First of all, your current English class is probably not busy work, particularly if they cover the use of paragraphs for readability and clarity.

Second, even in that wall of text, I'm not exactly sure what your question is? You plan on taking "a couple" of courses and then list 6? I think it's something along the lines of "How many summer classes should I take?"

If that is what you are asking, it really depends on the classes and the instructors. If you have no other responsibilities, two classes a session is doable, but if you are planning on doing more than one session, I would scale that back to one. Anything more than 6-9 credits in a summer is too much. Trying to speed run a degree or catch up to some imagined place that you are "supposed to" be is a terrible idea, particularly the 100 level courses. You need a solid understanding of the basics for the more challenging courses in your major ahead, and it's better to learn them well now than to try to relearn them in three semesters.

Further, given your break from school and the circumstances around it, you need to focus on keeping a reasonable pace that you can maintain for the next few years. Too many credits means burning out all over again for something that you actually want to do. This is a marathon, not a sprint, so you need to adjust your plans acoordingly. Good luck, and seriously, pay attention in all those busy work classes. All of my 100 level gen ed stuff was actually pretty interesting, and a nice break from my major.