6Th Honors Summer Reading Project 2021

6th Honors Grade Summer Reading Project Choose TWO: Anne of Green Gables Series by Lucy Maud Montgomery The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne The Redwall Series by Brian Jacques Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Eragon by Christopher Paloini Directions: Choose TWO from the below choices on the board to complete on the books chosen from the summer reading list. You must let me know which ones you chose. You must choose at least one of the three writing options. You will complete a total of two projects (one book project should be creative and the other one writing). This assignment will count as an ELA test grade in the first quarter. Please email [email protected] with any questions. DUE August 6, 2020 Create a scrapbook filled with artifacts, Design a new book cover for the book on a Write a letter to the author explaining what each of which represents the main small sized poster board. This should be you liked and disliked about the book, asking character of the book in some way. Your original with creative fonts, pictures, and questions that you have about the scrapbook should have at least 12 should demonstrate your knowledge of the story/characters, explaining what you would artifacts reflecting different parts of the book. Students should be prepared to share have changed, and mention at least one thing story. Underneath each one there should this with the class. you will remember from this book. This must be written a sentence explaining how this be written in correct letter format with item connects to the main character. multiple paragraphs. It should be font size 12 Students should be prepared to share this Times New Roman and a full typed page. This with the class. can be completed on Google Docs. Write an alternate ending to the book. Make a school-appropriate soundtrack for Design a movie poster for the book you read. This must be two full pages typed double the book on Google Slides. The The poster cannot include any pictures form spaced in font size 12 Times New soundtrack should contain 15 or more an actual movie of the book. On the poster, Roman. This can be completed on songs, each of which relates to the story in put yourself as the director and choose the Google Docs. some way. Students must also provide a actors that you would like to play the main list of all the songs on the album. The characters. You should have illustrations to student will be expected to share clips of go with the poster, capturing the audience’s each song with the class and to explain its interest. connection to the book. Create a diorama of a scene from the Write three separate journal entries from Draw a portrait of the main character (stick book. Diorama should include at least 7 the character’s perspective (one from the figures will not be sufficient). Portrait’s must items all connected to the book in some beginning of the story, one from the be colored and should demonstrate knowledge way. Students should be prepared to middle, and one toward the end). Include of the book by including details given by the share and explain this with the class. details such as how the character feels author on the character’s appearance and and major choices that he/she is facing. interests. Students should be prepared to share Each entry should be at least one page this with the class. double spaced written in size 12 Times New Roman. his can be completed on Google Docs. Rubric Written Assignment Chosen:__________________________ 5 points 10 points 15 points Student’s writing was careless Student’s writing had Student’s writing had few or no with numerous typos, spelling, several typos, spelling, typos, spelling, and/or Grammar/Spelling: and/or grammatical errors. and/or grammatical errors. grammatical errors. Student completely ignored Student failed to include All required elements were instructions, failing to one required element present in the final product. include several required such as font size, length Required Elements: elements such as font size, and writing expectations. length and writing expectations. Student wrote significantly Student wrote slightly Student wrote at or above below grade level below grade level grade level expectations. Writing Style expectations with poorly expectations. developed ideas and sentences. Student’s writing did not Student’s writing Student’s writing demonstrated demonstrate any real demonstrated a partial an accurate Knowledge of Book knowledge of the book. understanding of the book. understanding of the book and its message. (worth 60 points) Grade Given: _____ Creative Assignment chosen:___________________________ 5 points 8 points 10 points Required Elements: Student failed to include Student failed to include All required elements were numerous required elements in one required element. present. project. Knowledge of Book: Student’s work did not Student’s project Student’s project demonstrated an demonstrate any real demonstrated a partial accurate understanding of the understanding of the book understanding of the book. book and its message. Creativity: Little to no creativity was Some creativity was Student’s finished project was present. present. both creative and original. Explanation: Student’s explanation of the Student’s explanation was Student’s explanation of the project was poorly prepared somewhat planned and project was well thought out and delivered. explained well. demonstrating much thought was put into the assignment. (worth 40 points) Grade Given: ______ Total Grade from projects combined: _______________.

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