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My Reading Ladder: A 2016 Summer Reading Project Lancaster Independent School District
Dear Parent/Guardian,
The end of the school year has arrived. As is
our tradition in Lancaster Independent
School District, we have designed a summer
reading program. Like you, we believe
reading throughout summer instills in our
children that reading is a pleasurable and
life-long activity. All students currently
enrolled in Pre- Kindergarten through 11th
grade are required to complete a summer
reading project. This year, we have created
reading ladders for 3th through 11th grades.
Our reading ladders are thematic groups of
books arranged from the simplest picture
books to more complex texts to help your
student explore themes on a deeper level.
Each reading ladder will prepare your
student to handle texts that are part of the
coming year's curriculum resources.
All students will be responsible for completing the project of his/her grade. All projects will be assessed as a major grade the first six weeks of school. Projects are due the first day of school, August 22, 2016.
Please remember: the Lancaster ISD Code of
Conduct Handbook includes the following
statement: "Every student in Lancaster ISD
will be required to complete a summer and
winter reading academic project or packet.
The project or packet will be due the first
day students return to school in the class or
period designated by the campus."
The summer projects will be distributed to
students or parents/guardians on or before
June 1, 2016.
Thank you for your cooperation and
support!
Sincerely, Connie IsabellConnie Isabell,
Chief Academic Officer
Lancaster I.S.D.
Here's how it works:
Students will start reading at the bottom rung of their assigned reading ladder. Students must read #1 and #5 and #2 or #3 or #4 on each ladder for a total of at least three books. Once a student reaches the top of the ladder, he/she will complete three of the following activities. Students will bind their products with a document protector or stapler, and they will be sure to write their names on each page of their project. Pre-AP students will complete tasks A and E only.
**Mandatory for all students.
A. Write an Essay**
Write a four-paragraph expository essay explaining how the topic of your
reading ladder influences a person's everyday decisions. Use text evidence to
support your ideas. For example, if your ladder is about identity crisis, you
would write about how having an identity crisis affects everyday decisions.
(Verbal Linguistic; up to 50 points)
B. Create a Nonlinguistic Representation
Create a drawing (digital or hand drawn) that communicates the main idea of
your thematic readings. Your drawing should clearly communicate what the
books in your reading ladder have in common. For example if your ladder is
about unrequited love, you might draw a heart and include a one way sign to
symbolize what happens when only one person in a relationship is in love. This
may serve as your cover page.
Unrequited Love
+ =
(Spatial; up to 25 points)
C. Create a Game
Create a game about the topic of your ladder. Your game should clearly
emphasize the topic of your ladder. For example, if your reading ladder is
about unrequited love, you might include elements from games like Sorry or
Red Light, Green Light. Be sure to create a handout with step by step directions
to your game.
(Kinesthetic; up to 25 points)
D. Create a Song
Write lyrics to a song or rap that reflect the gist of what your reading ladder is
about. For example, if the topic of your ladder is unrequited love, you might
write a song like "Have You Ever?". Your song must have at least three verses
and a chorus.
(Musical/Auditory/Verbal Linguistic; up to 25 points)
E. Pre-AP Connections {Mandatory for all Pre-AP students)
Analyze Text #5 on your ladder for syntax, shifts, situation, speaker, and
sentences. See the attached Pre-AP worksheet. Create a pechakucha with your
answers. "Pechakucha is presentation where you show 20 images, each for 20
seconds. The images advance automatically; you talk along to the images"
{Pechakucha 20x20). {Verbal/Linguistic/Auditory/Spatial; up to 50 points)