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LaverneShirley · 05-18-2001, 05:58 PM

Okay, to get in to honors english, there are two requirements. One, you get at least 170 out of 200 points on a test they give you. Number two, you have to do summer reading and writing. Today they gave us the list of books we have to read:

1. Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier
2. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
3. No Language But a Cry by Richard D-Ambrosio
4. Something Wicked This Way Comes

Has anyone read any of these? If so, were they any good? And were they difficult to read or would they be difficult for a 14 year old? (I can tell I'm going to majorly stress myself out this summer)

callmetootie · 05-18-2001, 06:01 PM

I've read Rebecca and Something Wicked This Way Comes. Rebecca is a pretty well written book, very suspenseful and at times very romantic and funny. SWTWC was kind of confusing and at times totally mindless, but I guess that there's a lesson to be learned in it; I never found a lesson, but there must be one.

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Joanna Marie_1 · 05-18-2001, 06:20 PM

We have summer reading every year but now our skool is changing from Jr.High to Middle skool so we wont have summer reading this year! YAY!!!!!!!!!! Free SUMMER!!!!!!!!!

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(After the fake motorcycle accident)
Jo:My head hurtz a lil
Nat: A Concusion!!!!!!
Jo's dad:The doctor examined her head and found nothing!
Blair:Not even a lil bit of straw!

05-18-2001, 08:16 PM

I have a quetion for you guys(people). Am i the only person on this board who's school gives you reading AND homework to do over the summer? And you get in trouble if you don't do it.

LaverneShirley · 05-18-2001, 09:21 PM

Well, I have to write an essay each on Rebecca and Much Ado... but that's just for the honor students. If we don't do them, we get kicked out of the the honor class.

Callmetootie--I figured it would be confusing. We just finished Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and his writing style was really poetic and confusing. Sometimes it was hard to determine what was literal and what was figurative. Luckily none of my writing assignments are on SWTWC.

callmetootie · 05-18-2001, 09:23 PM

They also made movies out of Rebecca and SWTWC. Rebecca was a 1941 or 1942 hit for Alfred Hitchcock, and SWTWC was released I think it 1985, and was a total flop.

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Andrew Carden

LaverneShirley · 05-18-2001, 09:40 PM

There's a movie for Much Ado About Nothing, too. My teacher said it would be better if we saw the movie before we read it. Plus, there's cliff notes, which are allowed but we still have to read the book.

hockeychiC518 · 05-18-2001, 10:50 PM

i have to read 3 or 4 books cuz im in a.p. english and then we will have projects on it but we dont actully have homework...but we get summer reading lsit in beginning of June so a lot of people get it done early or wait till the last minute*me*haha

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05-18-2001, 05:58 PM	#1
LaverneShirley Mission Doll Senior Member Join Date: Jul 26, 2000 Location: Liberty Twp, OH Posts: 1,552	Summer Reading Okay, to get in to honors english, there are two requirements. One, you get at least 170 out of 200 points on a test they give you. Number two, you have to do summer reading and writing. Today they gave us the list of books we have to read: 1. Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier 2. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare 3. No Language But a Cry by Richard D-Ambrosio 4. Something Wicked This Way Comes Has anyone read any of these? If so, were they any good? And were they difficult to read or would they be difficult for a 14 year old? (I can tell I'm going to majorly stress myself out this summer)

05-18-2001, 08:16 PM	#4
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05-18-2001, 06:01 PM	#2
callmetootie Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 06, 2001 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 4,768	I've read Rebecca and Something Wicked This Way Comes. Rebecca is a pretty well written book, very suspenseful and at times very romantic and funny. SWTWC was kind of confusing and at times totally mindless, but I guess that there's a lesson to be learned in it; I never found a lesson, but there must be one. ------------------ Andrew Carden

05-18-2001, 06:20 PM	#3
Joanna Marie_1 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 03, 2001 Location: Sherwood, AR, USA Posts: 342	We have summer reading every year but now our skool is changing from Jr.High to Middle skool so we wont have summer reading this year! YAY!!!!!!!!!! Free SUMMER!!!!!!!!! ------------------ (After the fake motorcycle accident) Jo:My head hurtz a lil Nat: A Concusion!!!!!! Jo's dad:The doctor examined her head and found nothing! Blair:Not even a lil bit of straw!

05-18-2001, 09:21 PM	#5
LaverneShirley Mission Doll Senior Member Join Date: Jul 26, 2000 Location: Liberty Twp, OH Posts: 1,552	Well, I have to write an essay each on Rebecca and Much Ado... but that's just for the honor students. If we don't do them, we get kicked out of the the honor class. Callmetootie--I figured it would be confusing. We just finished Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and his writing style was really poetic and confusing. Sometimes it was hard to determine what was literal and what was figurative. Luckily none of my writing assignments are on SWTWC.

05-18-2001, 09:23 PM	#6
callmetootie Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 06, 2001 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 4,768	They also made movies out of Rebecca and SWTWC. Rebecca was a 1941 or 1942 hit for Alfred Hitchcock, and SWTWC was released I think it 1985, and was a total flop. ------------------ Andrew Carden

05-18-2001, 09:40 PM	#7
LaverneShirley Mission Doll Senior Member Join Date: Jul 26, 2000 Location: Liberty Twp, OH Posts: 1,552	There's a movie for Much Ado About Nothing, too. My teacher said it would be better if we saw the movie before we read it. Plus, there's cliff notes, which are allowed but we still have to read the book.

05-18-2001, 10:50 PM	#8
hockeychiC518 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 06, 2001 Location: MA Posts: 539	i have to read 3 or 4 books cuz im in a.p. english and then we will have projects on it but we dont actully have homework...but we get summer reading lsit in beginning of June so a lot of people get it done early or wait till the last minutemehaha ------------------ Jinny: See I know people too, dont screw with me ~~~Go Red Soxs~~~