English 11 Honors
Summer Assignment 2010
Students should read “Winter Dreams,” a short story readily available on line and in anthologies.
Here is one link:
http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/winterd/winter.html
As students read, write 1 paragraph journal responses to each chapter 1-5 which should include (1) a
personal response to the characters of Dexter and Judy, (2) and to the events of the chapter, especially
what each character wants and gets, finally (3) a prediction of the next development in the story. (What
do you think will happen to these characters?)
Each of these two characters had dreams of what he/she wanted. Choose a character and consider how
successful that character was in achieving his/her goal. Students should choose one of the characters and
write a well developed essay discussing the character’s goals and the degree to which those goals were
achieved. Students should use evidence from the story to support the thesis of the essay. The essay
should be in MLA format, in standard English style, double spaced, on one side of the paper, typed or
blue or black ink if hand written. Quotations should be clearly referenced in parenthetical citations
along with a works cited page.
The response journal and essay will be due the second class in the Fall semester as formative
assessments.