1. How to Read Literature Like a Professor
Summer Homework
How to Read Literature Like a Professor

2. What book did you read?
Share your name, the title of your choice book, and one statement about the book.
Did you like it, hate it, identify with a character? Were you inspired, angered, overjoyed? Did you laugh, cry, throw the book at the wall?
For example:
My name is Mrs. Parker and this summer I read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. I struggled with the screenplay format, but overall thought it was very well done and definitely a page-turner. I finished it in a day and a half (while trying to wrangle a toddler)!

3. Which chapter did you choose to apply to your novel?
Pair up with a student that chose a DIFFERENT chapter.
Share what you wrote your 12 sentence paragraphs about with each other.
Explain background information as needed.
Pair up with another student and repeat.

4. Writing Assignments for HTRLLAP
Which two chapters did you choose?
With your hip buddy, share the chapters you chose and give a brief summary of your writing.
Get up! Walk at least 6 feet away from your desk and find another partner to share your work with.
Share with the class – 4 volunteers.

5. The keys to close reading
Memory
Where have you seen this before? Movies? Other books? Music? Plays? Poetry? TV?
Symbol
What does it mean? “Everything is a symbol of something, it seems, until proven otherwise” (Foster).
Pattern
Archetypes, elements of style,
literary techniques

6. Let’s try it. What did you see? Memory: Romeo and Juliet
Symbols: iceberg (obstacle) boat (sinks like their love) necklace (class difference)
Patterns: star crossed lovers, parallels to play (party scene, Rose is betrothed, Mercutio, balcony scene, rich guy tries to kill Jack, etc.)

7. What does this have to do with AP LIT?
Every time you read something for this class you should keep in mind these three items.
They will be the keys to your success in analysis, note taking and essay writing.
Memory
Where have you seen this before? Movies? Other books? Music? Plays? Poetry? TV?
Symbol
What does it mean? “Everything is a symbol of something, it seems, until proven otherwise” (Foster).
Pattern
Archetypes, elements of style,
literary techniques

8. ALL Summer Homework will be collected on Monday, September 12th
You will be writing your first in-class timed essay.
You will be given 3 different prompt options.
You will have the class period. When the bell rings you will need to turn in what you have done. (Don’t worry if you don’t finish, someday you will.) 