Walt Whitman High School
Summer Reading List
English 11
2015 – 2016
 Honors and Regular: Read The Elements of Style by Strunk and White, 4th edition
Publication Date: August 2, 1999 ISBN-10: 020530902X | ISBN-13: 978-0205309023
You may find this at the library or online, or you may check out from the school or buy your own.
Assignment for The Elements of Style –
Honors: write a 20-question quiz (multiple choice, short answer and/or fill in the blank – done on
a word processor) with at least 2 questions from each of the five sections. Include the
correct answers. Your quiz will be collected on the first day of class.
Regular: Same as Honors requirement, except abbreviated for a 10-question quiz.
and
 Honors and Regular: Read a book from the list below and annotate*.
due the first day of school.
Annotations are
TEXTS
JOHN IRVING – A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY
TONI MORRISON – THE BLUEST EYE
FRANK MCCOURT – ANGELA’S ASHES
AMY TAN – THE BONESETTER’S DAUGHTER
KHALED HOSSEINI – THE KITE RUNNER
AYAAN HIRSI ALI -- INFIDEL
CHRIS CLEAVE – LITTLE BEE
KATHRYN STOCKETT – THE HELP
*Annotate according to the directives below. Acceptable annotations can be written in the
text, on post-its or done as Cornell notes.
If your LAST name begins with
A – G: Annotate for symbols and motifs that support the idea of power and oppression
H – L: Annotate for plot structure and settings that support the idea of power and
oppression
M – Sa: Annotate for character development that supports the idea of power and
oppression
Sb – Z: Annotate for imagery and figurative language that supports the idea of power
and oppression