Springbrook HS Summer Assignment
Last Name:
Middle School:
Reflection
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Create a “which character are you?” quiz
using characters and other details from your
book. Create at least 5 questions. Print the
page that reveals your results. Use
http://goo.gl/QFK1Bn
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 Write song lyrics (music optional) about an
important person, place, event or theme in
your book. Make sure you have a
chorus/hook and at least two verses.
at least 100 pages in length. Check out some of
the most popular teen-fiction reads at:
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/tee
n-fiction.
 Read any fiction book of your choice that is
Construct a resume for a character in your
book. Include relevant educational and work
experiences. You can research this
information if you read a non-fiction book,
or make it up based on details from the text
if you read a fictional story.
Illustrate an alternative book cover,
featuring key details, motifs and/or themes
from the text. This can be done by hand or
electronically using Google Drawings or
other software.
Read any biography or autobiography
book of your choice that is at least 100 pages in
length. Check out some of the best memoirs,
biographies and autobiographies at:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/28
1.Best_Memoir_Biography_Autobiography
Write a 250-500 word newspaper article that
reports on an important event from the story.
Include quotes from characters, as if you were
interviewing them about the event.
Create a social media profile and feed for a
main character in your book. Use
http://www.classtools.net/FB/home-page
And
http://simitator.com/generator/twitter/tweet
Listen to any young adult (YA) or classic
audio book of your choice. Consider listening
to the book together with a friend! Choose
from dozens of free downloadable audio
books from:
http://www.audiobooksync.com/2015-synctitles/.
**Free downloads of audio books update/change
weekly, but once you download it, the file is permanently
yours.
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To complete your reading journey this summer, choose ONE ACTIVITY FROM EACH HORIZONTAL ROW below. Place a checkmark next
to each choice. All work must be printed on 8.5” x 11” paper and attached to the back of this sheet. Your English teacher will collect
this packet on or before August 31, 2015 (due date). These will be graded for completion. The last day these activities will be accepted
for half-credit (50%) is September 4, 2015 (deadline). These activities will form the basis for your first in-class formative writing
assessment.
Students who enroll after August 1, 2015 must submit all activities by September 11, 2015.
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Inquiry &
Knowledge
Thinking &
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