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Name: _________________________

Middle School 88 Summer Reading Project

2016

Contents

1. Summer Reading Project Overview

2. Summer Reading Goals

3. My Reading Plan

4. Book List

5. Time on Text Tracker

6. Weekly Logs

7. Letter about a Book

8. Family Tips for Supporting your Middle School Reader

9. Family Letter (for parents/guardians to sign and return)

Summer Reading Project Overview

Dear Rising __th Graders:

Congratulations on finishing the school year, and we look forward to the start of a new year in

September. We want to make sure that you’re ready for the challenge ahead. Reading regularly –

and reflecting on your reading – is so important for improving your reading, writing, vocabulary,

thinking, and learning. Plus, you need to keep up the progress you made this year. Remember, the

only way to get better at anything in life is to devote time to it!

Here is an overview of your assignment for the summer:

1. Read at least 150 minutes per week (or more than 2 ½ hours every week; this could be 30 minutes 5 days a week or read for longer chunks to build stamina). Read a mix of fiction and nonfiction.

2. DAILY: Record the minutes you read on the “Time on Text Tracker” and/or weekly log

3. WEEKLY: on attached weekly logs…

Record what you read each week

Write a paragraph reflecting on your reading each week

4. FINALLY: Choose something you read over the summer and write a letter to your teacher or classmates about why it is an important book to read – on the attached “Letter about a Book” pages or typed.

Include the title, author, and a brief summary of the book

Provide reasons and evidence for why the book is important to read (consider character decisions, the conflict/s in the book, connections to your life or the world, themes and lessons, etc.)

Tips:

Choose “just right” books near your level – not too easy and not too hard to understand. (If there are five words on a page that you don’t understand, the book is too hard.)

Find someone at the library or bookstore that can help you find books at your level.

Choose a mix of fiction and nonfiction books that interest you to read. You may also read magazines and newspapers or other articles.

Find information about your nearest library online at NYPL.org (Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island), BrooklynLibrary.org (Brooklyn), or QueensLibrary.org (Queens) – and borrow books. Get a free library card if you don’t have one.

Identify books and reading opportunities at SummerReading.org Due: September 9, 2016 (the first day of school)

Student Name: ________________________________________ Date: _____________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Summer Reading Goals Over the summer, a young person who does not read can lose a quarter of the reading growth they made the previous year. If a middle school student reads just 5 books at their level during the summer months, they are far less likely to slide backwards. Students who read at home at least 3 times a week are twice as likely to score in the top 25% of their class in reading comprehension. Setting goals helps you to stay accountable to yourself. Goals also help you track your progress and they give you the opportunity to celebrate your successes.

I can and will…

read for ___________ minutes at least __________ times a week.

read __________ books this summer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Student Initials: __________ Teacher Initials: __________ Parent/Guardian Initials: _________

DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE…

10 weeks and 3 days during the summer vacation which is equal to:

o 73 days which is equal to:

1,752 hours which is equal to:

105,120 minutes which MEANS THAT…

if you read for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week (which is 2.5 hours per week) during this summer vacation,

you will still have 103,620 minutes which is equal to 1,727 hours which is equal to 72 days which is

equal to 10 weeks and 2 days TO DO ANYTHING ELSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My Reading Plan:

In September, January and June, you took the Degrees of Reading Power (DRP) assessment. Our goal this year was to make reading progress. Many students make between 3 & 6 levels of DRP progress in a school year. Based on the September, January, & June DRP, your reading growth is reflected here:

September Instructional

Reading Level

January Instructional

Reading Level

June Instructional

Reading Level

September Independent

Reading Level

January Independent

Reading Level

June Independent

Reading Level

To continue to make reading progress, it is critical to read every day.

1. What are some books, authors, genres, magazines or topics about which you want to read?

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Student Initials: ________ Teacher Initials: ________ Parent/Guardian Initials: _______

Middle School 88’s Rising 6th Grade Summer Book List

High 1. Holes

by L. Sachar

2. Doll Bones by H. Black

3. The Iron Trial Series by H. Black

4. Stargirl by J. Spinelli

5. Hope Was Here by J. Bauer

6. When You Reach Me by R Stead

7. Everyday by D. Levithan

8. I Will Always Write Back by C. Alifirenka and M Ganda

9. Warriors Series by E. Hunter

10. The Phantom Toll Booth by N. Juster

Medium 1. One Crazy Summer

by Rita Williams Garcia

2. P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams Garcia

3. Wonder by R.J. Palacio

4. Auggie and Me by R.J. Palacio

5. Brown Girl Dreaming by J. Woodson

6. The Lightning Thief by R. Riordan

7. Fabelhaven by B. Mull

8. Out of My Mind by S. Draper

9. Once Upon a Marigold by J. Ferris

10. My Life in Diorama by T. Altebrando

11. The Meaning of Maggie by M. Sovern

Low 1. The One and Only Ivan

by K. Applegate

2. Dragon Slayers Academy by K.McMullan

3. Flora and Ulysses by K. Camillio

4. The Tail of Emily Windsnap by L. Kessler

5. Tiger Rising by K Camillio

6. The Origami Yoda Series by T Angleberger

7. The BFG by R. Dahl

8. Jacky Ha-Ha by James Paterson

9. So You Want to be a Jedi? by A Giowitz

10. From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess by M. Cabot


High

1. The Lord of The Flies by William Golding

2. Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai

3. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

4. Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

5. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

6. The House of The Scorpion by Nancy Miller

7. Graceling by Kristin Cashore

8. The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

9. Animal Farm & 1984 by George Orwell

10. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Medium

1. A Long Walk To Water by Linda Sue Park

2. The Giver by Lois Lowry

3. Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

4. Life As We Knew It by Pfeffer, Susan Beth

5. Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

6. Eragon by Christopher Paolini

7. The Unwanteds (Unwanteds, #1) by Lisa McMann

8. I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

9. The Maze Runner by James Dasner

10. The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor

11. Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) by Eoin Colfer

Low

1. The City Of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

2. Wonder by R. J Palacio

3. Coraline by Roald Dahl

4. One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

5. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

6. Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman

7. Scrawl by Mark Shulman

8. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

9. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit

10. The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch

11. Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

12. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) by Roald Dahl

13. A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1 by Lemony Snicket

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136782.Stormbreaker

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/32590.Anthony_Horowitz

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8349.Christopher_Paolini

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9917879-the-unwanteds

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9917879-the-unwanteds

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/767547.Lisa_McMann

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/249747.Artemis_Fowl

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/249747.Artemis_Fowl

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10896.Eoin_Colfer

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/326609.Kwame_Alexander

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/272752.Seedfolks

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/67810.Paul_Fleischman

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7919076-scrawl

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/194.Mark_Shulman

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6310.Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6310.Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4273.Roald_Dahl

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78411.The_Bad_Beginning

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78411.The_Bad_Beginning

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/36746.Lemony_Snicket


High Medium Low

1. Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

2. Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

3. Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

4. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

5. The Pearl by John Steinbeck

6. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

7. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

8. Night by Eli Wiesel

9. How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents by Julia Alvarez

10. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

11. Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

12. The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X with Alex Haley

13. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

14. Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

1. Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

2. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinto

3. Darius and Twig by Walter Dean Meyers

4. American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

5. Sold by Patricia McCormick

6. Monster by Walter Dean Meyers

7. We Were Liars by E. Lockhard

8. Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech

9. Copper Sun by Sharon Draper

10. Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion by Loree Griffen Burns

11. Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

12. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

13. The Rest of Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

1. The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

2. The Skin I’m In by Sharon Flake

3. Reboot by Amy Tintera

4. Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper

5. Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper

6. Mexican Whiteboy by Matt de la Pena

7. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

8. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

9. Day of Tears by Julius Lester

10. Melanin Sun by Jacqueline Woodson

11. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

12. Heaven by Angela Johnson

13. Money Hungry by Sharon Flake

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2924895.Guadalupe_Garcia_McCall

http://geneyang.com/american-born-chinese

Other Summer Book Lists Title / Author Genre Title/ Author Genre

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

RF

Kids With Courage: True Stories by Barbara Lewis

NF

The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

HF

The King of Mulberry Street by Donna Jo Napoli

HF

Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes

RF

Lions of Little Rock, The by Kristin Levine

HF

Call of the Klondike: A True Gold Rush Adventure by David Meissner

Bio

Maze, The by Will Hobbs

Adv

Castaways of the Flying Dutchman by Brian Jacques

Adv

The Name of this Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch

Adv

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

HF

One Came Home by Amy Timberlake

HF

City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

FF

Paperboy by Vince Vawter

HF

Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan

RF

Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff

RF

Doll Bones by Holly Black

Adv

Salt: A Story of Friendship in Time of War by Helen Frost

HF

Dovey Coe by Frances O'Roark Dowell

HF

Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World by Jennifer Armstrong

NF

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

M

Skellig by David Almond

FF

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

HF

Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli

RF

Flight #116 is Down by Caroline Cooney

RF

SOS Titanic by Eve Bunting

HF

Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher

RF

Stolen Into Slavery by Judith & Dennis Fraden

NF

Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix

SF

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

Adv

Goose Chase by Patrice Kindl

FF

The Teacher’s Funeral by Richard Peck

HF

Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde

SF

The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

Adv

Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan

RF

The Thing About Luck by Cynthia Kadohata

RF

Goose Chase by Patrice Kindl

FF

The Third Eye by Lois Duncan

M

Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer

RF

The Trial by Jen Bryant

HF

House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

SF

The Trouble With Lemons by Daniel Hayes

M

Jim Ugly by Sid Fleischman

M

The Water Castle by Megan Frazer Blakemore

RF

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos

RF

TheWednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

RF

Genre Codes: F: Fiction; NF: Non-fiction; RF: Realistic Fiction; HF: Historical Fiction; SF: Science Fiction; FF: Fantasy; Adv: Adventure; M: Mystery; Bio: Biography

NY Times Bestsellers and 2015 Book Award Winners & Finalists

Title Author A Long Walk to Water Linda Sue Park A Terrorist's Son: A Story of Choice Zak Ebrahim All the Light We Cannot See Anothony Doerr Before After Anne-Margot Ramstein & Matthias Aregui Bellweather Rhapsody Kate Racculia Bingo's Run James A. Levine Brown Girl Dreaming Jacqueline Woodson Confessions Kanae Minato Echo Pam Munoz Ryan El Deafo Cece Bell Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library Chris Grabstein Everything I Never Told You Celeste Ng Gabi, a Girl in Pieces Isabel Quintero House of Robots James Patterson & Chris Grabenstein I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai I Lived on Butterfly Hill Marjorie Agosin Ida M. Tarbell: The Woman Who Challenged Big Business-and Won!

Emily Arnold McCully

Kid President's Guide to Being Awesome Brad Montague & Robby Novak Laughing at My Nightmare Shane Burcaw Lock In John Scalzi Out of My Mind Sharon M. Draper Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek Maya Van Wagenen Rain Reign Ann M. Martin The Care and Keeping of You 1 Valorie Schaefer The Care and Keeping of You 2 Cara Natterson The Carnival at Bray Jessie Ann Foley The Crossover Kwame Alexander The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion & the Fall of Imperial Russia

Candace Fleming

The Martian Andy Weir The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate The Only Game Mike Lupica The Port Chicago 50 Steve Sheinkin The Scar Boys Len Vlahos The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim EK Johnston The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender Leslye Walton The Terrible Two Mac Barnett & Jory John Those Who Wish Me Dead Michael Kortya Wolf in White Van John Darnielle Wonder RJ Palacio

Student Name: ________________________________________ Date: _____________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Summer Reading

Time on Text Tracker

Weeks Days Weekly Totals July 3 – July 9

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July 10 – July 16

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July 17– July 23

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July 24 – July 30

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July 31 – August 6

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August 7 – August 13

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August 21 – August 27

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August 28– September 3

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September 4 – September 10

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This summer, I read a total of: ____________ days for a total of ___________ minutes.

And I finished:

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Week of July 3-July 9 (Complete this page weekly on separate pages.)

Time I read this week:

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What I read this week:

Title Author or Genre Pages

Ex. We Beat the Street Davis, Jenkins, Hunt & Draper 1-43

Ex. Sports Illustrated Nonfiction/magazine 1-18, 42-55, 76-82

What I thought about my reading this week (one paragraph):

What interested, surprised, or confused you most about your reading this week? Why?

Or, How does something you read this week connect to your life or the world around you?

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Week of July 10-July 16


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Last Part: LETTER ABOUT A BOOK

Choose something you read over the summer and write a letter to your teacher or classmates about why it is an important book to read.

1. Include the title, author, and a brief summary of the book 2. Provide reasons and evidence for why the book is important to read (consider character

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Reading is a really important habit for all kinds of people – and especially for middle schoolers. Reading for 60 minutes a day is probably the most important academic habit a child can develop to prepare for high school and college. Students will learn new words, get faster, learn about the world, have interesting things to talk about all the time, and (we hope) have fun! Summer reading is especially important because it helps students maintain the progress they’ve made the previous year in school. Our brain is like a muscle; if you don’t use it, you lose it.

Here are some tips:

Schedule regular trips to the library to choose new books. Your child will look

forward to these outings and will always have new books to choose from. Your nearest local library branch is: ______________________________________________

Let your child read what he/she is interested in reading. This helps your child

build his/her reading identity. Any reading is better than no reading and forcing titles might be unsuccessful. If your child doesn’t want to finish a book, let him/her give it up. If a book isn’t a good fit, don’t force it. Reading the “wrong” books can discourage reading altogether.

Help to find a quiet, well-lit, and comfortable place to read. Turn off the TV, the

games, and the phone. Once a child is able to focus 100%, he/she will realize that reading is entertaining too.

Try to keep track of what he/she is reading, and ask about his/her reading. Checking in on your child’s reading may be the encouragement he/she needs to keep reading. Consider reading along with your own copy! and try some of the following questions:

o Do you like what you are reading? Why or why not? o What does this book/article make you think about? o What do you think will happen next? Why? o What connections can you make with what you are reading? o What do you think you’re doing well as a reader? What can you improve?

Make reading social. Reading aloud with children builds fluency. Make reading a family affair.

Model reading the newspaper, books, or magazines. Also, encourage participation in book clubs, library activities, or school events.

FAMILIES:

TIPS FOR SUPPORTING YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL READER

DURING THE SUMMER

SUMMER READING – FAMILY LETTER

June 2016 Dear Parents/Guardians: Please review the attached materials about expectations for your child’s summer reading, including “Tips for Supporting Your Middle School Reader During the Summer,” then sign and have your child turn in this page confirming that you understand the expectations. We all know that the ability to read is critical to our children’s success. In September, January, and June all of our students took the Degrees of Reading Power (DRP). The DRP is a reading test that assesses students’ instructional reading levels. In other words, the level at which students can read and understand a text with the guidance of a teacher or parent. The DRP also allows us to determine students’ independent reading levels, which are the levels at which children can read and understand text on their own. Our goal this year was to make reading progress. Many students make between 3 and 6 levels of DRP progress in a school year. Based on the September, January, & June DRP, your child’s reading growth is reflected here:

September Instructional Reading Level

January Instructional Reading Level

June Instructional Reading Level

September Independent Reading Level

January Independent Reading Level

June Independent Reading Level

To help your child continue to make reading progress, it is critical for your child to read every day. At minimum, your child should be reading at home for 60 minutes each day, throughout the summer months. Thank you for your collaboration and partnership throughout this year. We are excited to continue our work together as your child steps up into the next grade. Sincerely,

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Child’s Name: ________________________________ Grade: __________________ I understand the expectations and importance of my child’s summer reading and will support my child in getting texts to read and keeping up with the reading expectations. Parent/Guardian Signature: _______________________________ Parent/Guardian Name: _______________________________ If you have any questions or concerns, please note on the back. Contact information if requesting a response: Phone: ____________________________ Email: _____________________________

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