7th Grade Summer Reading - Chardon Local Schools
7th Grade Summer Reading - Chardon Local Schools
7th Grade Summer Reading - Chardon Local Schools
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Dive into 7 th <strong>Grade</strong> Language Arts<br />
with a good book!<br />
If you play a sport, an instrument, or any type of game, you know that<br />
practice is essential to mastering your level of expertise. <strong>Reading</strong> is<br />
no different. In order to strengthen or just maintain your reading<br />
skills, you must read over the summer. Your body needs the fun and sun that goes along with<br />
summer, and your brain needs stimuli to keep it strong during those long, lazy summer days.<br />
Your parents and teachers care about your ability to build brain cells and reading skills, so we are<br />
encouraging you to read this summer. You may choose to read numerous books or just the required<br />
one. A portion of your grade for language arts depends on it.<br />
We’ve tried to make this exercise as painless as possible, so here are the requirements:<br />
1. Choose a book you have not read*.<br />
2. Read the entire book.<br />
3. Complete the book response for your grade level and submit it to your language arts<br />
teacher on or before Thursday - September 5, 2013.<br />
4. You do not have to read an AR book; however, if you wish to earn AR points, you may<br />
certainly take the test.<br />
The following books may not be read for summer reading. You may be reading them at some point in middle<br />
or high school.<br />
Night<br />
The Cay<br />
The Giver<br />
The Odyssey<br />
Animal Farm<br />
The Hobbit<br />
The Outsiders<br />
Tuck Everlasting<br />
Pigman and Me<br />
Warriors Don’t Cry<br />
Romeo and Juliet<br />
The Illustrated Man<br />
A Long Way Gone<br />
A Hole in my Life<br />
Lord of the Flies<br />
Of Mice and Men<br />
Diary of Anne Frank<br />
Flowers for Algernon<br />
House of the Scorpion<br />
To Kill a Mockingbird<br />
Bless the Beasts and Children<br />
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry<br />
The Life of Frederick Douglass<br />
You may choose to complete this assignment at any point during the summer, or you may wait until late<br />
August. This is your decision. However, please be aware of the fact that once school begins, your teachers<br />
will have other book assignments for you to complete. It would certainly be in your best interest to finish<br />
this book response before school starts.<br />
* Teachers have a complete list of books you have previously read for school. Repeat books will receive a zero.
Name _____Team Mods Score /40 <strong>Summer</strong> Book Response<br />
Going into 7 th — type a friendly letter to a classmate about the book you read over the summer.<br />
Use the information in the rubric below to make sure you include the correct information in each<br />
paragraph. (This should NOT be a summary of the book.)<br />
Paragraph #1:<br />
+___/7 pts.<br />
Paragraph #2:<br />
+___/10 pts.<br />
Paragraph #3:<br />
+___/10 pts.<br />
Paragraph #4:<br />
+___/3 pts.<br />
(minimum 5 sentences)<br />
• State the title & author of the book and explain why you chose to<br />
read it.<br />
• Explain the setting (where & when the story took place) using two<br />
quotes from the book that helped you figure it out. Be sure to<br />
state the page number the quote came from.<br />
• End the paragraph with a one-sentence synopsis of the story.<br />
(use the questions Who What When Where Why How)<br />
(minimum 5 sentences)<br />
• Describe the protagonist (the most important character in the<br />
story).<br />
• Show how he/she changed from the beginning to the end of the<br />
story.<br />
• Be sure to include details from various parts (beginning, middle,<br />
and end) of the story in your explanation. If he/she doesn’t change,<br />
explain why.<br />
(minimum 5 sentences)<br />
• Describe the antagonist(s) (someone or something—like nature—<br />
in the story that causes conflict with the protagonist--there can be<br />
more than one).<br />
• Explain how the antagonist(s) cause problems for the protagonist.<br />
(minimum 2 sentences)<br />
• Explain whether you would or would not recommend this book to a<br />
classmate.<br />
• Use at least two details from the story to support your<br />
recommendation.<br />
FORMAT:<br />
+___/5 pts. • Friendly letter format (see below)<br />
+___/5 pts. • Correct punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar usage<br />
+____/40<br />
TOTAL<br />
(heading)<br />
Sender’s address<br />
City, State Zip<br />
Month Day, Year<br />
Dear __________, (greeting)<br />
(body)<br />
(closing),<br />
Your name
Sample Character Traits<br />
Adapted from Read Write Think<br />
able<br />
active<br />
adventurous<br />
affectionate<br />
afraid<br />
alert<br />
ambitious<br />
angry<br />
annoyed<br />
anxious<br />
apologetic<br />
arrogant<br />
attentive<br />
average<br />
blue<br />
bold<br />
bored<br />
bossy<br />
brainy<br />
brave<br />
bright<br />
brilliant<br />
calm<br />
careful<br />
careless<br />
cautious<br />
charming<br />
cheerful<br />
childish<br />
clever<br />
clumsy<br />
coarse<br />
concerned<br />
confident<br />
confused<br />
considerate<br />
cooperative<br />
courageous<br />
cowardly<br />
cross<br />
cruel<br />
curious<br />
dangerous<br />
daring<br />
dark<br />
decisive<br />
demanding<br />
dependable<br />
depressed<br />
determined<br />
discouraged<br />
dishonest<br />
disrespectful<br />
doubtful<br />
dull<br />
dutiful<br />
eager<br />
easygoing<br />
efficient<br />
embarrassed<br />
encouraging<br />
energetic<br />
evil<br />
excited<br />
fair<br />
faithful<br />
fearless<br />
fierce<br />
foolish<br />
fortunate<br />
foul<br />
fresh<br />
friendly<br />
frustrated<br />
funny<br />
gentle<br />
giving<br />
glamorous<br />
gloomy<br />
graceful<br />
grateful<br />
greedy<br />
grouchy<br />
grumpy<br />
guilty<br />
harsh<br />
hateful<br />
healthy<br />
helpful<br />
honest<br />
hopeful<br />
hopeless<br />
humorous<br />
ignorant<br />
imaginative<br />
impatient<br />
impolite<br />
inconsiderate<br />
independent<br />
industrious<br />
innocent<br />
intelligent<br />
jealous<br />
kindly<br />
lazy<br />
lively<br />
lonely<br />
loving<br />
loyal<br />
lucky<br />
mature<br />
mean<br />
melancholy<br />
messy<br />
miserable<br />
mysterious<br />
naughty<br />
nervous<br />
noisy<br />
obedient<br />
obnoxious<br />
peaceful<br />
picky<br />
pleasant<br />
polite<br />
popular<br />
positive<br />
precise<br />
proper<br />
proud<br />
quiet<br />
rational<br />
reliable<br />
religious<br />
responsible<br />
restless<br />
rich<br />
rough<br />
rowdy<br />
rude<br />
satisfied<br />
scared<br />
secretive<br />
selfish<br />
serious<br />
sharp<br />
shy<br />
silly<br />
skillful<br />
sly<br />
smart<br />
sneaky<br />
sorry<br />
spoiled<br />
stingy<br />
strange<br />
strict<br />
stubborn<br />
sweet<br />
talented<br />
thankful<br />
thoughtful<br />
thoughtless<br />
tired<br />
tolerant<br />
touchy<br />
trusting<br />
trustworthy<br />
unfriendly<br />
unhappy<br />
upset<br />
useful<br />
warm<br />
weak<br />
wicked<br />
wise<br />
worried<br />
wrong
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