Entering Grade 11 Summer Assignments 2020: Home

All Entering Honors Juniors (EN390) : Complete Assignment

Part 1: Nonfiction Reading: 
Select One Book:
Read and annotate (or explicate) M.K. Asante’s Buck: A Memoir.  Your annotations should be a combination of your personal reactions, definitions, comments about the meaning of each section, the organization/structure, perspective, tone and other rhetorical strategies used.  MATURE CONTENT WARNING: This is not the selection for you if you find foul language and violence offensive.  

OR

Read and annotate (or explicate) Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson. Your annotations should be a combination of your personal reactions, definitions, comments about the meaning of each section, the organization/structure, perspective, tone and other rhetorical strategies used.
NOTE:  You must read the original version of the book NOT the "young adult" version.

*We will use your summer reading for the first several assignments during weeks 1-2 of academics. 

Part 2: *Optional/Recommended Preparation Work*

A.  Learning About Your World (Current Events)
Throughout the summer, you should read pertinent news articles on current events.  The purpose of this activity is for you to read and become informed about the world outside of yourselves. Having more background knowledge on contemporary issues will make you a better AP Language student and a better citizen.

B. Watch documentaries and listen to podcasts.  

AP Language and Composition: Complete Assignment

Part 1: Nonfiction Reading: 
Select One Book:
Read and annotate (or explicate) M.K. Asante’s Buck: A Memoir. Your annotations should be a combination of your personal reactions, definitions, comments about the meaning of each section, the organization/structure, perspective, tone and other rhetorical strategies used.  MATURE CONTENT WARNING: This is not the selection for you if you find foul language and violence offensive.  

OR

Read and annotate (or explicate) Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson. Your annotations should be a combination of your personal reactions, definitions, comments about the meaning of each section, the organization/structure, perspective, tone and other rhetorical strategies used.  NOTE:  You must read the original version of the book NOT the "young adult" version.

*We will use your summer reading for the first several assignments during weeks 1-2 of academics. 

Part 2: Get Acquainted with AP Language:  Study the terminology on Quizlet. 
https://quizlet.com/18951185/all-ap-language-and-composition-terms-flash-cards/ 

*There will be an assessment week 1 of class. 

Part 3: *Optional/Recommended Preparation Work*

A.  Learning About Your World (Current Events)
Throughout the summer, you should read pertinent news articles on current events.  The purpose of this activity is for you to read and become informed about the world outside of yourselves. Having more background knowledge on contemporary issues will make you a better AP Language student and a better citizen.

B. We highly recommend that you are familiar with the following charters of freedom: 
The Declaration of Independence
The U.S. Constitution
The Bill of Rights

C. Watch documentaries and listen to podcasts.