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Summer Reading Assignment 2019 Student Name: _________________________ BHS Summer Reading Project 2019 Contents Summer Reading Project Overview 1 Summer Reading Goals 2 Recommended Book Lists 3-4 Daily Summer Reading Log 5 Completed Books List/Reviews 6-14 Summer Project Options 15-17 Summer Reading Project Overview Dear Students & Families: Congratulations on finishing another school year! You have all grown so much, and we want to help you keep up the good work over the summer! Experience tells us that reading regularly – and reflecting on your reading – is so important for improving not just fluency, but also writing, vocabulary, and thinking. This Summer Reading Project will support you over the summer and ensure that you are ready for September. We hope you have an excellent break, and we look forward to seeing you in the fall! Here is an overview of your assignment for the summer: 1. Read at least 150 minutes per week (or more than 2 ½ hours every week; this could be 30 minutes 5 days a week or read for longer chunks to build stamina). Read a mix of fiction and nonfiction. 2. DAILY: Record the minutes you read on the “Time on Text Tracker”. 3. AFTER YOU FINISH A BOOK: ! Record the title and author of your book ! Write a brief reflection about the book ! EVERY STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO READ AT LEAST 5 BOOKS OVER THE SUMMER. Any book read beyond the initial 5 is optional. Attach more sheets as necessary for further reviews. 4. FINALLY: Complete ONE of the attached “Book Projects” that will show your teacher what you read, and what you think about it. These projects will be shared at the start of next school year! Due: September 5th, 2019 Tips: ! Choose “just right” books near your level – not too easy and not too hard to understand. (If there are five words on a page that you don’t understand, the book is too hard.) ! Find someone at the library or bookstore that can help you find just-right books that match your interests. ! Find a friend or family member to recommend books, who wants to read the same texts as you, and/or who will talk with you about your reading. ! Choose a mix of fiction and nonfiction books that interest you. ! Find information about your nearest library online at BklynLibrary.org. Get a free library card if you don’t have one. ! GoodReads.com is a great resource for book recommendations from people who like the same things you do! Student Name: ________________________________________ Date: 1 _____________________________________ Summer Reading Goals Over the summer, a young person who does not read can lose a quarter of the reading growth they made the previous year. If a middle school student reads just 5 books at their level during the summer months, they are far less likely to slide backwards. Students who read at home at least 3 times a week are twice as likely to score in the top 25% of their class in reading comprehension. Set two goals for yourself: ● How many minutes per week will you read this summer? ● How many books will you read this summer? I will read ______________ minutes per week this summer. I will read ______________ books this summer. ! 2 Wondering What To Read This Summer? Identity/Culture/Sexuality Social Issues The Word Collector, Peter H. Reynolds, 490L Ghost Boys, Jewell Parker Rhodes, HL360L Last Stop on Market Street, Matt de la Pena, Level M/610L The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas, Level Z+/590L Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, Alexie*, Level Z+/600L Allegedly, Tiffany D. Jackson*, HL620L Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Albertalli, Level Z+/HL640L Who Am I Without Him?, Sharon G. Flake, 650L The First Rule of Punk, Celia C. Perez, Level T/670L Monster, Walter Dean Myers,Level Z/670L Piecing Me Together, Renee Watson, Level Z/680L Dear Martin, Nic Stone, HL720L Mexican Whiteboy, Matt de la Pena*, Level Z+/680L All American Boys, Kiely & Reynolds, Level X/770L Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, Derrick Barnes, 700L The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Clayton Bird Goes Underground, Williams-Garcia, Level V/710L Colorblindness, Michelle Alexander, Level Z+/1390L You Bring the Distant Near, Mitali Perkins, Level Z+/HL720L Monday’s Not Coming,Tiffany D. Jackson I am Not your Perfect Mexican Daughter, Erika L. Sanchez, HL730L I’ll Give You the Sun, Jandy Nelson, Level Z+/HL740L George, Alex Gino, Level Z/790L Everything I Never Told You, Celeste Ng, 870L What Girls are Made Of, Elana K. Arnold, 900L Coming of Age Historical Love, Matt de la Pena Full of Beans, Jennifer L. Holm, 490L Eleanor & Park, Rainbow Rowell, Level Z+/580L Mighty Miss Malone, Christopher Paul Curtis, Level U/750L The Education of Margot Sanchez, Lilliam Rivera, Level Z+/HL580L One Crazy Summer, Rita Williams-Garcia, Level V/750L The Skin I’m In, Sharon Flake, Level W/670L Esperanza Rising, Pam Munoz, Level V/750L American Street, Ibi Zoboi*, Level Z+/HL690L March (trilogy), John Lewis & A. Aydin, Level W/GN760L Ghost, Patina and Sunny, Jason Reynolds, Level Y/710L Chains, Laurie Halse Anderson, Level Z/780L The (R)evolution of Evelyn Serrano, Level W/720L Escape from Aleppo, N. H. Senzai, 880L The Thing About Jellyfish, Andrea Beach, Level Y/740L Watsons go to Birmingham, C. Paul Curtis, Level U/920L Wonder, R.J. Palacio, Level V/790L Bud, Not Buddy, Christopher Paul Curtis, Level U/950L The Harlem Charade, Natasha Tarpley, Level W/800L Little Leaders, Vashti Harrison, Level Z/1050L Freak the Mighty, Rodman Philbrick, Level W/930L Halfway: A Memoir, Tom Macher The Life and Times of Benny Alvarez, Peter Johnson Poetry (Novels in Verse) Graphic Novels Solo, Kwame Alexander, Level Z+/640L Bone, Jeff Smith, Level S/GN380L Long Way Down, Jason Reynolds, Level Z+/720L The Nameless City, Faith Erin Hicks, Level S/GN390L As Brave As You, Kwame Alexander, Level X/750L Drama, Raina Telgemeier, Level U, 400L The Crossover, Kwame Alexander, Level Z/750L Smile, Raina Telgemeier, Level X/410L The Poet X, Elizabeth Acevedo Lexile 800L American Born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang, Level Z/530L Locomotion, Jacqueline Woodson, Level V Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, Ta-Nehisi Coates Peace, Locomotion, Jacqueline Woodson, 860L I am Alfonso Jones, Tony Medina, Level Z+/GN640L Brown Girl Dreaming, Jacqueline Woodson, Level U/990L Miles Morales: Spider Man, Jason Reynolds, Level Z/710L Under the Mesquite, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, 990L Dystopian/Fantasy Series Aru Shah and the End of Time, Roshani Chokshi, 630L My Hero Academia, by Kohei Horikoshi Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi, HL670L Dogman, by Dav Pilkey, 390L Shadowshaper, Daniel Jose Older, Level Z+/690L Big Nate, by Lincoln Pierce, ~450L Divergent, Veronica Roth, Level Z/700L The Bad Guys, by Aaron Nlabey, ~530L Noggin, John Corey Whaley, HL760L Middle School, by James Patterson and others, ~650L Maze Runner, James Dashner, Level X/770L Captain Underpants, by Dav Pilkey, ~700L The Giver, Lois Lowry, Level Y/760L Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling, 880L The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins, Level Z/810L Jack and Louisa, by A. Keenan-Bolger, ~900L The Dove Chronicles, Karen Bao, Level Z+/860L I Survived, by Lauren Tarshis, ~900L Curated by the Middle School Quality Initiative BHS Teacher Recommendations! 3 Mr. Hyland (Librarian) Recommends! Akata Witch & Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi The Akata Proxy & Guardian by Alex London One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva Witch Series Scythe & Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman Queer There and Everywhere by Sarah Prager Black Wings Beating by Alex London ! Ms. Ticoras (7th Grade Humanities) Recommends! The Track Series: Ghost, Patina, Sunny & Lu by Jason Reynolds Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Lu was The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Looking for Alaska by John Green probably my The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky favorite book in This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson Bridge to Terabithia by Looking for a Challenge? Try Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon, or Fun Home by Alison ! Bechdel Ms. Moi (9th Grade Language and Litererature) Ms. Palacio (7th Grade Humanities) Recommends… Recommends… Monster by Walter Dean Myers The Color of Water by James McBride Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older Between the World and Me by Ta-nehisi Coates Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis Ms. Lewis (8th Grade Humanities) Recommends... Shooter by Walter Dean Myers “Somewhat sensitive material, but the multiple ! Ms. Severn (6th Grade Humanities) Recommends… The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le Guin Beastmaster by Andre Norton “If you’re into Redwall by Brian Jacques fantasy, it’s The Never-Ending Story by Michael Ende almost guaranteed that ! Name: ________________________________________ Summer Reading Log 4 Use this space to record your daily and weekly progress. Keep track of whether you are keeping up with the goal you set before the break! Weeks Days Weekly Totals June 23th Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday TOTAL min for – June Last Day of week 29th School ______mins ______mins ______mins ______mins. June 30th Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday TOTAL minutes th – July 6 for week ______mins ______mins ______mins ______mins ______mins ______mins ______mins ______mins. July 7th – Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday TOTAL minutes th July 13 for week ______mins ______mins ______mins ______mins ______mins ______mins ______mins ______mins. July 14th Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday TOTAL minutes – July for week 20th ______mins ______mins ______mins ______mins ______mins ______mins ______mins ______mins.
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