Peachtree Academy SUMMER READING For Rising KINDERGARTEN Students
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1 Peachtree Academy SUMMER READING 2013 For Rising KINDERGARTEN Students Summer provides many opportunities for parents and young children to enjoy unforgettable books together. We would like for all of our families to provide reading opportunities for their children during the summer. Here is a list of books to help you get started. Choose a few to share with your child. Enjoy! Read Alouds Aylesworth: Naughty Little Monkeys c2003 alphabet Twenty-six monkeys get into mischief when their parents go out for the evening in this rhyming alphabet book. Ehlert: Pie in the Sky c2004 family fiction As a father and his child view the cherry tree in their back yard, they refer to it as a pie tree. Includes a recipe. Kimmel: The Gingerbread Man c1993 fairy tale This familiar fairy tale features a gingerbread man who runs away from the woman who bakes him and meets other animals along the way, including a clever fox. Pfister: Rainbow Fish animal stories The most beautiful fish in the ocean with the shimmering silver scales discovers the beauty of sharing. Rosen: We're Going on a Bear Hunt c2003 animals, fiction Brave bear hunters go through grass, a river, mud and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter with the bear forces a headlong retreat. Rosenthal: Duck! Rabbit! c2009 animals Two unseen characters argue about whether the creature they are looking at is a rabbit or a duck.
2 Sierra: Counting Crocodiles c1997 counting, rhyming A monkey outsmarts ten crocodiles that stand between her and a banana tree by using her ability to count. Sierra: Wild About Books c2004 animals, humor A librarian accidentally drives her bookmobile to the zoo and subsequently reads a Dr. Seuss book to the animals. Taback: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat c1999 diversity Joseph starts out with an overcoat and ends with a button. Thompson: Little Quack c2003 animals Mama Duck encourages her four ducklings to leave the nest. The youngest and smallest, Little Quack, proves to be the most reluctant. Wood: Alphabet Adventure c2001 alphabet The letters of the alphabet join the search to help "i" find her dot in order to continue their journey in this colorful alphabet book. Wood:The Napping House c1984 sleep, fiction While a number of creatures sleep, a flea causes a commotion among them with just one bite.
3 For Rising FIRST GRADE Students Book Report #1- Sandwich Book Report Each upcoming first grader is to pick one book from the following list and complete the assigned sandwich book report. 100 Days of School Caps for Sale Cat in the Hat Corduroy Curious George Fancy Nancy Flat Stanley The Gingerbread Man Green Eggs and Ham Henry and Mudge Kissing Hand Morris Goes to School Owl Moon Rainbow Fish Snowy Day The Hungry Caterpillar If You Give a Cat a Cupcake If You Give a Pig a Pancake Library Mouse Duck for President You are to create a sandwich with the following items. Be creative! You can create a mobile, use foam, poster board, etc 1. Top slice of bread, - write the title and the author s name. 2. Onion Setting describe when and where the story takes place. 3. Lettuce Main Characters tell who the story is about. 4. Tomato Plot describe the main events and actions in the story. 5. Cheese Conclusion tell about the ending. 6. Meat Favorite Part describe your favorite part of the book. 7. Bottom slice of bread write your name and date. Draw a picture of your favorite part. Book Report #2 The Giving Tree Each upcoming first grader is to read The Giving Tree. There will be activities and assignments designed around this book during the first week of school.
4 For Rising SECOND GRADE Students All 2 nd grade students are required to read Sarah, Plain and Tall. We will discuss and complete activities with this book the first week of school. All upcoming 2 nd graders need to choose one book from the list below to read and complete a project on it. Please choose one of the following projects to do for the book your child chooses. This project needs to be brought to class the first day of school. Choice 1: Cereal Box See attached instructions. Choice 2: Book Cover The student will create a book cover about his/her favorite part of the book. The cover needs to have the book title and author on it. It must have a picture and it must be colored. The picture must be original and not copied from the any current cover. The student will then write a brief description on the back about what happened and why it is his/her favorite part of the book. Book List A to Z Mysteries Series (Roy) Chalk Box Kid (Bulla) Magic Tree House Series (Osborne) Frog and Toad Series (Lobel) The Boxcar Children Series (Warner) The Courage of Sarah Noble (Dalgliesh) Cam Jansen Series (Adler) Judy Moody and Stink Series (McDonald) Nate the Great Series (Sharmat) Amber Brown Series (Danzinger) Magic School Bus (Chapter books and Picture Books)
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7 For Rising Third Grade Students All 3 rd grade students are required to read The Mouse and the Motorcycle. We will discuss and do some activities with this book the first week of school. All upcoming 3 rd graders need to choose one book from the list below to read and complete a project on it. Please choose one of the following projects to do for the book your child chooses. This project needs to be brought to class the first day of school. Diorama Choose a scene from the book and create a 3-D representation of that scene. Make it creative and colorful. Set the diorama up in a shoe box type box. You may cut out pictures from a magazine, draw your own, use real objects, etc. The sky is the limit, but be creative and use color. Also, I am looking for neatness. Be sure to include your name, the title of your book, and the author. Baseball card Choose one of the main characters and make a baseball card. On one side, draw a picture of the character. On the back side, include information you learned about your character. You can include age, hair color, likes, dislikes, interests, etc. Again, be colorful, creative, and neat. Make it on regular size paper. Be sure to include your name, book title, and author. Choose 1 of your choice Jake Drake series (Clements) Clementine series (Pennypacker) Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Superfudge, or any other Judy Blume book Any Beverly Cleary book Magic Treehouse series (Osbourne) Nonfiction Magic Treehouse companions The Chocolate Touch (Patrick Skene Catling) The Great Gilly Hopkins (Katherine Paterson) The Hundred Dresses (Eleanor Estes) Stuart Little, Charlotte s Web (E.B. White) James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl) I Survived series (Lauren Tarhis) Who Was or Who Is series
8 For Rising FOURTH GRADE Students Fourth grade summer reading entails two reading tasks. The first task is to select ONE book from the in-class project list and note the elements listed; the other task is to select ONE book from the Book in a Bag list and follow the attached instructions in creating a Book in a Bag. In-Class Reading Project: Please select one book from the below list and note the elements of character, plot (sequence of events), setting, and theme (moral or lesson learned) as you read. A project will be assigned the first day of school that will reflect the book you read; this project will be given a due date when the school year begins. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy, Jeanne Birdsall, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.7 Holes, Lois Sachar, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.6 The BFG, Roald Dahl, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.8 The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary, Candace Fleming Accelerated Reader Book Level 3.9 The Trumpet of the Swan, E. B. White Accelerated Reader Book Level ,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Carl Bowen, Accelerated Reader Book Level 3.0 Book in a Bag Summer Book Project: Please select one book from the below list and complete the Book in a Bag project using the guidelines attached. Please be prepared to present your Book in a Bag on the first day of school. Beezus and Ramona, Beverly Cleary, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.8 Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Judy Blume, Accelerated Reader Book Level 3.3 When Zachary Beaver Came To Town, Kimberly Willis Holt, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.5 The Indian in the Cupboard, Lynne Reid Banks, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.7 4th Grade Rats, Jerry Spinelli, Accelerated Reader Book Level 2.6
9 Fourth and Fifth Grade Book in a Bag Project 1. On one side of a paper bag, draw a colorful scene from the book. Also include: a. The title of the book b. The author c. Your name 2. On the back of the bag, please write: a. Main Characters- Include all of the main characters b. Supporting Characters- Include any other characters that may have been in the story but were not main characters. c. Setting- Include the places and the time periods your story took place. d. Conflicts- Include the main problem within the story (4-5 sentences). e. Resolutions- How does the story end (4-5 sentences)? 3. Inside the bag, place at least six objects that represent significant events that happened in the book. You could also place objects that show aspects of the main characters personalities. 4. You will be asked to present your Book in a Bag project on the first day of school. You will also be required to tell the class about each item in your bag and why you chose this item. Happy reading!
10 For Rising FIFTH GRADE Students Fifth grade summer reading entails two reading tasks. The first task is to select ONE book from the in-class project list and note the elements listed; the other task is to select ONE book from the Book in a Bag list and follow the attached instructions in creating a Book in a Bag. In-Class Reading Project: Please select one book from the below list and note the elements of character, plot (sequence of events), setting, and theme (moral or lesson learned) as you read. A project will be assigned the first day of school that will reflect the book you read; this project will be given a due date when the school year begins. The Homework Machine, Dan Gutman, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.8 The Penderwicks at Point Mouette, Jeanne Birdsall, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.6 Midnight Magic, Avi, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.7 Old Yeller, Fred Gipson, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.0 The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster, Accelerated Reader Book Level 6.7 Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM, Robert C. O'Brien, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.1 Book in a Bag Summer Book Project: Please select one book from the below list and complete the Book in a Bag project using the guidelines attached. Please be prepared to present your Book in a Bag on the first day of school. Elephant Run, Roland Smith, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.0 Hatchet, Gary Paulsen, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.7 Island of the Blue Dolphin, Scott O Dell, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.4 Fifth Grade: Here Comes Trouble, Colleen O Shaughnessy McKenna, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.4 Little House on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.9 Report to the Principal s Office, Jerry Spinelli, Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.5 Wind in the Willows (abridged), Kenneth Graham, Accelerated Reader Book Level 5.9
11 For Rising SIXTH GRADE Students Sixth Grade Book List and Instructions ** Required Novel: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne** Each incoming 6 th grader is responsible for reading one book of the choice from the list below and writing on book review. Specific guidelines for the book review can be found at the end of the grade level book lists. All incoming 6 th grade students are also responsible for reading the required novel for their grade. This novel will be discussed at length and in detail during the first month of school. Book Title The Swiss Family Robinson A Wrinkle in Time Hatchet Island of the Blue Dolphins Stargirl A Year Down Yonder Rules White Fang The Giver Tuck Everlasting The Black Stallion Holes Author Name Johann Wyss Madeline L Engle Gary Paulsen Scott O Dell Jerry Spinelli Richard Peck Cynthia Lord Jack London Lois Lowry Natalie Babbitt Walter Farley Louis Sachar
12 For Rising SEVENTH GRADE Students Seventh Grade Book List and Instructions ** Required Novel: A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck ** Each incoming 7 th grader is responsible for reading one book of the choice from the list below and writing on book review. Specific guidelines for the book review can be found at the end of the grade level book lists. All incoming 6 th grade students are also responsible for reading the required novel for their grade. This novel will be discussed at length and in detail during the first month of school. Book Title Author Name Kidnapped Robert Louis Stevenson Call of the Wild Jack London 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Patterson The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank Pictures of Hollis Woods Patricia Giff Hoot Carl Hiaasen Catherine, Called Birdy Karen Cushman Anne of Green Gables L.M. Montgomery Out of the Dust Karen Hesse Invincible Louisa Cornelia Miegs
13 Summer Reading Book Review Instructions 6 th and 7 th Grade Students in 6 th and 7 th grade will read one book of their choice from the grade level list and write a book review according to the guidelines as follows: All book reviews must be typed: prepared in 12 point font either Times New Roman or Calibri, with double line spacing, 1inch margins, and printed in black type on white paper. Please adhere to grammar and spelling rules. The book review will be a minimum of three paragraphs. Each paragraph should have a strong topic sentence, five to seven supporting sentences and a concluding/transitional sentence. Paragraph 1: Introduce the book. Give title, author, genre, and a brief summary of the novel. Paragraph 2: Discuss the book s theme (remember that the main idea is what the book about; theme pertains to larger meanings and life lessons) Paragraph 3: Discuss something that really stood out about this book and why. Did you connect with a character or relate to a similar situation? Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not? Remember that you are acting as a literary critic, so be specific. Students should be prepared to turn in their book reviews to their English teacher during the first week of school.
14 For Rising EIGHTH GRADE Students Eighth Grade Book List and Instructions ** Required Novel: Having Our Say, The Delaney Sisters ** Each incoming 8th grader is responsible for reading one book of the choice from the list below, and writing one five paragraph essay. Specific guidelines for the essay can be found at the end of the grade level book lists. All incoming 8 th grade students are also responsible for reading the required novel for their grade. This novel will be discussed at length and in detail during the first month of school. Book Title Little Women Cold Sassy Tree Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The Hiding Place My Antonia The Old Man and the Sea Christy Flowers for Algernon The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Crash Journey to the Center of the Earth The Outsiders Author Name Louisa May Alcott Olive Ann Burns Robert Louis Stevenson Corrie Ten Boom Willa Cather Ernest Hemingway Catherine Marshall Daniel Keyes Mark Twain Jerry Spinelli Jules Verne S. E. Hinton
15 For Rising NINTH GRADE Students Ninth Grade Book List and Instructions ** Required Novel: Night by Elie Weisel ** Each incoming 9 th Grader is responsible for reading one book of the choice from the list below and writing one five paragraph essay. Specific guidelines for the essay can be found at the end of the grade level book lists. All incoming 9 th grade students are also responsible for reading the required novel for their grade. This novel will be discussed at length and in detail during the first month of school. Book Title Oliver Twist Dust Tracks on the Road The Pilgrims Progress The Secret Life of Bees Ben Hur A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Lord of the Flies Mississippi Trial, 1955 The Pearl The Joy Luck Club The Importance of Being Earnest One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest Fahrenheit 451 Author Name Charles Dickens Zora Neale Hurston John Bunyan Sue Monk Kidd Lew Wallace Betty Smith William Golding Chris Crowe John Steinbeck Amy Tan Oscar Wilde Ken Kesey Ray Bradbury
16 For Rising TENTH GRADE Students Tenth Grade Book List and Instructions ** Required Novel: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ** Each incoming 10 th Grader is responsible for reading one book of the choice from the list below and writing one five paragraph essay. Specific guidelines for the essay can be found at the end of the grade level book lists. All incoming 10 th grade students are also responsible for reading the required novel for their grade. This novel will be discussed at length and in detail during the first month of school. Book Title Things Fall Apart Shindler s List In His Steps For Whom the Bell Tolls Member of the Wedding Speak A Time to Kill The Awakening Dr. Zhivago Animal Farm In the Time of Butterflies Ivanhoe Don Quixote Pygmalion Of Mice and Men The Sound and the Fury Author Name Chinua Achebe Thomas Keneally Charles Sheldon Ernest Hemmingway Carson McCullers Lori Halse Anderson John Grisham Kate Chopin Boris Pasternak George Orwell Julia Alvarez Sir Walter Scott Miguel de Cervantes George Bernard Shaw John Steinbeck William Faulkner
17 For Rising ELEVENTH GRADE Students Summer Reading Instructions Required Novel: The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde Each incoming 11 th Grader is responsible for reading the required novel, The Importance of Being Earnest, and writing one five paragraph essay. Assignments will be graded as part of the first quarter English requirements. Specific guidelines for the essay can be found at the end of the grade level book lists. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot Assignment: Students should choose one of the breakthroughs HeLa cells have helped to discover/achieve and prepare a five minute video presentation to inform the rest of the class (they can use their devices to record themselves if they'd like). All videos should be shared with the class on Google Drive before the first day of school. The Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane Assignment: Students should develop a Flow Map (Timeline) of events in the story. From the timeline, choose two (2) events to describe in detail including the following: Character description of each important individual involved in each event A detailed explanation of each event Explanation of the impact of each event on the characters involved, subsequent events and the story itself
18 For Rising TWELFTH GRADE Students Summer Reading Instructions Required Novels: One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest, Ken Kessy Each incoming 12 th Grader is responsible for reading the required novel for their grade and writing one five paragraph essay. Assignments will be graded as part of the first quarter English requirements. Specific guidelines for the essay can be found at the end of the grade level book lists. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebeccah Skloot Assignment: Students should choose one of the breakthroughs HeLa cells have helped to discover/achieve and prepare a five minute video presentation to inform the rest of the class (they can use their devices to record themselves if they'd like). The Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane Assignment: Students should develop a Flow Map (Timeline) of events in the story. From the timeline, choose two (2) events to describe in detail including the following: Character description of each important individual involved in each event A detailed explanation of each event Explanation of the impact of each event on the characters involved, subsequent events and the story itself
19 Book Essay Instructions 8 th 12 th Grade Instructions: Students in 8 th -12 th grades will read one book of their choice from the grade list and will write an essay according to the guidelines as follows: Minimum Requirements: The essay will be a minimum of 4 paragraphs. Each paragraph is required to have a strong topic or thesis sentence, 5-7 supporting sentences, and a conclusion or transition sentence. Paragraph 1 should follow the guidelines above and contain a summary of the entire novel. Paragraph 2 should follow the guidelines above and describe one character from the novel in detail. The details should include a physical description, conflicts encountered in the book, and growth or change in the character through the book. Paragraph 3 should follow the guidelines above and will concentrate on outlining, describing, and discussing one theme presented in the book. Discuss how the theme is developed and the author s message regarding this theme. Paragraph 4 should follow the guidelines above and should be a personal reflection by the student about the book. What did you like or dislike about the book? How did the book affect you as a reader? Etc. Students should be prepared to turn in their essays during the first week of school.
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