SUMMER READING Post 1

Freshmen year comes to an end.

The end of the year is upon us. English 1 is meant to focus on young adults (like yourselves) on purpose. What life lessons can you take away from the literature read throughout the year?


Below is a list of texts read to help you remember the themes discussed throughout the school year:
-Animal Farm
-Lord of the Flies
-Possibility of Evil
-Speak
-The Glass Castle
-The House on Mango Street
-A Long Way Gone

Character Journal

Use the events at the end of chapter 11 to write a second journal entry from Ishmael's perspective.

ALWG Chapter One

In what ways can being in a state of war change your life? In what ways does it change Ishmael's life?

Responsibility

React to the following statement:

Everyone should be held responsible for their own actions, regardless of age. (Fully explain your response with details and examples).

Guilt

How do you deal with personal guilt?

Bad Born

In your opinion, are people born bad, or does society and their environment make them bad?