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5Th Grade Summer Reading 2020 5th Grade Summer Reading 2020 Each scholar rising into 5th grade must read the required text (The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling) and complete the ​ ​ accompanying assignment. This will be due on the first day of school (Thursday, August 13). Scholars will discuss the summer reading text as a class when they return to school in August, so teachers are expecting scholars to do this assignment well in order to contribute to class discussions and complete other assignments. Please follow the directions in order to ensure success for this assignment. Scholars should pace themselves in order to complete this assignment before school begins. Assignments submitted after the due date will incur a 25% late penalty until Monday, August 17, and a 50% penalty until Wednesday, August 19. Scholars who enroll at CPS after August 3, 2020, will have two weeks (ten school days) to complete their work. Scholars who enroll after August 24, 2020, are excused from this assignment. REQUIRED TEXT The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling ISBN: 978-1-700-50930-7 If scholars would like to read additional books, several suggestions are listed below. Novel Author The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane Caddie Woodlawn Carol Ryne Brink The Matchlock Gun Walter D. Edmonds Gettysburg MacKinlay Kantor Rifles for Watie Harold Keith The Magician’s Nephew C.S. Lewis The Jungle Book Reading Assignment: ​ You are about to embark on a beautiful, timeless, and exciting journey. The Jungle Book by Mr. Rudyard Kipling is a ​ ​ story full of adventure, excitement, dynamic characters, and important life lessons. We hope you enjoy it! IMPORTANT DIRECTIONS: As you read this novel, please complete the following assignment. When asked to answer a question, you should write your answers in complete sentences on a piece of lined paper and follow any specific ​ ​ instructions provided. If you are asked to include a quote and page numbers, you should format it like the example below: ● Johnny was a “strong and courageous” young boy (page 53). ● “Johnny was the best student I ever had” (page 137). ● “dark hair,” “kind eyes,” loyal to friends (pages 3, 18). ● REMEMBER TO DO THE FOLLOWING: ● Print out the assignment ● Put your name and the due date (08/13/2020) in the upper right hand corner of your lined loose-leaf paper ● Title the page, The Jungle Book Assignment ​ ● Number your paper by Chapter, and skip lines (Example: Ch. 1, Ch. 2, etc.) ● Use neat handwriting (cursive preferred) and write in blue or black ink ​ ​ ● When answering questions, use POQITA: Part of the Question in The Answer ● Capitalize the first word in the sentence and propers nouns (names of people/characters and places) ● Use punctuation at the end of the sentence. 1 Name: ________________________________________ Date: _____________________ Print Scholar’s Name 5th Grade Summer Reading Rubric 2020 Before submitting your assignment, please print out this rubric and attach it to your work. Staple the packet together with the rubric on top. The scholar and a parent should sign below, indicating that this work is the scholar’s. Submit the following on the first day of school: ● Signed Rubric = pg. 2-4 ● Character Chart (Ch. 1, 3, 5) = pg. 5-6 ● Written responses (Ch. 2, 4, 6-14, whole novel) as described in rubric = handwritten neatly on notebook paper in blue or black ink and labeled by chapter TEACHER NOTES/COMMENTS: _____ / 174 total points Student’s Signature: ___________________________________________________________________ Parent’s Signature: ____________________________________________________________________ 2 5th Grade Summer Reading Rubric 2020 Chapter Assignment Points Readers often meet the main characters in the early chapters of a novel. ​ ​ Chapter 1: Begin filling in the character chart as you read this first chapter, focusing on the _____ / 30 Mowgli’s Brothers following characters: Mowgli, Shere Khan, Baloo, Bagheera, and Akela. Include a quote with page number from this chapter for EACH character for support. How does the wolf pack connect to the habit of order? Chapter 2: Hunting-Song of the Your answer should include at least one detailed sentence that explains how the _____ / 4 Seeonee Pack wolf pack displays order. Include a quote with page number from this chapter for support. The setting includes the place, time, and weather of a story. ​ ​ What settings have been introduced so far, and how is this chapter’s setting different? _____ / 8 Your answer should include at least one detailed sentence about the setting in Chapter 3: Chapter 1 and at least one detailed sentence about the setting in Chapter 3. Include a quote with page number from each chapter for support. Kaa’s Hunting As stories progress, readers encounter additional characters and learn more about characters already introduced. _____ / 24 Continue filling in your character chapter for major characters. Also begin filling in the character chart for Kaa. Include a quote with page number from this chapter for EACH character for support. How is the group of monkeys different from the wolf pack? Consider how they Chapter 4: display or lack the habit of order. Road-Song of the _____ / 6 Your answer should include at least two detailed sentences that explain how the Bandar Log monkeys are different from the wolves. Include a quote with page number from this chapter for support. Chapter 5: Continue filling in your character chapter for major characters. Also begin filling in the character chart for the characters: Messua, Buldeo, and Gray Brother. Include a _____ / 42 Tiger! Tiger! quote with page number from this chapter for EACH character for support. The tale in chapter 6 explores the theme of bravery, or fortitude. What examples can you find to prove this? Chapter 6: _____ / 6 The White Seal Your answer should include at least two detailed sentences that explain how you know bravery is a theme of the chapter. Include a quote with page number from this chapter for support. The mood of a text is the atmosphere or feeling that is portrayed (happy, sad, ​ ​ Chapter 7: confused, scared, excited). How would you describe the mood of this song? _____ / 6 Lukannon Your answer should include at least two detailed sentences that explain the mood in this chapter. Include a quote with page number from this chapter for support. Chapter 8’s story is an example of how humans and animals can benefit one another. Provide an example of this from the chapter that explains how the humans Chapter 8: and Rikki-Tikki-Tavi’s interactions help each other. _____ / 6 Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Your answer should include at least two detailed sentences that explain the example you found. Include a quote with page number from this chapter for support. 3 Chapter Assignment Points How would you describe the mood of this song, and how does it differ from Lukannon (Chapter 7)? Chapter 9: Darzee’s _____ / 8 Chant Your answer should include at least three detailed sentences that explain the mood in this chapter and discuss how it differs from the mood in Chapter 7. Include a quote with page number from this chapter for support. Why does Little Toomai receive the deserving title, “Toomai of the Elephants”? Chapter 10: Toomai Your answer should include one detailed sentence that explains why Little Toomai _____ / 4 of the Elephants receives his new title. Include a quote with page number from this chapter for support. What does this song reveal about Toomai and his relationship with his mother? How does this connect or differ from Mowgli and his relationship with his mother or a Chapter 11: mother figure? Shiv and the _____ / 8 Grasshopper Your answer should include at least three detailed sentences that explain what this song reveals about relationships between mothers and sons, considering Toomai and Mowgli. Include a quote with page number from this chapter for support. Obedience to authority is a big theme of Chapter 12. Where do you see evidence of Chapter 12: this in the chapter? Why does it show obedience? Her Majesty’s _____ / 6 Your answer should include at least two detailed sentences describing where you Servants see examples of obedience in the chapter. Include a quote with page number from this chapter for support. Chapter 13: How would you describe the mood of this song? Parade-Song of the _____ / 6 Your answer should include at least two detailed sentences that explain the mood in Camp Animals this chapter. Include a quote with page number from this chapter for support. A theme is a lesson or main idea in a story or book. Why do you think the author Whole-Book ​ ​ wrote this story? What lesson was he trying to teach his readers? Write one _____ / 10 Reflection paragraph to explain your answer (topic sentence, three details, concluding sentence). 4 The Jungle Book Character Chart ​ Print out this character chart to use for Chapters 1, 3, and 5. As you read about different characters, add details to this chart (including quotes and page numbers). Use the boxes that correspond with Chapters 1, 3, and 5 as indicated below. NOTE: Answers do not have to be in complete sentences. Each box should contain a minimum of 2 words. ​ ​ ​ ​ (Examples: Physical -“curly haired” pg. 13 or “poor” pg. 16; Personality/Character - “winsome” pg. 84) Character Physical Description Personality/Character Traits Ch. 1 Mowgli Ch. 3 Ch. 5 Ch. 1 Shere Khan Ch. 5 Ch. 1 Baloo Ch. 3 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE 5 Character Physical Description Personality/Character Traits Ch. 1 Bagheera Ch. 3 Ch. 5 Ch. 1 Akela Ch. 5 Kaa Ch. 3 Messua Ch. 5 Buldeo Ch. 5 Gray Brother Ch. 5 6 .
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