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    AP English Literature and Composition Summer Reading 2016: How To Read Literature Like A Professor

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    This document outlines the summer reading assignment for AP English Literature and Composition. Students are required to read and annotate How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster and answer study guide questions for each chapter. They must also read and analyze one of the listed classic novels using an element from Foster's book. All assignments, including the Foster questions and book analysis, are due by July 31st and August 25th respectively. Students can check out a copy of the Foster book from the teacher and should contact them via email with any questions.

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    This document outlines the summer reading assignment for AP English Literature and Composition. Students are required to read and annotate How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster and answer study guide questions for each chapter. They must also read and analyze one of the listed classic novels using an element from Foster's book. All assignments, including the Foster questions and book analysis, are due by July 31st and August 25th respectively. Students can check out a copy of the Foster book from the teacher and should contact them via email with any questions.

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    APEnglishLiteratureandCompositionSummerReading2016

    Readandannotatethefollowingbook:Ihave25copiesifyouwouldliketocheckoutabookfromme.

    HowtoReadLiteratureLikeaProfessorb
    yThomasC.Foster

    Answerthestudyguidequestions

    Chapter1:
    Whatarethefivecharacteristicsofthequest?
    Chapter2:
    Listthethings,accordingtoFoster,thateatinginliteraturecanrepresent.
    Chapter3:
    Whataresomethingsbesidesvampirismthatvampiresandghostsrepresentinliterature?
    Chapter4:
    Why,accordingtoFoster,isitmoredifficulttowriteashortpoemthanalongone?
    Chapter5:
    WhatisthebigsecretFosterrevealsinthischapter?
    Chapter6:
    WhydosomanywritersuseandquoteShakespeare?
    Chapter7:
    WhatdoBiblicalallusionsdoforapieceofliterature?
    Chapter8:

    1. Whatistheliterarycanon?
    2. WhatdoesFostersuggestasthereasonsomanywriterschoosetoalludetofairytalesintheir
    works?

    Chapter9:
    Whatarethefourgreatstrugglesofthehumanbeing?
    Chapter10:
    Whataresomeofthetypesofweathersuchasrain,fog,rainbow,etccanrepresentinliterature?
    Chapter11:
    Chooseanactofviolenceoradeathfromapieceofliteratureyouhavereadandusingthe
    informationinthischapter,identifyisliterarypurpose.Besuretoincludespecificdetailstomake
    youranswerclearandcomplete.
    Chapter12:

    1. Whyissymbolicmeaningdifferentforeachindividualreader?
    2. Whataresomeofthefactorsthatinfluencewhatweunderstandinourreading?
    Chapter13:
    Inthischapter,Fosterexplainswhymostliteraturecanbecalledpoliticalsummarizehis
    argument.
    Chapter14:
    FosterassertsthatacharacterneednothaveallofthedistinguishingcharacteristicsofJesusChrist
    inordertobeconsideredaChristfigureinliteraturewhy?
    Chapter15:
    Doesacharacteralwayshavetoactuallyflyinorderfortheretobeflyinginspieceofliterature?
    Explain.
    Chapter16:
    whataresomethingsthatcanrepresentmaleandfemalesexualityinliterature?

    Chapter17:
    Whataresomeoftheotherthingsthatasexscenecanmean?
    Chapter18:

    1. Whataresomeofthethingsthatbaptism(orimmersioninwater)canmeaninliterature?
    2. Whataresomeofthethingsthatdrowningcanmeaninliterature?
    Chapter19:
    Whatdoesitmeanwhenanauthorsendsacharactersouth?
    Chapter20:
    Whatarethesymbolicmeaningsoftheseasons?
    SummarizeFoster'spointinthissectionofthebook.
    Chapter21:
    Chooseabookyouhavereadrecentlyandidentifyamaincharacterwhohassomephysical
    marking.Describeandexplainwhyyouthinktheauthorchosetogivehim/herthatphysical
    traitwhatdoesitmean?
    Chapter22:
    Forwhatreason(s)doauthorschoosetomakeacharacterblindinliterature?
    Chapter23:
    Whatthingscanhearttroublesignifyinliterature?
    Chapter24:
    Whataretheprinciplesgoverningtheuseofdiseaseinworksofliterature?
    Chapter25:
    ExplainwhatFostermeansbydon'treadwithyoureyes?
    Chapter26:
    ExplainwhatFostermeansbyironytrumpseverything.

    Nowusewhatyouhavelearned:readandannotateoneofthefollowing(oremailmeifthereis
    anotherclassicyouwouldliketoread),thenpickanelementtoanalyzebasedonachapterfrom
    Foster'sbook.
    BramStoker's
    DraculaM
    arkTwain's
    TomSawyer
    CharlotteBronte's
    JaneEyreK
    ateChopin's
    Awakening
    HermanMelville's
    MobyDickJ
    .D.Salingers
    CatcherintheRye
    CharlesDickens'
    OliverTwistA
    liceWalker's
    TheColorPurple
    JaneAusten's
    PrideandPrejudiceU
    ptonSinclair's
    TheJungle

    JohnSteinbecks
    EastofEdenZ
    oraNealeHurston's
    TheirEyeswereWatchingGod

    HappyReading!
    Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasefeelfreetoemailmeat
    elefevers@hotmail.com
    or
    elefevers@ttusd.org
    .Iwillbecheckingupmessagesfrequently.

    FosterquestionsareduenolaterthanJuly31st
    emailthemtomeateitheremailaddresslisted
    above.
    BookanalysisdueAugust25th
    .

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