OUR LADY QUEEN OF HEAVEN SUMMER READING LIST ENTERING 7 TH GRADE 2018-2019 REQUIRED BOOK Read and be prepared to participate in activities related to this book. NOTE: Each student should purchase a copy of the required novel, as it will be needed during class discussions and activities. Student will need a copy of the novel that they can write in. We will be annotating this novel in class. It would be helpful if you could annotate the themes and symbols in this novel as you read. The themes are determination, sacrifice, faith in God, unconditional love, and growing up. The symbols are the red fern and raccoons. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls (4.9 R.L.) READ ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BOOKS: Complete the required book analysis assignment, which should be typed and turned in the first week of school. This assignment will be included in your final report card packet. All titles are available (most in paperback) locally and/or online. Please choose a book appropriate for your child s reading level. Ungifted by Gordon Kornman (5.2 R.L.) Scat by Carl Hiaasen(5.5 R.L.) Theodore Boone, The Accused by John Grishman (5.7 R.L.) Lincoln s Grave Robber by Steve Sheinkin (6.6 R.L.) Kennedy s Last Days by Bill O Reilly (7.9 R.L.)
7 TH GRADE SUMMER READING BOOK ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENT Complete an analysis of the book you chose and turn it in the first week of school. This assignment SHOULD NOT be completed on your required book, Where the Red Fern Grows. Your assignment MUST be typed, double spaced, and in Times New Roman size 12 font. This project will be easier for you if you annotate as you read. First and Last Name Grade Level Novel Title (underlined) This portion of the assignment should be in paragraph form: Main Characters: Write a paragraph about each main character of the novel. Your paragraphs should contain textual evidence to support your claims. You should write between one and three paragraphs for this section, depending on the novel you chose to read. Summary: Write a summary of the novel. You should focus on the main events of the novel. Someone who has not read the novel should be able to read your summary and understand what the novel was about. Make sure you address the conflict, climax, and resolution of the novel. You can use a plot diagram to help you write a good summary. Theme: What is the theme of the novel you read? What lesson(s) does the author want the reader to learn from reading this novel? How is this theme important to the novel? You should answer this paragraph form using textual evidence to support your claims. This portion of the assignment should be in the format of a list: Vocabulary: You need to provide a list of ten (10) vocabulary words. These should be words that you did not previously know. Provide the sentence and page number from the novel where these words occur as well as the dictionary definition and the part of speech for the word. Literary Devices: Provide a list of ten literary devices with textual evidence and a page number. These literary devices should include but are not limited to: mood, metaphor, simile, personification, irony, alliteration, oxymoron, idiom, tone, etc.
Name: Class: Novel: Format: 5 points - Typed using Times New Roman size 12 font - Double spaced - Followed given template: Name, Grade Level, and Novel Title are aligned left at the top of the page Main Characters: 10 points - The student wrote one paragraph about each main character in the novel. - Each paragraph contains a detail description of the character. - Each paragraph contains evidence from the text to support the claims made in the paragraph. The student should include the page number from the novel as well. - This section appears in paragraph form. - The student uses the Step Up to Writing pattern green, yellow, red, yellow, red, green for this paragraph. Summary: 10 points - The summary of the novel recounts all of the main events of the novel. - All parts of a plot diagram are addresses in the summary. - This paragraph is no more than ten sentences. Theme: 10 points - The student lists at least one theme from the novel. - The student explains how the theme is important to the novel. - The student uses textual evidence to support his/her claims. - The student uses the Step Up to Writing pattern green, yellow, red, yellow, red, green for this paragraph. Vocabulary: 10 points - Lists 10 vocabulary words - Includes sentence from novel in quotation marks - Lists the page number where the quote was found - Includes dictionary definition and part of speech Literary Devices: 10 points - Lists ten literary devices - Provides a quote from the novel for each device - Provides a page number for each quote
Conventions: 5 points - Correct spelling - Correct punctuation and capitalization - Student uses expanded sentences - Student provides a variety of sentences TOTAL /55 points