10th Honors Summer Reading Assignment 2015
Reading Assignment:
Read each of the following works, paying attention to structure, style, and themes, as well as
character development, setting, symbol and motif, irony, tone, repetitive elements, etc. Note
aspects throughout the work that you find significant. If you are able to purchase your own
personal copy of these works, make notes throughout. If you are borrowing a book from the
library, use sticky notes to mark significant passages, vocabulary, etc. Annotations are not
required but will help you on the Summer Reading exam. Notes and character lists will prove
useful when preparing for the test.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini
How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster
The deadline for having the books read is the first day of fall semester. Registering for this
course indicates a commitment on the student’s part to follow through with course
assignments. A failure to complete summer reading assignments is not a valid reason to
request a schedule change at the beginning of fall semester.
Please DO NOT use Cliff Notes or Spark Notes (or any other pre-printed
summaries) or copy from a friend, sibling, fellow Internet user, etc. When you
present someone else’s thoughts, ideas, or words as your own, you are
plagiarizing. Start out the year determined to sharpen your own skills of analysis
rather than planning to rely on someone else’s interpretation of the material.
If you have any questions about the reading or the course, please contact us at any time).
You can see Mrs. Williams in her classroom (E104) or email her at
williamsAF@fultonschools.org. You can see Mrs. Sellman in her classroom (D110) or
email her at sellman@fultonschools.org.
We hope that you enjoy the reading. Have a great summer!