Honors English 12

Please read the required text, Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, While reading, it is important to keep notes to be prepared to complete in-class assignments upon return to school. 

Required Text - Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell takes us, his readers, on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way he explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why Asians are good at math, and what made the Beatles the greatest rock band (GoodReads.com).

While reading, please take notes in this attached graphic organizer. Notes should be handwritten and will be used as a study guide for an in-person test.