Pacing Guide for the Project Book

Strath Haven Middle School Student Name ______6th Grade Summer Reading List

During the summer, all incoming sixth grade students are required to: 1. Read one book from the list that fits with their reading level at the end of fifth grade. 2. Complete the accompanying summer reading movie poster project.

We encourage students to read beyond their required book, and provide recommendations of such selections. The poster project, however, must be completed based on a required book from the student’s reading level band. Students should log their completed books on this reading log, which will be collected at the beginning of the school year. This paper should be turned in during the first week of school to your Language Arts teacher for credit. We also encourage the students to keep a small journal or “jot log” while they read so that they can use the notes to assist them with the project requirements. This does not need to be turned in to the Language Arts teacher.

READING LOG TITLE AUTHOR Required Book:

Optional books:

(attach more paper if needed)

Pacing Guide for the Project Book Did I start working on my Week of: Pages read project/jots? Week of: June 19th Yes No Week of: June 26th Yes No Week of: July 3rd Yes No Week of: July 10th Yes No Week of: July 17th Yes No Week of: July 24th Yes No Week of: July 31st Yes No Week of: August 7th Yes No Week of: August 14th Yes No Week of: August 21st Yes No Week of: August 28th Yes No ***REQUIRED*** Each incoming sixth grade student must read one book from the following nine choices and complete the summer reading project based on that book. Students should choose a book appropriate to their reading level at the end of fifth grade.

Levels RST

Title & Author Summary

Rules Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a Cynthia Lord normal existence, but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic. Level R

The One and Only Ivan Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Katherine Applegate Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her Level S family, When Ruby arrives, change comes with her, and it's up to Ivan to make it a change for the better.

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon that cannot fly, on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in Grace Lin hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River. Level T

Levels UVW

Title & Author Summary

Windcatcher While learning to sail during a visit to his grandmother’s home at the Avi Connecticut shore, eleven-year-old Tony becomes excited about the rumors of Level U sunken treasure.

Becoming Naomi Leon Naomi Leon has much to contend with in her young life: her name, her Pam Muñoz Ryan clothes, and her status at school as "nobody special." But with Gram and her little brother, life at Avocado Acres Trailer Rancho in California is happy and Level V peaceful...until their mother reappears after seven years of being gone, stirring up all sorts of questions and challenging Naomi to proclaim who she really is.

Chomp When the difficult star of the reality television show, “Expedition Survival” Carl Hiaasen disappears while filming an episode in the Everglades using animals from the W wildlife refuge run by Wahoo Crane’s family, Wahoo and classmate Tuna Gordon set out to find him while avoiding Tuna’s gun-happy father.

Levels XYZ

Title & Author Summary

Where the Red Fern Grows Billy has long dreamt of owning two dogs. So when he’s finally able to save up enough money for two pups to call his own—Old Dan and Little Ann—he’s Wilson Rawls ecstatic. Billy and his hounds become the finest hunting team in the valley.

Stories of their great achievements spread throughout the region. But tragedy Level X awaits these determined hunters—now friends—and Billy learns that the seeds of the future can come from the scars of the past. One for the Murphys Twelve year old Carley Connors can take a lot. Growing up in Las Vegas with Lynda Mullaly Hunt her fun-loving mother, she has learned to be tough. But she never expected a betrayal that would land her in foster care. When she is placed with the Murphys, she is blindsided. Do happy families really exist?

The Crossover Josh and Jordan must come to grips with growing up on and off the court to Kwame Alexander realize breaking the rules comes at a terrible price, as their story’s heart-stopping Level Z climax proves a game-changer for the entire family.