These guide questions are intended to assist you in your reading as well as to help you review for the

comprehensive exam during the first week of school. We English teachers highly recommend that you write down your answers (including textual support) in a summer reading journal and then review these notes prior to the comprehensive exam.

BLACK LIKE ME
By J.H. Griffin English 2 Summer Reading Guide Black Like Me can be divided into the following five sections: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Griffins transformation Griffins travels in four southern states Griffin moving between black and white Griffin prepares his story and goes public. Griffin is threatened in his hometown and flees with his family.

Following are some general questions to consider. Be sure to identify specific episodes throughout the book that relate to each of the following questions. 1. Why has the author titled his book Black Like Me"? 2. Describe the historical and political period of the book. 3. The book is a moving and troubling autobiography. Explain. 4. The book is a blunt and brilliant report on white racism. Discuss. 5. The books depiction of Negroes is inspirational. Explain. 6. The author meets many sensitive and sensible whites. Discuss. 7. Do you consider the book a hopeless tragedy? Discuss.

These guide questions are intended to assist you in your reading as well as to help you review for the comprehensive exam during the first week of school. We English teachers highly recommend that you write down your answers (including textual support) in a summer reading journal and then review these notes prior to the comprehensive exam.

THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER

By Mark Twain English 2 Summer Reading Guide 1. The title The Adventures of Tom Sawyer implies that the book is a series of adventures involving Tom and his acquaintances throughout the novel. The definition of an adventure is "an exciting and dangerous undertaking" or "an emotional undertaking." How do the following incidents in this novel support these definitions of an adventure? Be able to give specific details: A. Whitewashing a fence B. The graveyard incident and resulting court trial C. Jackson Island D. Tom's obsession with Becky Thatcher E. The search for and the discovery of treasure F. Escaping everyday reality to live a fantasy life 2. Mark Twain often pokes gentle fun at Americans and their values in life. How does Twain humorously depict these in this novel? Be able to provide details. A. Superstitions and folklore B. The American business sense C. The gullibility of human beings D. Funerals The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a series of adventures depicting love, morality, revenge, and redemption. Identify specific episodes throughout this novel that epitomize each of these four areas.

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These guide questions are intended to assist you in your reading as well as to help you review for the comprehensive exam during the first week of school. We English teachers highly recommend that you write down your answers (including textual support) in a summer reading journal and then review these notes prior to the comprehensive exam.

FAHRENHEIT 451
By Ray Bradbury English 3 Summer Reading Guide 1. Throughout Ray Bradburys novel Fahrenheit 451, Montag encounters many characters whose interaction affects the protagonists thoughts and actions. Consider the following characters and their respective relationships with Montag. How do their beliefs and actions change Montag throughout the course of the novel, and what do these characters suggest about the society Bradbury has created? A. Clarisse B. Mildred C. Captain Beatty D. The Mechanical Hound E. Faber F. Granger 2. Bradbury wrote this novel intending to make a statement, perhaps in reaction to the political environment in America in the early 1950s. Research the political climate at the time of the novels original publication, and consider how the following themes may be manifestations of Bradburys intent. A. Censorship B. Creative thought versus technological dependency 3. Bradburys novel is divided into three parts. Isolate specific examples of dialogue from each section, exploring the ways in which plot elements introduce, develop, and resolve conflict within the novel.