Hialeah
Gardens
Senior
High


Advanced
Placement
Language
and
Composition

Summer
Readings
and
Activities

Mrs.
N.
Davis
&
Mrs.
C.
Rodriguez



OVERVIEW

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The
 AP
 English
 Language
 and
 Composition
 course
 is
 designed
 to
 help
 you
 become
 skilled
 readers
 of

prose
written
in
a
variety
of
rhetorical
contexts
and
to
become
skilled
writers
who
compose
for
a
variety

of
 purposes.
 Both
 writing
 and
 reading
 should
 make
 you
 aware
 of
 the
 interactions
 among
 a
 writer's

purposes,
audience
expectations,
and
subjects
as
well
as
the
way
conventions
and
language
contribute
to

effectiveness
in
writing.

An
AP
English
Language
and
Composition
course
should
help
you
move
beyond

such
formulaic
responses
as
the
five‐paragraph,
FCAT‐type
essay.

The
summer
readings
will
help
you
to

interpret,
 analyze,
 reflect
 upon,
 and
 synthesize
 texts
 from
 a
 variety
 of
 disciplines
 and
 periods.
 
 By

completing
these
assignments
thoroughly,
you
will
find
yourself
on
the
road
to
success!

Remember,
you

have
accepted
this
challenge,
and
Gladiators
never
back
down
from
a
battle…so
read,
read,
read
and
go
to

war
with
your
writing!




CLASS
BLOG
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

These
activities,
the
class
handouts,
our
discussion
posts,
and
other
information
will
be
listed
on
our
AP

Language
&
Composition
blog
at
http://hghsAPlanguage.blogspot.com




Check
the
blog
once
a
week
during
the
summer
for
any
updates
or
for
other
pertinent
information.




REQUIRED
READINGS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

You
will
first
read:
“How
to
Mark
a
Book”
by
Mortimer
J.
Adler,
Ph.D.

There
is
a
link
already
on
the
blog.


You
will
need
to
print
it,
read
it,
and
use
Adler’s
tips
in
the
following
readings:



 The
Omnivore’s
Dilemma:

A
Natural
History
of
Four
Meals
by
Michael
Pollan

 An
American
Childhood
by
Annie
Dillard

 5o
Essays:
A
Portable
Anthology
by
Samuel
Cohen
(You
can
purchase
this
book
later
in
the
summer

if
you
can
find
the
following
essays
online):






1.
"The
Joy
of
Reading
and
Writing:
Superman
and
Me"
by
Sherman
Alexie




2.
"How
to
Tame
a
Wild
Tongue"
by
Gloria
Anzaldua




3.
"On
Keeping
a
Notebook"
by
Joan
Didion




4.
"Learning
to
Read
and
Write"
by
Frederick
Douglass




5.
"
The
Ways
We
Lie"
by
Stephanie
Ericsson




6.
"Learning
to
Read"
by
Malcolm
X




7.
"Aria:
A
Memoir
of
a
Bilingual
Child"
by
Richard
Rodriguez




8.
"A
Mother
Tongue"
by
Amy
Tan



 One
EDITORIAL
per
week
(8
in
total)
from
ONE
of
the
following
online
magazines/newspapers:


Harper's
Magazine,
Mother
Jones,
New
York
Times,
Newsweek
Magazine,
The
Economist,
The
Los

Angeles
Times,
The
National
Post,
The
New
Yorker,
The
Washington
Post,
Time
Magazine,
or
U.S.

News
&
World
Report.




Note:

These
readings
are
in
lieu
of
the
school­wide
summer
readings
and
assignments,
and
the


















books
you
purchase
can
be
used
or
new.

NECESSARY
SUPPLIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

You
will
need
these
items
for
your
assignments
(all
will
used
throughout
next
school
year,
too):

 Two
spiral
notebooks
(One
for
vocabulary,
literary
tools,
and
tone
words;
the
other
for
journaling)

 Highlighters,
pens,
and
a
pack
of
sticky
notes

 For
the
beginning
of
the
school
year,
you
will
need
a
two‐inch
(or
more),
three‐ringed
binder.



SUMMER
READING
SCHEDULE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Please
note
that
the
following
dates
serve
as
a
guide
to
help
you
keep
a
healthy
pace.

Use
your
own
discretion
to

determine
a
comfortable
speed
at
which
you
complete
the
readings
and
assignments.

However,
both
readings
and

assignments
should
be
done
by
the
first
day
of
class
on
August
24,
2009.



Week
of
June
14th
–
20th:

 Read
“How
to
Mark
a
Book”
by
Mortimer
J.
Adler,
Ph.D.

 The
Omnivore’s
Dilemma
(Intro,
and
Chapters
1­3)

 "The
Joy
of
Reading
and
Writing:
Superman
and
Me"
by
Sherman
Alexie

 One
editorial



Week
of
June
21st
–
27th:

 The
Omnivore’s
Dilemma
(Intro,
and
Chapters
4­7)

 "How
to
Tame
a
Wild
Tongue"
by
Gloria
Anzaldua

 One
editorial



Week
of
June
28th
–
July
4th:

 The
Omnivore’s
Dilemma
(Intro,
and
Chapters
8­10)

 “On
Keeping
a
Notebook"
by
Joan
Didion

 One
editorial



Week
of
July
5th
–
July
11th

 The
Omnivore’s
Dilemma
(Intro,
and
Chapters
11­14)

 An
American
Childhood

(pgs.
1­56)

 “Learning
to
Read
and
Write"
by
Frederick
Douglass

 One
editorial



Week
of
July
12th
–
July
18th

 The
Omnivore’s
Dilemma
(Intro,
and
Chapters
15­17)

 An
American
Childhood

(pgs.57­117)

 "
The
Ways
We
Lie"
by
Stephanie
Ericsson

 One
editorial



Week
of
July
19th
–
July
25th

 The
Omnivore’s
Dilemma
(18­20)

 An
American
Childhood

(pgs.118­165)

 "Learning
to
Read"
by
Malcolm
X

 One
editorial



Week
of
July
26th
–
August
1st

 An
American
Childhood

(pgs.166­213)

 "Aria:
A
Memoir
of
a
Bilingual
Child"
by
Richard
Rodriguez

 One
editorial



Week
of
August
2nd
–
August
8th

 An
American
Childhood

(pgs.214­255)

 "A
Mother
Tongue"
by
Amy
Tan

 One
editorial



Week
of
August
9th
–
August
15th
 

 Enjoy
the
rest
of
your
summer!!
 



Note:

You
can
earn
bonus
points
if
you
respond
to
discussion
questions
posted
on
the
blog.

Your
posts
must
be














thoughtful
and
insightful
responses
to
the
questions.

ASSIGNMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



1.

Keep
a
vocabulary
journal
or
words
you
have
to
look
up
as
you
read.

Define
these
words,
provide
their








parts
of
speech,
a
synonym
and
an
antonym.

This
will
also
help
you
when
it’s
time
to
take
the
S.A.T.



2.

For
The
Omnivore’s
Dilemma,
you
must
do
the
following:

 Take
notes
in
your
book,
as
stated
in
Adler’s
“How
to
Mark
a
Book.”

 For
each
chapter,
write
a
half‐page
entry
in
your
journal
that
states
your
reaction
and
response
to
Pollan’s

ideas.

It
can
be
about
your
feelings
about
his
findings,
or
how
you
feel
about
the
way
he
presents
his

message.

 Answer
these
questions
in
your
journal:
How
is
this
book
different
from
the
novels
you
are
used
to
reading

in
English
classes?

Do
you
agree
with
the
argument?

When?

Why?

How
does
the
author
establish

credibility?

What
types
of
evidence
does
the
author
use
to
support
his
claims?

Do
you
see
any
holes
in
this

argument?

Does
the
author
address
those
holes?

Does
the
style
of
writing
affect
the
effectiveness
of
the

book?

 Keep
in
mind
that
we
will
have
a
class
debate
using
the
information
from
this
book
during
the
first
week
of

September.



3.

For
An
American
Childhood,
you
must
do
the
following:

 Take
notes
in
your
book,
as
stated
in
Adler’s
“How
to
Mark
a
Book.”

 For
each
of
the
weekly
readings,
select
two
quotes
that
moved
you,
made
you
think,
or
connected
to

something
you’ve
seen
or
experienced.

Then
write
a
one‐page
journal
entry
that
states
the
quote,
and
why

it’s
significant.

 Answer
these
questions
in
your
journal:
How
is
this
book
different
from
the
novels
you
are
used
to
reading

in
English
classes?

Why
does
Annie
Dillard
write
about
the
subjects
that
she
chooses?

What
are
the

unifying
themes
throughout
the
memoir?

How
can
Dillard's
memoir
help
us
deepen
our
understanding
of

science,
nature
or
the
arts?
Does
the
style
of
writing
affect
the
effectiveness
of
the
book?

 You
will
have
a
multi‐media
project
relating
to
this
book
during
the
second
or
third
week
of
September.



4.

For
the
essays,
you
must
do
the
following:

 Take
notes
as
stated
in
Adler’s
“How
to
Mark
a
Book.”

 You
need
to
print
and
learn
the
"Style
and
Rhetorical
Appeals
‐
Terms
to
Know”
from
the
blog.

 Complete
a
"Style
and
Rhetorical
Appeals
Chart/Graphic
Organizer"
for
each
of
the
eight
essays
(one
chart

per
essay).
You
can
find
the
links
to
these
handouts
in
the
right‐hand
column
of
our
AP
blog.



5.

For
the
editorials,
you
must
do
the
following:

 Remember,
you
need
editorials
NOT
articles.

 Find
your
editorial
from
one
of
the
newspaper/magazines
listed
on
the
blog.

 Print
your
editorial,
take
notes
on
the
printout
as
stated
in
Adler’s
“How
to
Mark
a
Book.”

 Use
the
SOAPSTone
handout
on
the
blog
as
a
response
to
your
reading.

 Write
a
one‐page
journal
entry
that
discusses
each
of
the
SOAPSTone
topics.

 Do
not
summarize
the
editorial!





PLAGIARISM
&
ATTENDANCE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 Plagiarism
WILL
NOT
be
tolerated!


Deliberate
plagiarism
‐
is
claiming,
indicating,
or
implying

that
the
ideas,
sentences,
or
words
of
another
are
one's
own.
It
includes
copying
the
work
of

another,
or
following
the
work
of
another
as
a
guide
to
ideas
and
expression
that
are
then

presented
as
one's
own.

Accidental
plagiarism
is
the
improper
handling
of
quotations
and

paraphrases
without
a
deliberate
attempt
to
deceive.
If
the
plagiarism
is
accidental,
the
student

may
correct
and
rewrite
the
paper,
but
will
be
penalized
at
least
a
letter
grade.




 Attendance
is
key
for
this
class.

If
your
parents
are
going
to
schedule
dental
or
medical

appointments
for
you
once
school
starts,
please
ask
them
to
make
them
after
school
hours.

MISCELLANEOUS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



You
can
check
out
your
books
from
the
local
library,
but
we
recommend
you
buy
your
own
copy
(used
or

new).

Obtain
your
copies
EARLY!



For
purchasing
online,
there
are
these
sites:

Cheapbooks.com

Bn.com

Amazon.com

Borders.com



The
summer
reading
books
will
also
be
available
to
you
at
the
following
locations:



Barnes
and
Noble

Pembroke
Pines
(Off
I‐75
and
Pines
Blvd)

The
Shops
at
Pembroke
Gardens

14572
SW
5th
St
Suite
10140

Pembroke
Pines,
FL
33027

954‐437‐7078

Store
Hours:
Sun‐Thu
9:00AM‐10:00PM;
Fri‐Sat
9:00AM‐11:00PM



• Go
to
the
Customer
Service
counter,
and
they
will
guide
you
to
the
appropriate
section,
so
you
can

purchase
your
books.


Walden
Books


Hialeah
‐
Westland
Mall

1705
W
49
St

Hialeah,
FL
33012

305.823.9032

Store
hours:

Monday
–
Saturday,
10:00
am
to
09:00
pm;
Sunday,
11:00
am
to
06:00
pm



• If
they
do
not
have
the
copies
you
need
at
Walden’s,
you
can
order
the
books,
pay
for
them,
and

have
them
shipped
to
your
home
for
free
in
7‐10
days.



There
are
limited
copies
of
50
Essays,
so
we
recommend
you
buy
these
online
(used
copies
will
be

cheaper),
or
wait
until
August,
and
we
can
order
them
for
you
at
a
discounted
price.