Mrs. Cindy Edwards
Wichita Falls High School
cedwards@wfisd.net
www.wfisd.net/domain/477
Pre-AP English II
Summer Assignment for 2015-2016
ALL PORTIONS OF SUMMER ASSIGNMENT ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE COMPLETED BY INDICATED
DATES.
Part A: Technology & Communication
COMPLETE BY JUNE 5, 2016
1. Quizlet: You must set up an account with Quizlet in order to study vocabulary and terms. Once
you have created an account, download the Quizlet app to your cell phone.
● Access quizlet.com
● Click “Create an Account”
● Search for mrsedwards85
● Find box marked “CLASSES”
● Click “Pre-AP English II”
● Click “Join Class”
2. Remind: If you wish to receive reminders for assignments throughout the year, you must set up
an account.
● Access remind.com
● Click “I’m a student or parent”
● Enter class code: @2mrseddy85 (code is case-sensitive)
● Click “Join Eddy’s Pre-AP English 2 Students”
● Enter your cell number (teacher will not have access to this)
● Click “Enter”
● You will receive a text message with a code; enter code and click “Confirm”
● Create a username with your first and last name
● Download the Remind app to your cell phone
● Your parents may receive reminders as well using code: @2015pape2
Part B: Reading Portion
COMPLETE BY AUGUST 24, 2015
1. Ethan Frome & selected chapters from How to Read Literature Like a Professor
 Read the novel Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. You may purchase your own copy
(suggested) or you may check out a book from me in room 220A prior to June 5th.
 Read the Introduction, Chapter 10, 12, 19, 20, 23, and 24 of How To Read Literature
Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster to help you with your annotation. You will find
the PDF file of this text on my website.
2. 4 X 4 Post-it Annotation
 You will need: novel, 3x3 post-it notes (pink, yellow, blue, AND green), & pencil
 You must locate FOUR examples of each of the following literary elements, using the
corresponding post-it note color:
 Symbol – pink
 Character – yellow
 Thematic Patterns – blue
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 Setting – green
Mark the place in the novel with the post-it note, allowing a bit of the post-it to hang outside
of the text.
For each example you must write the quote/text evidence AND commentary (listed below)
 Symbol – show how something concrete conveys an abstract concept
 Character – show how four different characters’ thoughts, words, or actions
reveal a specific character trait (character trait list is located on my website)
 Thematic Patterns – show how recurring patterns of abstract concepts (listed
below-you may use one of these or come up with your own) illustrate a theme
 Setting – show how the setting shapes/influences a character
Abstract Concepts in Ethan Frome: isolation, jealousy, death, desire, loneliness
Example Post-It: (you may not use this as your own)
The red scarf
Text Evidence- “Frome’s heart was beating fast. He had been straining for a glimpse
of the dark head under the cherry-coloured scarf and it vexed him that another eye
should have been quicker than his.”
Commentary- Mattie Silver wears the color red many times throughout the novel.
She is full of life and vivacity because she has not been trapped in Starkfield her
entire life. Mattie represents passion and love which Ethan is immediately drawn to
when he meets her for the first time because he lacks passion in his own life.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You will complete a timed writing literary analysis essay
during the second week of school in which you will write about the novel Ethan
Frome. Therefore, it is extremely important that you read the book closely and
complete your post-it note annotations. The bottom line is: read the book.
3. Vocabulary Log - Using a composition book (7-¼” x 9-3/4 “), and a four-color pen, record all
words for which you do not know the meaning. Throughout the year you will add to Vocabulary
Log with every passage, play, poem, essay, and book we read. Use the format and specific colors
listed below:
FORMAT
Date
word - definition
Abbreviations:
POS: Part of Speech
N: noun
V: verb
ADJ: adjective
ADV: adverb
Title
POS-part of speech
CONN-connotation
RPS
CONN: connotation
NEG: negative
POS: positive
NEU: neutral
RPS: root/prefix/suffix**
**You will not have a root, prefix, or suffix for each word; but you should have on average one every 4-5
words.
EXAMPLE
6/30/15
Ethan Frome Chapters 1-2
sullied - soiled; defiled
lurid - shocking; gruesome
progenitors - ancestors
COLOR CODE:
POS-ADJ
POS-ADJ
POS-N
CONN-NEG
CONN-NEG
CONN-POS
-ed: having qualities of
gen: birth; race; produce
word & definition: BLACK
part of speech: RED
connotation: GREEN
root/prefix/suffix: BLUE
NEATNESS is of the utmost importance. Any format that deviates from above will not be accepted.
Your vocabulary logs will be returned to you within the first week of school. You will be required to
maintain your vocabulary log throughout the year, turning it in at the end of each six weeks. You will
also be given open-vocab log tests periodically.
Part C: Course Terminology
COMPLETE BY AUGUST 29, 2015
You are not required to make flashcards for the attached list of terms, but you are required to have a
WORKING KNOWLEDGE of the terms at the beginning of the school year. You may access these
through the Quizlet app.
NOTE ON PLAGIARISM: Your work must be your own. Any hint of academic dishonesty will result in
a zero for the assignment and/or possible dismissal from this course.
“I would prefer to even to fail with honor than win by cheating.”
Sophocles
Supplies Needed - Please have by the first day of school
Supplies to remain in class:
1 – box tissues
1 - pkg #2 pencils
Supplies to bring to class daily:
4 - four-color pens (red/black/blue/green)
1 - red plastic/poly folder with pockets & brads or 1-½” binder
1 – composition book 7-¼” x 9-3/4 “ (no spiral notebooks)
If you have any questions you may contact me through e-mail at cedwards@wfisd.net or
through the Remind app.
Mrs. Cindy Edwards
Wichita Falls High School
cedwards@wfisd.net
www.wfisd.net/domain/477
Pre-AP English 2 - Edwards
Information & Acknowledgement Form
I have read the summer assignment for this course and understand the requirements. I have
also completed Part A of the summer assignment.
Student Name: _______________________________________________
Student Signature: ____________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Contact: _______________________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature: ______________________________________
Parent/Guardian E-Mail: ________________________________________
Please return this form to Room 220A by June 5th, 11:00am.