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Summer Reading Assignment for Juniors: Dead Man Walking and Other Novels, Schemes and Mind Maps of Physics

Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamPhysics

The summer reading assignment for high school juniors in 2019. The students are required to read the novel dead man walking by sister helen prejean and complete projects related to it. They also have the option to choose a second novel from a list and complete projects on it. The projects include writing essays, conducting research, and analyzing characters and themes.

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Summer Reading
Juniors
2019
Summer reading helps us to learn to deal with texts independently-which
will be very helpful as we take the SAT or ACT in the months ahead. Take
it seriously and allow it to be a learning experience for you! All projects will
be due Friday, August 16, 2019
1) All students will read the novel Dead Man Walking by Sister Helen
Prejean. There will be a quiz over this novel when you return to
school in August.
2) All students will choose a second novel:
A.
Everything, Everything
by Nicola Yoon
B.
The Great Gatsby
, F. Scott Fitzgerald
C.
Grimms Fairy Tales
(available at Barnes and Nobles for six
dollars)
Projects
All students will do the following projects on
Dead Man Walking
.
Dead Man Walking
:
1) Pre-reading: Write about your opinions of the death penalty.
The essay is one page. This is a first draft. Why do you feel
the way you do?
2) Research death row in Texas. How many people are on death
row now? How are they killed? Where are they killed? What are
the conditions like in a death row cell? Write at least one half
page and have a works cited page.
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Summer Reading Juniors 2019 Summer reading helps us to learn to deal with texts independently-which will be very helpful as we take the SAT or ACT in the months ahead. Take it seriously and allow it to be a learning experience for you! All projects will be due Friday, August 16, 2019

  1. All students will read the novel Dead Man Walking by Sister Helen Prejean. There will be a quiz over this novel when you return to school in August.
  2. All students will choose a second novel: A. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon B. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald C. Grimms Fairy Tales (available at Barnes and Nobles for six dollars) Projects All students will do the following projects on Dead Man Walking_. Dead Man Walking_ :
  3. Pre-reading: Write about your opinions of the death penalty. The essay is one page. This is a first draft. Why do you feel the way you do?
  4. Research death row in Texas. How many people are on death row now? How are they killed? Where are they killed? What are the conditions like in a death row cell? Write at least one half page and have a works cited page.
  1. How do you feel about Sister Helen’s actions? Discuss mistakes she makes along the way. Did her actions change the way you see the death penalty? One page paper. Project 2 Choose the projects for your second novel. Everything, Everything Choose three of the following prompts and write at least ¾ of a page for each. a) Dr. Pauline Whittier – Describe and discuss Dr. Pauline Whittier. How would you characterize the relationship with Dr. Whittier and Madeline? Is Pauline a protagonist or an antagonist? How do you see the relationship change over the novel? b) Sometimes we meet people in life who change us. How does Ollie change Madeline? Who has changed you? c) This book is written in many different forms-messages, charts, forms. Did you like this or find it distracting? What does this add to the book? d) Madeline says that sometimes she read books backwards. What would this book be like if you read it backwards? Explain how the ideas would flow.(For example, happiness to despair?) e) Identity How does Madeline see herself in the beginning of the novel? How does the way she sees herself change over the course of the novel? Her identity in the beginning was largely shaped by her mother. Explore the changes of this dynamic character, Madeline. f) Outside. What was Madeline’s life like when she could not go outside? What did she miss in life? How did she deal with the loneliness and solitude?

Checklist

  1. _____Buy two books- Dead Man Walking and the second novel of your choice.
  2. _____ Read Dead Man Walking and write about the topics provided.
  3. _____ Read novel 2 and complete the activities
  4. _____ Complete the writing for your religion teacher
  5. _____ Email Ms. Baake with questions at [email protected]
  6. ______ Copy the following statement: This work is my own. The thoughts and opinions are mine. I have not plagiarized in anyway. _____________(signature)