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Explore the Est. 1925 Within Middle School Summer Requirements READING All rising 5th-through-8th-grade students: read Wonder by R.J. Palacio. For ...
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Middle School Summer Requirements READING All rising 5th-through-8th-grade students: read Wonder by R.J. Palacio. For students that have already read Wonder, we invite you to read R.J. Palacio’s follow-up novel: Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories. In addition, each student must read their class assigned book and complete a Literary Analysis (see attached) on the following: Rising 5th: Read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis Rising 6th: Read Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Rising 7th: Read Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Rising 8th: Read Lord of the Flies by William Golding Suggested grade-level books for students who want an additional challenge: Rising 5th: Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo Rising 6th: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls; Nobody’s Princess* by Esther Friesner Rising 7th: The Boy In The Striped Pajamas by John Boyne; The Wave *by Todd Strasser Rising 8th: 1984 by George Orwell; The Giver by Lois Lowry; The Moonstone* by Wilkie Collins (a bit challenging) *Historical connections to curriculum

MATH All students are required to complete a summer math skills course-level workbook. Workbooks have been ordered based on the needs and strengths of each individual student and will be available for purchase at the Front Office or Summer Book Fair.

All summer reading books and review workbooks will be available for purchase at the Summer Book Fair May 25, 26, & 27 in the Media Center.

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ROSARIAN ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL Summer Reading Literary Analysis 1. Title

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_____________________________________________________ 3. Genre: Provide evidence for why you believe your story is in the genre 
 you believe it is.

_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 4. Setting: Time, location and main backdrop in which a story takes place. 
 How does the setting affect the plot?

_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 5. Protagonist(s): The main character or characters around whom the events 
 of the plot revolve. Explain your reasoning using evidence from the story.

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6. Antagonists: A person or a group of people who oppose the main character 
 or characters in a story, the “villains” or “bad guys.” Explain your reasoning 
 using evidence from the story.

_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 7. Conflict: Identify and explain a major conflict in the book. You might include: · Internal or external conflict (Man vs. Man, Man vs. Self, Man vs. Nature, 
 Man vs. Society) · The problems, challenges, questions or dilemmas the major characters face · The morals, values and judgments that make a character’s decision-making difficult

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_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 8. Climax: The climax is the turning point of the story. Something has happened 
 to resolve the conflict. Explain your reasoning using evidence from the story.

_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 9. Resolution: The part of the story’s plot line in which the problem of the 
 story is resolved or worked out. What is key to the resolution in your story? 
 Explain your reasoning using evidence from the story.

_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 10. Theme – What is the author’s central message to the reader? 
 Explain your reasoning using evidence from the story.

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_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 11. Moral: What is the Moral or Lesson that you take from this reading?

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12. Perspective Statement: A perspective statement reveals your perspective. A perspective statement should be a fresh idea or opinion that is supportable based on facts or evidence taken from the story. A perspective statement must also be interesting and not immediately obvious. It must elaborate an idea that most readers would find new and refreshing, rather than familiar or self-evident. A perspective statement often suggests a particular way of reading or understanding a story, an interpretation that the average reader will not see right away. The best perspective statements are personal and specific rather than general. After you write your perspective statement, provide two pieces of evidence from the story that support your perspective statement.

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