CUYAHOGA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL
ENRICHED LANGUAGE ARTS 9Summer Reading Assignment – 2014
Mrs. Renee Mihalyov
Every student enrolled in Enriched Language Arts 9 is required to complete the mandatory summer
reading assignment and to respond to the mandatory reading in essay questions. This is a course
requirement and mandatory for placement in the class.
Important: Please feel free to contact me at cf_mihalyov @cfalls.org with any questions. Essays may be e-mailed or
submitted via Google docs to cf_mihalyov@cftigers.org
These reading materials may be purchased, but since they can be found in one of the local libraries
(Taylor, Stow, Akron, Summit Co., etc.), purchase is not necessary.
Mandatory Reading
Antigone
The Book Thief
My Name is Asher Lev
by Sophocles
by Markus Zusak
by Chaim Potok
due July 1st
due Aug 1st
due 1st day of school
ENRICHED LANGUAGE ARTS 9
Summer Writing Assignment - 2014
Mandatory Essays
The essays are due as indicated, with the final essay due on the first day of class. Failure to turn
them in will result in a schedule change to a non-enriched language arts 9 class.
Each essay should be answered in a minimum of 250 words each and a maximum of 350 words.
Essays should be written in coherent paragraphs complete with topic sentences, transitions, and
supports/details from the reading. Students also should include EXACT quotes from the text to support
their ideas. Include an introduction, a body paragraph, and a conclusion. Each essay should be typed on
a separate sheet of paper that is set up in MLA format. This format is described on the reverse side of this
handout and/ or can be found online.
Additionally, each essay should be free of “fatal errors” as described in the list provided on the
reverse side of this handout.
Essay # 1 –Discuss conflict (as a literary term) as it relates to Antigone. (Due July 1st)
Essay # 2 – Discuss the point of view in The Book Thief. What did the point of view add to the story and
how would it have been different if a different point of view had been used? (Due Aug 1st)
Essay # 3 – Discuss the characterization of Asher Lev in My Name is Asher Lev. How does he grow as a
person and in his art form? How do the events and people in his life shape his art? (Due 1st
day of school)
Note: A possible quiz over the summer reading will be given the first week of class.
Smith 1
Your name (John Smith)
Your teacher’s name (Mrs. Mihalyov)
The class title and period # (ENR Language Arts 9 /period 3)
Due date of paper (3 September 2010)
Title of paper
Your paper should be formatted in MLA format. Begin typing your paper after pressing the tab to
indent. Font should be Times New Roman and font size should be 12. Your paper should be double spaced
throughout including the paragraph breaks. No extra spacing is needed.
Formatting the First Page of Your Paper
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Do not make a title page for your paper unless specifically requested.
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In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the date.
Again, be sure to use double-spaced text.
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Double space again and center the title. Do not underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks; write
the title in Title Case (standard capitalization), not in all capital letters.
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Use quotation marks and/or italics when referring to other works in your title, just as you would in your text:
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Morality Play; Human Weariness in "After Apple Picking"
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Double space between the title and the first line of the text.
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Create a header in the upper right-hand corner that includes your last name, followed by a space with a page
number; number all pages consecutively with Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), one-half inch from the top and
flush with the right margin. If you are working in Word, go to INSERT, Page number, Top of page, 3rd choice
down (plain #3). Now type your last name (capitalized) and the space bar. Your numbers will now change for
you!