Summer reading Sophomore going on Junior IRP

Summer reading options

IRP Contract

Choices

1. Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 

2. The Fencer by Rodrigo Ayala

3. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 

4. The curious incident of the dog in the night time by Mark Haddon 

5. The body in the library by Agatha Christie 

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My 2014-2015 Summer Reading text will Include:

1. The curious incident of the Dog

2. The body in the library

3. Gone girl

Rationale:

I want to read the curious incident of the dog because I love mystery books and I think it's interesting that a boy who has autism puts all of his fears aside from the world to figure out why his neighbor's dog was killed and who did it. It seems like a very courageous book and very inspiring. 

Rationale:

I want to read the body in the library because I read a little summary about the story and I thought it was cool that this story is about secrets within secrets and the reader unravels the secrets because of the dead body in the library. That is why I want to read this book.

Rationale:

I want to read gone girl because I think it's mysterious, interesting and sketchy that her husband doesn't really know where his wife went but doesn't really care. This is what I guessed when I read the short summary.

 

My Current Class: English 10

My Current Teacher: Mr. Small

Year of Graduation: 2016

Bossypants by Tina Fey

     Tina Fey's comedic autobiography "Bossypants" was very amusing. I could relate her to myself when she was a teen. She would spent her teenage years working at a theatre summer camp which I also did. I can relate my life to her because both of out moms are crazy and funny. Tina Fey's mom gave her a book about a girls period that a parent is supposed to read to the child. Surprisingly my mom did that to me too. This autobiography also made me feel good about myself because making funny of yourself in a positive way does boost yourself esteem.  Fey would always mention a little sassy and funny comment about how she has her dads feet. She also mentioned that she wouldn't do anything in the world to give up her unique looks but she would give up her dad's feet. This made me crack up. I agreed with a lot of what Tina Fey said about women. She went to a seminar and the subject that was chatted among the women was "What day did you feel like you felt like a woman." Fey said most of the women said they felt like a grown woman when a guy commented something sexual to them. Fey and I both feel like once we feel like we're a grown woman is when we accomplish something valuable. Most of the humor was too mature for me because Fey mentioned a lot of old actresses and actors at that time who I don't know about. You never become someone unless you are called bossy.

And then there were none by Agatha Christie

   "And then there were none" was a very enjoyable read for me this summer. There were so many plot twists and mysteries. What really made me enjoy this book was the use of imagery not only for the beautiful setting but Christie's use of imagery to create suspense. I wish I could be as clever as the murderer, Justice Wargrave. His character is basically the definition of revenge. All the characters on the island were sent there because judge Wargrave wanted them to confess their crimes. They were all criminals but could not be prosecuted by the law because there was not a strong enough case and evidence to prosecute them. Christie is so creative that the poem "Ten little Indians" describes how each of the characters die, but the characters do not know it at the time when they arrive at the island neither does the reader. Wargrave decided that the order that they are killed is based on the torture they must go through for punishment of their crimes. Everything that was included in the book was a mystery even the house. It had so many rooms and so many ways to get around the house which was easy for judge Wargrave to break the Indian ceramics once someone was killed. Christie's use of character development also caught my eye. Each person was a mystery in themselves because the reader doesn't know for sure if they were rotten people or just made really bad mistakes. This book overall was my favorite book to read over the summer. 

Summer reading part. 1

    This summer I read "And then there were none," by Agatha Christie and "Bossy Pants," by Tina Fey. Both of these books were exciting to read and it was nice to read books from a different genre. I picked these books because I wanted to read something that made my adrenaline rush and something that made me die of laughter. However, I had some negative reactions to parts of Fey's "Bossy pants." Don't get me wrong, the book was hilarious but some of her humor was too mature for my understanding. "And then there were none" was also interesting to read but it was hard to keep track of all the characters' stories behind each of them.

Summer reading options

IRP Contract

Choices

1. And then there were none: Agatha Christie 

2. The devil in the white city: Erik Larson 

3. Bossy pants: Tina fey 

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My 2013-2014 Summer Reading text will Include:

1. Bossy pants by Tina fey

2. And then there were none by Agatha Christie 

Rationale:

I decided to read the summary of Tina Fey's, "Bossy Pants," and that made me want to read Bossy pants. It seems really funny and I want to have a good laugh over the summer.

Rationale:

I picked Agatha Christie's novel because I love murder mysteries.

 

My Current Class: English 9

My Current Teacher: Mr. Murphy