Wayne Public Schools Summer Reading Program The intent of the Summer Reading Program is to allow students to continue to enrich their reading and writing skills over the summer in preparation for the next school year. The summer reading selections offer a range of reading choices based on grade-level ability, topics of interest, and genre. Students have the opportunity to search and select a book based on their personal interest and academic pursuits. In addition, the selections may also have study guides, audio books, and other supplemental materials available to assist the student in comprehension and meaning-making activities. Additionally, the assessments provided for students allow them to check their own understanding and make meaning of their reading through creative and written projects. Suggested Reading Choices Students should select at least ONE book from the suggested grade level reading list, or a self-selected book of similar quality or merit. Alternate suggestions can be found by utilizing the Amazon.com link or other summer reading lists found on the Internet. (*Note: AP/Honors track students may have additional readings provided by their teacher). The list can be sorted by grade level, interest, fiction/non-fiction, and pursuits. Below is a brief explanation of the “Pursuits” column on the reading list to help better select a book at an appropriate reading level/challenge. Young Adult Choices: These choices include books, both fiction and non-fiction, that appeal to a broad interests of teens. These books often confront issues of coming of age, fitting in, friendships, romance, school, and self-esteem. These books are both entertaining and educational in that they deal with many issues teens face in their daily lives. General Choices: These books appeal to the general reader who wants a broader range of topics and interests. These books vary in genre, subject matter, and theme and offer a more challenging, though still personally appealing reading choice. Students will find more autobiographical, biographic, non-fiction and popular fiction choices on this list that appeal to interests in sports, history, adventure, and literature. College Prep Choices: These selections are books for students interested in a personal and academic challenge. Many of these selections appear on college reading lists, Advanced Placement reading lists, and SAT preparatory lists. Students will find this list filled with works of modern and classic literature, biographies and autobiographies, and studies in history, business, science, and math. Summer Reading Assessment Menu A menu of assignments has been provided to help students select an assessment to assist in their reading comprehension and language arts skills. Students should select ONE assignment that corresponds with the “Pursuit” level of their book (Young Adult/General/College Prep). This project will be due upon students’ return to school in September. (*Note: AP/Honors track students may have additional assignments). A general assessment rubric is also provided to allow students a structure for how their assignments will be graded.
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Title Old Man and the Sea The Silver Ship and the Sea Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children The Last Lecture Rocket Boys The Last Lecture Semper Fi: Business Leadership the Marine Corps Way Old Man and the Sea The Good Earth Rebecca Kindred A Tree Grows in Brooklyn The Fault in Our Stars
12 Dairy Queen Charles and Emma: The 13 Darwin's Leap of Faith 14 15 16 17 18
13 Little Blue Envelopes I Am Number Four The Future of Us Ship Breaker The Silver Ship and the Sea The Ghost Map: The Story of 19 London's Most Terrifying The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying The Boy in the Striped 20 Pajamas
Author Grade Interest Ernest Hemingway 9 Adventure Brenda Cooper 9 Adventure
Audio Non-Fic/Fiction Pursuits Available Fiction College Prep Y Fiction YA N
Study Material Y N
Ransom Riggs Randy Pauch Homer Hickam Randy Pauch
9 9 9 9
Adventure Biography Biography Business/Leadership
Fiction Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Non-Fiction
General General General General
Y Y Y Y
Y Y Y Y
Dan Carrison Ernest Hemingway Pearl S. Buck Daphne du Maurier Octavia Butler Betty Smith John Green Catherine Gilbert Murdoch
9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Business/Leadership Classics Classics Classics Cultural/Traditions Family/Relationships Family/Relationships
Non-Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction
College Prep College Prep College Prep College Prep College Prep College Prep YA
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
N Y Y Y Y Y N
9 Family/Relationships Fiction
YA
Y
N
Deborah Heiligman
9 Family/Relationships Fiction
College Prep Y
N
Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction
General YA YA YA YA
Y Y Y Y N
N Y N Y N
Maureen Johnson Pittacuse Lore Jay Asher Paolo Bacigalupi Brenda Cooper
Family/Relationships Fantasy/SciF Fantasy/SciF Fantasy/SciF Fantasy/SciF
9 9 9 9
Steven Johnson
9 History
Fiction
College Prep Y
N
Steven Johnson
9 History
Fiction
College Prep Y
N
John Boyne
9 History
Fiction
College Prep Y
Y
Dear Bully: Seventy Authors 21 Tell Their Stories 22 Speak The Last Lecture 23 Double Helix Charles and Emma: The Darwin's Leap of Faith Rocket Boys 24 Playing for Pizza Dairy Queen 25 Slam
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Title Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Life of Pi The Joy Luck Club Black Boy Nine Stories/Franny and Zooey Black Boy The Poisonwood Bible The Namesake The Joy Luck Club The Poisonwood Bible Where She Went Thirteen Reasons Why Wintergirls The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Soul Enchilada
Megan Kelly Hall Laurie Anderson Randy Pauch James Watson
9 9 9 9
Personal Experience Personal Experience Personal Experience Science/Health
Non-Fiction Fiction Non-Fiction Non-Fiction
Deborah Heiligman
9 Science/Health
Fiction
Homer Hickam John Grisham Catherine Gilbert Murdoch Nick Hornsby
9 Science/Health 9 Sports
Non-Fiction Fiction
9 Sports 9 Sports
Fiction Fiction
General YA General College Prep
N Y Y Y
N Y Y Y
Y
N
General General
Y Y
Y N
YA YA
N Y Study Material
Interest
Non-Fic/Fiction Pursuits
Y Y Audio Available
10 10 10 10
Adventure Adventure Classics Classics
Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction
General College Prep College Prep College Prep
Y Y Y Y
Y Y Y Y
J.D. Salinger Richard Wright Barbara Kingsolver Jhumpa Lahiri Amy Tan Barbara Kingsolver Gayle Forman Jay Asher Laurie Anderson
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Classics Cultural/Traditions Cultural/Traditions Cultural/Traditions Family/Relationships Family/Relationships Family/Relationships Family/Relationships Family/Relationships
Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction
College Prep College Prep College Prep College Prep College Prep College Prep YA YA YA
N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y
D. Adams David Macinnis Gill
10 Fantasy/SciF 10 Fantasy/SciF
Fiction Fiction
General General
Y Y
Y N
Author Jonathan SafranFoer Yann Martel Amy Tan Richard Wright
Grade
Fat Vampire: A Never 14 Coming of Age Story 15 The Jungle 16 Written in Bone Where She Went 17 It's Kind of a Funny Story 18 A Long Way Gone 19 Chinese Cinderella 20 Lone Survivor 21 Where Men Win Glory 22 The Blind Side 23 Swallowing Stones 24 This Side of Paradise 25 Cinder
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Title Outliers Emma Jane Eyre The Picture of Dorian Gray Much Ado About Nothing A Thousand Splendid Suns What Happened to Good Bye Emma Jane Eyre Deadline Slaughterhouse Five Watership Down The Chrysalids Divergent
Divergent 13 City of Bones City of Bones
Adam Rex Upton Sinclair Sally M. Walker Gayle Forman Ned Vizzini Ishmael Beah Adeline Yen Mah Marcuss Luttrell Jon Krakauer Michael Lewis Joyce McDonald F. Scott Fitzgerald Marissa Meyer
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Fantasy/SciF History History Music Personal Experience Personal Experience Personal Experience Personal Experience Sports Sports Family/Relationships Classics Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction
YA College Prep General YA YA General General General General General YA College Prep YA
Author Malcolm Gladwell Jane Austen Charlotte Bronte Oscar Wilde Shakespeare Khaled Hosseini Sarah Dessen Jane Austen Charlotte Bronte Chris Crutcher Kurt Vonnegut Richard Adams John Wyndham Veronica Roth
Grade 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Interest Business/Leadership Classics Classics Classics Classics Cultural/Traditions Family/Relationships Family/Relationships Family/Relationships Family/Relationships Fantasy/SciF Fantasy/SciF Fantasy/SciF Fantasy/SciF
Non-Fic/Fiction Non-Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction
Veronica Roth Cassandra Clare Cassandra Clare
11 Fantasy/SciF 11 Fantasy/SciF 11 Fantasy/SciF
Pursuits College Prep College Prep College Prep College Prep College Prep General YA College Prep College Prep YA College Prep General General General
Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Audio Available Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y
N Y N N N Y Y N N Y N Y N Study Material Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N
YA YA YA
Y Y Y
N Y Y
Kurt Vonnegut Kurt Vonnegut Stephen Ambrose
11 History 11 History 11 History
Fiction Fiction Fiction
College Prep Y College Prep Y General Y
Y Y Y
Rebecca Skloot
11 History
Non-Fiction
General
Y
Y
Daniel Levitin
11 Music
Non-Fiction
General
Y
N
Michael Pollan
11 Science/Health
Non-Fiction
General
Y
Y
Rebecca Skloot
11 Science/Health
Non-Fiction
General
Y
Y
Daniel Levitin H.G. Bessinger
11 Science/Health 11 Sports
Non-Fiction Non-Fiction
General General
Y N
N Y
Haruki Murakami
11 Sports
Non-Fiction
General
Y
Y
20 To The Lighthouse
Virginia Wolfe
11 Classics
Fiction
College Prep Y
Y
To The Lighthouse
Virginia Wolfe
11 Family/Relationships Fiction
College Prep Y
Y
21 Atonement
Ian McEwan
11 Family/Relationships Fiction
College Prep Y
Y
Atonement V for Vendetta - A Graphic 22 Novel
Ian McEwan Alan Moore and David Lloyd
11 Classics
Fiction
College Prep Y
Y
11 Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Fiction
YA
N
N
23 On Writing
Stephen King
11 Personal Experience Non-Fiction
General
Y
Y
24 The Dante Club: A Novel
Matthew Pearl
11 Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Non-Fiction
General
Y
Y
11 Cultural/Traditions
Fiction
General
N
N
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Slaughterhouse Five Slaughterhouse Five Band of Brothers The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession Friday Night Lights What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
25 The House of Spirits: A Novel Isabel Allende
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Title One L Steve Jobs Fast Food Nation Steve Jobs Can't Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel A Prayer for Owen Meany Johnny Got His Gun The Devil in the White City One Hundred Years of Solitude What Is The What Zeitoun Persepolis: The Story of Childhood A Prayer for Owen Meany Hotel at the Corner of Bitter Sweet Room Hotel at the Corner of Bitter Sweet Such a Pretty Girl Matched Hotel at the Corner of Bitter Sweet What Is The What Lies My Teacher Told Me Zeitoun Persepolis: The Story of Childhood
Author Scott Turow Walter Isaacson Eric Schloss Walter Isaacson Jean Kilbourne and Mary Pipher John Irving Dalton Trumbo Erik Larsen Gabriel Garcia Marquez Dave Eggers Dave Eggers
Audio Grade Interest Non-Fic/Fiction Pursuits Available 12 Autobiography Non-Fiction College Prep Y 12 Biography Non-Fiction College Prep Y 12 Business/Leadership Non-Fiction General Y 12 Business/Leadership Non-Fiction College Prep Y
12 12 12 12
Business/Leadership Classics Classics Classics
12 Cultural/Traditions 12 Cultural/Traditions 12 Cultural/Traditions
Study Material Y Y Y Y
Non-Fiction Fiction Fiction Fiction
General College Prep College Prep College Prep
N Y Y Y
N Y Y Y
Fiction Non-Fiction Non-Fiction
College Prep Y College Prep Y General Y
Y Y Y
Marjane Satrapi John Irving
12 Cultural/Traditions Fiction 12 Family/Relationships Fiction
General N College Prep Y
Y Y
Jamie Ford Emma Donoghue
12 Family/Relationships Fiction 12 Family/Relationships Fiction
General General
Y Y
Y Y
Jamie Ford Laura Weiss Ally Condie
12 Family/Relationships Fiction 12 Family/Relationships Fiction 12 Fantasy/SciFi Fiction
General YA YA
Y Y Y
Y N Y
Jamie Ford Dave Eggers James W. Loewen Dave Eggers
12 12 12 12
Fiction Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Non-Fiction
General College Prep General General
Y Y Y Y
Y Y Y Y
Marjane Satrapi
12 History
Fiction
General
N
Y
History History History History
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Persepolis: The Story of Childhood Musicophillia One L The Glass Castle Hotel at the Corner of Bitter Sweet Room Musicophillia Fast Food Nation The Physics of Superheroes Little Brother Money Ball Money Ball Never Let Me Go Endurance A Walk in the Woods
Marjane Satrapi Oliver Sacks Scott Turow Jeanette Wells
12 12 12 12
History Music Personal Experience Personal Experience
Fiction Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Non-Fiction
YA College Prep General General
N Y Y Y
Y N Y Y
Jamie Ford Emma Donoghue Oliver Sacks Eric Schloss James Kakalios Cory Doctorow Michael Lewis Michael Lewis Kazuo Ishiguro Alfred Lansing Bill Bryson
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Personal Experience Personal Experience Science/Health Science/Health Science/Health Science/Health Sports Sports Fantasy/SciF Adventure Adventure
Fiction Fiction Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Fiction Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Fiction Non-Fiction Non-Fiction
General General College Prep General College Prep YA General General College Prep General General
Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Young Adult Choice
9th/10th Grade Assessment Menu General Choice
College Prep Choices
1. FauxFacebook
1. CD Soundtrack
1. Marketing Strategy
2. Character's Diary
2. Rewrite an ending
2. Dual Response Journal
3. Vocabulary Log
3. Movie vs. Book Compare/Contrast Essay
3. Character Analysis Essay
Young Adult Choice
11th/12th Grade Assessment Menu General Choice
College Prep Choices
1. Teach Your Book
1. Video Interview
1. Historical Context Prezi
2. Poetry Anthology
2. Write a missing chapter
2. Dual Response Journal
3. Guided Written Response
3. Vocabulary Log
3. Literary Comparison Essay
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Summer Reading Assessment Choices – High School
Video Interview General Choice – 11/12 Write the transcript of an interview with the main character (protagonist), a supporting character or antagonist, and an interviewer. The interviewer can be you, or a real-life talk show host (Oprah, Larry King, Ellen Degeneres, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Anderson Cooper, etc.) or another fictional character. Your interview should include: ●
an introduction to the book
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8-10 questions directed to the interviewee about the main characters, setting and plot that require an in depth response not simply a yes or no answer..
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a meaningful passage from the book that relates to a main character.
Be sure your discussion includes some of the conflicts the characters face, information about the character’s background and some of the events that occur throughout the story. Try to also include discussion of character motivations, inner thoughts and feelings. Once you have composed your interview questions (you can even compose the responses as well), video yourself or someone else acting out the interview. You can star as the character or interviewer and use your typewritten interview as your script. You will need 3 people: a cameraperson, a journalist and an interviewee. Please provide your video on a flash drive or disc.
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Dual Response Journal College Prep 9-12 The purpose of the dual-response journal is to record your interactions with the text as you progress through the book. It is a way of recording your responses, positive or negative, and to track your reading through the story. Don’t simply summarize what happens in the story, but rather responds, reflect, and track your thoughts. ● ● ● ● ●
Select 10 passages or quotes from your summer reading book to respond to, either in a notebook or in a computer document. Divide the page in half. Title the column on the left: “Passages from the Text.” Title the column on the right: “Responses to the Text.” Copy each passage word for word into the left column. Jot down the page number that indicates where the passage is located in the text. Respond to the quote in the right column. Try using the prompts provided below. Show that you have read the entire book by responding to passages from the entire novel.
Entry Prompt Samples ● “The imagery reveals . . .” ● “The setting gives the effect of . . .” ● “The author seems to feel . . .” ● “The tone of this part is . . .” ● “The character(s) feel(s) . . .” ● “This is ironic because . . .” ● “The detail seems effective/out of place/important because . . .” ● “An interesting word/phrase/sentence/thought is . . .” ● Something I notice/appreciate/don’t appreciate/wonder about is… ● “This reminds me of . . .”
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Literary Comparison Essay College Prep - 11/12 The literary comparison essay is designed for students to create meaningful connections between literary works they have read. This essay is designed to mirror the types of essays students will be asked to write during their coursework in high school and college. This analysis should be a fully developed essay that compares the summer reading selection to another work of literature the student has read, either in school or independently. ●
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Select a novel or play that compares/contrasts to your summer reading selection in: ○ Theme ○ Character ○ Conflict ○ Situation/Setting
Construct a 2 page, double-spaced, MLA Formatted essay that creates an analysis of a significant point of comparison between the two works. ● This essay should have an introduction, thesis statement, 3 body paragraphs and a strong conclusion. ● Use textual evidence in the form of details and direct quotations from BOTH literary works.
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Historical Context Prezi College Prep - 11/12 Research the historical, cultural, and/or social contexts that influence your book selection. This assignment can work for either fiction or non-fiction selections by examining the context of either when the book was written/published or the historical era in which the book takes place. Create a web-based presentation using Prezi.com, Empressr.com, GoogleDocs, or other Internet based tool. These sites all offer free features to create your presentation. Presentation must be: ● ● ● ● ●
8-10 “slides” long. (Prezi does not create “slides”, but “turns”) Cover significant historical and biographical information that is relevant to the novel or book Make clear in the presentation how the historical, cultural, and/or social context influences the novel by including passages or quotes from the text to support. Show, through links or bibliography slide, evidence of 4 sources used for historical research. You may choose to select one or two significant historical/biographical events to relate to the book rather than trying to cover every aspect of the background of the book.
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Vocabulary Log General Choice - 11/12 Vocabulary Logs are excellent tools to increase students’ academic word knowledge and improve their understanding of word usage as they read independently at school or at home. There is a direct correlation between vocabulary words learned in context and increased reading comprehension.
Identify “unknown” challenging words (20)
You may hand write or type the words. For each word, you should include the following information: ● The sentence in which you found the word, include page number. ● The part of speech ● The definition for the word ● Students will choose a simple synonym. It should be used as a trigger (reminder) to the student of the definition of the more challenging word they selected from the passage. The synonyms may be selected from the dictionary, glossary of the text, or a thesaurus. ● A new sentence that you write for the word. ● The visual representation should be a picture, graph, chart or web to illustrate the word that clearly reminds the students of the meanings of the words selected.
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Rewrite the Ending General Choice – 9/10 Your assignment is to rewrite the last chapter for the book you have chosen to read. Rewrite the ending of the story, changing what happens. Your new ending must be original, credible, and realistic for your book. For example, if your novel is set during World War II, you cannot introduce vampires as new characters in the book. You cannot change any events that have already happened previous to your new ending.
Your new ending chapter must: ● Be written in the same style and tone as the author ● Include the use of dialogue and demonstrate proper use of quotation marks ● Be at least 2 typed, double-spaced pages using 12-point font and 1” margins In addition, you must include a paragraph fully explaining why you chose to change the ending the way you did and why this new ending is plausible for your book.
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Write a Missing Chapter General Choice – 11/12
Your assignment is to write a missing chapter for the book you have chosen to read. You can choose where in the book you would put your missing chapter. This chapter needs to be original and credible. It is important that your missing chapter be realistic and not disrupt the story; rather, the purpose of this assignment is to write a chapter that will enhance the story. Your missing chapter must: ● Be written in the same style and tone as the author ● Include the use of dialogue and demonstrate proper use of quotation marks ● Be at least 2 typed, double-spaced pages using 12-point font and 1” margins In addition, you must include two paragraphs explaining where in your book you would place the missing chapter, a brief explanation of the events before and after your missing chapter, and why you chose this placement for your missing chapter.
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Poetry Anthology Young Adult Choice – 11/12 Your assignment is to create a poetry collection for the book you have chosen to read. Your poetry anthology should consist of at least eight poems. Poems should be written and chosen to reflect a specific theme derived from your reading.
Your anthology must include the following: ● A title page with a creative title that also lists your name as the editor ● An introductory paragraph (typed, double-spaced) that explains the connection between the poems and your book ● At least eight poems, but no more than ten (your own and published, equally mixed, or all your own) Your Own Poems must: ● Be at least twelve lines long ● Demonstrate use of poetic techniques such as the following: similes, metaphors, alliteration, imagery, personification The Chosen Published Poems must: ● Be published poems by serious poets. Search credible websites such as www.poetry.org and www.poetryfoundtion.org ● May not all be selected from the same book or website ● Must be written by different authors
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Character Diary Young Adult Choice – 9/10 Your assignment is to choose a character from the book you have chosen to read and create three one-page diary entries for your chosen character. Choose one character from your book that sparked your interest as you were reading.
Create a personal diary or journal for that character, which depicts the major events happening in the story - both "seen" and "unseen" in the book itself. You are writing as if you are that character, from their viewpoint and perspective, in the first person narrative form.
You will be required to write a minimum of three entries, using one of the following styles of writing:
1. A Descriptive Entry: This style of writing will use strong visual and sensory images to create a lasting impression on your reader. You should be vividly describing a room, a place, an object, a person, or an event which was significant to your character. 2. A Persuasive Entry: This style of writing will reflect your character's wishes for something (an action or person) and how they might write to obtain their wish. 3. A Reflective Entry: This style of writing will describe in detail what a significant event has meant to your character personally, how it has changed him or her personally, what important lesson did he or she learn from it, and how will they apply it later in life? Each entry should be at least one page, typed, double-spaced using 12-point font. Each entry should be from a different time in the book.
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CD Assignment General Choice - 9/10
Assignment: You are in charge of producing a sound track for a new film version of the book you read. Your job requires you to do the following: 1) Locate five songs that help “tell the tale” of the novel 2) Create a Power Point explaining how the five songs compliment the novel. Identify key lyrics to each song the lyrics and mood of the music to events and words in the book. Include visual images for each song. 3) Design a CD cover for your sound track- this can be a Power Point slide, hand-drawn, or using any artistic computer application Music Choices? Consider the time period of the novel- the present day can be considered. Keep in mind the tone of the novel (scary in parts? joyful in parts? tense and suspenseful in parts? ). Make sure the selected music fits with a particular scene or scenes in the novel. A soundtrack for a film usually plays in the background of the action on the screen.
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Faux Facebook Page Young Adult Choice - 9/10 Create a Faux Facebook Page for one of the main characters in your book. On this Facebook page you will highlight important events that occurred during the story. IMPORTANT: You may not create an actual profile for your character on Facebook. You will be using the Power Point template attached. On this paper you will collect your ideas for your Status Updates and Wall Posts. 1. Choose 5-6 chapters and give a “status update” as if you were writing this for your Facebook page. Remember, you are not yourself--you are writing in your character’s voice!! Have fun! 2. Consider what another character would write on YOUR CHARACTER’S wall. Create 2 walls posts from 2 different characters (4 total). Remember that these wall posts should reflect the personality and tone of the character who is posting. 3. Find a picture of an actor or famous person, who you feel would best represent your main character. If you can think of a different picture that would better suit your character’s profile, you may use that picture instead. 4. Fill in the “About Me” part of the profile. What would your character say about himself/herself. 5. Favorite Quotation: Find a quote that represents the personality of your character. 6. Information: Fill in the required information. Be creative. 7. Friends: Identify 4 friends for your MAIN CHARACTER. Don’t forget to include the characters who will be posting on your character’s wall (Character #2 and Character #3). 8. Create virtual “gifts” and ads related to your character. Describe them & include an icon for it (see examples below). 9. Create one Gift:
Which “gifts” would your character want or need?
10. Create one Advertisement: What kind of advertisement would appear on your character’s?
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Teach Your Book Young Adult Choice - 11/12
Pick one specific element of your book to share with your class. This element can be a theme, character development, literary devices, symbol, etc. This element will be utilized to teach the plot of the story. Use will use this one constant idea, to teach the book to the class. This one idea will illustrate your understanding of the entire text. You will present in the form of Power point, a web-based presentation using Prezi.com, Empressr.com, GoogleDocs, or other Internet based tool. These sites all offer free features to create your presentation.
Presentation must be: ● ● ● ● ● ●
6-8 “slides” long. (Prezi does not create “slides”, but “turns”) An introduction that clearly establishes the topic that will be followed through the text Specific examples of the elements use throughout the text Textual Documentation and Citations Explanation of the development throughout the story Influence of this element to the text as a whole
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Guided Written Response Young Adult Choice - 11/12 Directions – On separate pieces of paper, answer all parts of each of the questions below. Be sure to provide as many details as possible. 1. Identify and properly punctuate the book's title, author, copyright date, and number of pages. 2. Cite a memorable passage of no more than thirty words or three sentences from the book. Identify the page number, chapter, and copy word for word a short passage that you feel is worth remembering. Explain why you have selected this passage. 3. Describe your first impression of one character or one event that you find most interesting. Give at least three items of information that gave you this impression. 4. Identify what causes a significant change in one character, and describe the results of that change. This change may be the consequence of a choice, a conflict of some kind that has to be resolved, the display of some outstanding trait like courage, or even the result of an action or event that occurs during the story. 5. To highlight the significance of the book for you, read all of the questions below and then write a response to ONE. A. What discovery did you make as a result of reading this book? B. How has this book changed your thinking or feeling? C. How has this book challenged your opinions or views of life? 6. Select five different literary devices used in the novel, provide the page number, and copy the line in which the device is used. Explain the effective use of the literary device. Some examples of literary devices are: ● Allegory - a symbolic representation ○ i.e. The blindfolded figure with scales is an allegory of justice. ● Alliteration - the repetition of the initial consonant. There should be at least two repetitions in a row. ○ i.e. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. ● Allusion – A reference to a famous person or event in life or literature. ○ i.e. She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa. ● Analogy - the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. ○ i.e. shoe is to foot as tire is to wheel ● Assonance - the repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence. ● Climax - the turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story. The climax represents the point of greatest tension in the work. ● Foreshadowing - hints of what is to come in the action of a play or a story ● Hyperbole - a figure of speech involving exaggeration. ● Metaphor - A comparison in which one thing is said to be another.
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i.e. The cat's eyes were jewels, gleaming in the darkness. Onomatopoeia - the use of words to imitate the sounds they describe. ○ i.e. The burning wood crackled and hissed. Oxymoron - putting two contradictory words together. ○ i.e. bittersweet, jumbo shrimp, and act naturally Personification - is giving human qualities to animals or objects. ○ i.e. The daffodils nodded their yellow heads. Pun - A word is used which has two meanings at the same time, which results in humor. Simile - figure of speech involving a comparison between unlike things using like, as, or as though. ○ i.e. She floated in like a cloud.
7. Select five different vocabulary words from the text of the novel that you find challenging or interesting. Provide a dictionary definition for each word chosen, along with the page number and quote in which it appears. Then, compose an original sentence using this word properly.
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Summer Reading Assessment Choices – High School
Movie vs. Book Comparison Essay General Choice - 9/10 Teachers often warn that when reading is assigned, watching the movie is not a strong substitute. Although the movie and book may contain the same characters or plot concepts, the interpretation of these ideas is very different. ● ● ● ● ● ●
Write a five paragraph essay that compares and contrasts the movie to the book Follow MLA format (margins, double spaced, font size, etc.) Have a clearly written introductory and concluding paragraph The body should use at least three points of comparison Present specific quotation documentation from the text Discuss the effect the change has on the story as a whole
Wayne Public Schools
Summer Reading Assessment Choices – High School
Character Analysis Essay College Prep - 9/10 Like all people, characters go through a change over time. These changes are a result of personal or public events. This development has an effect on the text as a whole. ● ● ● ● ● ●
Write a five paragraph essay that analyzes the transitions Follow MLA format (margins, double spaced, font size, etc.) Have a clearly written introductory and concluding paragraph The body should use at least three points of comparison Present specific quotation documentation from the text Discuss the effect the development has on the story as a whole
Wayne Public Schools
Summer Reading Assessment Choices – High School
Marketing Strategy College Prep - 9/10 Your assignment is to put together a marketing strategy for the book you read. Consider yourself a salesperson- you want people to buy the book! 1.
Advertisement for Book (pick one): Create a Power Point presentation, include the following: ■Title and Author ■Genre ■Main character or characters ■Setting ■Conflict or problem in the book (This is what keeps the story moving.) ■Please be creative. The presentation should be a visual representation with pictures and color - focus on a visual reflection of the book. Include images that reflect the theme of your book.
OR Poster Advertisement, include the following: ■Title and Author ■Genre ■Main character or characters ■Setting ■Conflict or problem in the book (This is what keeps the story moving.) ■Use half of a piece of poster board to create an advertisement for the book. ■Please be creative. Poster should be a visual representation with pictures and color.You may label pictures if you feel it is necessary, but focus on a visual reflection of the book. Remember you want to catch the customers’ eyes with your poster. This poster is an advertisement for the book. You may draw pictures, use magazines or other pictures. 2. Commercial (min. 5 minutes, max 10 minutes) - In-class presentation or videotaped. Your commercial should creatively include the following points: ● Setting-Where did this story take place? Name and describe the place where the story happened. If there was a specific time period, include that also. ● Characters-Highlight 2 main characters and include a brief description of each one.
Wayne Public Schools
Summer Reading Assessment Choices – High School
● What was the action in the story? What kept the story going? Please do not tell how the story ended. Remember you are selling the book. Giving away the ending will not create buyers. ● Who is your target audience? Who would enjoy this book? Why should someone read this book? Was it funny, sad, or something else? How will it affect the reader? What will the reader learn?
Wayne Public Schools
Summer Reading Assessment Choices – High School
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Ideas
Excels in responding to assignment. Interesting; demonstrates logical progression of ideas. Ideas are clearly communicated. Shows careful reading of book.
A decent accomplishment, responding appropriately to assignment. Good ideas, but not fully developed. Shows reading of the book.
Adequate, but less effective, not responding well to the assignment. Presents ideas in general terms. Shows some reading of the book.
Does not respond to the assignment. Reveals only brief skimming of the book.
Organization
Uses a logical structure, appropriate to the assignment. Guides the reader through the chain of reasoning or progression of ideas.
Shows some logic in organization of ideas. Components show some coherence to a central idea.
Somewhat lacking in logical organization. Feels random.
No appreciable organization. Lacks coherence.
Style
Enjoyable. Interesting. Reveals the student’s personality. Encourages others to read the book.
May sometimes be too general or boring. Style is generally clear and focused, but may have awkward or ineffective moments.
Too vague. Rather monotonous. No real sense of the person behind the assignment.
Awkward. Boring. No sense of authorship.
Mechanics
Almost entirely free of spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors.
Some spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors.
Grammar and mechanics may annoy the reader, but do not significantly obscure meaning.
Grammar and mechanics get in the way of reader comprehension. Didn’t even bother to spell-check.
Support
Excellent use of material from the book. Demonstrates reference to concepts and theories of the reading. Connects are made in a seamless transition.
Uses appropriate reference from the book. Inclusion of text, may be lacking somewhat in effectiveness.
Often uses generalizations to support points, and does not consistently draw parallels to the book.
Lacks supporting evidence. No use of book.
