Summer Reading 2010
1st Grade
Parents read aloud to students entering
1st grade at least 50 minutes a week.
Summer Reading 2010
2nd Grade
Book Titles
Owen by Henkes (370 Lexile)
Crysanthemum by Henkes (460 Lexile)
Clouds of Terror by Welch (450 Lexile)
The Stories Julian Tells by Cameron (520 Lexile)
1) Please choose one book to read and fill out the graphic organizer.
2) My favorite part of the book was …
Due the first day of school.
Summer Reading 2010
3rd Grade
Book Titles
Boy: Silver Balloon by Susan Bonners
(630 Lexile)
Girl: Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia
MacLachlan (560 Lexile)
Non-fiction: Helen Keller: Crusader for the Blind and Deaf by Stewart Graff
and Polly Anne Graff (620 Lexile)
1)Write a minimum of five complete sentences describing a character.
2)Complete the graphic organizer.
Due the first day of school.
Summer Reading 2010
4th Grade
Book Titles
Boy: Hoot by Carl Hiaasen (760 Lexile)
Girl: Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Carlson
(680 Lexile)
Non-fiction: Rain Forests by Mary Pope Osborne (730 Lexile)
1)Complete the graphic organizer.
2) Use the information from the graphic
organizer to write a news story of your book, covering the five Ws and one H.
Your news story needs to be 2-3 paragraphs.
Due the first day of school.
Summer Reading 2010
5th Grade
Required reading for students entering 5th grade is as follows:
Boys: Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli (829 Lexile)
Girls: The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall (800 Lexile)
Non-fiction: The Pride of
Writing Assignment:
Choose a character from your book. Identify and explain the traits or characteristics that your character possesses. Explain how you will incorporate those qualities as an incoming 5th grader at
This should be typed, double-spaced, 12 (readable) font with your first and last name at the top right hand margin and your homeroom number.
Due the first day of school.
Summer Reading 2010
6th Grade
Required reading for students entering 6th grade is as follows:
Boys: Sounder by William H. Armstrong (900 Lexile)
Girls: Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George (860 Lexile)
Non-fiction: Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges (860 Lexile)
Writing Assignment:
Put yourself in the characters place and elaborate on how the conflict would have made you feel, and how you would have resolved the conflict.
This should be typed, double-spaced, 12 (readable) font with your first and last name at the top right hand margin and your homeroom number.
Due the first day of school.
Summer Reading 2010
7th and 8th Grade
Required reading (choose one) for students entering 7th grade is as follows:
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen (670 Lexile)
Turnabout by Haddix (690 Lexile)
Dicey’s Song by Cynthia Voigt (710 Lexile)
Crispin: the Cross of Lead by Avi (780 Lexile)
Required reading (choose one) for students entering 8th grade is as follows:
Among the Hidden by Haddix (800 Lexile)
Just Like Martin by Ossie David (820 Lexile)
Picking up the Pieces by Patricia Calvert (940 Lexile)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne (1080 Lexile)
Write one complete paragraph for each of the following prompts (four paragraphs total):
A character sketch of the main character (or one of the main characters). Be sure to include physical, emotional, and spiritual attributes that affect him/her as the main focus of the novel.
Describe the main conflict of the novel and how it is resolved.
Your favorite scene from the novel (describe in detail) and why you like it.
Would you recommend this to a friend? Why or why not? (Be specific.) This should include what you like and didn’t like about the novel i.e. the setting, dialogue, characters, etc. Keep your focus specific to the novel you read.
This should be typed, double-spaced, 12 (readable) font with your first and last name at the top right hand margin and your homeroom number.
Due the first day of school.