTH...

Invisible Man by Ellison
Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck

Analysis Assignment - Cut and Paste into a WORD DOCUMENT. Type your responses. Complete for BOTH books:

Novel – Breakdown, Interpretation and Comprehension

1. Title:________________________ Author:________________


2. Time and Place of Setting



3. General Time Line:



4. Major Characters:



5. Minor Characters:



6. Conflicts:



(Who is involved?):



7. Resolution:



8. Major Theme(s)

Final Grades ... will be posted BEFORE Thursday's First Final Exam

I will stay up LATE to get them done for you.

Reposting FINAL EXAM Study Guide

Remember the final is about 20% of your grade. Work hard...end strong...

A = 90-100
B = 89-80
C = 79-70
D = 69-65
F = 64 - below


Topics Covered on Multiple Choice Include:
Grammar: Voice of Verbs, Modifiers, Clauses, Phrases, and Commonly Confused Terms
Questions related to The Tempest and In My Hands
Vocabulary Lessons 7-15

Essay Questions will include material from ALL books read this year - including summer reading. Knowledge of the books as well as writing will be assessed. Be prepared to provide a generous portion of high quality COW...think Filet Mignon not Ground Chuck.

Final Exam (details for the rooms assigned to each block will be posted on my classroom door)
DATE: Wednesday June 4th at 8:30 A.M.

Those students that have documented extra time will meet in my classroom between 7:00 A.M. and 7:30A.M. to start their final exam...and work till the regularly scheduled 10:00 A.M. conclusion.

Final Exam...100 Multiple Choice Questions and 1 Essay
Duration: 90 minutes

Semester 2 Final Exam

Wednesday June 4th 8:30-10:00

Block 2 - ROOM 231
Block 4 - ROOM 322
Block 5 - ROOM 210
Block 6 - ROOM 324

Please bring pencils with erasers for the scantron portion and a BLUE OR BLACK PEN for the essay.

Grades will be posted by Friday June 6th.


SUMMER READING FOR JUNIORS ... see May 9th Post.