8th  GRADE Summer Reading Requirements

DUE Friday, August 25th

 

Dear 8th Grader,

            We hope you are enjoying your summer vacation.  We’re sure most of you are busy with many activities-- sleeping in, visiting with friends, and checking out the latest movies.  We hope your plans include some reading throughout the summer.  The following assignment is to insure that you read and think critically about the novel you have read.  You can choose six of the reading suggestions, read them carefully, and complete one of the following assignments for each of them.  A minimum of three different assignments must be chosen.  We expect the assignments to be handed in Friday August 25.

 

Assignments:

  1. Choose six of the Diocesan Suggested Reading books from the assigned list.  The list is available on the STA website if you have misplaced it.
  2. Record the title and author for all assignments.  All written work should be typed (12 font, Times New Roman), double-spaced, and proofread.
  3. Except for the poster(s), staple all work together with a title page that includes your name, the six titles you selected to read, and your grade level.

 

Choose a minimum of three different assignments

·        Write a 5-paragraph essay that describes the important elements of the book such as character, setting, problem/solution, and conclusion of the story. Spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization need to be correct.  Begin your writing with an introduction and end with a conclusion.

o       Identify the setting of the story.  How is the setting important to the plot of the story?

o       Describe the main character in the story.  Summarize his/her involvement with another character in the book. 

o       Describe the problem in the story and the solution to the problem

·        Illustrate the climax of the story on a piece of poster board (11”x14”).  Use one well-written sentence to demonstrate this picture.  Quality and neatness count.

·        Diagram the major plot steps of the story in chronological order placing the events on a stair design.

·        Create a poem that describes one of the events or characters in the book.  The poem can be one of the following forms of poetry:  narrative poem (12 lines), free verse (12 lines), limerick, or a cinquain.

·        Write a five-paragraph essay defending why this is a Diocesan suggested reading book?  Describe the qualities you think a book might possess to be placed on this list. Give validation as to why your book fits the criteria.