SUMMER READING
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Summer Reading Projects
Reading is an important part of school and should also be continued throughout the summer. To ensure all students are completing some reading during the months, they will be responsible for choosing two books to read from the attached list. While they read, they are also expected to keep a response journal to hand in to their teacher at the beginning of the school year. The books recommended meet the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for 5th and 6th graders. The list also comprises a wide range of genres and styles.
Response Journal Criteria:
- Connections you have to the story's events or characters
- Opinions or reactions to the story's plot or characters - please use details or quotes from the story
to defend your thoughts. Avoid general statements such as the book is good or bad, explain why
you feel this way and use details from the story to help you.
- Questions you may have or things you are unclear about
- Predictions
*DO NOT SUMMARIZE THE BOOK YOU ARE READING*
It is important that your response journal contains thoughtful reflection. This assignment will count as a grade for your first trimester report card. You will be graded based upon how well you meet the criteria listed above and how much time, effort, and attention went into your journal entries.
Enjoy you summer, see you in September!
Mr. Schifano
Reading is an important part of school and should also be continued throughout the summer. To ensure all students are completing some reading during the months, they will be responsible for choosing two books to read from the attached list. While they read, they are also expected to keep a response journal to hand in to their teacher at the beginning of the school year. The books recommended meet the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for 5th and 6th graders. The list also comprises a wide range of genres and styles.
Response Journal Criteria:
- You must have at least ten journal entries for each book you read.
- Each journal entry should consist of at least two paragraphs. *Remember, a paragraph has at least five sentences*
- Your journals should reflect your thoughts as the story progresses and the plot unfolds. You should not complete all ten journal entries in the beginning or the end of the book; spread them out throughout the story.
- A journal entry may consist of one, two, or more of the following:
- Connections you have to the story's events or characters
- Opinions or reactions to the story's plot or characters - please use details or quotes from the story
to defend your thoughts. Avoid general statements such as the book is good or bad, explain why
you feel this way and use details from the story to help you.
- Questions you may have or things you are unclear about
- Predictions
*DO NOT SUMMARIZE THE BOOK YOU ARE READING*
It is important that your response journal contains thoughtful reflection. This assignment will count as a grade for your first trimester report card. You will be graded based upon how well you meet the criteria listed above and how much time, effort, and attention went into your journal entries.
Enjoy you summer, see you in September!
Mr. Schifano