Penn Wood Middle School Incoming 8 th Graders Summer Reading List & Assignment 2015

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1 Penn Wood Middle School Incoming 8 th Graders Summer Reading List & Assignment 2015 Reading List: Choose 1 book from this sheet to read this summer and complete 3 of the activities from the Tic-Tac-Toe board. Then, complete all of the questions in the packet. All assignments are due on or before Friday September 11, Books are available at Delaware County libraries ( bookstores, or on-line. Mystery/Suspense Double Identity Eleven Acceleration The Missing Girl Scat Sports Fiction The Big Field Center Field Runner Margaret Peter Haddix Patricia Reilly Giff Graham McNamee Norma Fox Mazer Carl Hiaasen Mike Lupica Robert Lipsyte Carl Deuker Classics A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Anne of Green Gables Treasure Island Lord of the Flies Historical Fiction The Book Thief Chains The River Between Us Alphabet of Dreams Hiroshima: A Novella Poetry or Novels in Verse/Short Stories Guys Read: Funny Business Pieces of Georgia The Raven and Other Poems Betty Smith L.M. Montgomery Robert Louis Stevenson William Golding Markus Zusak Laurie Halse-Anderson Richard Peck Susan Fletcher Laurence Yep Jon Scieszka Jen Bryant Edgar Allen Poe 1

2 Science Fiction/Fantasy Divergent Lightning Thief Hush, Hush (Series) Keys to the Kingdom Non-Fiction Sugar Changed the World A Long Walk to Water Into Thin Air Rosa Parks: My Story The Great Fire Night Sky Joseph Stalin Realistic Fiction A Mango Shaped Space That was Then, This is Now A Girl Named Disaster Out of My Mind The Fault in Our Stars Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes A Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida Veronica Roth Rick Riordan Becca Fitzgerald Garth Nix Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos Linda Sue Park Jon Krakauer Rosa Parks and Jim Haskins Jim Murphy Giles Sparrow Sean McCollum Wendy Mass S.E. Hinton Nancy Farmer Sharon Draper John Green Chris Crutcher Victor Martinez 2

3 Tic-Tac-Toe. Each student is responsible for completing three activities from the following list. The activities do not have to come from any certain row or column. Scene It! Pick a pivotal scene from a novel or book to dramatize. Record the scene using digital technology. Props, musical instruments, prerecorded music, and costumes may be used. Performances may be no longer than 5 minutes. Dear Diary! Pretend to be one of the main characters from your novel or book and write a diary entry from their point of view. Explain how this character is thinking/feeling about a pivotal event, major decision, etc. Reflect on what is happening as well as how the character may be changed. (Must be over one page.) Book Trailer! Prepare a video trailer for your chosen novel or book. The trailer should be 3-5 minutes long, and a positive presentation of the subject. The trailer must contain original footage, or copyright free media. Ex: v=wr7tqhl_u9y Sneaky Snoop! As an investigative reporter, you sneak into the home of the main character in your novel, or a museum containing artifacts relating to your nonfiction book. Report at least 10 items that you find and include a picture (handdrawn or digital) for each item. Also, include a written explanation (2-3 sentences per item) identifying how each item connects to the main character or subject of your nonfiction book. These items may or may not have been mentioned in the text feel free to use your imagination. Inquiry! Write a letter to the author of your chosen text. Explain what you liked and disliked, ask any questions that you have about the story/characters/subject, explain what you would have changed if you were the author, and mention at least one thing that you will always remember about this book and why. (Should be written in letter format! Must be over one page.) Poetry Corner! Write a poem or song lyrics that connect to your book. You can focus on the plot (what happened), characters, subject, or personal connections you have with this book. *Must be 30 lines or longer Artist s Alley! Create a cartoon/story board (minimum of 8 panels) that is based on your book. It may focus on a pivotal series of events or summarize the entire text in chronological order. Alternate Timeline! Create an alternate timeline change a major event or decision in the text and explain how this change would have affected the characters and the plot. Would this have been a better direction for the novel to take? Why/Why not? Explain in 1 page and create a new timeline that reflects this change. Information Cube! Make an information cube about your book with the following on the 6 different sides of the cube: title/author, characters, setting(s), favorite part, theme (what lesson or truth is revealed in this novel), and an illustration of the novel s resolution/ending. For a nonfiction text, include important people and information from the book on your cube. 3

4 Name Date Penn Wood Middle School Summer Reading Packet: Grade 8 Due Friday, September 11, 2015 Step 1: Complete 3 of the activities on the Tic-Tac-Toe board. Step 2: Reading Response Activity (80 points) Directions: Answer all parts of the following with complete sentences. Use correct grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. A theme is the message or insight about life or human nature that a writer presents to the reader. Although some works are written purely for entertainment and don t have a clear-cut theme, in these books, the writers make at least one point about life or the human condition. The theme is usually not stated directly, and therefore, you will have to make an inference. One way to discover the theme of a work is to consider what you can learn from the main character. The importance of that event, stated in terms that apply to all human beings, is the theme. (4 points) List three themes found in your book Give one example from your book (quote and page number) to support each of the themes you listed above. List an instance or character that explains your theme. Be as specific as possible. (6 points) Describe the setting of your book. What year do the events take place? What is the season? Where does most of the action take place? What are the economic conditions? What are the customs unique to this novel? (10 points) 4

5 Describe two conflicts in your book. Briefly explain the circumstances surrounding each conflict. Specify what kinds of conflicts are taking place (man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. society, man vs. nature, man vs. fate) (5 points each) What is the climax (turning point in the story; point of highest tension)? When do things begin to change? Explain in detail how this changes the outcome of the novel. (10 points) Refer back to the two conflicts you already listed. How are each of these conflicts resolved? Be as specific as possible including character names and types of conflict. (5 points) Characterization: This is the method used by the writer to develop and help the reader get to know a character. A character can be developed in many ways, such as telling or showing the reader the following: 1 What the character looks like 2 What the character says (dialogue) 3 What a character does (actions) 4 What the other characters say and feel about the character 5

6 Identify the main characters and their roles in each novel. Describe their personalities, and provide specific examples from the text to support the character traits you have listed. (20 points) Character Role in the Story Character Traits (Use details from the Characterization List) Evidence From the Text (Quotation and Page number) 6