Warwick Public Schools High School English/Language Arts Summer Reading Program Book Requirements The purpose of the Warwick English/Language Arts Summer Reading Program is to encourage and to instill a love of reading. For this reason, all students entering grades 9, 10, 11 are to read one book of their choosing before returning to school in the fall. This book Must be approved by the parent/guardian. Must be at least 150 pages long. Must be at the student s reading level. Must be one that the student has never read before on his/her own or in class. Must not be one that the student has read in the 2011 summer school session. Must not have been made into a film (or film equivalent). Must not be one of the books read to satisfy the requirements of any other department s (e.g. social studies, science) summer reading. NOTE: Honors-level students will complete a separate and specific assignment. * A list of suggested authors follows and/or refer to the following website: www.teenreads.com. Writing Requirements You have two requirements. The first is to take notes on the graphic organizer provided ("High School Summer Reading Book Notes"). The second is to write a constructed response following the directions on the "High School Summer Reading Constructed Response Directions." Both the graphic organizer and the written response must be submitted by the September 6 due-date. Taken together, these two assignments will count as the first test grade of the quarter. 5-11 1
Suggested Author List Adult Fiction Richard Adams Douglas Adams Mitch Albom Maya Angelou Isaac Asimov Jane Austen Ray Bradbury Lewis Carroll Agatha Christie Arthur C. Clarke Michael Crichton Daniel DeFoe Philip K. Dick Charles Dickens Arthur Conan Doyle Dick Francis Ernest Gaines John Gardiner William Golding John Grisham Alex Haley Ernest Hemingway Frank Herbert Tony Hillerman Ann Hood Aldous Huxley Stephen King W.P. Kinsella Rudyard Kipling Jhumpa Lahiri Gabriel Garcia Marquez Frank McCourt Michael Moore Kate Morton Barack Obama James Patterson Jodi Picoult Chaim Potok Carl Sagan Nicholas Sparks Robert Lewis Stevenson Mary Stewart John Kennedy Toole Mark Twain Jules Verne Kurt Vonnegut T.H. White H.G. Wells Richard Wright Adult Non-Fiction H.G. Bissinger Alex Haley Nat Hentoff Sebastian Junger Jon Krakauer Richard Preston Elie Wiesel Young Adult Fiction Laurie Halse Anderson M. T. Anderson Jennifer Armstrong Avi Joan Bauer Marion Dane Bauer Jay Bennett Francesca Lia Block Eve Bunting Melvin Burgess Orson Scott Card Sandra Cisneros J.L & Christopher Collier Carolyn Coman Caroline Cooney Susan Cooper Robert Cormier Sharon Creech Chris Crutcher Karen Cushman Sarah Dessen Peter Dickinson Lois Duncan Kelly Easton Nancy Farmer Kimberly Newton Fusco Jack Gantos Rita Williams-Garcia Jean Craighead George Patricia Reilly Giff Joyce Hansen Carl Hiassen Will Hobbs Brian Jacques M.E. Kerr Julius Lester Ellen Carson Levine Robert Lipsyte Janet Taylor Lisle Lois Lowry John Marsden Carol Matas Harry Mazer Norma Fox Mazer Joyce McDonald Walter Dean Myers Joan Lowry Nixon Katherine Paterson Linda Sue Park Gary Paulsen 2 Richard Peck Rodman Philbrick Ann Rinaldi Rick Riordan Cynthia Rylant Graham Salisbury William Sleator Roland Smith Jerry Spinelli Todd Strasser Janet Tashjian Mildred Taylor Theodore Taylor Cynthia Voigt Will Weaver Gloria Whelan Ellen Wittlinger Virginia Euwer Wolff Jacqueline Woodson K.L.P. Wright Jane Yolen Paul Zinde
STUDENT NAME TITLE AUTHOR GENRE SETTING High School Summer Reading Book Notes Complete this graphic organizer, using citations where appropriate. POINT OF VIEW STYLE PLOT OR EVENT(S) 3
MAJOR CHARACTERS OR PEOPLE High School Summer Reading Book Notes Complete this graphic organizer, using citations where appropriate. THEMES KEY ISSUES/ LESSONS/ MORALS IMPORTANT QUOTES Select from the beginning, middle, and end portion of the book. Include page numbers. 4
High School Summer Reading Constructed Response Directions Your summer reading falls into one of two basic categories: informational (non-fiction) or literary text (fiction). After determining the type of text you read, examine the writing prompts in the correct box below. Choose one prompt from the options and write a one-to-three paragraph response (constructed response) based on your Informational text (non-fiction) Choose one. Identify and explain the author's purpose or attitude toward the main topic of your book. Use details from the book to support your answer. A journey may be physical, spiritual, or emotional. Describe the journey of the person throughout the book. In the end, what did the person learn about herself/himself and the world? Use details from the book to support your answer. Readers learn valuable information from informational text. Identify the author s main points and explain how this information affected your understanding of the topic. Use details from the book to support your answer. summer reading selection. Literary text (fiction) Choose one. Identify and explain the author's purpose or attitude toward the main topic of your book. Use details from the book to support your answer. Describe how the main character's attitude changed over time. Use details from the book to support your answer. Identify the climax of your book and explain how the rising action leads to the climax. Use details from the book to support your answer. A journey may be physical, spiritual, or emotional. Describe the journey of the character throughout the book. In the end, what did the character learn about herself/himself and the world? Use details from the book to support your answer. Describe the setting and analyze its importance in the book you read. Use details from the book to support your answer. 5