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Grade 6-7-8 SUMMER READING
ASSIGNMENTS
Students
Going Into 6th Grade: Read three of the following books.
Crispin: The
Cross of Lead, Avi
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis
The City of Ember, Jeanne DuPrau
The Giver, Lois Lowry
Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt
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Students Going Into 7th
Grade: Read three of
the following books.
The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton
The Wave, Todd Strasser
Messenger, Lois Lowry
Number the Stars, Lois Lowry
The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien
For
assignment scroll down
Students Going Into 8th
Grade: Read three of
the following books.
To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee
Animal Farm, George Orwell
Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck
The Pearl, John Steinbeck
And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie
Your Summer Assignment:
1.
Write a two-page essay on each of
the three books you are reading during the summer.
Take
into account, as you write your essay, the questions on the
back of this page. Use this to help you write your essay.
Do not write just a summary of the book. Write your own
essay. Be sure to include in your essay your answer to
Question #10: What lesson did I learn from, reading this
book? This should be your concluding paragraph.
This will be collected by your teacher on the first full day
of school, September 12. Your three assignments will be
included in the first Marking Period.
Do not wait to the last week of the summer to do these
assignments. Space them out so that you can enjoy your
reading.
Questions
to ask yourself while you are reading?
1.
Who is the main character
(protagonist)?
2.
What problems or conflicts does the main
character face?
3.
How do the actions of the other characters
affect the main character?
4.
How does the plot affect the main characters?
5.
Is there an antagonist, or someone who tries
to prevent good from happening to the main character
(good guy vs. bad guy)?
6.
How does the setting (time and place) of the
story affect the main character?
7.
What are the themes of this book? Is it a book
about friendship, love, family, loss, discovery, or
growing up?
8.
How do the different themes affect the plot?
The main character?
9.
What lesson did the main character learn by
the end of the book?
10.What lesson did I learn from reading this book?
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