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KHS AP Literature and Composition (English 12 AP)
Summer Reading Assignments 2023
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It is a requirement for this class that you read the following books prior to the start of school in August .
You
should be prepared to be assessed on the selected works in a variety of formats, including but not
limited to multiple-choice tests, essay, and projects. These assessments will take place during the first month
of school. There are 2 Separate and Required Components for this assignment- the Reading and the Journal.
Failure to complete these assignments will have a significant negative impact on your
first-semester grade.
1.
Required Reading (ALL THREE TEXTS):
a.
Oedipus Rex
(Oedipus the King) by Sophocles (Drama)
b.
The Inferno
(part of
The Divine Comedy
) by Dante Alighieri (Poetry)
c.
Across a Hundred Mountains
by Reyna Grande (Prose)
2.
Allusion Research Journal (separate from the reading)
●
Due in class Friday, 25 August 2023
•
Requirements- Please
complete this assignment in a composition book. No typed
versions will be accepted.
•
Directions:
Following the example below, develop an index in which you enter the following information
on a page in your journal for each mythical, biblical, and fairy tale allusion listed on page 2:
1.
Name of the story and source
(biblical, Greek, Roman, etc.)
2.
A
25-50-word
summary of the story
that captures the main elements
3.
A
50-word commentary
on the sources of conflict (plot) and their significance
4.
An
illustrated depiction
of the allusion demonstrating its possible meaning
Allusion; (noun) an implied or indirect reference especially in literature; also: the use of such
references.
Nearly all novels, plays, and poems read in AP Literature contain multiple Biblical and
mythological allusions.
Authors depend on readers’ knowledge of these references in order to further
the understanding of their messages. In addition, the AP test frequently expects students to find these
allusions in the prose and poetry excerpts provided both on the multiple-choice portion of the exam
and within the essay prompts. In studying
these allusions over the summer, you will be increasing your own background knowledge.
A word about the
Bible
: Because the literature of Western culture draws so commonly on
knowledge of the
Bible
and because so many Americans in the 21
st
Century lack that background
knowledge, we have added selections from the Bible
to the summer reading. The stories are those
frequently alluded to in literature and should become part of your cultural knowledge since they show
up in such diverse literatu
re as Blake’s “Songs of Innocence and Experience, “Morrison’s
Beloved
, and
Matt Groening’s
The Simpsons.
Read these selections in terms of faith but rather in terms of literature.
.
KHS AP Lit Summer Reading 2022
Example:
Sample Page
The Prodigal Son
Biblical Allusion
Source: Luke 15:11-32
In this story, one of the most well-known parables shared by Jesus, a man has two sons to whom he has
promised an inheritance. One of the sons asks for his inheritance while the father is still alive. He takes
his money and spends it quite foolishly. Money spent, he ends up so poor that he must work in a pig yard,
where he sees that the pigs have even more than he. He decides to return to his father’s home to beg
forgiveness and to ask that his father hire him to work in the fields. His father is overjoyed to see the son he
thought he had lost. In celebration of his return, the father offers him new robes, an important ring, and
orders a fattened calf killed for celebration. The “good brother” is incensed that
the brother who so
recklessly squandered his fortune should be welcomed and forgiven. But the father explains the value of
that return of that which was thought lost.
Commentary:
This parable has been explored many times in literature, art, and song, especially the
concept of celebrating the homecoming of someone who has waywardly wandered from the home or the
community. One example is in
The Grapes of Wrath
when Tom Joad returns home after he is released
from prison.
Mythological Allusions
Use an introductory text such as
Edith Hamilton’s
Mythology
or
Bulfinch’s
Mythology: The Age of Fable or
Stories of Gods and Heroes
by Thomas Bulfinch:
http://www.greekmythology.com
Fairy Tales, Nursery Rhymes, and Fables
The following can be found at:
http://ivyjoy.com/fables/
or Grimm’s
Fairy Tales
Biblical Allusions
The
King James Version of
The Holy Bible
can be found online:
http://www.bartleby.com
if you do not
have
your own text. I would prefer that you read from a King James Version because it is considered highly
poetic.
Questions?
Please feel free to contact me!
Mrs. Orr-Dunn (room 107)(
korr@avshd.org
)
KHS AP Lit Summer Reading 2022
Achilles
Odysseus
Aphrodite
Jason and the Golden Fleece
Antigone
The Trojan Horse
Agamemnon
Philomela
Daedalus and Icarus
Persephone
Cupid and Psyche
Perseus
Eurydice and Orpheus
Prometheus
Echo and Narcissus
River Styx
Hercules
The Gods of Olympus
Hector
Theseus
Goldilocks
Snow White
The Tortoise and the Hare
The Princess and the Pea
Little Boy Blue
Little Miss Muffet
Rapunzel
Cinderella
The Emperor’s New Clothes
Beauty and the Beast
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Thumbelina
The Old Testament
The New Testament
The Creation- Genesis 1
The Nativity- Matthew 1; Luke 2
“The Fall”
- Genesis 3
Lazarus- John 11:1-12:11
Cain and Abel- Genesis 4-6
The Last Supper- Mark 14; John 13
“The Flood”
- Genesis 6
Judas and the Betrayal- Matthew 25-26
Abraham and Isaac- Genesis 22
The Denial- Matthew 26
Moses; The Plagues; Exodus; 10 Commandments-
Exodus 1-4; 20
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The Crucifixion- Matthew 27
Job Chapters 1-2
The Resurrection- Luke 24; John 20-21
The Book of Ruth
The Prodigal Son- Luke 15:11-32
David and Goliath- I Samuel 17
The Good Samaritan- Luke 10:25-37
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