Required Reading Title List
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Additional Information for Required Titles
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Reading Assignment
Students are expected to read and take notes on each of the two assigned texts by the first day of school: A Long Way Gone (full text) and Things Fall Apart (Section 1, Chapters 1-13 ONLY)
Students are assigned the written task of completing a thematic analysis chart (linked below) for the text A Long Way Gone and a character analysis chart (linked below) for the first section of Things Fall Apart (Section 1, Chapters 1-13 ONLY). Honors 10 students should be prepared to submit these two completed analysis charts on the first day of class. These assignments will each be worth 10 points each.
We will begin in the fall with discussion of the themes in A Long Way Gone as we examine Ishmael Beah’s harrowing journey of resilience, trauma, and renewal. We will then discuss the characterization of Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart and complete reading, discussing, and writing about his journey as we read Sections 2-3 together.
Please follow the PTHS Academic Integrity policy as you complete this assignment. Your notes should reflect your own critical thinking about each text. Any evidence of plagiarism will result in a zero for your work per the PTHS policy.
The PTHS Honor Code reads as follows:
As a student of Peters Township School District, I recognize the value of my own learning and pledge to maintain honesty and academic integrity in all that I do. All work that I submit is my own.
A Long Way Gone Thematic Analysis Chart:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13RysfwotS-sMD6zC8wNhTt7kHdKpMXGqYoQ8XxiB5os/edit?usp=sharing
Things Fall Apart Character Analysis Chart: https://docs.google.com/document/d/177NzuBVctSGeMZY80TCtxDKoifFU35GuqsViY9kH4Lo/edit?usp=sharing
Students are assigned the written task of completing a thematic analysis chart (linked below) for the text A Long Way Gone and a character analysis chart (linked below) for the first section of Things Fall Apart (Section 1, Chapters 1-13 ONLY). Honors 10 students should be prepared to submit these two completed analysis charts on the first day of class. These assignments will each be worth 10 points each.
We will begin in the fall with discussion of the themes in A Long Way Gone as we examine Ishmael Beah’s harrowing journey of resilience, trauma, and renewal. We will then discuss the characterization of Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart and complete reading, discussing, and writing about his journey as we read Sections 2-3 together.
Please follow the PTHS Academic Integrity policy as you complete this assignment. Your notes should reflect your own critical thinking about each text. Any evidence of plagiarism will result in a zero for your work per the PTHS policy.
The PTHS Honor Code reads as follows:
As a student of Peters Township School District, I recognize the value of my own learning and pledge to maintain honesty and academic integrity in all that I do. All work that I submit is my own.
A Long Way Gone Thematic Analysis Chart:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13RysfwotS-sMD6zC8wNhTt7kHdKpMXGqYoQ8XxiB5os/edit?usp=sharing
Things Fall Apart Character Analysis Chart: https://docs.google.com/document/d/177NzuBVctSGeMZY80TCtxDKoifFU35GuqsViY9kH4Lo/edit?usp=sharing
Text Acquisition
Click on the link to the left to discover how to acquire the required reading texts. If you have any questions regarding this information please contact Sharon Valley at [email protected].
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Reading Resources
The button to the links you to a webpage that has a wealth of important resources designed to enrich your reading experience. The webpage contains links to documents with important literary terms, literary term flashcards, and active reading strategies. There are no assignments listed on this page, but students are encouraged to look through the different resources to assist in their understanding of their required summer reading texts.
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