Directions:  All Poe students are required to read two books this summer –

one fiction and one nonfiction.  Students may choose books from the FCPS “Summer 2011 Suggested Reading List” or books of their own choosing. Students are required to complete both grade-level book projects described below and submit to his/her English teacher once school begins.

 

Students entering 6^th GRADE

 

§  Fiction: 

§  Choose one of the following projects to do with your fiction book.

 

§  Create a comic strip of an important event in the book.  It must be creative, colorful, and involve talking.  You can use the template provided, or create your own.

 

§  Create a story cube for the book you read.  Use the template to make sure you have all the required information.

 

§  Nonfiction: 

§  Choose one of the following projects to do with your nonfiction book

 

§  Make a bookmark.  On the front of the bookmark, include the title, author, and a neat and colorful illustration.  On the back of the bookmark, include your name and 10 interesting facts you learned from your book.

 

§  Create a mock webpage using information from your book.  It must have a navigation bar on the side with different topics, and a main article with a title.

 

 

 

 

Students entering 7^th GRADE

§  Fiction:  Create a 4¼” x 11” bookmark.  Take a sheet of regular size paper, fold in half, and cut on the fold.  On one side of the paper, draw a scene from your novel.  On the other side, write a 4-6 sentence summary of the plot in the novel.

§  Nonfiction:  On 8½ x 11 paper, complete a 3-2-1 with three interesting facts from your reading, two questions you have, and one drawing of a fact.

Students entering 8^th GRADE

 

§  Fiction: 

§  Choose one of the following projects to do with your fiction book.

 

§  Write a reading response including the answers to the following questions.

·         How did the author get you interested in the text?

·         What was the author’s message (theme) and how did you know this

·          Would you recommend this to a friend?  Why or why not?

·         Write a brief (three to five sentence)summary of your book (on the back of the reading response paper).

 

§  Write a formal letter to the author of your book.   Tell him/her three things about the book that you liked, who your favorite character was and why, and make a prediction about what you think would happen in the first chapter of a sequel to this book.

§  Nonfiction:

§  Choose one of the following projects to do with your nonfiction book.

 

§  Write a “gist” statement or summary by following these directions.  Draw a grid that includes 24 boxes.  Place important words or phrases from your reading in each box.  Use these words or phrases to create a “gist” or summary statement from these words and phrases.  Here is a starter:  I read __(title)_________ by _(author)____ this summer.  This book was about___(using the words from the grid, tell what your book is about)___________.

 

§  Write a formal letter to the author of your book.   Tell him/her three things about the book that you liked and why.  Then tell the author whether you would recommend this book to a friend and why or why not.