This summer you will read two books for York Prep.
1. Required Reading: You must read the Required Reading book for the grade you are entering. You are not required to submit a project on the Required Reading book, but you may be tested on it in September. The test may take the form of short answer questions, or your teacher may assign an in-class writing assignment.
2. Recommended Reading: You will select a second book from the list of Recommended Reading books for the grade you are entering. Read this book carefully before, during, and after the process.
You are required to submit a completed Recommended Reading Project on the first day of school to your English Teacher.
Examples of possible Recommended Reading Projects:
- If you choose to read a memoir or autobiography, you may elect to write a portion of your own life story or compile a collection of real-life anecdotes.
- If you choose to read about someone older or about a fellow teen, you may want to conduct an interview - or a series of interviews - with a friend or parent or mentor about their concerns or their experiences. Write down your results.
- You may also keep a neat and clearly written "Response Journal," writing down your reactions to each chapter in a notebook. Can you relate the reading to anything in your own experiences? Does the reading raise any questions in your mind?
- You may choose to illustrate important episodes in the book and/or draw "portraits" of the characters involved.
- You can respond in poetry to what you read, compiling your own collection inspired by the reading.
- You can choose a meaningful episode or conversation in your book and write your own one-act play version of the same scene.
- You might also consider writing a "pitch" for a movie version of the book. Who would play certain roles? Where would you film it? What movies might it be like? What type of music would you use on the soundtrack?
- If you read a science fiction book, you may want to write your own vision of a future world.
- You may want to write a "prequel," "sequel," or alternate ending to your story.
- You may also choose to write a traditional book review, speaking of your overall impression, the subject/plot, the theme, the main characters and the overall strengths and weaknesses of the book, according to you.
- You can design your own projects.
