Summer Reading Assignment #1
Summer Reading Assignment #1 of 2:
Reading Response Journal Chart
To complete the following assignment, follow these directions:
1- Divide your novel into four equal (approximate ) parts
2- While reading, write brief notes (no sentences) in each of the boxes to best represent that section of the book.
3- While you are reading, complete a colored illustration following the topic for each section.
Fiction Book title ______Author ______
Section 1 / Section 2 / Section 3 / Section 4Pgs - / Pgs - / Pgs - / Pgs -
Main Characters:
Name & brief descriptor
How is the character evolving?
Main Setting:
Time & Place
Plot:
Main events / Main conflict:
Point of View: / Rising Action: / Rising Action: / Climax:
Resolution:
Literary Elements:
Choose 2 elements per section and give an example of each
CIRCLE your 2 choices / 1-Conflict, Dialect, Tone, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Imagery, Irony, Suspense
2-Conflict, Dialect, Tone, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Imagery, Irony, Suspense / 1-Conflict, Dialect, Tone, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Imagery, Irony, Suspense
2-Conflict, Dialect, Tone, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Imagery, Irony, Suspense / 1-Conflict, Dialect, Tone, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Imagery, Irony, Suspense
2-Conflict, Dialect, Tone, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Imagery, Irony, Suspense / 1-Conflict, Dialect, Tone, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Imagery, Irony, Suspense
2-Conflict, Dialect, Tone, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Imagery, Irony, Suspense
Wasn’t expecting:
Describe a scene or event you were NOT expecting
Put in the director’s hat:
What scene would you change and how?
Prediction:
Consider the events and character development. Predict what will happen in the next section?
(It’s OK if your prediction doesn’t come true-this is only a guess!)
Section Illustrations
Title ______Author ______
Create a colored illustration for each of the following:
1. Any character 2. Describe Conflict 3. Your Favorite Scene So Far 4. What Should Happen Next
Section One: Any characterCharacter Name______/ Section Two: Describe Conflict
Type of Conflict:______
Section Three: Your Favorite Scene So Far
Scene______ / Section Four: What Should Happen Next?
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Summer Reading Assignment #1:
EXAMPLE Reading Response Journal Chart
To complete the following assignment, follow these directions:
4- Divide your novel into four equal (approximate ) parts
5- While reading, write brief notes (no sentences) in each of the boxes to best represent that section of the book.
6- While you are reading, complete a colored illustration following the topic for each section.
Book title And Then There Were None Author Agatha Christie
Section 1 / Section 2 / Section 3 / Section 4Pgs 1 - 56 / Pgs 57 - 118 / Pgs 119 - 170 / Pgs 171 - end
Main Characters:
Name & brief descriptor
How is the character evolving? / 1 .Ann Clyde – sec.
2.Hugh Lombard – engineer
3.Gen. John Mandrake – general
4.Illona Burgman – actress
5.William Blore – prvt investigator
6.Dr. Edward Armstrong – doctor
7.Michael Raven – singer
8.Judge Arthur Cannon – judge
9.Joseph Groman – butler
10. Ellsa Groman – maid
11.U.N. Owen – unknown host / 9. Joseph Groman – butler – ax cut rope
4. Illona Burgman – actress – “bumble bee” needle poisoned
8. Judge Arthur Cannon – judge – shot in head / 6.Dr. Edward Armstrong – red herring – deception to put you off the track
5.William Blore – Stone bear dropped on him
2.Hugh Lombard – shot
8. Judge Arthur Cannon
Main Setting:
Time & Place / 1930s on Indian Island, a fictional remote island off the English coast
snowy mountain castle / Friday evening / Saturday / Sunday
Plot:
Main events / Main conflict:
An unknown host/killer has gathered a collection of strangers on this island in order to murder them as punishment for their past crimes.
Point of View:
Unnamed omniscient individual. The POV shifts constantly between the characters. / Rising Action:
1. Suspicion mounts as each crime is revealed
2. Deaths of Elsa Groman and Gen. Mandrake
3. Fight between Joseph Groman and Hugh Lombard / Rising Action:
1. Joseph Groman and Illona Burgman
2. Lights and generator go out creating tension
3. Death of Judge Cannon
4. Lock Ann Clyde in room / Climax:
Ann and Hugh are the only two left... she pulls a gun on him
Resolution:
Judge commits suicide and Ann and Hugh “live happily ever after.”
Literary Elements:
Choose 2 elements per section and give an example of each
CIRCLE your 2 choices / 1-Conflict, Dialect, Tone, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Imagery, Irony, Suspense
Conflict:
Actress vs. Maid is an example of individual vs. individual
2-Conflict, Dialect, Tone, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Imagery, Irony, Suspense
Foreshadow:
“I don’t think you should drink anymore tonight.” / 1-Conflict, Dialect, Tone, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Imagery, Irony, Suspense
Tone: Dark, foreboding, sinister
2-Conflict, Dialect, Tone, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Imagery, Irony, Suspense
Suspense:
Distrust among guests / 1-Conflict, Dialect, Tone, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Imagery, Irony, Suspense
Conflict:
Suspicion between all characters
2-Conflict, Dialect, Tone, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Imagery, Irony, Suspense
Foreshadow:
Not much of a chance of a bumble bee in the winter up here / 1-Conflict, Dialect, Tone, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Imagery, Irony, Suspense
Conflict:
Suspicion between all remaining characters
2-Conflict, Dialect, Tone, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Imagery, Irony, Suspense
Flashback:
The deceptive murder of the judge
Wasn’t expecting:
Describe a scene or event you were NOT expecting / Answers will vary / Answers will vary / Answers will vary / Answers will vary
Put in the director’s hat:
What scene would you change and how? / Answers will vary / Answers will vary / Answers will vary / Answers will vary
Prediction:
Consider the events and character development. Predict what will happen in the next section?
(It’s OK if your prediction doesn’t come true-this is only a guess!) / Answers will vary / Answers will vary / Answers will vary / Answers will vary
Summer Reading Assignment #2 of 2:
Nonfiction Notecard Assignment
Summer Reading Assignment #2 of 2:
Nonfiction Assignment
Choose a nonfiction book from the list. As you read, create questions for the book. Be sure to note the answer and the page number for reference. All writing should be typed using a 12 point font and Times New Roman or Arial.
Create 50 question cards to go with your book. Include a variety of question stems
(Who, What, When, Where, Why, How). Questions must be about significant
events in the book. Place each question on an index card and the answer to that
question on the back. Include the page number where the answer can be
referenced with the answer. All questions and answers should be typed and
glued onto the cards. Use a plastic bag to hold your cards and write the name of
the book and your name on the bag.
See rubrics for additional information.
E7+ Summer Reading: Nonfiction Question Cards
N. Phillips
Student Name:______Novel: ______
Early # ___days/ on-time/ late # ____days Score:______
CATEGORY / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1Content / Questions cover all aspects of the book and include all significant events. / Questions cover essential knowledge about the book and most of the significant events. / Questions are limited in scope. Some significant events are ignored. / Questions are narrow in scope or trivial. Most of the significant events are ignored.
Accuracy / All answers are accurate. / Almost all facts (at least 85%) are accurate. / Most facts are accurate (at least 70%). / There are several factual errors in the answers (less than 70% accuracy.)
Question Stems / A variety of question stems are used (who, what, when, where, why, how.) / A variety of question stems are used. / Several questions are similar to each other. . / Questions use only two to three stems.
Complexity / Questions vary from simple to complex. The majority of the questions are complex in nature and require critical thinking. / Questions vary from simple to complex.
Many of questions are complex in nature and require critical thinking. / Questions are mostly simple.
Very few questions are complex in nature and many require very little critical thinking. / Questions are simple and require no critical thinking. Answers are found explicitly in the text.
Mechanics / No grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. / Almost no grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors / A few grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. / Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
Format / Questions and answers are typed and neatly glued to the index cards. / Questions and answers are neatly handwritten on the index cards. / / Questions and answers are sloppy and/or difficult to read.
Reference / Questions and answers are clearly referenced with page numbers. / Questions and answers somewhat clearly referenced with page numbers. / Questions and answers are referenced with page numbers; however some page numbers are missing. / Page numbers are not present for the majority or all of the questions.
Number of cards / 50 / 40-49 / 30-39 / Less than 30
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