Incoming 10th Grade

Academic students:

CGI English 10 students will be responsible for reading The Color Purple by Toni Morrison.

Honors students:

CGI English 10 students enrolled at the Honors level will be responsible for reading The Color Purple by Toni Morrison and one of the two summer book choices presented below.

Summer Book Choices:

• Fiction: If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin
• Non-fiction: Educated by Tara Westover

While reading...

1. Read the book actively, by underlining, highlighting, using post-it notes, and writing margin notes to indicate areas of interest and importance as you see it. In other words, respond to what you read, as you read. Some examples of reading actively are:

• Defining new vocabulary words;
• Asking questions of the text and the author;
• Making connections between the text and the reader, the text and other texts, and the text and the world;
• Commenting on what is conveyed; and
• Responding to the book at the end. Why did you like or dislike the book?

2. Identify themes in the book as they become apparent. Themes involve the subject of the text or an idea that recurs in that work. For example, a theme may involve racial bias, redemption or school issues. Your English teacher may ask you to write an essay on these themes when you return in the fall.

3. Record five (5) quotes (with page numbers) that you liked from the book. Why did you choose those quotes? Perhaps you liked the writing or the content. Be prepared to explain in class why you chose each quote.

4. For The Color Purple: Write a one page typed letter that is missing and should be inserted somewhere in the book.