1. Hialeah Gardens High School
Reading 2015
Hialeah Gardens High School students are required to read one novel and one non-fictional article, along with viewing a film that
corresponds to the theme selected. Each box (option) encompasses all three required pieces. To comply with the summer
requirement, students are to select one box/option and read/view all components within that box. Then, compose and analytical
essay that synthesizes both readings and film. Please refer to essay requirements at the end of this document.
REGULAR STUDENTS
OPTION 1
Theme: Racism
Novel: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Film: In the Heat of the Night
Non-fictional Text Source Citation: Gardner, Trevor G. "Racial profiling as
collective definition." Social Inclusion 2.3 (2014): 52+. Opposing Viewpoints in
Context. Web. 11 May 2015.
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Things to consider while reading:
 racist ideas in each text and decide how these beliefs inform the
outcome of the texts
 ideas of prejudice and discrimination and how they are presented in
the texts
OPTION 2
Theme: Racism
Novel: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Film: Apocalypse Now
Non-fictional Text Source Citation: Gardner, Trevor G. "Racial profiling as
collective definition." Social Inclusion 2.3 (2014): 52+. Opposing Viewpoints in
Context. Web. 11 May 2015.
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Things to consider while reading:
 discuss how perspective shapes an author’s viewpoint and how that
viewpoint is played out in the text
 analyze the hegemonic ideas in each text
 analyze what role race plays in each of the texts
OPTION 3
Theme: Utopia & Dystopia
Novel: Animal Farm by George Orwell
Film: Enemy of the People
Non-fictional Text Source Citation:
Roshwald, Mordecai. "The alienated moralist in An Enemy of the People."
Modern Age 46.3 (2004): 227+. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 18
May 2015.
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Things to consider while reading:
 discuss the utopia and dystopia in each text
 analyze similarities between the plots and characters in both texts
OPTION 4
Theme: Utopia & Dystopia
Novel: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Film: Pleasantville
Non-fictional Text Source Citation:
Christensen, Bryce J. "Balkanized bureaucracy or utopian sanctuary? The crisis in
the modern university." Modern Age 56.3 (2014): 7+. Opposing Viewpoints in
Context. Web. 18 May 2015.
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Things to consider while reading:
 discuss and analyze the similar symbols, plot events, and characters,
especially David/Bud and Guy and Jennifer/Mary Sue and Clarisse
 discuss different types of allusions in both texts

2. OPTION 5
Theme: Coming of Age/Strong Women
Novel: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Film: The Color Purple
Non-fictional Text Source Citation: Neuwirth, Jessica. "Women and peace and
security: the implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325." Duke
Journal of Gender Law & Policy (2002): 253+. Opposing Viewpoints in Context.
Web. 11 May 2015.
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Things to consider while reading:
 roles of women in the texts
 themes of racism, sexism, and relationships in the texts
 types of abuse and the effects it has on the characters in the texts
OPTION 6
Theme: Coming of Age
Novel: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton or Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers
Film: Gangs of New York
Non-fictional Text Source Citation: Wyrick, Phelan. "Adolescents Join Gangs for a
Sense of Social Belonging." Gangs. Ed. Adela Soliz. Detroit: Greenhaven Press,
2009. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Gang Prevention: How to Make the 'Front
End' of Your Anti-Gang Effort Work." United States Attorneys' Bulletin 54.3 (May
2006): 52-60. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 18 May 2015.
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Things to consider while reading:
 tolerance and conflict prevention
 similarities between protagonists in the texts
HONOR STUDENTS
OPTION 1
Theme: Coming of Age
Novel: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Film: Slumdog Millionaire
Non-fictional Text Source Citation:
"'Slumdog' star Freida Pinto: Film industry too male-dominated." CNN Wire 27
June 2013. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 18 May 2015.
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Things to consider while reading:
 the plot lines in each text
 different types of conflict in the texts
 effects of prejudice on the characters in the texts
OPTION 2
Theme: Strong Women
Novel: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Film: Their Eyes Were Watching God
Non-fictional Text Source Citation:
Clerge, Natacha. "Violence against women and the AIDS epidemic in Haiti."
Contemporary Review 291.1695 (2009): 424+. Opposing Viewpoints in Context.
Web. 18 May 2015.
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Things to consider while reading:
 role of the “watchers” in the communities of both texts
 ideas of beauty, relationships (functional and dysfunctional), and
identity
 different types of abuse and the effects it has on the characters in the
texts
Essay Requirements:
All essays require a minimum of 500 words, citing textual evidence, utilizing all three sources to support writing, and be submitted to your English
teacher via www.turnitin.com the first week of school.
Gale password: Gladiators
Essay Topic: Writers tend to be influenced by the events and people they see around them. After having read the novel and non-fictional article,
and watched the film, write an analytical essay that determines how the central theme is depicted throughout the work, its characters and world
events. Make sure to site all three sources to support your writing.
If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Valle at mrsvalle@dadeschools.net or Mrs. Estrada @ clestrada@dadschools.net.