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A
minimum of 2 books
from the list on the back with a project for each book is required.
However, we encourage you to read as many books as possible
Choose one (1)
topic for each book you read. Written responses must include at
least 8 to 10 sentences in a paragraph. Remember to write with style
by varying your sentence beginnings, using vivid vocabulary, and
mixing your sentence types (simple, compound, complex).
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Explain the way(s) in
which you would rewrite the ending of the novel and state your
rationale.
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Create a poster
or other pictorial representation illustrating important scenes or
characters.
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Write a letter to the
editor about an issue you encountered from a non-fiction
book.
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Create a graphic
organizer* showing major concepts from the book. * Venn Diagram,
Free Form Map, KWL Chart (What I Know-What I Want to Learn-What I
Learned), Comparison Chart, Cause and Effect Chart, etc.
FORMAT:
Make sure to neatly write or type your assignment and to include the
information listed below on your work.
Reading
List
A Musical Mystery- This
story centers around 12 year old Alto Octave, who is leaving home and
moving hundreds miles away. It is difficult leaving his friends and
most of all his piano, which is too fragile to move.
Queenie
Peavy- A captivating
story about the biggest troublemaker in school, a remarkable girl
named Queenie who learns a lesson about responsibility when her father
is put in jail.
Al
Capone Does My Shirts- A
12 year old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when
guards’ families were housed there, and has to contend with his
extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his austistic
sister.
The
Wanderer- Thirteen- year
old Sophie and her cousin Cody record their transatlantic crossing
aboard the Wanderer, a forty-five foot sailboat, which, along with
uncles and another cousin is enroute to visit their grandfather in
England.
Because
of Winn-Dixie- Because of
Winn-Dixie, a big, ugly, happy dog, ten year-old Opal learns things
about her long-gone mother from her preacher father.
Joey
Pigza Loses Control- Joey
is spending the summer with his dad who is just as hyperactive as he
is. Is this going to be a summer to remember or one that everyone is
going to wish that they could forget? Its definitely going to be full
of energy.
Joey
Pigza Swallowed the Key-
Joey has ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and is trying to get a grip
on his behavior. His life is roller coaster ride with mishaps at home
and school including swallowing a key.
Black
Women of the Old West-
Using primary sources and photographs, Katz tells stories of African
American women who made the journey west and illuminates times in
which they lived and their reasons for going.
Living
in Space- What an
adventure. Go for it!
Ella
Enchanted- Was it a
blessing or a curse? Ella is fated to “always be obedient” in this
Cinderella story.
A
Single Shard- Tree-ear, a
thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea under a bridge in a
potters’ village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate celadon
ceramics himself.
Rosa Parks, My Story-
Rosa Park’s life story reveals the deliberate choices she made that
earned her the title “Mother to a Movement”.
How
Angel Peterson Got His Name: and other outrageous tales about extreme
sports
The
Night of the Twisters- An
exciting adventure story!
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