English Summer Assignment for returning students.

SUMMER ASSIGNMENT 2022-2023

As a requirement for next year's curriculum, you will complete the reading and analysis of the following novel: 

• Complete the reading of the book before the first day of school, August 15th.. .
• As you read, choose the most significant quotations that show character development, illuminate a conflict, identify setting, or contribute to the plot. Begin your entries midway through the book, once you have a good understanding of most characters and their interactions.
• Copy down the quotations into a college-ruled notebook; center the quotes on the page so that there is enough room for annotations. You can also type and print out the quotations and paste them to the page, but please do not type your responses to the quotes – those need to be handwritten.
• The quotations can be between 5 to 10 lines each; leave enough space between quotes for responses;
• Number each entry and each quotation; for full credit, you need to have completed 5 passage annotations total, at least one from each entry (see below). In summary, you should have annotations from every part of the novel, including the ending. 
• Need to review T.H.A.W. annotations? See Annotation at Ortho to review guidelines and see samples. 
• Your annotations should be completed with insight, accuracy, and critical thought. Your comments need to prove sophistication of thought, proper engagement with the text, and an evident understanding of its meanings. 
• The entries need to be selected from the following sections of the novel: