Summer Assignment

My summer assignment for Pre-Ap English II has changed over a couple months. Initially, I planned to use Lord of the Flies as the required summer text, but I changed my mind so students could have more freedom in what they chose to read during the sweltering months of June and July. Don't worry, we will study Lord of the Flies, but it will be during the school year. Since students are so literature in technology, I decided that blogging would be a great way to talk about literature. In fact, my goal is to continue the use of blogs throughout the 2008-2009 school year. This educational adventure contains challenges, but I believe that the benefits will be outstanding.

Holiday Reading

Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by all the books I feel like I need to read. As an English teacher, I am constantly reading, but I feel that it's never enough. I have read three books so far this break: I Hate Other People's Kids, Make Lemonade, and Farewell to Manzanar.

I am halfway through another book, which is much longer called The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Mrs. Simonton let me borrow this book...back in September or October! I have had it for that long, so it is my goal to finish it during break.

However, my sister gave me two books for Christmas, and I also want to read them. One is the newest book by S.E. Hinton (author of The Outsiders) called Hawkes Harbor and the other is a biography of Charles Schulz (creator of the Peanuts comic strip). Good luck on all your reading goals.

What have you read over the break?