East Greenwich School District Summer Work: Contemporary Literature - Honors
Work students from Cole Middle School and East Greenwich High School are expected to complete over the summer, prior to school opening.
Summer Reading Requirements for Course: Contemporary Literature, Honors
Contemporary Literature, Honors - Summer Reading Requirements
Required Reading:
- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, and
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster
Assignment:
- For The Handmaid's Tale and How to Read Literature, take handwritten notes that summarize and analyze significant points, characters, conflicts, motifs and/or significant instructive concepts. These notes will be collected and may be used on assessments.
Required Summer Reading Book #1
The Handmaid's Tale by ISBN: 038549081XPublication Date: 1998-03-16Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are valued only if their ovaries are viable. Offred can remember the days before, when she lived and made love with her husband Luke; when she played with and protected her daughter; when she had a job, money of her own, and access to knowledge. But all of that is gone now....
*40 print copies, audio book, and eBook available at state public libraries. Call or stop by your public library to pick up a copy.
Required Summer Reading Book #2
How to Read Literature Like a Professor by ISBN: 9780062301673Publication Date: 2014-02-25A lively and entertaining introduction to literature and literary basics, including symbols, themes, and contexts—that shows you how to make your everyday reading experience more rewarding and enjoyable. While many books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are often deeper literary meanings interwoven in these texts. How to Read Literature Like a Professor helps us to discover those hidden truths by looking at literature with the eyes—and the literary codes—of the ultimate professional reader: the college professor.
*38 print copies, audio book, and eBook available at state public libraries. Call or stop by your public library to pick up a copy.