4th Prep to 5th Prep Summer Reading 2017

May 22, 2017

Dear Students,

Reading year-round is a key step to becoming a great reader and a lifelong learner. Reading boosts critical thinking, increases vocabulary, and improves memory and writing skills. Reading during the summer ensures that you do not lose the literacy skills you gained throughout the school year.

All students are required to read at least one book during the summer to foster the skills described above. Choose one book from those listed below, and complete the assignment described below. This assignment will be collected the first week of school, and will serve as your first project grade of 5th Prep.

Sincerely,

Your 5th Grade Language Arts Teacher

Book Advertisement Poster

The main purpose of this project is to design an ADVERTISEMENT POSTER for your book, that includes images and text that will interest your readers in purchasing the book. It is a combination of applying what you know about literary elements and creating a visual display.

You may type or handwrite your text. If typed, you are responsible for printing the text. For this project, you may select the font style, however it must be size 12 with single or 1.5 spacing. If handwritten, you may write in cursive or print, however if must be neat and legible. Illustrations should be thoughtful, creative, neat and colored.

Create a poster size advertisement for your book. (Please use the large poster board.) Your advertisement must be eye catching, so using color in your advertisement is imperative.

Your advertisement must include the following:

1. Book’s title and author 2. Drawings and/or images of your favorite part in the book 3. Recommendations and rating that state why others will enjoy this story and would convince someone to read the book 4. Summary of the book. Your summary must be at least five (5) paragraphs in length and must focus on the following elements: a. characters b. setting c. main plot events d. conflict e. solution 5. At least two (2) important quotes from the story

Book Choices

o The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Animals Lexile Level: 570

Winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal and a #1 New York Times bestseller, this stirring and unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated novel is told from the point of view of Ivan himself.

o Flora & Ulysses: the illuminated adventures by Kate DiCamillo Fantasy Lexile Level: 520

Winner of the 2014 Newbery Medal. Holy unanticipated occurrences! A cynic meets an unlikely superhero in a genre-breaking new novel by master storyteller Kate DiCamillo. It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book “Terrible Things Can Happen to You!” is just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled poetry — and that Flora will be changed too, as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart. A laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters and featuring an exciting new format — a novel interspersed with comic-style graphic sequences and full-page illustrations, all rendered in black-and-white by up-and-coming artist K. G. Campbell.

o Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper Realistic Fiction Lexile Level: 700

Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She is smarter than most of the adults who try to diagnose her and smarter than her classmates in her integrated classroom—the very same classmates who dismiss her as mentally challenged, because she cannot tell them otherwise. But Melody refuses to be defined by cerebral palsy. And she’s determined to let everyone know it…somehow.

Evaluation Rubric Criteria 4 3 2 1 Title & author and included and Title and author are Poster is missing the noticeable. included, but the title and/or author of No title/author is Title and Author Placement enhances placement does not book. There is a provided. both the properly enhance the spelling error. presentation & presentation & poster. poster.

Two or more Two images are images are included. Less than two provided. One doesn’t No images are Images Both represent important images are represent an important provided. important parts of provided. part of the book. the book.

Clearly states why Doesn’t clearly others will enjoy States why others explain why others Recommendations this story. Gives an would enjoy the book No recommendation would enjoy the book. and Rating example from the but lacks text or rating is provided. Recommendation text to support evidence. and/or rating is weak. recommendation

Includes a complete Includes an summary of the Includes a summary Summary is too incomplete summary plot, describing of the plot, that lacks vague. Lacks of the plot, that does clearly what details describing descriptions of what not describe clearly happens at the what happens at the happens at the what happens at the Summary beginning, middle, beginning, middle, beginning, middle, beginning, middle, and end of the story. and end of the story, and end of the story and end of the story Also, includes a or about the main and/or the main and/or the main description of the conflict and conflict and conflict and main conflict and resolution. resolution. resolution. resolution.

Two or more Important line /quote important Only one important No lines/quotes from from the story is Quotes lines/quotes from line /quote from the the story are provided. provided with spelling the story are story is provided. mistakes provided.

Poster lacks creativity. Poster lacks It is simple and creativity. It is clear Poster is colorful Poster is colorful and doesn’t catch your no effort was put into and creative. It is creative. It has almost attention. It is assignment. Very clear time and effort Creativity, Neatness no distracting errors readable but the messy and hard to was put into making and Effort and is easy to read. It quality is not too good read. It looks like the the poster. It has no appears the student on some parts. It looks student threw it distracting errors, is worked hard on it. like the student ran together at the last easy to read. out of time or didn't minute without much take care of it. care.