Summer Reading Program - Cobb County School District
Summer Reading Program - Cobb County School District
Summer Reading Program - Cobb County School District
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Rising 6th Grade <strong>Summer</strong> <strong>Reading</strong> Choices:<br />
Read one from this list: This will align with your first unit of study in Social Studies in 6 th Grade.<br />
Breaking Stalin’s Nose by Eugene Yelchin<br />
The Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell Boyce<br />
When the Wall Came Down by Serge Schmemann<br />
Truce by Jim Murphy<br />
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis<br />
The Shadow Children by Steven Schnur<br />
Rose Blanche by Roberto Innocenti<br />
Also find a news article that aligns with your summer reading selection for the social studies cross-curricular alignment.<br />
Complete an organizer for each of the articles. Be prepared to discuss your cross-curricular summer reading with both<br />
your Social Studies teacher and your Language Arts teacher at the beginning of the year.<br />
Article citation- Use MLA formatting.<br />
What is the issue or event about? Be<br />
specific.<br />
Who is the article about? Be specific.<br />
When did this issue or event occur?<br />
Where did this issue or event occur?<br />
What happened?<br />
How does this issue or event relate to<br />
the fiction book you chose?
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