10th graders taking Honors English for the 2013-2014 school
year are required to read three novels over the summer:
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- The Pearl by John Steinbeck, and
- Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
There will be two tests on these books in early September which will count as a
significant portion of the students’ first semester grades. One test will be an
in-class essay, and the other will be a short-answer test, also done in-class.
The Steinbeck and Anaya books may be checked out from Mayfair’s school library,
and all books are available at
most public libraries and/or book stores. If for any reason you are unable to
obtain any of the books, please contact me so that accommodations can be made.
If you need to, you may contact me by email at geastham[at]busd.k12.ca.us.
For Their Eyes Were Watching God, be sure to read the Foreword and the Afterword as well as the novel itself. Be prepared to discuss and write about these novels at length in September.
For Their Eyes Were Watching God, be sure to read the Foreword and the Afterword as well as the novel itself. Be prepared to discuss and write about these novels at length in September.
Students who do not complete the
summer reading and/or do not pass both summer reading test will be dropped from
Honors English. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS.
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