This summer reading assignment will be collected and graded

This summer reading assignment will be collected and graded during the This summer reading assignment will be collected and graded during the first week of the 2017 fall semester. Directions: Read the attached documents and respond to the following questions. Write in complete sentences (most responses should be at least one paragraph in length) and respond thoughtfully to each question or task. Work may be typed or neatly handwritten. Read the excerpt from Aristotle’s Politics. Answer the following questions: 1. Define these words (complete sentences NOT required): - democracy - oligarchy - tyranny - constitution 2. According to Aristotle, what are the advantages of having a large middle class? Read the excerpt from the Magna Carta, then read the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution. Make a Venn diagram in which you compare the Magna Carta with the Bill of Rights. Read The Ten Commandments from Exodus, Chapter 20. Respond to the following questions: 3. The Ten Commandments fall into two categories of conduct. List each of the Ten Commandments under one of these two headings: - Relationship with God - Relationship with Others 4. Consider the society in which we live today. Choose three of the Ten Commandments and explain how they can impact or influence modern life. Give an example of at least one law that supports each of the commandments you chose. While moral and civil law are different, why do you think there is a connection between moral law and civil law in these examples? MARY STAR OF THE SEA HIGH SCHOOL Modern World History Honors Modern World History Summer Reading English 10: British Literature HONORS - 2017 Summer Reading Assignment The following assignment goes along with the reading of Lord of the Flies by William Golding and The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. Please TYPE the answers, double-spaced, and turn them in on the first Monday of regular classes. Your answers should be 6 to 8 sentences in length and contain at least one specific quote from the book cited in your answers. Some questions may require more than 8 sentences in order to complete the answer. Answers to these questions will be utilized in both British Literature and Sophomore Religion class. There will be an exam regarding this novel at the start of the first block period. Please TYPE the answers, double-spaced, and turn them in on the first Monday of class. This joint assignment will be worth up to 30 points. A. Lord of the Flies 1. Define the following words: civilization, leadership, anarchy, despotism. For each word, write a few sentences applying these words to the actions in the novel. 2. What does the conch shell symbolize in the novel? Use examples from the text to support your examples. 3. Multiple times Ralph and/or Piggy proclaim that they are British and they should be acting more appropriately. How are the British supposed to act? Do the boys ever truly act "British"? 4.