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Evaluation 1) Keep a handwritten (no typed or computer generated) journal as you read.
The minimum you must have in your journal would be a short summary for each chapter and a list of major characters.
If you prefer not to stop your reading to journal, we recommend that you purchase your own book and highlight the important
parts; then later you can summarize these parts in your journal. 2) We will discuss the reading, and you will take a test during the first weeks
of school on each book you've read. The tests will be primarily objective - true/false, matching, multiple choice.
The discussion part of each test will give you several questions with choice as to which you will answer. __________________________________________________________________________________ Because our goal is for each student to
read 6 books or more during the summer, we encourage you to continue reading books of choice (see Choice for All page - pull-down
menu) after you've fulfilled the requirement for Eng. II AP - rewards & extra credit will await you next school year along
with better performance in your classes and on standardized tests like the GEE or the ACT. If you read from the choice list, you must maintain
a reading log, the questions for which are located on the “Reading Log” page in the pull-down menu. English II Advanced Placement students are expected to
read one novel from each list. List
one: The list consists of novels which address multicultural issues. Books
with mature content are noted with an asterisk (*). For background information and help reading, you may visit
the EBSCO databank *Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston The Color of Water by James McBride The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan *Snow Falling on Cedars by
David Guterson *The
Kite Runner by Khalid Hossini The *Song of Soloman by Toni Morrison Davita's Harp by Chaim Potok List two: For background
information and help reading, you may visit the EBSCO databank A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving The Shipping
News by Annie Prouix The
Life of Pi by Yann Martel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Fours *Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood Need help with your reading - background
information or guides to understanding? Try the EBSCO databank LITERARY Link - http://search.ebscohost.com/
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