8th Grade Summer Reading Assignment Grade Summer...3 Emma 1070 Jane Austen In this sparkling comedy...

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1 8 th Grade Summer Reading Assignment For your summer reading assignment, you will be reading a total of two books. Book 1, Required Reading Book: You must read the required book Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone. You do not need to complete a project or any assignment on that book over the summer, but it will be used for in-class discussion or assignments when you get to 8 th grade, so you need to have read the book. Book 2, Choice Book: The second book you read may be any book of your choosing that will allow you to complete the annotation assignment below. A suggested reading list has been provided for you on the next two pages of this packet if you don’t have any ideas of your own. For this book, you will need to complete the following annotation assignment. It will be due at the end of August, and will be graded using the rubric on the fourth page of this packet. Annotation Assignment: Once you have finished reading your second book, choose a passage that is significant to the book as a whole. A passage could be anywhere from one paragraph to two pages. Photocopy the significant passage, and then do a close reading annotation on the photocopied page. (If you don’t have access to a copy machine, use one at your local library, or take a photo of the page and print it out.) Your annotation should include: *Highlighting (or underlining, or circling…) significant details *Meaningful comments that show your thoughts about the passage *Connections you see between the text and yourself, another text, or the world *Textual, inferential, and thematic questions you have about the text *A statement reflecting the author’s bias (or lack thereof) *Unfamiliar vocabulary words and their definitions *An IVF Statement that reveals the author’s purpose for writing the passage *An IVF Statement that reveals the theme of the passage A sample annotated passage has been provided for you on the fifth page of this packet. **Please note—the sample was completed using the book Blood on the River, but you SHOULD NOT do your annotation on a passage from your required reading book! You should do your annotation on a passage from your choice book.** Your annotation should be submitted on 8 ½ x 11 paper. If you need more than one piece of paper front and back, you might want to rethink the passage you have selected, because it may lack focus. A handout depicting the annotation symbols typically used at EMS is included for your reference on page 6 of this packet. A reminder about IVF Statements: 1. I = IDENTIFY the main idea of the topic you’d like to discuss. 2. V = Choose an exciting VERB to use in your sentence. 3. F = FINISH the sentence you’ve started!

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8th Grade Summer Reading Assignment

For your summer reading assignment, you will be reading a total of two books.

Book 1, Required Reading Book: You must read the required book Blood on the River by Elisa

Carbone. You do not need to complete a project or any assignment on that book over the summer, but it

will be used for in-class discussion or assignments when you get to 8th grade, so you need to have read

the book.

Book 2, Choice Book: The second book you read may be any book of your choosing that will allow

you to complete the annotation assignment below. A suggested reading list has been provided for you on

the next two pages of this packet if you don’t have any ideas of your own. For this book, you will need to

complete the following annotation assignment. It will be due at the end of August, and will be graded

using the rubric on the fourth page of this packet.

Annotation Assignment: Once you have finished reading your second book, choose a passage that

is significant to the book as a whole. A passage could be anywhere from one paragraph to two pages.

Photocopy the significant passage, and then do a close reading annotation on the photocopied page. (If

you don’t have access to a copy machine, use one at your local library, or take a photo of the page and

print it out.) Your annotation should include:

*Highlighting (or underlining, or circling…) significant details

*Meaningful comments that show your thoughts about the passage

*Connections you see between the text and yourself, another text, or the world

*Textual, inferential, and thematic questions you have about the text

*A statement reflecting the author’s bias (or lack thereof)

*Unfamiliar vocabulary words and their definitions

*An IVF Statement that reveals the author’s purpose for writing the passage

*An IVF Statement that reveals the theme of the passage

A sample annotated passage has been provided for you on the fifth page of this packet.

**Please note—the sample was completed using the book Blood on the River, but you SHOULD NOT do your

annotation on a passage from your required reading book! You should do your annotation on a passage from your

choice book.**

Your annotation should be submitted on 8 ½ x 11 paper. If you need more than one piece of paper front and back,

you might want to rethink the passage you have selected, because it may lack focus.

A handout depicting the annotation symbols typically used at EMS is included for your reference on page 6 of this packet.

A reminder about IVF Statements:

1. I = IDENTIFY the main idea of the topic you’d like to discuss.

2. V = Choose an exciting VERB to use in your sentence.

3. F = FINISH the sentence you’ve started!

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Book 1, Required Reading: All eighth grade students are required to read the following book:

TITLE Lexile AUTHOR OVERVIEW

Blood on the River:

James Town 1607

820

Elisa

Carbone A riveting historical fiction of the compelling events surrounding the

establishing of the first successful colony in the New World.

Book 2, Choice Book: Select one of these suggested titles (or choose a book of your own that is rigorous enough to allow

you to complete the annotation assignment appropriately):

TITLE Lexile AUTHOR OVERVIEW The Deerslayer 1340 James

Fenimore

Cooper

Pioneer Nato Bumppo forsakes his love to come to the aid of

Thomas Hunter, a trapper under the attack of Iroquois Indians.

The Martian

Chronicles 740 Ray Bradbury Haunting, beautiful, and often horrible stories about man’s

attempt to explore and settle Mars. The Prince and the

Pauper

1160

Mark Twain

Era of Henry VIII. Tale of Prince and Pauper, identical in

appearance, who change places as a prank.

Robinson Crusoe *more challenging

selection

690

Daniel Defoe

The classic adventure story of a man marooned on an island for

nearly 30 years.

The Sea Wolf

1020 Jack London

Violent adventure in the wild Alaskan seas on board the “ghost”

with Captain Wolf Larsen.

Story of My Life

1150 Helen Keller

Rendered blind and deaf at 19 months, this autobiography tells of

Keller’s joyous spirit and determination.

The Thirty-Nine

Steps

1000 John Buchan Follows Richard Hannay, an "ordinary fellow," as he is caught up

in a dramatic race against a plot to devastate the British war

effort.

The Three

Musketeers *more challenging

selection

790 Alexandre

Dumas

A young man who arrives in Paris and wishes to enlist with the

King's Musketeers.

Through the

Looking Glass 950 Lewis Carroll

Here Alice steps through an ordinary looking-glass one day, only

to find herself in a world where, if you wish to get anywhere, you

must walk in the opposite direction! The Time Machine

860 H.G. Wells

A revolutionary Victorian scientist who claims to have invented a

machine that allows him to travel through time.

Tortilla Flat

898 John

Steinbeck

In the shabby district called Tortilla Flat above Monterey,

California lives a gang whose exploits compare to those of King

Arthur's knights.

War of the Worlds 1020 H.G. Wells A story about odd atmospheric disturbances taking place on Mars

to the arrival of Martians just outside of London. Wind, Sand, and

Stars 740 Antoine de

Saint-Exupery A recounting of several episodes in Saint-Exupery's life as a pilot,

told to illustrate his view of the world. Age of Innocence *more challenging

selection

1170 Edith Wharton

A brilliant portrayal of New York Society in the 1870s—where

money counted for less than manners and morals.

An American

Tragedy *more challenging

1240 Theodore

Dreiser

Corruption and destruction of one man who forfeits his life in

desperate pursuit of success.

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Emma 1070 Jane Austen In this sparkling comedy of self-deceit and self-discovery,

Emma's forays into the matchmaking arena bring her up sharply

against the follies of her egotism and selfishness. A Farewell to Arms *more challenging

selection

730 Ernest

Hemingway

The unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver and an

English nurse.

Great Expectations *more challenging

selection

880 Charles

Dickens

An absorbing mystery as well as a morality tale, the story of Pip,

a poor village lad, and his expectations of wealth.

Sense and

Sensibility

1180 Jane Austen Two sisters with opposing temperaments who share the pangs of

tragic love.

Pygmalion

n/a

George

Bernard Shaw

A professor of phonetics takes on the challenge of turning a

London flower girl into a lady.

Tender is the Night

990 F. Scott

Fitzgerald

Dick and Nicole Diver are a glamorous couple who take a villa in

the South of France and surround themselves with a circle of

friends.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

1050 Harriet

Beecher Stowe A novel around the Pre-Civil War South.

Kidnapped

990 Robert Louis

Stevenson

After being kidnapped by his villainous uncle, sixteen-year-old

David Balfour escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of

the Scottish highlanders against English rule.

When you Reach Me

(Yearling Newbery)

750 Rebecca Stead

Shortly after sixth-grader Miranda and her best friend Sal part

ways, she begins receiving mysterious notes which accurately

predict the future.

Leviathan 790 Scott

Westerfeld

A global conflict is between the Clankers, who put their faith in

machines, and the Darwinists, whose technology is based on the

development of new species.

The Heroes of

Olympus, Book One:

The Lost Hero

660 Rick Riordan

Searching for Percy, who is missing, Annabeth arrives and takes

Jason, Piper, and Leo to Camp Half-Blood, where they learn that

they are demigods.

The Diary of a

Young Girl 1080 Anne Frank

Discovered in the attic in which she spent her last years of her

life, Anne Frank's diary is a powerful reminder of the horrors of

war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. Warriors Don’t Cry

1000 Melba Beals

The landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of

Education, brought the promise of integration to Little Rock, AR,

but it was hard-won for the nine black students chosen. Balzac and the Little

Chinese Seamstress:

A Novel

n/a Dai Sijie

Sijie's unnamed 17-year-old protagonist and his best friend, Luo,

are doctors' sons, and so condemned to serve four years in a

remote mountain village, carrying pails of excrement daily up a

hill. How the Garcia

Girls Lost their

Accents

950 Julia Alvarez The García sisters—Carla, Sandra, Yolanda, and Sofía—and their

family must flee their home in the Dominican Republic after their

father’s role in an attempt to overthrow a tyrannical dictator is

discovered.

The Boy on the

Wooden Box

1000 Leon Leyson A remarkable memoir from Leon Leyson, one of the youngest

children to survive the Holocaust on Oskar Schindler's list. Leon

Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only ten years old when the Nazis

invaded Poland and his family was forced to relocate to the

Krakow ghetto.

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Name: ____________________________________________ Teacher: __________________________________________ Period:____________________________________________ Date:_____________________________________________ Annotations will be assessed using the following rubric.

4 – Advanced 3 -- Proficient 2 – Partially

Proficient 1 – Unsatisfactory

Highlighting Details (Note that only

significant details may

be highlighted.)

_____/4

More than three

significant details are

highlighted.

Three significant

details are highlighted. Only two significant

details are highlighted. Only one significant

detail is highlighted.

Comments/ Reflections

_____/4

At least three

meaningful and

relevant comments

reveal understanding of

the text.

At least two

meaningful and

relevant comments

reveal understanding of

the text.

Only one meaningful

and relevant comment

reveals understanding

of the text.

Only vague or

irrelevant comments

are present.

Connections

_____/4

At least three insightful

connections allow the

student to connect this

text to self, other texts

or world.

At least two insightful

connections allow the

student to connect this

text to self, other texts

or world.

Only one insightful

connection allows the

student to connect this

text to self, other

literature or world.

Student makes unclear

connections.

Questioning *meaningful here

means more than

“What/why is this”

_____/4

Student poses at least

three meaningful

questions.

Student poses at least

two meaningful

questions

Student poses one

meaningful question Student poses only

clarifying questions.

Bias/Patterns

_____/4

Student identifies

patterns or bias in the

text and draws

meaningful

conclusions.

Student identifies

patterns or bias in the

text and draws

conclusions.

Student identifies

patterns or bias in the

text.

Student fails to identify

patterns or bias in the

text.

Vocabulary

_____/4

Identifies and defines

at least three

challenging/ significant

words.

Identifies and defines

at least two

challenging/ significant

words.

Identifies and defines

only one challenging/

significant word.

Student identifies

vocabulary but does

not define identified

words

Purpose statement

_____/4

Author’s purpose is

correctly stated in a

clear, focused IVF

statement.

Author’s purpose is

correctly stated in an

IVF statement.

Author’s purpose is

correctly stated in a

simple statement.

Student fails to identify

the author’s purpose

correctly.

Theme statement

_____/4

The theme of the

passage is correctly

stated in a clear,

focused IVF statement.

The theme of the

passage is correctly

stated in an IVF

statement.

The theme of the

passage is correctly

stated in a simple

statement.

Student fails to identify

a theme in the passage.

Score:____________/4 Comments:

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Annotation Symbols

Symbol Meaning

? Questions

(textual, inferential, thematic)

! Surprise or an important idea

->TT Text-to-Text Connection

->TS Text-to-Self Connection

->TW Text-to-World Connection

1,2,3, etc. Listing main ideas/arguments

Ex. Examples: quotes, reasons,

details, facts

Unfamiliar vocabulary—be sure

to define it!

Teacher given focus ( Set =

setting, T= theme, etc.)

Prediction

V