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1 Audubon Junior-Senior High School Summer Reading 2015 Dear Student, Here is a list of books from which to choose for your summer reading. It is your responsibility to pick one of these and have it read by the time you return to school in September. Honors students in all grades and AP English students may be required to read additional titles as specified. Most local bookstores will have copies. Also, you can check your town or county library, and any of several book sites (Amazon.com, for example), on the Internet. Your English teacher will assign a project, give a test, have you write an essay, or any combination of these to give you an opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of the book(s). We ve taken a great deal of time to choose titles you will find interesting and rewarding. Happy reading! Bonnie Smeltzer Assistant Principal Student Personnel Services Ext GRADE 7 Christopher Paul Curtis, The Watsons Go to Birmingham* Gordon Korman, Schooled Gary Paulsen, Hatchet Jerry Spinelli, Star Girl *Students placed in Honors must read The Watsons Go to Birmingham, and another novel from the list. Students placed in Regular or Basic Skills may choose one book from the list. **Students placed in Language Arts 7 resource center must read Hatchet. Students must complete the appropriate study guide. Study guides are available in the Student Personal Services office and at You can also Mrs. Allman at dallman@audubonschools.org

2 GRADE 8 Margaret Peterson Haddix, Among the Hidden Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables Louisa May Alcott, Little Women Natalie Babbit, Tuck Everlasting Students placed in Resource center must read Tuck Everlasting Students placed in Basic Skills and Regular must read Among the Hidden Students placed in Honors must read any one of the titles listed EXCEPT Among the Hidden. Specific assignment instructions for grade 8 7 th Grade students going into 8 th Grade - Regular and Basic Skills students (not honors) Please read Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix. You do NOT have a written assignment to hand in when you get to school in September ; however, you will be tested on the novel when you report to school. You will need to have knowledge of the novel for assignments throughout the fall semester. As you read, please consider the following questions: 1. What type of person is Luke? What characteristics does he exhibit? How does he behave? What does he think or do? How does he interact with other characters? 2. Who is Jennifer? What role does she play in the novel? Is she similar or different from Luke? 3. What is the setting of the story? Why is the time period important? Why is the physical location of the story important? How would the story be different if the setting were different? 4. What conflicts are in the novel? What problems does Luke face? How does he overcome these problems? Who is Luke s main enemy? 5. What is the theme of the story? What is Haddix trying to teach you? What did Luke learn? What did you learn?

3 6. What happens at the end of the novel? Do you think Luke made a good decision? What do you think may happen to Luke? 7. Compare Luke to another literary character from a past novel you have read. How is Luke similar or different from that character? What character traits do they share? 7 th Grade students going into 8 th Grade - Honors students Please select one of the following novels: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Treasure Island, Anne of Green Gables or Little Women. (no abridged versions allowed). After you read the novel of your choice, follow the instructions below. In the notebook given to you in the folder, please respond to the directions below for each chapter. All work should be neat and in complete sentences. New students may obtain a folder and notebook from the Student Personnel Services Office. This assignment will focus on character analysis. As you read, focus on the main character in your novel. Anne of Green Gables: Anne Treasure Island: Jim Hawkins The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Tom (the novel focuses mostly on Tom; in later chapters, however, Huck is also included in the certain chapters. If you would like to focus on Huck in those chapters, that is acceptable. ) Little Women: Jo March (the novel focuses mostly on Jo; in chapters where Jo is not the focus, choose one of her sisters as your focal point) Complete these steps for each chapter: 1. Write a 3-4 sentence summary of the chapter. 2. Select one quotation from the chapter which reflects the personality of your main character. a. The quotation selected can be dialogue OR simply the words of the narrator. b. The quotation can be something the character says, something the character does, something the character thinks or something someone else says about the character. It can also just be the narrator narrating the story. Please make sure that the quotation makes sense. c. Remember to include the PAGE NUMBER at the end of the quotation. d. Since you selected a quotation that reflects your character s personality, please now select an adjective that reflects what your quotation shows about your character. (see example below) 3. Additional Comment: Make one comment (1-2 sentences) about one other character in that chapter. How is he or she portrayed, OR what personality trait does that person exhibit, OR how does he or she interact with the main character? (no quotations necessary). This assignment will be worth a test grade and will be due Tuesday, Sept. 8th, 2015.

4 Sample journal entry from chapter 1: (from the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) #1: Summary: In this chapter, Tom Sawyer is introduced to the reader. Tom gets into trouble with his Aunt Polly for stealing, but he doesn t listen to her. He also starts a fight with a new boy who moves into his town. #2 Quotation: (select one of the following types of quotations): Quote that is not dialogue: While Tom was eating supper and stealing sugar as opportunity offered, Aunt Polly asked him questions. (3). Tom is mischievous. (Notice that this quotation is not dialogue) OR Quote that is dialogue: Now that ll learn you. Look out who you re fooling with next time (8). Here, Tom reveals that he is self-confident. (Notice that this quotation is dialogue) #3: Additional Comment: In the first chapter, Aunt Polly is portrayed as kind. She tries to discipline Tom but fails because she doesn t want to harm Tom in any way. GRADE 9 Marja Mills, The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee** Margaret Craven, I Heard the Owl Call My Name Ishmael Beah, A Long Way Gone: Memoir of a Boy Soldier Ji-Li Jiang, Red Scarf Girl Zitkala-Sa, My Life: Impressions of an Indian Childhood; The School Days of an Indian Girl; Why I am a Pagan Miep Gies, Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family Malala Yousafzai, I Am Malala **Students placed in Honors must read this title along with one additional title. Summer Reading Journal Format Freshmen In order to keep better track of the summer reading you are assigned to do, the freshmen English teachers require that you maintain a Reading

5 Journal to document the reading. This journal will assist you in completing an assessment on the reading when you return in September. Please use the format below to set up your pages in a spiral notebook or a marble composition book. Honors students only need to do the journal for the required read. Front page of Journal: Title and Author of the novel List of characters with brief description for each Journal Pages: Chapter # and/or title A brief summary about the chapter s events Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? A minimum of 2 significant quotes with page numbers from the chapter that are of importance about the plot, character(s), conflict(s), or theme(s). GRADE 10 Roald Dahl, Going Solo Guarnere & Heffron, Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends Homer Hickam, Jr., Rocket Boys Gerda Weissmann Klein, All But My Life Yann Martel, Life of Pi Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Students placed in Honors must read any two titles on this list. GRADE 11 Stephen Crane, Red Badge of Courage Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club** John Knowles, A Separate Peace** **Students placed in Honors must read both titles. ***AP Language and Comp students must read the following titles: The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald); The Scarlet Letter (Hawthorne); The Old Man and the Sea (Hemingway); Daisy Miller (James); The Crucible

6 (Miller). AP students must see Mrs. Kavanaugh for their reading assignment. GRADE 12 Cormac McCarthy, The Sunset Limited Arthur Miller, All My Sons Shakespeare, King Lear Mary Shelley, Frankenstein Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan Malcom Gladwell, The Tipping Point Honors students must read The Tipping Point, and All My Sons or The Sunset Limited. AP students must read The Sirens of Titan and one other book from the list. College Prep and General students may read any title on the list.

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