Summer Reading Grades 11 and 12

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1 Summer Reading Grades 11 and 12 This summer, the students of Holbrook Junior-Senior High School are being given the freedom to choose their summer reading book! Through allowing students to choose a book based on their passions and interests, it is the goal of Holbrook staff to encourage a lifelong love of literature. Summer reading promotes the love of reading, strengthens vocabulary, increases fluency, and improves comprehension. In addition to reading one book of their choice, students are required to complete a summer reading assignment that is worth 5% of their first quarter grade. The summer reading assignment is due within the first week of returning to school. Students can choose either Option 1: Plot Chart and Journal Entries, which is a written assignment, or Option 2: Video Journal, which allows students to discuss their reading book on camera. Extra copies of the Summer Reading assignment can be found on the Library page of the Holbrook Junior-Senior High School website. Any questions about summer reading can be directed to Ms. Kipp ( skipp@holbrook.k12.ma.us ). To help guide students in choosing a book, staff members of HJSHS have offered some of their favorite books as suggestions (see back)! Many of the books listed can be found at the Holbrook Public Library, Randolph Public Library, Brockton Public Library, and at local bookstores. 1

2 Staff Reading Picks Mr. Riso (English) Ms. Kipp (English) The Death of Jim Loney by James Welch Moby Dick by Herman Melville As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner The Road by Cormac McCarthy Black No More by George S. Schuyler The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath The Hundred Brothers by Donald Antrim In Cold Blood by Truman Capote The Beetle by Richard Marsh The Handmaid s Tale by Edith Wharton Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie Mr. Gorman (Math) American Gods by Neil Gaiman Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Mr. Espie (History) Friday Night Lights by HG Bissinger Mrs. Thompson (Spanish) Dr. DeMello (Principal) Gone Baby Gone by Dennis Lehane Snowflower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins Shanghai Girls by Lisa See Mr. Bolger (Athletics) Blink by Malcolm Gladwell Born to Run by Christopher McDougall Ms. McCann (Spanish) Night Road by Kristin Hannah Kleinbaum The Pact by Jodi Picoult (Also recommended by Ms. Mitchell!) Ms. O Driscoll (Assistant Principal) The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys by Dorris Kearns Goodwin Ms. Selby (English) How to Read Literature like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster Ms. Froio (Nurse) Defending Jacob by William Landay Ms. Mitchell (Special Education) Eleven Seconds by Travis Roy The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom Ms. Selby (English) The Dead Poet s Society by N.H. The Martian by Andy Wier Ms. Fuller (Art) The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Mr. Welch (Science) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Ms. Paone (English) Wayward Pines Series by Blake Crouch Mr. Bayersdorfer (History) Dream Team by Jack McCallum Miracle of St. Anthony by Adrian Wojnarowski Ms. Golden (Librarian) The Pact by Dr. Rameck Hunt, Dr. Sampson Davis, Dr. George Jenkins The Help by Kathryn Stockett The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult Mr. Flanagan (Spanish) Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell 2

3 OPTION 1: Plot Chart and Journal Entries Student Name: *** Title: Author: Genre (circle one): Narrative Nonfiction Historical fiction Science fiction Fantasy Horror Mystery Autobiography/Biography Drama Other (specify): *** Plot Chart and Journal Entries = 100 total points 5% of English Quarter 1 Grade Plot Chart Directions: On the back, fill in the plot chart based on your summer reading book. Include character names as you briefly explain the events of the book through the exposition (beginning), rising action, climax (high point), falling action, and resolution (each section = 10 points, 50 points total for Plot Chart). Journal Entry Directions: Using two specific chapters or sections of your summer reading book, complete the two journal entries. Begin by finding two vocabulary words you re unfamiliar with and defining them (be sure to include the part of speech). Then, complete the summary, find a meaningful quote, and make a connection to what you ve read. Finally, create an image that illustrates an event, a character, or a scene from that section (each journal entry = 25 points, 50 points total). *Be prepared to discuss your summer reading book and assignment in English class when we return in the fall! 3

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5 Chapter or Pages to Define two vocabulary words from this section with parts of speech (5 points) : A. : B. : Chapter Summary in AT LEAST 3 complete sentences (5 points) : Meaningful quote from the section including page number and speaker (5 points) : Make a connection to the events and/or characters within this section (5 points) : Detailed illustration of an event/character/scene from the section (5 points) : 5

6 Chapter or Pages to Define two vocabulary words from this section with parts of speech (5 points) : A. : B. : Chapter Summary in AT LEAST 3 complete sentences (5 points) : Meaningful quote from the section including page number and speaker (5 points) : Make a connection to the events and/or characters within this section (5 points) : Detailed illustration of an event/character/scene from the section (5 points) : 6

7 OPTION 2: Video Journal Video Journal = 100 total points 5% of English Quarter 1 Grade Directions : Create a video journal based on the summer reading book of your choice. You have the option of working independently on this project or with a friend to create one video journal together, as long as you have both read the same summer reading book. Make sure your video is in a format that can be ed to your teacher. If working with a partner, you should both have access to the video to send to your English teachers at the beginning of the school year. There is no written component of this project, however you must demonstrate that you ve read the book by discussing the following points on camera: Explain the plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) of the book (50 points). Identify and define (with parts of speech) four vocabulary words that you are unfamiliar with (10 points). Choose two chapters. Provide a brief summary of each of the two chapters (10 points). Provide two meaningful quotes from the book and briefly explain them (10 points). Explain two ways the events, characters, or themes connect or relate to you or your world (10 points). Explain why you would or wouldn t recommend this book to a friend (10 points). *Be prepared to discuss your summer reading book and assignment in English class when we return in the fall! 7