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Summer Reading

Grade 10 - Honors
Take the time to invest in your mind

Join the summer reading Google Classroom: m2ovuc


Points to ponder:
What theme or message could be applied to the category?
Use evidence from multiple pieces to support your claim.
How do the characters grow and change?

The Grim Reaper


The Cask of Amontillado - Edgar Allan Poe (Short story)
The Pedestrian - Ray Bradbury (Short story)
The Raven - Edgar Allan Poe (Poem)
The Heart - Stephen Crane (Poem)
Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire (Song)
The 4 Stories We Tell Ourselves About Death - Stephen Cave: (TEDTalks)
The Triumph of Death - Pieter Brughel, the Elder (Art)

Title & Author The Cask of Amontillado - Edgar Allan Poe


What surprised you I was surprised by how many modern day sayings came
within the text? into my head when reading. Like sticks and stones may
break my bones, but words will never hurt me, and two
wrongs dont make a right, and keep your friends close
and your enemies closer.
What changed, At first I thought the revenge might be something lighter,
challenged, or definitely not death. But when they went to the cellar and
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there were bones everywhere that's when my ideas
thinking?
changed.
What theme or message I took away the theme to be revenge and the message to
did you take away from be keep your friends close and her enemies closer.
the author?

What questions came up I wondered why he called out for Fortunato after he put
as you analyzed this him in the cell?
selection?

Title & Author The Pedestrian - Ray Bradbury

What surprised you I was surprised when the cop car showed up, I thought he
within the text? was completely alone.
What changed, I thought the whole situation was weird so when the cop
challenged, or car said he was taking Mr.Mead to a Psychiatric Center it
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made it even more weird.
thinking?

What theme or message I took the theme of loneliness away from the author.
did you take away from And the message, robots arent always good replacements
the author?
for humans.
What questions came up What happened that there was no one else?
as you analyzed this
selection?

Title & Author The Raven - Edgar Allan Poe

What surprised you I was surprised that the narrator kept asking the raven
within the text? questions when all it kept saying was nevermore.
What changed, The bird repetition of the word nevermore challenged
challenged, or my thinking. What did it mean?
confirmed your
thinking?

What theme or message The message that I got from The Raven is that the
did you take away from narrator is depressed and longing for Lenore. Poe writes,
the author?
And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple
curtain, (Poe). By using such heavy words to describe
something as simplistic as a curtain, it is obvious that the
narrator is not in a good state of mind.
What questions came up What happened to Lenore?
as you analyzed this
selection?


Title & Author The Heart - Stephen Crane

What surprised you I was surprised that the beast like creature enjoyed eating
within the text? his own heart.
What changed, Everything challenged my thinking. The picture and the
challenged, or text were all very confusing. Easy to understand and
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straight to the point, but hard to find the deeper meaning.
thinking?

What theme or message I took away a theme of self involvement. Crane says, But
did you take away from I like it... because it is my heart, (Crane). Even though the
the author?
heart was bitter, he still liked it because it was his.
What questions came up What was the pictures relevance to the story? Did it have
as you analyzed this to do w
ith the narrator's reaction to seeing this person eat
selection?
his own heart?

Title & Author Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire

What surprised you I was surprised that the song didnt sound more serious
within the text? and sad with such heavy and deep lyrics.
What changed, What challenged my thinking was the song lyrics you're
challenged, or old enough to kill but not for votin. Im assuming by kill
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it means they were drafted into the war. But what's
thinking?
confusing the same age for war and to vote is 18?
What theme or message The common theme was war and eve of destruction
did you take away from
the author?

What questions came up Was this song influential at all in this time period?
as you analyzed this
selection?

Title & Author The 4 Stories We Tell Ourselves About Death - Stephen Cave

What surprised you I was surprised by the accuracy of the four stories. I have
within the text?
heard of or encountered every immortality story that was
said. I did not realize how common they actually are.
What changed, The quotes by Epicurus and Wittgenstein challenged my
challenged, or thinking. I had never thought that we dont actually
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experience death, and the quotes gave me a new
thinking?
perspective on the topic.
What theme or message I took away the theme to be death. And message to be
did you take away from almost like yolo. Live in the present and dont worry
the author?
about the future because you do only live once.
What questions came up Why do people still fear death?
as you analyzed this
selection?

Title & Author The Triumph of Death - Pieter Brughel, the Elder

What surprised you All the death and chaos surprised me.
within the text?

What changed, At first I thought it was a mass murder or the people


challenged, or didnt have access to much food so they were all
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malnurited. But the fact that there were healthy looking
thinking?
people on the boat challenged and changed my thinking.
What theme or message The theme I took away was death and even possibly a
did you take away from theme of cruelty.
the author?

What questions came up Why werent the people on the boat helping? Does this
as you analyzed this have t o do with the artists faith? Is the artist wondering
selection?
where God is when the world is in such chaos? Why isnt
God helping?

Title & Author Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson


What surprised you I was honestly surprised that no one found her hideout
within the text? spot in the school for that long.
What changed, What challenged my thinking was how Melinda felt she
challenged, or had absolutely no one to turn to. I understand how
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people dont feel comfortable or safe talking with their
thinking?
parents or someone from the schools staff, but I was truly
surprised that she didnt turn to anyone else to confide in.
What theme or message The themes I took away were loneliness, anxiety,
did you take away from depression, sadness.
the author?

What questions came up Why did people hate her so much because she called the
as you analyzed this cops?
selection?

Connections

What did you feel I think all the categories were dreary and sad and that's
connected the category how they all connected. They were all really dark and
together? Or did it feel
mostly revolved around death and destruction. They all
random?
definitely connect to each other and it did not feel random.
Which selections felt like I felt that The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury was the
outliers (a piece that outlier. In all the other selections you could easily see that
didnt fit with the others)
as dark and heavy. But The Pedestrian didnt directly
it w
within the category?
give you that feeling.
What themes appeared Death was the most apparent theme. Yes, all the authors
in more than one went about it in a different way but they all lead back to
selection? Did the
the same thing and that was indeed death. Some of the
authors go about
creating these themes selections took a little longer to get to this theme. Like in
the same way? The Cask of Amontillado, Fortunato died at the very
end. Others were quite direct. Like, The Triumph of
Death, right away you can see death.

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