Parents and Students, Class of 2025:
All students enrolled in the English 3 Honors course at Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School for the 2022-2023 school year are required to read the following novels:
All students enrolled in the English 3 Honors course at Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School for the 2022-2023 school year are required to read the following novels:
There are two (2) required assignments to complete for this project. All written assignments should be completed in either a hard-cover composition notebook or in Google Docs. Notes must be well organized AND legible. Students will take a test covering the material in September. Students can access the Summer Reading Assignment and directions in the folder marked Honors Assignments on the UCT website and at uctenglish.com. The assignment is also posted in the English 3 Honors Google Classroom. The class code is 2tvx52q.
Assignments
I. Novels
- Carefully read the instructions for keeping a Reading Response Journal. You are expected to keep a journal for each novel.
- Take thorough notes.
- Record and define every term with which you are not familiar.
- From each novel, choose fifteen (15) quotations and respond to each, explaining their significance in the overall context of the novel. Record the page number(s) where each quote can be found. Be sure to include a personal response to each quote.
II. Additional Resources
Refer to the list of Honors/AP Literary Terms posted on the UCTEnglish website to help you complete your journals. A copy will also be posted in our Google Classroom. A link to helpful resources is also found below.
Due Date and Assessment
- Your COMPLETE Summer Reading Assignment is due Tuesday, September 12, 2023.
- Your Summer Reading Test will be held on Friday, September 15, 2023. You will be permitted to use your journals, so it is imperative that you take thorough notes.
Contact Information
Any student or parent with questions is welcome to contact me via my school email address - mdechristopher@uppercapetech.org. Parents and students are welcome to follow the UCT English Department Twitter feed @UCTEnglish for the latest department news and summer reading information. We also follow many of the authors represented in our Summer Reading Assignments. It’s really interesting to follow their posts, their personal observations, their jokes, etc. Additionally, you may use the Google Classroom STREAM feed to interact with your classmates in order to discuss the books amongst yourselves.
Have a wonderful summer! I look forward to seeing you all in the fall!! Happy Reading!!!!!
Ms. DeChristopher
Have a wonderful summer! I look forward to seeing you all in the fall!! Happy Reading!!!!!
Ms. DeChristopher
Summer Reading Assignment Checklist
❏ Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
❏ Reading Response Journal Complete
❏ Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
❏ Reading Response Journal Complete
Assignment Due Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Summer Reading Test Date: Friday, September 15, 2023
❏ Reading Response Journal Complete
❏ Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
❏ Reading Response Journal Complete
Assignment Due Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Summer Reading Test Date: Friday, September 15, 2023
Below, you will find links to additional information and guidelines for use with this assignment.
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