EssexIntermediateSchool
Rising 5th Graders
Reading Response Summer 2013
5th Grade SOLs: At the fifth-grade level, students will become increasingly independent readers of a variety of literary forms. Strategies such as word analysis and the use of context clues and word references will help students increase fluency as well as comprehension. They will begin to read text critically in order to examine implied relationships and understandings, recognize how character and plot are developed, and formulate and justify opinions about the text. They will organize the information they extract from the text and represent their understandings on charts, maps, and graphs.
Goal: Read three books (Ideally, students should read 20 minutes each day.)
Students: Write information on the attached forms about the books you read. Give this to your teacher when you return in September. You will receive points on your first quarter grade for quality work turned in.
Name: ______
Please choose a reading response for each text you list. You may use a response more than once, but there should be at least three different types of responses for your summer reading.
FICTION / NONFICTION- How is a character in your book similar to a character in another book, movie, or someone you know?
- What does this book remind you of in your own life?
- Which character would you like (or not like) to be your friend? Why?
- What advice would you give to a particular character? Why?
- What was one of your favorite lines (or sentences) in what you read? Copy it down and tell why you liked it. It can be more than one sentence but not too long!
- If you could change one thing in the book, what would it be? Why would you change it?
- What surprised you in the book?
- If you could ask the author about this book, what questions would you ask?
- Choose 3 new words you learned in this book. What do they mean?
- Create a graphic organizer, such as a story map or character chart, to tell about what you read.
- What do you know that you didn’t know before you read this?
- What surprised you most about this topic?
- What else do you want to know about this topic?
- Do you think you would read another book by this author? Why or why not?
- How could you apply what you learned to your own life?
- If you could change one thing in the book, what would it be? Why would you change it?
- Why was this topic important to you?
- Was this information organized in a helpful way? Why or why not? Give examples.
- Choose 3 new words you learned in this book. What do they mean?
- Create a chart to organize some of the information you learned from reading about the topic.
Reading Response Form – Grade 5
Summer 2013
Title ______
Author ______
Type of Reading Material (genre):
_____ Fiction picture book_____ Fiction chapter book_____Nonfiction picture book
_____ Nonfiction chapter book_____ Folktale_____ Biography
_____ Poetry_____ Other ______
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Title ______
Author ______
Type of Reading Material (genre):
_____ Fiction picture book_____ Fiction chapter book_____Nonfiction picture book
_____ Nonfiction chapter book_____ Folktale_____ Biography
_____ Poetry_____ Other ______
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Reading Response Form – Grade 5
Summer 2013
Title ______
Author ______
Type of Reading Material (genre):
_____ Fiction picture book_____ Fiction chapter book_____Nonfiction picture book
_____ Nonfiction chapter book_____ Folktale_____ Biography
_____ Poetry_____ Other ______
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Title ______
Author ______
Type of Reading Material (genre):
_____ Fiction picture book_____ Fiction chapter book_____Nonfiction picture book
_____ Nonfiction chapter book_____ Folktale_____ Biography
_____ Poetry_____ Other ______
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Reading Response Form – Grade 5
Summer 2013
Title ______
Author ______
Type of Reading Material (genre):
_____ Fiction picture book_____ Fiction chapter book_____Nonfiction picture book
_____ Nonfiction chapter book_____ Folktale_____ Biography
_____ Poetry_____ Other ______
Graphic Organizer
Essex Intermediate School
Rising Fifth Grade Summer 2013 Reading Suggestions
Adler, D. / Cam Jansen (RL 3) / Haddix, M. / Among the Hidden (RL 4); Shadow Children series (RL 5)Anderson, M.T. / Whales on Stilts (RL 4) / Hicks, J. / The Virginia Underground (RL 5)
Andreasen, D. / The Giant of Seville: A “Tall Tale” Based on a True Story (RL 4) / Holzer, H. / Father Abraham: Lincoln and His Sons (RL 7)
Angleberger, T. / The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (RL 4) / Hale, S. / Rapunzel’s Revenge (RL 3); PrincessAcademy (RL 6)
*Applegate, K. / The One and Only Ivan (RL 3) / Horowitz, A. / Alex Rider series (RL5)
Aronson, M. / If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge (RL 6) / Hunter, E. / Warriors series (RL 4)
Bardoe, C. / Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice AgeI (RL 6) / Jackson, E. / Cinder Edna (RL 4)
Barry, D. / Peter and the Starcatchers (RL 5) / Jenkins, S. / Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea (RL 6)
Birdsall, J. / The Penderwicks series (RL 5) / Jennings, P. / Guinea Dog (RL 3)
Blackwood, G. / The Shakespeare Stealer (RL 5) / *Jurmain, S. / Worst of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the True Story of an American Feud (RL 5)
Blume, J. / Superfudge (RL 3) / Kehret, P. / Abduction (RL 4); Runaway Twin (RL 5)
Buyea, R. / Because of Mr. Terupt (RL 3) / Klimo, K. / Dragon Keepers series (RL 5)
Choldenko, G. / Al Capone Does My Shirts (RL 3) / Korman, G. / Zoobreak (RL 4)
Christopher, M. / Baseball Flyhawk (RL 3) / Krull, K. / Jim Henson: The Guy Who Plays with Puppets (RL 5)
Cleary, B. / The Growing-up Feet (RL 3) / Lauber, P. / You Never Know About Fingers, Forks, and Chopsticks (RL 4)
Clements, A. / Jake Drake, Class Clown (RL 3) / Law, I. / Savvy (RL 6)
*Colin, B. and Sara Pinto / My Invisible Sister (RL 4) / Lewis, C. / The Chronicles of Narnia (RL 5)
Collins, S. / Gregor the Overlander (RL 4) / Lord, C. / Rules (RL 3)
Creech, S. / The Wanderer (RL 5) / Lowery, L. / Gooney Bird and the Room Mother (RL 3)
Curtis, C. / Bud, Not Buddy (RL 5) / Lupica, M. / Hero (RL 5)
Dahl, R. / The Witches (RL 4); James and the Giant Peach (RL 4) / Mass, W. / 11 Birthdays (RL 4)
*Davies, J. / The Lemonade Crime (RL 4) / Marsh, C. / Carole Marsh Mystery series (RL 4)
Deedy, C. / The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale (RL 5) / McCarthy, M. / Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum (RL 4)
DiCamillo, K. / The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulanel (RL 4) ; Tale of Despereaux (RL 4) / *McLachlan, P. / Waiting for the Magic (RL 3)
Dixon, F. / Hardy Boys series (RL 4) / McMullen, K. / The DragonSlayersAcademy (RL 3)
Eager, E. / Half Magic (RL 5) / *Mills, C. / Fractions = Trouble! (RL 4)
Fitzgerald, J. / The Great Brain (RL 5) / Neuschwander, C. / Sir Cumference and the First Round Table (A Math Adventure) (RL 4)
Fleming, C. / The Fabled Fifth Graders of Aesop (RL 4) / Newquist, H. / The Great Brain Book: An Inside Look at the Inside of Your Head (RL 8)
Frasier, D. / Miss Alaineus – A Vocabulary Disaster (RL 5) / Nimmo, J. / Charlie Bones series (RL 4)
Funke, C. / Inkheart (RL 5) / Nixon, J. / Search for the Shadowman (RL 4)
Fusco, K. / The Wonder of Charlie Anne (RL 4) / Norton, M. / The Borrowers (RL 5)
George, J. / My Side of the Mountain (RL 5) / O’Connor, B. / How to Steal a Dog (RL 4)
Gidwitz, A. / A Tale Dark and Grimm (RL 4) / Osbourne, M. / Magic Tree House series (RL 3)
Giff, P. / Wild Girl (RL 4); Nory Ryan’s Song (RL 4) / Park, L. / Project Mulberry (RL 4)
Gutman, D. / The Million Dollar Shot (RL 4); My WeirdSchool (RL 3) / Paterson, K. / The Bridge to Terabithia (RL 4)
Paulsen, G. / Hatchet (RL 5); Woodsong (RL 5) / Books for Reading Aloud:
Reading aloud as a family is a great way to spend time together. It also helps build fluency, expand vocabulary, and practice comprehension through discussion. Following is a list of some great books to try this summer.
Peot, M. / Inkblot: drip, splat, and squish your way to creativity (RL 7)
Peterson, L. / The Ballad of Knuckles McGraw
(RL 3)
*Resau, L. / Star in the Forest(RL 4) / Avi / True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Riordan, R. / Percy Jackson & the Olympians series (RL 6) / Bauer, M. / On My Honor
Rockwell, T. / How to Eat Fried Worms (RL 3) / Carbone, E. / Blood on the River
Root, P. / Lilly and the Pirates (RL 4) / Clements, A. / Frindle; No Talking
Selznick, B. / The Invention of Hugo Cabret (RL 5) / Conrad, P. / Don’t Go Near that Rabbit, Frank!
Scieszka, Jon / Time Warp Trio series (RL 3) / Cousins, M. / The Boy in the Alamo
Shang, W. / The Great Wall of Lucy Wu (RL 4) / Derby, K. / Top Ten Ways to Ruin the First Day of School
Snicket, L. / The Bad Beginning (RL 6) / Fleischman, P. / The Half-a-Moon Inn
Sommer, Carl / The Richest Poor Kid (RL 3) / Hurwitz, J. / Class President
Spinelli, J. / Maniac Magee (RL 4) / Jarrell, R. / The Animal Family
Stone, T. / Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream (RL 7) / Juster, N. / The Phantom Tollbooth
Sylver, A. / Hot Diggity Dog: History of the Hot Dog (RL 4) / Korman, G. / The Island
Taylor, T. / The Trouble with Tuck (RL 6) / Manes, S. / How to be Perfect in Just Three Days
Thor, A. / The Lily Pond (RL 4) / McCloskey, R. / Homer Price
Tillage, L. / Leon’s Story (RL 6) / Park, B. / Mick Harte Was Here
Turner, G. / FortMose: And the Story of the Man who Built the First Free Black Settlement in Colonial America (RL 7) / O’Brien, R. / Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
*Urban, L. / Hound Dog True (RL 4) / Speare, E. / The Sign of the Beaver
Valente, C. / The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (RL 5) / Spinelli, J. / Loser
*Vande Velde, V. / 8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel divided by 1 Dog = Chaos (RL 4) / Rawls, W. / Where the Red Fern Grows
Walsh, J. / The Green Book (RL 5) / Yolen, J. / Encounter
Warner, S. / EllRay Jakes is not a Chicken (RL 4)
Webb, S. / Far From Shore: Chronicles of an OpenOcean Voyage (RL 7) / NOTE: Magazines are great reading material between books. Try these titles: Sports Illustrated for Kids, Dig, New Moon Girls, American Girl, Discovery Girl, Boys’ Life, and National Geographic Kids.
Whelan, G. / Angel on the Square(RL 5)
White, E. / The Trumpet of the Swan (RL 4)
*Winkler, H. and Lin Oliver / Ghost Buddy: Zero to Hero (RL 5)
Winters, K. / Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak (RL 4)
Yelchin, E. / Breaking Stalin’s Nose (RL 5)
Yohalem, E. / Escape Under the Forever Sky (RL 5)
* Indicates 2013-2014 Virginia Readers’ Choice book
Nonfiction topics you will study in 5th gradeRocks and minerals US Geography
Sound and visible light Native Americans
Matter Colonial Life
Cell structure American Revolution
Ocean environment Westward Expansion
Earth’s Surface Civil War / Online Resources
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**Also, Don’t forget about the Summer Programs offered at our Essex County Public Library.**