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2 Pent Road East Hartford, CT 06118 Summer Reading 2019 Over the summer, students are asked to log all of the books they read and track them using the attached guide (see packet). Before coming back in the fall, students must complete the outlined book report, described below. The assignment follows the CT Governor’s 2019 Summer Reading Challenge “A Universe of Stories” outlined on the Connecticut official website. You can find out more about Governor Lamont’s official challenge by going to http://tinyurl.com/ctreads2019 Task 1: Read as many books from the lists provided. There’s no prize for most amount of books read, no pizza party, no sticker, or candy, just read because you want to. The books on these lists are fun, engaging, and about things that matter. Task 2: Write them down on your Summer Reading Journal. Task 3: On a 3x5 card or piece of paper about that size (post it note, or similar), rate each book out of 5 stars and create a short “You should read this book next…” sales pitch for a future reader. Save all of these in a Ziploc bag and bring them in on the first day. Model: You should read this book next because it’s a fun read. The characters are really relatable. Especially Atalanta. She just wants to fit in. She never had a home or a family, and so when her dad shows up out of the blue and says she should come home, she just believes him and tries to change everything about herself for him. She learns though, he just wants to use her so he can get money. She shows him. You might like this book if you like books with girls kicking butt. 4/5 stars. Task 4: Pick ONE (1) book from all of the books you read this summer and create a detailed book review. THIS MUST BE TYPED – SAVE THIS SOMEWHERE LIKE GOOGLE DRIVE OR WHERE YOU CAN ACCESS IT LATER. Outline it like this: Title Write it out Author Write it out Genre Write it out Character Descriptions (Main) Pick 2 characters and describe how they develop over the course of the book. Focus on how they start in the beginning of the book and how they end up. Storyline Describe what your thoughts are on the storyline. Tell your reader what happens, but also what you think about each major event. Is it good? Is it believable? Do you like it? Use evidence from the story. Art: Create a piece of art (original photography is allowed) that captures a key scene from the text. Write a short artist’s statement that accompanies the piece below it. The artist’s statement should be formatted like this: HOW: What is your artistic process? How did you decide on this piece? How does it connect to your novel / scene? WHAT: What exactly does it depict? Be descriptive. WHY: Why did you select this scene? What does this art say about you? What does it say about the book? The scene? What symbols are present? What did you include from the novel? Why did you design it this way. (150 words maximum) Learn more about artist’s statements here: http://tinyurl.com/writeaboutart19 ICUT CT R E E N A N D O 2019 S C The Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge A Message to Parents and Students The State of Connecticut sponsors the Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge because reading is the most important skill. Research shows that reading is crucial to a child’s brain development and intellectual stimulation. And that’s just the beginning: Reading is a gateway skill. It opens the door to all other learning. Reading is the processing of information. It requires the student to develop a capacity for conceptual thinking — an ability to think about the nature and signifcance of things. Reading builds language skills. By becoming more familiar with language through reading, students build a rich vocabulary and an ability to express themselves clearly and creatively. Reading builds better thinking strategies. Analyzing words, sentences, themes and meaning; concentrating, conceptualizing and visualizing — all these elements of reading are strategies to expand a student’s ability to think. Reading is active and disciplined. Students learn to choose what they read and when they read, and they learn to discipline themselves to concentrate on the written word. 1 What YOU Can Do to Encourage Reading Use the library. Make sure everyone in your family has a library card. Help children learn how to use the library’s resources: card catalogs, computer systems, best-seller sections, etc. Visit regularly — as often as you go to the grocery store. Read every day. Make it a habit to set aside time each day for everyone to read—books, magazines, newspapers, letters. You can even begin by reading television listings, then discussing what you will watch together and why. Talk about what you’re reading. Children need to see adults reading frequently. They also need to know the benefts of reading. Talk to your children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, even young neighbors about what you’re reading. Tell them how much you have enjoyed it, what you have learned, and how you have been inspired. Ask about summer reading materials. Schools and libraries often provide summer reading lists that highlight excellent books which are readily available, popular and consistent with grade-level reading skills. Call your school or library for information. Make reading materials part of your home. Buy books at bookstores and tag sales. Borrow books from the library and from friends. Subscribe to newspapers and magazines. Then read, read, read! To learn more about the Summer Reading Challenge, ask your teacher, principal, or school or public librarian, or contact the Connecticut State Department of Education: 860-713-6751 or www.ct.gov/sde. 2 TIC EC UT N L N E O E C 2019 Reto de Lectura de Verano del Gobernador Un Mensaje para los Padres y Estudiantes El Estado de Connecticut patrocina el Reto de Lectura de Verano del Gobernador porque la lectura es la destreza más importante. Los estudios demuestran que la lectura es un elemento crucial en el desarrollo y estímulo intelectual del cerebro en los niños. Y eso es solo el principio: La lectura es una destreza de entrada. Abre las puertas al aprendizaje. La lectura es parte del procesamiento de información. Requiere que el estudiante desarrolle capacidad de pensamiento conceptual-la habilidad para pensar sobre la naturaleza y el signifcado de las cosas. La lectura fortalece las destrezas del lenguaje. Al familiarizarse más con el lenguaje, por medio de la lectura, los estudiantes enriquecen su vocabulario y la capacidad de expresarse claramente y con creatividad. La lectura desarrolla mejores estrategias de razonamiento. Analizar palabras, oraciones, temas y signifcados; concentrarse, conceptualizar y visualizar — todos estos elementos de lectura son estrategias que expanden la capacidad de pensamiento del estudiante. La lectura es activa y disciplinada. Los estudiantes aprenden a elegir lo que leen y cuando lo leen, y aprenden a disciplinarse para concentrarse en la palabra escrita. 1 Qué puede usted hacer para incentivar la lectura. Utilice la Biblioteca. Asegúrese de que todos en la familia posean una tarjeta de la biblioteca pública. Enseñe a los niños a utilizar los recursos de la biblioteca: fcheros, sistemas de computadora, las secciones de títulos de mejor venta o más aclamados, etc. Visite regularmente la biblioteca– tan a menudo como usted va al supermercado. Lea todos los días. Cree el hábito de dedicar tiempo cada día para que todos en su hogar lean -libros, revistas, periódicos, cartas. Usted puede empezar leyendo los listados de programación televisiva, para luego discutir los programas que ustedes observarán y por qué. Hable sobre lo que estan leyendo. Los niños necesitan ver a los adultos leyendo con frecuencia. Ellos también necesitan saber los benefcios derivados de la lectura. Hable con sus niños, nietos, sobrinas, sobrinos, inclusive con su vecinos jóvenes, acerca de lo que usted esta leyendo. Dígales cuánto ha disfrutado usted de la lectura, lo que ha aprendido, y cómo ha sido inspirado(a). Pregunte por materiales de lectura de verano. Las escuelas y las bibliotecas a menudo proporcionan listas de lecturas de verano que destacan excelentes libros, fácilmente disponibles, populares y consistentes con las destrezas de lectura para cada nivel de grado. Llame a su escuela o biblioteca para mas información. Haga que los materials de lectura sean parte de su hogar. Compre libros en librerías y en ventas de rebaja. Pida prestado libros de la biblioteca y de amigos. Subscríbase a periódicos y revistas. ¡Entonces, lea, lea, y lea! Para indagar más sobre el Programa de Reto de Lectura de Verano, pida información a su maestro(a), principal, escuela y/o bibliotecario(a), o comuníquese con el Departamento de Educación del Estado de Connecticut: 860-713-6751 o visite la página del web www.ct.gov/sde 2 Summer Reading List* A Universe of Stories! ~ Grades 7-8 Suggested space-themed summer reading titles compiled for the Connecticut State Department of Education by Linda Williams, Connecticut State Library -playing, movie-obsessed geek until beautiful, FICTION friendly, and impossible to ignore Camilla Carter starts him wondering if he has been Honor Among Thieves by Rachel watching all the wrong movies. | ALA | Lexile: Caine & Ann Aguirre 740 A savvy young criminal with antisocial What Goes Up by Katie Kennedy behavior is recruited to attend the Honors space Teenagers Rosa and Eddie, trainees in a top- program and joins a team on a sentient secret space exploration and research program, spaceship destined for the far reaches of the must thwart the aliens' Earth-destroying mission galaxy only to discover dangerous secrets by stealing their spacecraft and traveling extra- hidden among the stars.

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