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Reminder: STUDENTS ARE NOT to START THESE WRITING PROMPTS BEFORE SCHOOL As They May Slightly Vary NAME: _______________________________ 1 Eighth Grade Summer Reading “Exploring HUMAN NATURE” 2017 8th Grade Language Arts 8th Grade Summer Reading Assignment -Must purchase and read before August 2017. The Learwood eighth grade faculty welcomes the class of 2022 with an exciting summer reading program that will bring the coming school-year full circle. This summer we introduce this book to all 8th graders. A Break With Charity: Susanna desperately wants to join the circle of girls who meet every week at the parsonage. What she doesn't realize is that the girls are about to set off a torrent of false accusations leading to the imprisonment and execution of countless innocent people. Susanna faces a painful choice. Should she keep quiet and let the witch-hunt panic continue, or should she "break charity" with the group-- and risk having her own family members named as witches? Assignment ● Purchase and read A Break With Charity by Ann Rinaldi before the start of your 8th grade year. This can be done multiple ways: a. Barnes and Noble at Crocker Park (order forms are provided by your 7th grade English teacher in May or you can visit the store yourself this summer). b. Online through Amazon. c. Electronic copy (Ex. Kindles) You must be able to bring the electronic version of the book to class. Separate sheets of paper should be used for your annotations with page numbers if you choose this option. ● Annotate your novel as outlined in the annotation guide (handout attached). You should have at least 3 of each annotation mark in your book for a total of 18 annotations. ● Complete the study guide. Read the directions! ● Bring book with annotations to class the first day of school. Bring eReader or Kindle if you chose the electronic version. Our Goal Avon Lake eighth graders will analyze and evaluate the book’s literary elements and gain understanding of historical concepts. Students will recognize the book’s material in both their U.S. Studies and Language Arts classes throughout the year. Upon students’ return to school, he/she will complete two mini writing assignments in class. STUDENTS ARE NOT TO START THESE WRITING PROMPTS BEFORE SCHOOL. Each writing assignment is aligned with the Common Core standards. *Reminder: STUDENTS ARE NOT TO START THESE WRITING PROMPTS BEFORE SCHOOL as they may slightly vary. NAME: _______________________________ 2 Writing Assignment #1 Writing Assignment #2 Expository Argumentative Analyzing 3 given sources, answer the following The novel, A Break with Charity, has more question. Be sure to provide a thesis statement. than one theme. Given 3 themes presented in class, take a stance for a specific theme. Explain what caused the Salem Witch Trials of Use text evidence applying to characters, 1692. setting, and plot from the novel and include page numbers to support your claim. Your response should be in the form of a multi- paragraph essay. Your response should be in the form of a multi-paragraph essay. For Your Information: ★ FYI! The Choice Read Biography - Can be purchased or borrowed from a library. In the fall, students will choose a biography of their choice. It must be at their reading level based on lexile score acquired after the first MAPS test from his/her 8th teacher. This will not be read over the summer but rather, IN CLASS and will have an accompanying project. You will need to annotate the biography so purchase sticky notes if you are borrowing from a library. ANNOTATION GUIDELINES NAME: _______________________________ 3 Must have AT LEAST 3 of each annotation for a total of 18. I.E: 3 Questions, 3 Connections, 3 Powerful words/phrases etc. STUDY GUIDE Characters to know in A Break with Charity NAME: _______________________________ 4 Directions: Choose a total of 20 characters from the list (ten characters from page 4 and ten characters from page 5) and describe each character in depth including a physical description and his/her personality traits. Use page numbers from the novel where you found your answer. 1. Susanna English- 2. Mary English- 3. Mary English Sr.- 4. William English- 5. Father Phillip English- 6. Thomas Hitchbourne- 7. Johnathan Hathorne- 8. Magistrate John Hathorne – 9. Elizabeth Porter- 10. Ann Putnam- 11. Ann Putnam Sr. 12. Mercy Lewis- 13. Mary Bayley- 14. Elizabeth Putnam- 15. Joseph Putnam- 16. Elizabeth Proctor- 17. John Proctor- 18. Mary Warren- 19. Johnathan Dorich- 20. Sarah Bibber- 21. Anne Hutchinson - 23. Abigail Williams- NAME: _______________________________ 5 24. Betty Parris- 25. Mary Walcott 26. Elizabeth Booth 27. Susannah Sheldon 28. Tituba- 29. John Indian- 30. Sarah Osbourne- 30. Sarah Good- 31. Dorcas Good- 32. Bridget Bishop- 33. Abigail Hobbs- 34. Deliverance Hobbs- 35. William Hobbs- 36. Rebecca Nurse- 37. Sarah Cloyce- 38. Sam Endicott- 39. Mary Bradbury- 40. Martha Cory- 41. Giles Cory- 42. John Alden- A BREAK WITH CHARITY Reading Guide Continued… Directions: Choose 2 questions to answer from each chapter AND provide page numbers where you found the answer. Must use complete sentences. Chapter 1: 1. Describe Sarah Bibber. What kind of person is she? What does she look like? NAME: _______________________________ 6 2. What goes on inside the parsonage when the reverend and his wife are out? 3. What kind of man is Father English? Describe the type of person he is. Tell about his beliefs and his background. Chapter 2: 4. Why does Susanna stare at John Indian? 5. What does “Salem” mean? Why is that strange? 6. How does Susanna feel when she leaves Tituba? Why? Is she surprised? How? Chapter 3: 7. List and describe the four creatures Susanna meets on her way home. What does she give each one? 8. Why would Susanna’s mother be upset that she gave the supplies to Sarah Good? How did giving the supplies away make Susanna feel? Chapter 4: 9. What does Susanna tell her father when he asks why she lied? 10. What is Father English’s reaction to Susanna’s story? Chapter 5: 11. What does Tituba mean when she says, “But the wolves that howl in the night on the edge of town are more innocent”? NAME: _______________________________ 7 12. What does Tituba say about Ann Putnam that causes Susanna to be alarmed? 13. Why does Betty Parris come downstairs? What is bothering her? What kinds of things does she say that worry Susanna? Chapter 6: 14. Why did Deliverance and William Hobbs visit the English house? Explain the situation. 15. Who was Anne Hutchinson? What does she have to do with Salem? 16. What does Abigail want? Chapter 7: 17. What news does Elizabeth Putnam bring to Mary English, Sr.? How do Elizabeth and Joesph Putnam feel about this news? 18. What causes Mary English’s outburst? What does she say? Chapter 8: 19. Describe some things Ann tells Susanna in this chapter. 20. Explain why Susanna feels powerless when she leaves the Putnam’s house. Chapter 9: 21. Who is Elizabeth Porter and what news does she bring to the English family? 22. What do we find out from the conversation between Susanna and John Dorich at the wharf? What does John wish? Chapter 10: 23. How does Father English feel about the scene outside the parsonage? How does he describe it? NAME: _______________________________ 8 24. Describe what happens when Rev. Parris asks Ann Putnam who has afflicted her. 25. What does Ann say that makes Susanna so angry? Why does it make her mad? 26. Who do the girls name as their tormentors? 27. What does Johnathan Hathorne think about this witchcraft business? 28. What does Susanna find out from Abigail that surprises her? Chapter 11: 29. What did Tituba tell the magistrates? Why? 30. What does Tituba tell Susanna about the future? What does she describe? 31. What happened to Susanna that night? Why might this have happened? Chapter 12: 32. When Mary comes home from market, she brings news. What has she heard?(3 main things) 33. What does Johnathan tell Susanna that is both surprising and pleases her? 34. Describe why Mary and Mama English came home early from meeting? What happened? 35. Who is taken to prison in Boston in early April? NAME: _______________________________ 9 Chapter 13: 36. Why do Susanna and Johnathan go to Ingersoll’s Ordinary? What do they do there? 37. Describe the three people on trial. How did each one plead? Chapter 14: 38. What does Susanna see that she can’t tell anyone about? What does it mean? 39. What news does Father English announce after a special visitor arrives? 40. When Mama English is arrested, what does Susanna do? Chapter 15: 41. Father English has news about his family. What does he tell the girls. 42. Describe the plan that Mama English tells her girls about when they visit her. 43. Why does Susanna want to stay in Salem even if her family is in Boston? 44. What event ends this chapter? Chapter 16: 45. What was Joseph involved in that kept him so busy? Describe the kinds of things he did. 46. What is the new circle that is discussed in this chapter? 47. What does Joseph tell Mary and Susanna about Salem Prison? What does he prepare them for? Chapter 17: NAME: _______________________________ 10 48. What does Father English tell the Putnams and the girls about Court of Oyer and Terminer that is so important? 49. What does Father English plan to do now? Chapter 18: 50. Who was the first person to be hanged? What was the scene like at the Hanging? 51. Why does Goody Bibber come to Susanna? What does she want from her? 52.
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