Pennsauken Intermediate School Summer Reading 2018 Incoming 4th grade Dear Incoming 4th Grade Student, Attached you will find a copy of your summer reading assignments for the upcoming 2018-2019 school year. Requirements: - Read at least 2 books: one fiction and one non-fiction, and complete one of the attached assignments for each book. Try your best to select books that are a minimum of 75 pages. (You may read more books if you like.) In fact, if you read 8 books, you may receive a FREE BOOK from Barnes and Noble. Please see attached forms for specific details. You may also want to check out your local TD Bank for reading incentives. If you choose to participate in the Barnes and Noble Reading Incentive, you must take your completed forms to Barnes and Noble to receive the free book. These forms do not need to be returned to school. All assignments will be collected on Friday, September 7, 2018. These required assignments will be compiled, and you will earn a certificate for up to 10 points toward one Language Arts test grade of your choice. You may redeem the certificate during any marking period you choose. In addition, there will be a special celebration during the month of September to recognize students accomplishments of their required summer reading assignments. Summer Reading Assignments: 1. Read a fiction book that is approximately 75 pages 2. Read a non-fiction book that is approximately 75 pages 3. Complete book report for the fiction book 4. Complete creative project for the non-fiction book All summer reading will be available on the district s website: www.pennsauken.net. Extra copies of the assignments will be located in the Main Office of your school, as well as the children s section of the Pennsauken Public Library. Sincerely, Sandra Allen Director of Curriculum and Instruction Pennsauken Public Schools
Fiction Book Report Assignment Write a book report following the outline below for your fiction book. The report must include all information outlined below and written in paragraph form. Book reports should be typed and printed out or written neatly on lined paper. Book Report Outline First Paragraph: Introduction Tell who the author and illustrator are, and write 3-5 telling why you choose your book. Was the title interesting? Did you like something on the cover? Have you read a book in this series before? Have you read books from this author before? Was it something else? Second Paragraph: The Setting The setting is where and when a story takes place. Write 3-5 describing the setting of your book. Think about WHEN the story takes place, WHERE it all happens, and how much TIME passes from start to finish. Describe the setting so your classmates feel like they are INSIDE the story! Third paragraph: The Characters Choose one of the characters from your book and write 3-5 telling about him/her. Who is the character? What is his/her name? What does the character like or dislike? Is there something special the character does? Instead of just naming the character, talk about what makes the character so special. Fourth Paragraph: Plot Write a short summary (5 ) about your book telling what happens in the beginning, middle, and end. Think about the most important events in the story. Be careful not to re-tell the whole story but give enough detail so that the plot makes sense to someone who hasn t read the book. Remember to use sequence words such as: in the beginning, first, next, after that, then, last, finally, in the end. Fifth Paragraph: Conclusion Write 3-5 telling if you would recommended the book or not and why. It s important to give your opinion! Would you recommend this book to someone else? Tell why or why not.
Incoming 4th Grade Summer Reading 2018 Book Report Rubric Points (10) 2 1 0 Setting (2) setting, effectively uses language to clarify ideas, and contains the required 3-5 setting, uses language sentence of the setting, uses ineffective language sentence Plot (2) plot, effectively uses plot, uses language sentence of plot, uses ineffective language, and does Characters (2) characters, effectively uses language to clarify ideas, and contains the required 3-5 characters, uses language somewhat effectively, and does of the characters, uses ineffective language, sentence Theme (2) story s theme, effectively uses story s theme, uses language somewhat effectively, and does of the story s theme, uses ineffective language and does Conclusion (2) Provides full reasons and explanation for effectively uses Provides partial explanation for uses language sentence Provides a lack of explanation for uses ineffective language, and does Total Points Earned:
Non-fiction Creative Project Pick one of the creative projects below and complete for your non-fiction book. See the attached rubric for grading s. Option #1: Create an information box Make an information box with five significant items from the book, or that represent the topic of the book. On lined paper, write the name of each item in your box and a sentence for each item explaining the item s importance or why you choose to include that item. You may use any type of box to hold your items: shoe box, cereal box, tissue box, etc. Option #2: Create an advertisement poster Create a movie poster advertising your book. This may be completed on any type of paper you choose: poster paper, construction paper, etc. The poster should include: - title and author of the book - a picture representing the central idea - two quotes or facts from the book that support the central idea or the topic - a rating of the book and a paragraph (3-5 ) explaining the rating (the rating should be out of 1 to 5 stars) Option #3: Create a painting, collage or sculpture and explanation This should be a representation of the central idea. Along with your visual representation you should include a one paragraph (3-5 ) explanation of the representation and how it is related to the specific central idea you read. Visual representations can be: - Original drawing - Original painting - Collage - Sculpture made of clay or other materials
Incoming 4th Grade Summer Reading 2018 Creative Project Rubric Points 2 1 0 Format Meets all specified s Meets all but one of the specified s Does not follow or meet the specified s Insight full limited to no Written work - content Written work clearly explains the project using multiple pieces of textual evidence Written work clearly explains the project using textual evidence Written work does not explain the project and lacks textual evidence Written work - mechanics Few grammatical errors Several grammatical errors Excessive grammatical errors Creativity and effort Shows creativity and superior effort Shows creativity and average effort Shows limited creativity and lack of effort Total Points Earned: