Pre-AP Comp/Lit I
Summer Assignment
OPTION 1: To be done with AP Human Geography Assignment
(see bottom of packet for AP Human Geography Assignment)
9th Grade Honors Comp/Lit
Welcome to 9th Grade Honors (Pre-AP) Comp/Lit. The Honors/AP English sequence has been created to meet the needs
of those students who want to challenge themselves with a deeper study of language and a deeper understanding of
literature and nonfiction. The Honors English program provides an enhanced approach and a more intense course of
language study.
If you have questions about your assignments, please feel free to contact me: Debra Roberts-Garske
debra.roberts-garske@d51schools.org
REQUIRED READING FOR Pre-AP Comp/Lit
NOTE: You have TWO options for Summer Reading. You may either read a classic book OR read Omnivore’s Dilemma in
conjunction with AP Human Geography. Choose Option TWO if you want to read the classic book.
The assignment is based on The Omnivore’s Dilemma (young readers’ edition), which is an interesting
investigation of where our food comes from. What’s in a Twinkie? What’s in a Chicken McNugget?
What happens to a field of potatoes destined to become French fries? And did you know that you
drink corn? In this book, author Michael Pollan explores the secrets behind what we eat. You must
purchase a new copy of book because you will have to write in it; furthermore, the first three weeks of
instruction will be based around this text. You may not use a book from a former student.
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat
by Michael Pollan
(Young Readers’ Edition)
*PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THE YOUNG READERS’ EDITION; THERE IS MORE
THAN ONE VERSION.
It is essential that you have this edition of the novel.
Pre-AP Comp/Lit Assignment
I. ANNOTATION: Choose ONE chapter from the Part I and ONE chapter from Part IV to annotate
Re-read the selected chapter, and annotate as you read. Annotation means adding notes to
a text as you read it. Annotation is not just highlighting; it is having a conversation with the
book as you read. You will submit your book to the main office for an annotation grade on
the first day of school.
II. Outline: You need to write an outline for Parts II and III. You will submit your outline as an
attachment and email me by August 1—NOTE: this is BEFORE school starts. Use the last
page as a guide.
III. CLASSWORK: Instruction for the first three weeks (including an essay) will be based upon this
book.
Annotation Guide for COMP/LIT Assignment
How to Annotate Your TWO Chapters:
A. Make brief notes at the top of the page or on sticky notes to mark important information.
B. Put a box around unfamiliar words, then go to a dictionary and look them up.
C. If you have a question as you read, or if something confuses you, write a question mark in
the margin or on a sticky note with the question that you have.
D. Annotate for the following ideas:
As you read, pay attention to your reactions to what Pollan is proposing about food and
American food culture. You will undoubtedly have reactions: (1) he’ll make you THINK
(LOGOS) about what you eat, where you grocery shop, what’s in your lunchmeat, etc.; (2)
he’ll make you FEEL (PATHOS) something and react emotionally (in disgust, in fear, in
sadness, in happiness, etc.); (3) he’ll make you feel like you can BELIEVE him (ETHOS), like he
is an expert on his topic (or you may question his authority). Rhetorical devices: note any
purposeful uses of devices such as figurative language and diction that the author is using to
make his point.
LOGOS—HOW does the book make you think? (NOTE means that you should write what you think.)
These are some of the ways the author makes you THINK about what he’s saying.
Facts
Common Sense
Cause/Effect
Relationships
Comparisons
Contrasts
Statistics
Research
MARK and NOTE facts that make you think about your food, your culture, etc.
MARK and NOTE where it seems like certain things are just understood.
MARK and NOTE places where cause and effect is used; cue words are therefore, thus,
as a result, consequently, because, since, as, while, etc.
MARK and NOTE places where comparisons are made: cue words are both, as,
likewise, similarly, in comparison, just as, like, etc.
MARK and NOTE places where contrasts as made: cue words are unlike, in contrast,
but, however, yet, although, otherwise, on the contrary, on the other hand, whereas,
etc.
MARK and NOTE places where Pollan uses numbers/percentages to help him make his
point.
MARK and NOTE places where Pollan refers to other people as experts and mentions
studies, articles, or books.
PATHOS—How do you FEEL as you read? What gets under your skin?
These are some of the ways an author makes you react EMOTIONALLY so that you’ll care about what
he’s saying. After all, if you don’t care, you won’t keep reading.
Imagery
Figurative
language
Personal
stories
Humor
Strategic word
choice
MARK and NOTE descriptions that help you see, hear, taste, smell, or feel what’s
happening
MARK and NOTE the effects of his similes, metaphors, personification, etc.
MARK and NOTE how Pollan’s stories make you feel
MARK and NOTE your reactions to anything you find funny
MARK and NOTE words that Pollan uses to have a specific effect on you. Does a word
he uses make you feel something?
ETHOS—Is the author trustworthy and believable? Do you agree with him? Why or why not? Look for
the following techniques that authors use to make their readers trust them:
Stating
MARK and NOTE places where Pollan tells you about himself and why he knows what
qualifications
he’s talking about.
Personal
MARK and NOTE places where Pollan puts himself into the book, relating his own
experience
firsthand experience. Does this make him more believable? Why?
Using first
MARK and NOTE places where Pollan puts himself into the book or puts you into the
person
book by saying WE or US or OUR. What is the effect of this? Do you agree with what
pronouns (I,
he’s saying about US?
me, we, us)
Using
MARK and NOTE places where Pollan uses scientific terms or explains really technical
specialized
information. Does it make him seem like an expert? Why?
language
*Please see the following example annotation.
Sample Annotation—Pre-AP Comp/Lit Assignment
Your Name
Mrs. Roberts-Garske
Pre-AP Comp/Lit
Date
Outline for The Omnivore’s Dilemma
Thesis: Explain a few sentences what the author’s goal of the book is.
Part I: The Industrial Meal: Food from Corn
A. Annotate one chapter
B. Identify the author’s claim in the chapter you are annotating
C. What is the best LOGOS, PATHOS or ETHOS the author uses to prove his claim? In 2-3 sentences,
identify the example and explain how it impacted his writing.
II. Part II: The Industrial Organic Meal
A. Logos:
1. Write two-three sentences about how the author appealed to your sense of logic in the section.
What evidence does he use to make you think?
2. Copy from the book one direct quotation of a significant fact, example, or statistic that the author
includes.
B. Pathos:
1. Write two-three sentences explaining how the author appealed to your sense of emotion in the
section. What feelings did you experience while reading the chapter?
2. Copy from the book one direct quotation that made you have an emotional reaction.
C. Ethos:
1. Write two-three sentences answering the following questions: Do you trust the author or not? Do
you think his claims are believable?
2. Copy a direct quotation that proves (or makes you question) the author’s expertise.
III. Part III: The Local Sustainable Meal: Food from Grass
A. Logos:
1. Write two-three sentences about how the author appealed to your sense of logic in the section.
What evidence does he use to make you think?
2. Copy from the book one direct quotation of a significant fact, example, or statistic that the author
includes.
B. Pathos:
1. Write two-three sentences explaining how the author appealed to your sense of emotion in the
section. What feelings did you experience while reading the chapter?
2. Copy from the book one direct quotation that made you have an emotional reaction.
C. Ethos:
1. Write two-three sentences answering the following questions: Do you trust the author or not? Do
you think his claims are believable?
2. Copy a direct quotation that proves (or makes you question) the author’s expertise.
IV. Part IV: The Do-It-Yourself Meal: Hunted, Gathered, and Gardened Food
A. Annotate one chapter
B. Identify the author’s claim in the chapter you are annotating
C. What is the best LOGOS, PATHOS or ETHOS the author uses to prove his claim? In 2-3 sentences,
identify the example and explain how it impacted his writing.
AP Human Geography - 2014 Summer Assignment
If you have questions about your assignments, please feel free to contact me. REMEMBER, if you are in
Pre-Ap Comp/Lit you need to access the summer instruction for Mrs. Roberts-Garske on the Language
Arts page.
AP Human Geography:
Mrs. Jill Willford
jill.willford@d51schools.org
REQUIRED READING FOR AP Human Geography
The assignment is based on The Omnivore’s Dilemma (young readers’ edition), which is an interesting
investigation of where our food comes from. What’s in a Twinkie? What’s in a Chicken McNugget?
What happens to a field of potatoes destined to become French fries? And did you know that you
drink corn? In this book, author Michael Pollan explores the secrets behind what we eat. You must
purchase a new copy of book because you will have to write in it; furthermore, the first weeks of
instruction in AP Human Geography will be based around this text.
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat
by Michael Pollan
(Young Readers’ Edition)
*PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THE YOUNG READERS’ EDITION; THERE IS MORE
THAN ONE VERSION.
It is essential that you have this edition of the novel.
*This assignment needs to be completed by August 1st.
V. ANNOTATION: Part II The Industrial Organic Meal – Chapters 10 & 11
Re-read the selected chapter, and annotate as you read. Annotation means adding notes to
a text as you read it. Annotation is not just highlighting; it is having a conversation with the
book as you read. I will give you an annotation grade on day one.
VI. Outline: You need to write an outline for Parts I, III, IV You will submit your outline as an
attachment and email me by August 1—NOTE: this is BEFORE school starts. Use the last
page as a guide.
VII. CLASSWORK: Instruction for the first few weeks will be based upon this book.
Annotation
VIII.
ANNOTATION: Annotate Chapters 10 & 11.
Re-read the selected chapter, and annotate as you read. Annotation means adding notes to a text as
you read it. Annotation is not just highlighting; it is having a conversation with the book as you read. I
will be checking your annotations the first day of school.
How to Annotate Your Book:
E. Make brief notes at the top of the page or on sticky notes to mark important information.
F. Put a box around unfamiliar words, then go to a dictionary and look them up.
G. If you have a question as you read, or if something confuses you, write a question mark in
the margin or on a sticky note with the question that you have.
H. Annotate for the following ideas:
There are five themes or main ideas in Human Geography. You need to look for these five themes as
you read the book.
1. Location – where is a place located
 Absolute Location – precise location of a place measured with latitude and longitude
 Relative Location – location in relation to another place (for example, Fruita is west of
Denver; Wyoming is north of Colorado)
2. Place—the unique characteristics of a place (ask yourself: what makes this place any different from
another place?)
 Physical—physical features, such as land, landforms, bodies of water, and climate
 Human—manmade features, such as human made landmarks (for example—the Eiffel
Tower), buildings, cities, groups of people, and culture
3. Regions—how places are grouped together according to similarities (for example—climate regions,
language regions, economic regions [Corn Belt, Silicon Valley], political regions [countries, states,
parishes])
4. Movement –how people, goods and idea get from one location to another

the movement of goods (trade)
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
the movement of people (migration)
the movement of ideas (for example, any exchange or ideas such as language, books,
newspapers, internet, texting etc)
5. Human Environment Interaction – how humans


adapt to the environment (dressing appropriately or building shelter for the climate)
modify the environment (cutting down trees, clearing land for buildings etc)

depend on the environment (farming, hunting etc)
AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY OUTLINE
Your Name
Mrs. Willford
AP Human Geography
Date
Outline for The Omnivore’s Dilemma
Thesis: Explain a few sentences what the author’s goal of the book is.
I. Part I: The Industrial Meal: Food from Corn
A. Summary and Themes of Geography (Geography Component)
a. Summary: Write a paragraph (6-8 well-developed sentences) summarizing the section.
b. Themes of Geography: Write a paragraph (6-8 well-developed sentences) identifying the primary
theme of geography (choose one) that you recognized in the section with an example of the theme.
II. Part II: The Industrial Organic Meal
*Do not outline this section of the book…. This is the section you should have annotated.
III. Part III: The Local Sustainable Meal: Food from Grass
A. Summary and Themes of Geography (Geography Component)
a. Summary: Write a paragraph (6-8 well-developed sentences) summarizing the section.
b. Themes of Geography: Write a paragraph (6-8 well-developed sentences) identifying the primary
theme of geography (choose one) that you recognized in the section with an example of the theme.
IV. Part IV: The Do-It-Yourself Meal: Hunted, Gathered, and Gardened Food
A. Summary and Themes of Geography (Geography Component)
a. Summary: Write a paragraph (6-8 well-developed sentences) summarizing the section.
b. Themes of Geography: Write a paragraph (6-8 well-developed sentences) identifying the primary
theme of geography (choose one) that you recognized in the section with an example of the theme.
IV. Part IV: The Do-It-Yourself Meal: Hunted, Gathered, and Gardened Food
A. Summary and Themes of Geography (Geography Component)
a. Summary: Write a paragraph (6-8 well-developed sentences) summarizing the section.
b. Themes of Geography: Write a paragraph (6-8 well-developed sentences) identifying the primary
theme of geography (choose one) that you recognized in the section with an example of the theme.