CP Summer Project for English Language Arts & Reading
Grade 6
Summer Project Due Date: August 27th, 2018 (1st day of class)
Project Grade: (2) Quiz Grades
May 2018
Dear Incoming 6th grade CP Students:
Welcome to 6th grade CP Reading! Over the course of the year, we will study novels, short stories, poetry, and a variety of nonfiction selections using reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. You will be expected to work hard and be a self-starter. In order to be ready to discuss, debate, speculate, hypothesize, and make connections between texts, you will be expected to complete some reading and preparation at home each evening.
Attached is your summer reading assignment. Please read through the assignment carefully and follow all directions exactly as they are given. This summer you will read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. You will complete a “one-pager” (example attached) for the novel. On the first day of school, you will turn in your summer reading assignment project for a grade.
It is imperative that you allow yourself enough time to thoroughly read your chosen novel, as well as put effort into your project. Please do not copy and paste any information about the novel from the internet—it all needs to be your original work. Remember, this will be your teacher’s first impression of you and your abilities, so please do your best.
Have a fun summer!
Jessica Carrico
Faith West Academy Middle School
6th Grade English/Language Arts
CP Summer Reading Project
Novel “One-Pager”
1) Heading: Your name, the title of the book, and author at the top of the page.
2) Title of the novel and the author should also appear at the top of the page.
3) Summary: Briefly (approx. 200 words) summarize in sequence what you’ve read. This
should convey the main conflict and important plot points of the reading. Avoid too many
details! It should not be the synopsis from the back of the novel, from Amazon.com, nor
should it be a full book report. It must be a true summary, written in your own words.
4) Visual Image: What visual images were created in your mind as you read? This image can
be of something that is discussed specifically in the novel’s text, something that the novel
reminded you of, or a picture that conveys any idea or feeling you got from the reading.
Any sort of drawing, painting, or graphic representation is acceptable. In other words,
show me what you imagined; don’t tell me.
5) Quotes: As you read, find and copy two to three quotes (this means any wording taken
directly from the novel, not just what a character says), that struck you as powerful, inter-
esting, puzzling, important, thought-provoking, informative, confusing, well-written, etc. Be
sure to put these in quotation marks! In addition, write one to two sentences per quote
explaining why you chose that particular quote. Be sure to include the page number
where the quote is found.
6) Vocabulary: Identify and define ten (10) words that were puzzling or unfamiliar to
you. Give the word, page number, and definition for these words. Be sure the definition
properly defines the word as it is used in your book.
7) Connections: What connections can you make between what you read in the novel and
the world outside of the story? There may be a connection to events in your life, at school,
the community, or the world, to historical events, or to other books that you’ve read. Write
three insightful, descriptive connections you’ve made while reading.
8) Presentation: The one-pager is just that: written on only one page! Use standard size
8.5” x 11” OR legal size 8.5” x 14” unlinedwhite paper. Please use standard word
processing software to create your project, and ensure that it can be printed so that you can
present a hard copy on the first day ofschool. Feel free to add borders, color, or
whatever you’d like to make your project visually appealing. Please do not use a font
smaller than 10 pt.
*An example of a “one-pager” follows.
White Fang
Jack London
Title: ______
Author: ______