ENGLISH III (AP) SUMMER READING AP English III requires students to think critically, often analyzing works or genres.  Your summer reading assignments will prepare you for the essay(s) you will write the first week of school. Assignment #1:  Book vs. Movie (Choose 1) Which is better, the book or the movie?  How do filmmakers choose to interpret a book into film?  Choose one of the following books to read AND view the movie.  Your essay (administered the first week of school) will require you to analyze and compare the two interpretations.  As you read and view, consider the following:    What is the most important and compelling scenes in the book and in the movie?  How are the characters portrayed in both versions? How is the story told in both versions (including order of events, visual elements, and their connection to the book)? How are the book and film different?  Why were these differences made?  Choose ONE of the following books to read and view.  Check the local library or Netflix for copies of the films.  I will try to show these movies after school the first week.            The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe (film directed by Philip Kaufman)            Seabiscuit by Lauren Hillenbrand (film directed by Gary Ross)            True Grit by Charles Portis (2010 film directed by the Coen Brothers)            Flags of our Fathers by James Bradley (film directed by Clint Eastwood)   Assignment #2:  The Argument (Read 2 Articles) Choose two articles of at least 500 words from one of the periodicals listed below.  Articles must present an arguable assertion or slant regarding a current event issue.  You must provide a copy of the article and bibliographic information the first week of school.  You will be required to write one or two essays analyzing the style and content of the articles, so be sure to read and annotate the articles before class. Choose TWO articles from any of the periodicals listed here. CNN, MSNBC, Washington Post, New York Times, Newsweek, Time and Google articles.    These articles can be accessed online.     Assignment #3:  The Novel (Choose 1-2 depending on book.) The following books were suggested by students in AP English III 2010-2011.  Read critically for assessment the first week of school. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey [Suggested by Mohammad Qudsi] Any two novels by Jodi Piccoult  [Suggested by Victoria Ryder, Channing McBride, Julia Schulze, Shannon Richard, Hannah Broussard, and Sadonia Breaux]  All three books in the Hunger Games series, Suzanne Collins [Suggested by Bryce Aniksdale, Brittany Hebert, and Victoria Manning] The World According to Garp, John Irving [Suggested by Zachary Edwards] Any two novels by John Greene (mature content) [Suggested by Zachary Edwards] Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell [Suggested by Ying Zhao, Shannon Richard, and Anne Kavanagh] Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chobosky (mature content) [Suggested by Chris Brinsko and Madison Lambert] **must read a second book from list** Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison (mature content) [Suggested by Jeremy Malveaux] Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card [Suggested by Dylan Fuller and Zachary Edwards]  **must read a second book from list**   5 People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom [Suggested by Dylan Fuller and Crystal Dunning] **must read a second book from list** East of Eden, John Steinbeck Slaughterhouse Five, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. [Suggested by Davis Lambert] The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand [Suggested by Davis Lambert] Catch-22, Stephen Heller [Suggested by Davis Lambert] Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck [Suggested by Davis Lambert] Walden, Henry David Thoreau [Suggested by Davis Lambert] GET A JUMPSTART ON THE SCHOOL YEAR: This school year we will read Nathaniel Hawthrone's The Scarlet Letter, Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, and Arthur Miller's The Crucible.  Though each student will be provided a copy of each novel to use this school year, it is highly suggested that you purchase your own copies of these novels to annotate during class.