Mrs. Barmann
Pre-IB English 10 Summer
Reading List and Assignments
All
Required-Assignments due on first day of class. All should be typed double spaced with a 12
font.
Summer reading is a required.
You have one
assignment on the novels and you should also expect a test on one of the two
novels within the first few classes.
Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Great Gatsby by F.Scott
Fitzgerald
How to Read
Literature like a Professor
by Thomas C. Foster (this will be used as a reference book for the next three
years.)
Assignment for above books-
After reading all three books, choose 3 of the chapter topics from “How to Read
Literature Like a Professor” ( such as “Every Trip is a Quest”) and write an
explanation on how that topic is dealt with or is evident in the novels you
read above.. These responses are not long, but will show direct connections to
the literature and the topics in How to Read Literature like a Professor.
Responses will be about a1/2- page each. They are due on the first day of
school, and will account for your first essay grade.
Feel free to email any questions: mcbarmann@okcps.org.
Happy reading!
Mrs. Barmann
Summer Reading –IB English 1A --(11th grade)
The following is a
list of books required for summer reading. We will begin the school year with a
test on Poisonwood Bible so you might
want to consider taking notes or annotating as you read.
- Poisonwood
Bible by Barbara
Kingsolver- this is relatively new but available at any bookstore or
library. The book is about a missionary family that moves to the
Also
- Death of
a Salesman by Arthur
Miller. This is a relatively short play. It is however very internal and
can be a struggle to read. Don’t worry. Come to class with some
understanding of the play. First quarter we complete in depth study of
Arthur Miller and The Crucible
during which time we will reread a large part of Death of a Salesman as well.
- If you have not read How to Read Literature like a Professor
by Thomas C. Foster please read it. I have a few copies to check out if
needed.
*Fyi-Novels or plays you will study during IB English 1A—I
will give you a detailed syllabus and schedule the first day of class. We will
begin the year with a work on Poisonwoood Bible, move
quickly into a review of style analysis, and then The Crucible and Death of a
Salesman
The Crucible by Arthur Miller--- The Penguin Edition has the forward that we
read and matches the class sets.
Hamlet by William Shakespeare---
Merchant of
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Home and Exile by Chinua Achebe-selected essays
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
The Glass Castles by Jeanette Walls
Detailed study of
Emily Dickinson and other poetry
Pre-IB English 10 Summer
Reading List and Assignments
All
Required-Assignments due on first day of class. All should be typed double spaced with a 12
font.
Summer reading is a required.
You have one
assignment on the novels and you should also expect a test on one of the two
novels within the first few classes.
Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Great Gatsby by F.Scott
Fitzgerald
How to Read
Literature like a Professor
by Thomas C. Foster (this will be used as a reference book for the next three
years.)
Assignment for above books-
After reading all three books, choose 3 of the chapter topics from “How to Read
Literature Like a Professor” ( such as “Every Trip is a Quest”) and write an
explanation on how that topic is dealt with or is evident in the novels you
read above.. These responses are not long, but will show direct connections to
the literature and the topics in How to Read Literature like a Professor.
Responses will be about a1/2- page each. They are due on the first day of
school, and will account for your first essay grade.
Feel free to email any questions: mcbarmann@okcps.org.
Happy reading!
Mrs. Barmann