Mabry Middle School Grade 7 Summer Reading 2005 Improving reading and writing are important goals at Mabry. Research has shown that the amount and quality of student reading and writing is a major factor in student success. Georgia and Cobb County mandates require all Middle School students to read at least 25 books for 2005-2006. The 3 books you read this summer will count as part of this requirement. Written work will be collected during the first week of school in August. Writing pieces should be neat, easily legible (you may write in cursive or use word processing), and stapled together. Be sure to put your name on your work. 1. The Tiger Rising (AR 4.0) by Kate DiCamillo is required reading for everyone. Complete the journal assignment and be prepared to intelligently discuss the book in your language arts class. You will take the AR test for this book after the class discussion is completed. 2. Choose one book from the nonfiction list. Complete the nonfiction book assessment for the book you read. 3. Choose one book from the fiction list. Complete the poem summary writing assignment. You will take the AR test for this book also. 4. Complete the Reading Log for your 3 books.
NONFICTION CHOICES (Find Out About) Ancient China: What Life was Like in the Chinese Empire by Philip Steele AR 6.2 Biomes of the Past and the Future by Karen J. Donnelly AR 5.3 Fungi by Jenny E. Tesar AR 7.2 How Animals Live: the Amazing World of Animals in the Wild AR 6.8 by Bernard Stonehouse The Ocean Biome by Kathryn Smithyman AR 6.1 Tropical Grasslands by Robert Snedden AR 6.7 FICTION CHOICES The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson AR 9.0 Every Day and All the Time by Sis Boulos Deans AR 5.8 Ghost Boy by Iain Lawrence AR 4.4 The Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell AR 5.5 The Gorillas of Gill Park by Amy Gordon AR 4.7 Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge AR 8.2 Heaven Eyes by David Almond AR 3.4 The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood: of Great Renown, in Nottinghamshire by Howard Pyle AR 8.6 The Revealers by Doug Wilhelm AR 3.7 Turnabout by Margaret Peterson Haddix AR 5.3
JOURNAL WRITING FOR The Tiger Rising 1. Keep a vocabulary log. Include new or interesting vocabulary you find in the book. A vocabulary entry should include the word, a short definition, the page number on which the word is found, and the sentence in which the word is found. You should have a minimum of 15 vocabulary words. Sample vocabulary entry: Word Definition Page # Sentence incomplete not finished 45 Mrs. Clark would not accept an incomplete assignment. 2. Compare yourself to the main character. Write a paragraph in which you tell how you are like, or different from, the main character in the book. Your paragraph should include at least 6 well-written, descriptive sentences. 3. Select important quotes. Choose 2 quotes from the book that impact your life. Give the quote, the page number on which the quote is found, and a 3-sentence explanation of why the quote affects what you think, say, or do. 4. Ask the author. Write 3 important, thoughtful questions you would ask the author if she could be in your language arts class during the book discussion.
Name NONFICTION BOOK ASSESSMENT Title Author Date of publication (or copyright date) Check each component found in the book you selected. Table of contents Glossary Pictures/photos Index Bibliography Diagrams List 3 vocabulary words from the book that are unique to the topic of the book. Include the sentence from the book in which the word is found and the page number. 1._ 2._ 3._ Do you think this book would be a good resource for research on the topic? Explain your answer. What was the most interesting fact you read in the book?
Name POEM SUMMARY Write a 20-line poem that summarizes your book. Use the book title as the poem title, include at least 2 stanzas, have a rhyme pattern, and describe who, what, when, where, why, and how in your poem.