BOOK REPORT REQUIREMENTS:
4th TERM
BOOK CHOICE:
Do a little research on the books before making your choice. The AP College Board doesn't know your ethics.
Choose any book WRITTEN AFTER 1920 you haven't read before from the reading list EXCEPT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
Choose any book WRITTEN AFTER 1920 you haven't read before from the reading list EXCEPT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
The Old Man and the Sea,
The Crucible, Their Eyes Were Watching God, The Great Gatsby, The Glass Menagerie, Of Mice and Men, |
Animal Farm,
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," 1984, Our Town, The Chosen, Fahrenheit 451, |
IF YOUR BOOK IS NOT ON THE READING LIST OR IS ON THE ABOVE LIST, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THE REPORT. I'M NOT KIDDING. DOUBLE AND TRIPLE CHECK.
WRITING REQUIREMENTS:
- KNOW YOUR BOOK! Much of the writing for this book report will be IN CLASS. You should come knowing your book very well.
- READ AND ANNOTATE YOUR BOOK CAREFULLY. BRING YOUR ANNOTATIONS.
- BRING A COMPLETED READING RECORD WITH YOU.
- BRING A TYPED SET OF SIX "GOLDEN PASSAGES" FROM THE WORK WITH YOU TO CLASS. YOU DO NOT NEED AN EXPLANATION, BUT PLEASE INCLUDE THE PAGE NUMBERS.
- BE PREPARED TO WRITE ABOUT THE THEMES OF YOUR BOOK IN COMPARISON TO THE GREAT GATSBY.
YOUR BOOK REPORT IS DUE ON APRIL 30th FOR A DAY AND MAY 1st FOR B DAY. THEY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE FOR ANY REASON. IF YOU WILL BE GONE ON THAT DAY, YOU MUST ARRANGE A MAKE UP DAY WITH ME IN ADVANCE.
IF YOU DON'T READ YOUR BOOK, DON'T BRING THE REQUIRED WORK, AREN'T READY, OR ARE ABSENT ON THE DUE DATE, THEN . . .
IF YOU DON'T READ YOUR BOOK, DON'T BRING THE REQUIRED WORK, AREN'T READY, OR ARE ABSENT ON THE DUE DATE, THEN . . .