GUHSD Summer Reading for Incoming

Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors

(English 3-4, 5-6, & 7-8)

2017-2018

To encourage academic excellence, English teachers will offer you the opportunity to earn extra credit for completing an optional assignment during the summer. Should you choose to complete this optional assignment, you will be eligible for extra credit points in your English class. Choose and read a book from the list below. As you read, complete the attached assignment. Your English teacher will have specific instructions for you when school begins on August 7, 2017. Summer reading assignments are due August 11, 2017.

Note: These books are all available in bookstores, public libraries, and in e-Book form from the GUHSD Digital Library <glendaleaz.libraryreserve.com>

Summer Reading List 2017

Title / Author / Genre
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler / Phillip K. Hoose / nonfiction
history
The Lie Tree / Frances Hardinge / fantasy
mystery
historical fiction
The Rest of Us Just Live Here / Patrick Ness / fantasy-paranormal
The Start of You and Me / Emery Lord / romance
Dead End in Norvelt / Jack Gantos / historical fiction
humor
A Darker Shade of Magic / V.E. Schwab / fantasy
Salt to the Sea / RutaSepetys / historical fiction
Flowers for Algernon / Daniel Keyes / classics
science fiction

Summer Reading Assignment (Grades 10-12)

Your Name______

Book Title: ______

Author: ______

Part One: Choose three (3) of the following sentence starters below and write a brief

reflection for each. Use specific references from the book, (direct quoted or paraphrased)

and internal citation.

• I noticed…• I’d like to know…

• I wonder…• I realized…

• I was reminded of…• If I were…

• I think…• The central issues(s) is(are)…

• I’m surprised that…• If ______, then…

• One consequence of ______could be…• Although it seems…

Write a rough draft, on your own paper. Only after proofreading, editing and revising your draft, write your final response on the lines below:

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Part Two: Higher Order Question Creation (Q Chart)

Directions: Create questions about characters, conflicts, plot, subplot, etc., by using one word from the left hand column and one word from the top row. The farther down and to the right you go, the more complex and higher-level the questions. Compose four (4) questions and answers to those questions; two (2) of them must be from the bottom right nine squares.Using those words should likely result in higher order questions. For instance, “Why would Daisy have married Tom instead of waiting for Gatsby?” is a much more sophisticated question than “Where is Jay Gatsby’s house located?” Be mindful of your grammar and punctuation.

Q-CHART / is / did / can / would / will / might
who
what
where
when
how
why

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