Summer Readi ng A s s i g n m e nt

Required 1. Read one of the books from Why should I the required reading list, read during focusing on information that helps you answer the focus the summer? question : What does the book reveal about the extent to which power or lack of power affects individuals? 2. Generate two claims (answers) in response to the Various research reveals that prompt, along with page without practice, many numbers with information/evidence to students lose reading skills support your claim (See over the summer months. organizer provided). Research also indicates that there is a strong connection 3. Upon return to school in between the amount of reading September you will… that students do outside of school and students’ growth in a. Complete a one- vocabulary, reading pager in response to comprehension, verbal your chosen book. fluency, and general information. In short, reading b. Contribute to a class is fundamental for on-going discussion based on academic and life success. Incoming Grade 8 the prompt. Additional 4. Read. Read. Read!: Choose parent-approved books of Required Reading: Choose One interest to you to read over the summer. Sylvia and Aki by Winifred Conkling Stella by Starlight by Sharon Draper Listen, Slowly by Thanhhá Lai March: Books One, Two, and Three by John Lewis [Graphic Novels] Summer Reading 2018 Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary by Walter Dean Myers Sunrise over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers Randolph Community Middle School All American Boys by Jason Reynolds Sheet Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki

Talk to your friendly local librarian for summer reading book suggestions!

Student Name (First and Last) What does the book reveal about the extent to which power or lack of power affects individuals? Use this organizer (or another of your own) to record your ideas in response to the prompt in preparation for contributing to your class discussion in September.

POWER LACK OF POWER Example Sentence Starter: Sylvia and Aki by Winifred Conklin reveals that Example Sentence Starter: Sylvia and Aki by Winifred Conklin reveals that a power affects individuals in the sense that having power…because… lack of power affects individuals in the sense that not having Claim Evidence power…because… Response to Prompt:TTQA2 Cite the page numbers from the Claim Evidence text that provide evidence to Response to Prompt:TTQA2 Cite the page numbers from the support your claim. text that provide evidence to support your claim.