Grade 8  9 Tears of a Tiger by Sharon M. Draper Sleeping Freshman Never Lie by David Lubar Grade 8  9 (Honors/Gifted) The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Hadden Grade 9  10 The Wave by Todd Strasser The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho Grade 9  10 (Honors/Gifted) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Prey by Michael Crichton Grade 10  11 Regular/Honors/Gifted). The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams Grade 11  12 /Honors/Gifted Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Grade 11  12 Regular Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Lord of the Flies by William Golding AP Language and Composition The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien The Life and Adventures of a Haunted Convict by Austin Reed AP Literature How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster (PDF online- see AP Lit handout) A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Othello by William Shakespeare * AP Lit assignments on separate handout. ESOL levels 1-2 (less proficient) choose 2 books The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (Informational) House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (Fiction) Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia (Fiction) ESOL Levels 3-4 (more proficient) choose 2 books The Prince of Los Cocuyos by Richard Blanco (Memoir) The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne (Fiction) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Fiction) Dual Enrollment American Literature A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger (However, if you took or will be taking AP Language, read The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper instead). Dual Enrollment British Literature The Once and Future King - by T.H. White

10 th grade Honors and AP Lang. project Project #1 Project #2Project # 3Project #4 Complete dialectic journal – 1.As you read the novel, follow the Elements of Fiction (Plot, Setting, Character, conflict and Point of view) and theme. Also, include Literary techniques (metaphors, alliteration, allusion, imagery), as you find them through the reading. 2.For each chapter complete at least one entry for each of the Elements of Fiction and literary techniques, (but you may add more than one instance, if it is relevant to the development of the story). If the point of view is consistent, there is no need to discuss it any further. 3.Remember, that for each entry you need a quote, page number, and on the right hand side of the chart, discuss in complete sentences. You can include any questions that you may have about the reading. 4.Assignment must be typed and ready to submit on Edmodo, at the beginning of the school year. Be ready for a class discussion grade, and Test. Write a character diary – Write at least eight journal entries as if you are the main character in the story. Write down events that happened during the story and reflect on how they affected the character and why. 1.Typed 2.8 journal entries 3.Point of view of the main character 4.Include reflection of events from the novel 5.Work looks visually appealing, professional, and complete. 6.All writing must be your original work. 7.Few, if any, grammatical errors Alternate Beginning and Ending – Write and illustrate an alternate beginning and ending to the story. 1. Typed 2.Minimum of 3 well-developed paragraphs for beginning 3. Minimum 3 well-developed paragraphs for ending 4. Content and style of writing demonstrates 5. understanding of the original novel. 6. Minimum of 3 drawings, 7. Sketches, or collages illustrating new story elements 8.Creative, visually appealing presentation (may be poster, booklet or other creative format) 9.Work looks visually appealing, professional and complete. 10.All writing must be your original work. 11.Few, if any, grammatical errors Top Ten List – Create a top 10 list in which you write about and illustrate events and ideas from the book. 1.Typed 2.Select ten important ideas/themes from the novel and write a separate paragraph about each. 3.Each paragraph should contain: - Main idea - Development and support of main idea - Closing sentence 4.Include an illustration for each idea. 5. Work looks visually appealing, professional and complete. 6.All writing must be your original work. 7.Few, if any, grammatical errors Tour of the Town/Setting -- Imagine that you have been given the task of conducting a tour of the town in which the book you read is set. Create a video or Power Point in which you describe the homes of your characters and the places where important events in the book took place. Be creative! 1.Typed 2.Format: Video or Power Point 3.Select 5 locations important to your novel. 4.Include a detailed description of each location. 5.Work looks visually appealing, professional and complete. 6.All writing must be your original work. 7.Few, if any, grammatical errors 10 th Grade Honors and AP Language must do the assignment in the first column All other levels except Dual Enrollment and AP Literature, select a project for each novel from the list below.