AP Literature & Composition Summer Homework 2015-­2016 Oregon City High School Instructor: Kathy Haynie Welcome to AP Literature & Composition! This is an intellectually rigorous course. In preparation, please complete the following summer reading assignments. Note: Failure to finish these assignments may result in removal from the course and placement in another English class. The directions are specific and ask you to attend to particular issues. I expect you will be ready to discuss this material when school begins. AP Lit: The following assignments are due on the 1st day of school. 1. 2-­‐3 page analysis paper on a theme in the short stories 2. Specific textual notes on three Sophocles plays 3. 5 annotated poems + 1-­‐page poetry explication paper on one poem You need to email me 3x during the summer. There will be a quiz on poetry terms the 1st week of school. • While reading these works, I encourage you to utilize supplemental resources to aid in your understanding of the work. Online notes, readers’ guides, etc. will all help increase your comprehension and appreciation of the literary pieces. • If at all possible, buy your own copy of the Sophocles plays and make notations in it. See below for the correct edition. Part A: Fiction • Please read the following short stories: o Flannery O’Connor – “A Good Man is Hard to Find” o Ursula LeGuin – “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” • Both stories are available at this website: http://flavorwire.com/272890/10-­‐wonderful-­‐short-­‐stories-­‐to-­‐read-­‐for-­‐free-­‐
online/view-­‐all • After reading these short stories, please write a 2-­3 page paper discussing the theme of “sin and redemption” as it is explored in both pieces. • As you write, incorporate analysis regarding literary elements incorporated by the author and how they contribute to the theme. Although I do not mind if you consult other sources for understanding, this paper must be your own work. Plagiarism will not be tolerated and will be grounds for immediate dismissal from the class. • Please double space and use 1” margins and 12-­‐point font. This paper is due the first day of class (Tuesday, September 1, 2015). Part B: Drama • Please read The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles. These include Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone. We use an edition that includes all three plays in one book. • You may check out a copy of The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles from the OCHS library in June 2015. • If you purchase your own copy of The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles (which is highly recommended), please purchase the translation by Paul Roche. You can buy a used copy priced as low as $.01 (yes, that’s one cent!) plus $3.99 shipping from Amazon.com. (Link on the class blog: http://mrshaynie.blogspot.com/ ) • As you read Sophocles’ plays, take notes as follows: The notes will be collected the first day of class. • Oedipus the King o Impact of irony on the drama’s plot: o In your notes, indicate page numbers and specific quotations where irony pokes its head out of the text. You will need them for class discussions. o Basic conflict and moment of climax in the plot. Provide specific and thorough text evidence for Oedipus’ conflict and the moment at which the conflict is resolved. • Oedipus at Colonus o Theme – choose between “Alienation” or “Death and Dying” o Write a thesis statement for the theme. (Example: In Oedipus at Colonus, the characters seem to regard honor as more important than death.) o In your notes, indicate page numbers and specific quotations that apply to the selected theme. Provide specific and thorough text evidence. You will use these references in class discussions. • Antigone o Characterization of Antigone and Ismene o How does Sophocles develop these two characters? o In your notes, indicate page numbers and specific quotations that help to develop these two contrasting characters/sisters as individuals Be sure to indicate what the quotation shows about the character. Part C: Poetry • Attached to this letter you will find a list of vocabulary terms for poetry. Learn them. We will be studying poetry extensively throughout the year, and knowledge of these terms is imperative for analysis. Be prepared for a quiz on poetry terms the first week of class. • Summer assignment: Read the following 5 poems. All of them are easily available online. Print out a copy of each so you can make extensive written notes on the poem itself. Your annotated poems are due on the first day of class, Tuesday September 2. Reading them online only is not enough. 1. Chris Forhan: Goudge, Adze, Rasp, Hammer 2. Ron Koertge: “Do You Have Any Advice For Those of Us Just Starting Out?” 3. Richard Wilbur: The Writer •
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4. Mary Oliver: Morning Poem 5. William Stafford: How These Words Happened Select one of the five poems for analysis and write a one-­page poetry explication paper. This paper is due the first day of class (Tuesday, September 1, 2015). Please double space and use 1” margins and 12-­‐point font. Print out your poem and attach it to your one-­page paper. You are expected to use a minimum of three terms from the attached list of poetry terms in your poetry explication paper. For additional help with writing a poetry explication (analysis) paper, please consult http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/poetry-­‐explications/ Please email me at least three times this summer regarding your progress and your thoughts and reflections about each work. The email check-­‐ins are part of the course grade. Include any questions you have. I need to receive your emails by the following dates: July 11, August 1, August 22. How to stay in touch: • My school email: kathy.haynie@orecity.k12.or.us Please use this email address for your summer homework. You will use it during the year if/when you submit assignments electronically. • Remind101.com Sign up for this now!!! Please see the attached instructions; sign up right away! Class updates will come to your cell phone as a text message, or to your email—you choose when you register. (Send a text to 81010 or 971-­‐34012510. Enter class code @201516apl) • Class blog: http://mrshaynie.blogspot.com/ Updates on summer homework, including quick links to 1¢ books for the class! • School phone: 503-­‐785-­‐7921 (I will not be checking for messages until August 24.) Enjoy your summer! I look forward to exploring literature with you in the coming school year. Keep reading! See you in September – Mrs. Kathy Haynie  FYI: We will be reading the following books during the school year. Many students prefer to buy their own copies of the books so they can annotate as they read. This is a college-­‐level class, and students do buy their own books in college. The books are all available at the school for free, but of course you may not write in the school’s books. All of these books are available at very inexpensive prices + shipping through Amazon.com. Please do not purchase other editions for use in class. The page numbers are not the same. If you are going to read from your own books for class assignments, they must be these editions! (Live links on the class blog: http://mrshaynie.blogspot.com/) The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles A Doll’s House Hamlet Their Eyes Were Watching God Death of a Salesman The Kite Runner
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