Fairview Language Arts Department
Summer Reading and Supplemental Texts
2009-2010
Below is a list of texts that students will need to purchase for each of the following classes.
While the exact editions listed aren’t mandatory, they are highly recommended to best facilitate study and discussion. If a work is translated, students must have the translation listed here.
Please note that this is not a complete listing of material to be covered in each class, merely the texts requiring purchase. Full course descriptions and syllabi will be distributed when school begins.
For those requiring assistance, scholarships are available; please contact the IB Office.
PIB 9 Language Arts
REQUIRED SUMMER READING:
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 9780141439563
Instructions for summer reading:
Please carefully read the novel. No annotating is required. There will be a comprehension exam in the first week of school. We will read the novel a second time during the school year to give direct instruction in the fundamentals of annotation.
ADDITIONAL TEXTS TO PURCHASE:
The Odyssey by Homer (trans. Fagles)
Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 9780140268867
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (ed. Gibson)
Publisher: Cambridge School Edition (Cambridge University Press)
ISBN: 9780521618700
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Publisher: Harper Perennial
ISBN: 9780060838676
PIB 10 Language Arts 2009-2010
REQUIRED SUMMER READING:
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 9780141439600
Instructions for A Tale of Two Cities:
Read the novel carefully; you may wish to use the notes beginning on page 448 to assist you in comprehension. No annotation is required. However, please identify several significant passages for discussion, and be prepared for a reading exam on the first day of class. In addition, keep an eye out for motifs that you might wish to annotate on your second read-through, when we study the book as a class during the school year.
OPTIONAL SUMMER READING:
Students who wish to enhance their preparation for the school year may choose to read any or all of the texts listed below. If you choose to do so, we recommend that you do not annotate; simply read and enjoy.
ADDITIONAL TEXTS TO PURCHASE:
Macbeth by William Shakespeare (ed. Aibson)
Publisher: Cambridge School Edition (Cambridge University Press)
ISBN: 9780521606868
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka
Publisher: Dover Thrift Editions
ISBN: 9780486290300
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Publisher: Harcourt Books
ISBN: 9780156027328
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (trans. H.T. Willets)
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Classics
ISBN: 9780374529529
IB 11 Language Arts
REQUIRED SUMMER READING:
Please purchase and read the following novels. Be prepared for an exam on both texts on the first day of class.
Crime and Punishment. By Fyodor Dostoevsky (trans. Pevear &Volokhonsky)
Publisher: Vintage Classics
ISBN: 9780679734505
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Publisher: Vintage International
ISBN: 9781400033423
SUGGESTED SUMMER READING:
Although there will be time to read The Tempest during the school year, you may want to get ahead by purchasing, reading, and annotating during the summer months:
The Tempest by William Shakespeare (ed. Gibson)
Publisher: Cambridge School Edition (Cambridge University Press)
ISBN: 9780521618786
ADDITIONAL TEXTS TO BE PURCHASED:
All classes (Stott and Bursiek)
Chronicle of a Death Foretold. By Gabriel Garcia Marquez (trans. Gregory Rabassa)
Publisher: Vintage International
ISBN 9781400034710
The following novels are different based on instructor.
Please DO NOT purchase until you are positive which instructor you will have.
Bursiek’s Class
The Stranger by Albert Camus (trans. Matthew Ward)
Publisher: Vintage International
ISBN 9780679720201
Stott’s Class
The Assault by Harry Mulisch (trans. Claire Nicholas White)
Publisher: Pantheon Books
ISBN 9780394744209
Some classes will read The Stranger (Bursiek), some will read The Assault (Stott). Check with the instructor of particular sections for which work is on the syllabus for that section.
AP Language and Composition
Ms. Mara Radis and Mrs. Karen Nieb
REQUIRED SUMMER READING:
Instructions for Angela’s Ashes and Black Boy - annotate and make interactive reading visible by underlining, writing margin notes, posing questions using tabs and post it notes.
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Publisher: Scribner
ISBN 9780684842677
Be prepared for a timed writing August 17.
Black Boy by Richard Wright
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN 9780061130243
Be prepared for timed writing on September 14 with discussion to follow. See instructions above.
This course is designed to explore American Literature as a rhetorical anchor so the following texts will be included first semester:
The Awakening by Kate Chopin (October 2009)
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN 9780553213300
Instructions for novel: Annotate for point of view and narrative style. Be prepared for timed writing in September with discussion to follow. Be sure to include in your study, the author’s background and time period.
Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (November 2009)
Publisher: Norton Critical Edition
ISBN# 9780393979534
Instructions for the Scarlet Letter include annotating for imagery, patterns of light and dark, good and evil. Make active reading visible by underlining, writing in margin notes, posing questions, identifying passages include imagery, language patterns.
The Crucible by Arthur Miller is the companion piece with the Scarlet Letter. (November 2009)
Publisher: Penguin Classic
ISBN 97801424373399
Additional required texts:
Language of Composition textbook will be provided. Students will be asked to purchase a supplemental grammar workbook for $10.00. In addition, we are recommending students purchase either A Writer’s Reference 6th edition or A Pocket Style Manual 4th edition Both will be available after school starts. Either reference manual will be an invaluable tool your senior year at FHS as well as in college.
Advanced Journalism
REQUIRED SUMMER READING
Pick two to read:
Life of Reilly: The Best of Sports Illustrated’s Rick Reilly by Rick Reilly
ISBN 9781603207812
Dave Barry Talks Back by Dave Barry
ISBN 9780517588680
The Art of Column Writing
ISBN 9781933338262
Understanding Media: the Extensions of Man by Marshall McLuhan
ISBN 9780262631594
Additional Assignment:
Journaling – Write for 5 minutes several times a week. Respond to news, views, opinions, and observations
IB 12 Language Arts
Summer Reading:
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (ed. Gray)
Publisher: Norton Critical Edition
ISBN: 9780393976045
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Publisher: Harper Perennial Classics
ISBN: 9780060932138
Reading/Annotation Instructions:
Give both of these novels a thorough reading. We will study them second semester but will begin the fall semester with a reading check on both novels.
If it is helpful to you, annotate and/or tab so that you can remember the details of the work better when you read through them a second time. As you read, pay attention to the writer’s craft. Some questions to keep in mind are:
How does the author use characterization?
What kinds of patterns can you find in the themes, symbolism, and narrative structure?
How does the writer achieve his/her effects—for example, can you see how contrasts, juxtapositions, repetitions, and progressions work?
How do the language and syntax reinforce the ideas in the novel?
How does the author create the structure, style, and tone of the novel?
What is the author’s overall purpose?
Also, think about the cultural context of each work—when were the works written, who were the authors, and what were their aims? Do some internet research to get a better understanding of the cultural, intellectual, and social backgrounds of the works. Knowing a bit about the cultures reflected in these works will make them even more interesting to read.
Additional texts to purchase:
Dubliners by James Joyce
Publishers: Norton (Norton Critical Edition)
ISBN: 9780393978513
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Publisher: Scribner and Sons
ISBN: 9780743273565
Hamlet by William Shakespeare (ed. Andrews and Gibson)
Publisher: Cambridge School Edition (Cambridge University Press)
ISBN: 9780521618748
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (ed. Goonetilleke)
Publisher: Broadview
ISBN: 9781551113074
AP Literature and Composition
Summer Reading:
Please purchase, read, and annotate the following novels:
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Publisher: Scribner Paperback Fiction
ISBN: 9780743273565
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (ed. Gray)
Publisher: Norton Critical Edition
ISBN: 9780393976045
Please annotate for plot, characterization, setting description, as well as imagery, symbolism, and key motifs.
Other texts to purchase:
Our class will be conducting a close study of the following books later in the year. Although there will be time to read these books during the school year, you may want to get ahead by purchasing, reading, and annotating these books during the summer months:
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 9781400033416
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 9780141439471
The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 9780679732761
Othello by William Shakespeare (ed. Coles)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521618762
Additional Suggestion:
It is highly recommended that all AP Literature students see a live performance of Shakespeare this summer. Colorado Shakespeare Festival will be performing plays all summer, and they can be seen for a discounted ticket price at preview performances. Tickets can be obtained through the web site: www.coloradoshakes.org