Senior AP English Summer Reading1. Read one of the books in the attached chart. You can choose to:check it out from your public library, purchase it on your own, read a free, online/pdf version (forall books in the public domain)You will need access to the book when we return to school to write your essay.2. Write a thesis and five quotes:Choose an essay question from the list.Write a thesis statement using one of the sets of boxes below. (Don't write the whole essay yet).Make a list ofat least 5 quotesfrom the book that relate to the question and help prove yourthesis. Include a brief context and explanation of the quote.Include a works cited pagefor the version of the book that you read .Google Purdue OWLfor guidance.3. Submit your assignment:Upload to turnitin.com and bring a printed-out copy of the work to class on the first day------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thesis StructuresYou may use one of these structures for your thesis. Whatever structure you choose, you must include both whatthe questions is asking about and the overarching meaning of the work as a whole.1. Throughone specificmoment, setting,character,relationship,event, imagery,device, ortechnique[Author’sName]arguesconcludescontrastscritiquesdefinesdemonstratesemphasizesestablishesexaminesexploresillustratesquestionsridiculessatirizessuggestssomethingabouthumanityorsociety(do NOT mentionany characters orthe book here)2.[Author’sName]usesone specificmoment, setting,character,relationship,event, imagery,device, ortechniquein order toargueconcludecontrastcritiquedefinedemonstrateemphasizeestablishexamineexploreillustratequestionridiculessatirizesuggestsomethingabouthumanityorsociety(do NOT mentionany characters orthe book here)3. Ultimately, it isone specificmoment, setting,character,relationship,event, imagery,device, ortechniquethat allows[Author’sName]toargueconcludecontrastcritiquedefinedemonstrateemphasizeestablishexamineexploreillustratequestionridiculessatirizesuggestsomethingabouthumanityorsociety(do NOT mentionany characters orthe book here)
