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English II PreAP – Mrs. Wilkinson SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT
The Princess Bride
by William Goldman
ACQUIRING The Princess Bride by William Goldman:
The novel is available at Amazon.com for about $11 (paperback.) You can probably save some $$$ by looking for it at Half Price Books.
NOTICE:
For families who may have a financial difficulty acquiring the book, a parent should message me through REMIND (see next page,) and I will assure your child has a copy of the novel to read and use for the summer and throughout the novel study.
NOTE: Students are NOT expected to read the initial 70-ish pages of the book (nothing prior to
Chapter One—The Bride.) They may skip all the pages with Roman numerals AND all regularly
numbered pages from 1- 32*. Instead, students should read the summary on the attached page, then begin
reading Chapter One—The Bride on page 33* in the book. Also, students should complete the
assignment in this package prior to coming to class the first day. *Page numbers may vary in different editions of the book.
## READING & ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE for The Princess Bride: During Week 1 our lessons will address the following chapters (~52 pages): ONE – THE BRIDE, pages 33 – 63. TWO – THE GROOM, pages 64 – 70 THREE – THE COURTSHIP, pages 71 – 82 FOUR – THE PREPARATION, pages 83 – 85 Please be prepared for our lessons by reading the chapters in a timely manner and completing the initial assignment over Chapters 1-4 (included in this packet).
During Week 2 our lessons will address the following chapters (~177 pages): FIVE – THE ANNOUNCEMENT, pages 87 – 200 SIX – THE FESTIVITIES, pages 201 – 264 Please be prepared for our lessons by reading the chapters in a timely manner.
During Week 3 our lessons will address the following chapters (~63 pages): SEVEN – THE WEDDING, pages 265 – 306 EIGHT – THE HONEYMOON, pages 307-328 (the end) Please be prepared for our lessons by reading the chapters in a timely manner.
NOTE:
STUDENTS WHO ARE SLOWER READERS SHOULD GET STARTED ON THE NOVEL IN TIME TO HAVE THE ASSIGNED CHAPTERS COMPLETED BY THE EXPECTED DATES.
PURPOSE for Reading Assignment:
This novel will be our flagship vehicle for analyzing…
- the Hero’s Journey
- archetypes & characterization
- satire
- conflict
- the “Frame” novel
This novel study will also help solidify a foundation for success on ELA STAAR EOC test.
EXPECTATIONS
Students are expected to…
- read the assigned chapters prior to and in preparation of weekly lessons
- gain a deeper understanding of literary devices
- write reflections over reading passages from the novel
- make text-to-self and text-to-text connections
- understand new vocabulary in context ASSESSMENTS Assignments to determine students’ mastery of objectives will include…
- participation in novel-based discussions
- written reflections
- analysis of textual elements
- quizzes
- novel test TEACHER-STUDENT-PARENT CONTACT
I use the REMIND texting app to contact students/parents. I encourage
all students and their parents to join my REMIND by following the
directions here:
Text to: 81010 Message: @wilk-preap
The Princess Bride by William Goldman http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/princessbride/section1.rhtml INTRODUCTION SUMMARY The text begins with an introduction by the author and narrator, William Goldman, in which he explains that as a child, he annoyed his school teacher, Miss Roginski, simply because he had no interest in reading. Years pass, and he publishes his first book and sends his old teacher a copy. Miss Roginski writes back, adding the postscript, "Not even the immortal S. Morgenstern could feel more parental as I," and suddenly William Goldman flashes back to his original brush with The Princess Bride. He was ten years old and in bed with pneumonia. His father sat by him throughout the illness, reading the good parts of The Princess Bride, and suddenly young Billy was captivated by the written word, ultimately astonishing his teacher. Time passes, and William Goldman, now a father, is away in California the week of his son's tenth birthday. Over the phone, he asks his wife, Helen, to buy a copy of The Princess Bride for their son. While sitting by the pool of his fancy hotel and waiting for Helen to call with results, he is approached by a slender blonde starlet, Sandy Sterling, who compliments him on one of his earlier books. Midway through the encounter his wife calls back, unable to find the book, and throughout the next dozen or so pages, William completely blows any chance he had with the starlet as he makes call after hysterical call trying to locate a copy of his favorite book. When he returns home, we see his sad family, consisting of his son, an overweight, spoiled, and unintelligent boy, and Helen, a hotshot child psychiatrist, but cold wife. The ultimate moment of pathos hits when we discover that his son did not like, and moreover, did not even really read, the book. William leaves the house in a fit of sadness and confusion, and walks alone through Central Park. When he returns home that night, he picks up the book and notes that he has never before handled it—that was always his father's role. He pages through it and soon finds that the book is a verbose, at times tediously dull satire of Florinese history, save the action parts his father plucked out to read. In the middle of that night, he calls his editor, puts all of his current projects on hold, and dives into a publishable abridgement of the original S. Morgenstern text, which he then presents to us. He does this not without his own brief and wry meditations on the fact that high adventure and true love, as personified in The Princess Bride, no longer exist. Nobody handles revenge like Inigo Montoya and William has never loved Helen the way Westley loved Buttercup. He says, finally, "Here's the 'good parts' version. S. Morgenstern wrote it. And my father read it to me. And now I give it to you. What you do with it will be of more than passing interest to us all." With this in mind, we turn the page to the story that changed its narrator's life. Students will notice that throughout the novel, the narrator periodically interrupts the story to share his personal thoughts, explanations, or snippets of information regarding the “original story” he has abridged. Now… skip all the pages in the novel up through p. 32 and begin reading at Chapter One – The Bride on p. 33. This summary has saved you the reading of about 70-ish pages. You can tell me “Thank you” on our first day of school 😊.
Name:_ ____ __ _______ __ _______ __ _________ ____ English II-Pr eAP __ ,Date : _________ _____ WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENT: The Princess Bride by William Goldman CHAPTER ONE—The Bride
- In Chapter One, we learn about two key characters. A) Name the girl and write a paragraph with all the details you recall about her. . B) Name the boy and write a paragraph with all the details you recall about him. .
- What was your initial reaction to Westley’s response to Buttercup’s declaration of love for him? Why is his response ironic?
