Summer Reading Assignments
12TH GRADE World Literature/Composition and ESOL 12th World Lit./Comp.
School Year 2012/2013
Listed below are two literary works that will comprise a portion of the Fall
Semester course materials for World Lit/Comp 122. The works are listed in the
order that they will be assigned. Because the time allotted for reading will be
limited once the materials are assigned as part of their respective unit studies,
students should take advantage of the summer break to “get ahead.” Below each
title is a brief description of the work as well as a few comments intended as
guidance. A more complete discussion and study of the works will take place during
the course semester. Assignments and assessments will not be given nor taken until
that time.
BOOK ONE: Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas
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is a memoir of growing up Iranian in America
will be a part of the unit, “Origins and Traditions”
ties into the path of the Persian Empire and contemporary Iran
uses humor to reflect the intersection and overlapping of different cultures
includes section of reading group questions and topics for discussion (back
of book) that can guide the reading
refers to historical events, so a review of the 1979 Iranian Revolution (via
Internet search) might be helpful in making connections
BOOK TWO: Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
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is a novel that follows one man’s spiritual journey
will be a part of the unit, “Sacred Texts and Epic Tales”
parallels the path of Buddhism, so a review of Buddhist tenets (via Internet
search) would be helpful in making connections
Again, no test or assignment is due until books are assigned as part of the
regular course schedule. Time allowed for reading at that point, however, will
be limited… so get a head start!
Contact: dottie.saye@cobbk12.org (allow ample time for response)