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Highland Oaks Middle SchoolSummer Reading List 2016

Regular and Advanced Students, 6th Grade Gifted and ESOL Levels 2, 3, and 4(There is a separate list and activities for Gifted Students.)

**"'*Books will be available at the school book store by the middle of May.***

It is mandatory that all students select and read one book from their grade level and thencomplete a series of assignments found on the back of this paper.

The assignments will be due Friday, September 2, 2016. A multiple choice quiz will beadministered the second week of school, August 29th - September 2nd. The actual quizdate will be determined by the student"s language arts teacher.

All books should be avai.lable at the school store but are also available at Amazon and asan E-book. You can contact the PTSA school store to see if they have copies of the bookyou are interested in purchasing. You can reach the PTSA' at homptsa@gmail.com.

6th Grade Students - Regular, Advanced, Gifted and ESOL

I Title I Author Genre

I Realistic FictionI Adventure

I Walk Two Moons I Sharon CreechlPercy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lighting I Rick RiordanI Thief I .

I Realistic FictionI Myths and Legends

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7th Grade

~Tangerine f-I E_d_w_a_r_d__B_lo_o_r 1 Mysteryi The Sea Monsters: Percy Jackson and the -l Rick Riordan ! Myths and Legends! I1 Olympians-Bk 2 I I

8th Grade

Title I Author I Genre

I Paper Towns I John Green ~stery~ _~mong the Hidden I Margaret Peterson. i Fictionl~_ . I Haddix I Survival~.ouse of Dies Dreare . 1_Virginia Ham_i_lt_o_n__--+-! _M-,y,,--s_tery -jI The Titan"s Curse: Percy Jackson and the 1Rick Riordan : Myths and Legends I

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ACTIVITIES

. Directions: After reading the book, aU students are required to answer the questions in Part A andthen select THREE additional activities t~ complete. All activities should be completed on 81/2 X11 notebook paper or copy paper. Completed activities will be due to your language arts teacherFriday, September 2,2016.

Part A - Answer all of the following questions.

1. Write the names of the most important characters in the story.2. When and where does the story seem to take place? What clues in the story did you use to

determine the place (setting) and the time the story took' place?3. Write about something interesting that happened in the story. You many not use more than

7 sentences. One happening in the story is enough, and not too many details.4. Who was the protagonists (the good guy) and the antagonists (dvals, enemies)?5. What was the climax (high point) of the story? .

Part B - Complete three of the following activities.

1. What did the author want you to think about the main character? What things in the storymade you think this is what the author wanted you to think? In other words, can you provewhy you think as you do about the main character?

2. What was the cause of anyone of the happenings in the story? In other words, what madesomething happen? Was it something someone did, or said, or something that justhappened?

3. Write a summary of the story. (no more than two pages)4. Illustrate two different scenes (parts) of the book.5. Think of a situation that happened to a person in the story and decide whether you would

have done the same thing he/she did or something different. Tell what you might have donein the same situation.

6. Make an illustrated dictionary for 10 NEW words you found in the book as you read.7. Make a map Showing the setting of the book.8. Write a poem about the story, one of the characters, or event in the story.9. Design a poster to promote the book. (Remember - use 8 1/2 X 11 paper)1O.lnterview one of tin! characters in the book. Write 10 to 15 questions and write the

answers from the point of view of one of the characters.11. Judge the main character's actions in the story and describe how you might have acted

differently. Think carefully about your decisions and justify your answer.12.Write a presentation to the school librarian recommending your book for inclusion in the

school library. Defend your recommendation appropriately.13. Choose a character from the book and tell what you think about that person. Do you like

him/her? Why or why not? Would you like to have that person as a friend? Why:or why not?Be specific and use examples to defend your decision.

14.What part of the story was the funniest? Most exciting? Saddest?15. Put 10 to 15 key events in the story on a timeline. . .16.Think abput the story. Write five (5) new titles for the story that would give others a good

idea about the story.

NOTE: If you choose an activity that requires you to illustrate something from the book,DO NOT COPY the original cover of the book. The work must be your own.

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Summer Reading Cover Sheet

Date: September 2, 2016

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