Cohasset Middle-High School Grade 7 Summer Reading 2017
Incoming seventh graders will be required to select at least one summer reading choice from the attached list (accelerated students, see note below). While you read, use A.C.T.I.V.E. strategies to make sure you are reading closely. You should use sticky notes to track your thinking.
After reading, you are required to complete one activity from each column, for a total of two activities. These activities will be presented and submitted during the first week of school, will be counted as project grades, and will be the first two grades of seventh grade! Do your best, and have fun! :)
Find your Grade 7 placement, and then follow the guidelines for your summer reading assignment below.
English Level / Book(s) / Written Assignment / Project AssignmentGrade 7 / Choose ONE book from the list. / Complete ONE writing assignment and ONE project assignment on the book that you read.
Grade 7 Accelerated / Choose TWO books from the list. / Complete writing activity on one book / Complete hands-on activity on the other book
Written Assignment
All responses must...
· Be at least one page, typed, double-spaced
· Be based on your summer reading book
· Follow the rules of Standard English
● Blog – While you read the book, respond to the text through blog posts. Your blog posts should be reflective based on your thoughts, feelings and reactions to the book, rather than just summarizing what happened. (Use www.edublogs.org for this option).
● Add Yourself – If you were a character in the book what role would you play? Who would you be friends with? How might your presence/actions change the plot?
● Change the Ending - Write an alternate ending to the book that you would have preferred compared to the original.
● Diary Entries – From a character’s perspective, write at least three diary entries that summarize an important or memorable moment from the book. The diary entries should include how the character felt, and what the character thought, during these experiences.
● Extend the Book - What happened to the characters after the book ended? Write a summary of their lives after it ends.
● Interview a Character - Create 5-10 interview questions, and write what the character’s responses would be. Questions and answers should display a depth of thought.
● Report It - Write a newspaper article that explains a major event or part of the book using the 5W’s and 1H (who, what, where, when, why, how).
● Switch Perspectives - Tell about an important or memorable event in the story from another character’s perspective.
● Travel - If you were to travel to the setting of the book, what would you bring and why? Based on the story, choose at least 5 essentials that you’d be sure to not leave behind, and explain how those items would be important to have. / Project Assignment
All projects must…
· Be completed thoroughly and thoughtfully
· Demonstrate sophisticated interaction with book
· Closely follow all parts of the directions
● Alternative Book Cover – Entice readers by creating an intriguing, spoiler-free description of the setting, charac-ters, & conflict on the front and back cover that you design.
● Book Club – Form a book club with a few friends who are reading the same book as you. Create open-ended discussion questions about the book for each time you meet. Record the responses/discussion that you have with your book club in a journal, blog, or Google Slides format. You will submit your group’s discussion questions and responses as your project. Each person creates an individual slide show.
● Collage – Assemble images over a poster or object to make a 2-D or 3-D representation of your book. Make sure to include corresponding written captions that explain how the images relate to the book.
● Comic Strip/Graphic Novel – Convert an important chapter or portion of the book into this popular visual storytelling format.
● Critic’s Review – Describe the main aspects of the book and what your opinions of it are. Rate the book on scale of 1-10 and let your viewers know if you recommend it and why/why not. BE SPECIFIC. Do this preferably through an iMovie/video recording of yourself. Google slides or a poster are also options.
● Movie Trailer – If this book were to be made into a movie, what would it be like? Create a teaser/movie preview to indicate just that.
● Research – Use the internet to investigate any aspect of the book that interests you. Create a visual (poster, Google Slides, video, etc.) that presents your findings. Be sure to cite your sources.
● Travel Brochure of Setting – Attract visitors to your book’s location by highlighting fun/interesting sights to see. Create a brochure that illustrates the important spots in the book with full descriptions and images.