Catholic Academy of Sussex County
Summer Reading Assignment for Students Entering Third Grade
2015 – 2016
Students entering third grade in September are required to read a total of three books over the
summer. Students must complete one fiction and one non-fiction book report (see attached).
Each book report will count as a project grade. The students can then choose their favorite of
the three books and complete one of the following projects as the last assignment.
Newspaper Article: Pretend you are reporting on the story you just read. You should include the
who, what, when, where, why and how of the story. For example: Who were the
characters? Where did the story take place? What was the problem? Include the beginning,
middle, and end of your story, giving the main ideas. The article should be written in paragraph
form using complete sentences. Finally, give your article a title and a “byline” (Who wrote the
story?). The article should be handwritten neatly on lined paper. Please include the title and
author of the book on the back of your article. The newspaper article should include an
illustration with a caption depicting an important scene from the book.
Quadrama: A quadrama is four triaramas put together. The first triarama should be about the
characters. You may draw pictures of the characters, print them from the computer, or cut them
from a newspaper or a magazine. You may include symbols that are important to the characters.
You may write character names or symbol descriptions. The second triarama is about the setting
or settings. The third triarama will reflect the conflict, and the fourth will reflect the
conclusion. You will need to give a short oral explanation on the elements of your quadrama once
school gets underway.
Timeline: A timeline is a simple way to tell a story. Pick 6-8 important events in the story and put
them in order on a timeline. This should be done on a piece of poster board, cut to the length you
need. The events should be in the order that they happened in the story. Each event should
have a picture that gives an idea about what is happening and have at least two complete
sentences to tell about the event. Be sure to include character names and other important details
from the book. The pictures may be neatly hand-drawn, printed from the computer, or cut from
a newspaper or magazine. Be creative! You may decorate your timeline and/or include symbols and
pictures that tell about the story.
***All ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2015***
CCSS: 3RL.1-­‐5, 3W.2, 3W.2b, 3W.3a, 3RI.2, 3RI.3, 3RI.7 Selections for summer reading for students entering Third Grade:
Author
Adler, David
Blume, Judy
Brown, Marc
Christopher, Matt
Cleary, Beverly
Cole, Joanna
Gutman, Dan
Hurwitz, Johanna
Kline, Suzy
Krulik, Nancy
McDonald, Megan
Osborne, Mary Pope
Park, Barbara
Peterson, John
Ryan, Cynthia
Roy, Ron
Sharmat, Marjorie
Stanley, George
Stine, R.L
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Title
Cam Jansen (series)
Fudge (series)
Arthur Loses His Marbles
All Star Fever: A Peach Street Story
Ramona (series)
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Magic School Bus Series
The Genius Files
The Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein
Horrible Harry (Series)
Katie Kazoo Swtitcharoo
Judy Moody (Series)
Magic Tree House (Series)
Junie B. Jones (Series)
The Littles (Series)
Gooseberry Park
A to Z Mysteries (Series)
Nate the Great (Series)
Third Grade Detective (Series)
Goosebumps (Series)
Little House on the Prairie
American Girl (Series)
CCSS: 3RL.1-­‐5, 3W.2, 3W.2b, 3W.3a, 3RI.2, 3RI.3, 3RI.7 CCSS: 3RL.1-­‐5, 3W.2, 3W.2b, 3W.3a, 3RI.2, 3RI.3, 3RI.7 Nonfiction 1/2 CCSS: 3RL.1-­‐5, 3W.2, 3W.2b, 3W.3a, 3RI.2, 3RI.3, 3RI.7 Nonfiction 2/2 CCSS: 3RL.1-­‐5, 3W.2, 3W.2b, 3W.3a, 3RI.2, 3RI.3, 3RI.7 How to Make a Triarama 1. Square a piece of paper by making a diagonal fold where the top edge and one side edge overlap. Cut off any excess. 2. Unfold the square and refold in the opposite direction of the first fold to make a crease. Unfold completely. The two fold lines should make an “X”. 3. Cut along one of the folds up to the center point. Rotate paper so that it looks like a diamond and the cut line points directly toward you. Draw the background scene on the top half. 4. Completely overlap the two triangles created by the cut to form an open pyramid. Glue to secure. Be careful to secure along the edges, but not use too much glue. 5. To make a Quadrama, glue 4 triaramas back-­‐to-­‐back. Hint: If quadrama is to be hung up, glue a piece of cardboard underneath, otherwise the bottom of each section will sag. CCSS: 3RL.1-­‐5, 3W.2, 3W.2b, 3W.3a, 3RI.2, 3RI.3, 3RI.7 Newspaper Article Rubric Summer Reading Assignment Grade 3 CATEGORY
4
3
2
1
Who, What, When, Where The article includes answers
& How
to all the required questions.
All statements are in
complete sentences.
The article is missing
answers to 1 of the required
questions, or 1 or 2
statements are not in
complete sentences.
The article is missing
answers to 2 or more of the
required questions. Many
statements are not in
complete sentences.
Too much
information is
missing.
Statements are not
written in
complete
sentences.
Summary
The summary (article) gives
a beginning, middle and
end. Details such as
character names, setting and
plot points are included.
The summary has a
beginning, middle and end,
but is missing some
important details.
The summary is not in
chronological order, and/or
may be missing many
important details.
The summary
doesn't tell
enough
information about
the story--missing
details, character
names and
important plot
points.
Spelling & proofreading
There are no spelling
mistakes and only 1 or 2
grammar errors.
May include several
spelling and/or grammar
errors.
Many spelling and grammar Most of the
errors.
spelling is not
correct.
Statements
contain major
grammatical
errors.
Neatness
Article is hand written
neatly on lined paper. It
includes the student's "byline" and the author and
title of the book.
Article is somewhat neat,
but may be missing
student's "by-line", author
and/or book title.
Article is sloppy or not
written on lined paper.
Missing "by-line", author,
and/or book title.
CCSS: 3RL.1-­‐5, 3W.2, 3W.2b, 3W.3a, 3RI.2, 3RI.3, 3RI.7 Article is sloppy
and most of the
required elements
are missing.
Quadrama Rubric Summer Reading Assignment Grade 3 CATEGORY
4
3
2
1
Required Elements
All required elements are
accurately included:
character, setting, conflict,
and resolution.
All but one of the required
elements is accurately
included.
All but two of the required
elements are accurately
included.
Several elements are
not accurately
included.
Oral Presentation
The student is able to
clearly explain the elements
of character, setting,
conflict, and resolution.
Student is somewhat clear
in explaining the elements
of character, setting,
conflict, and resolution.
Student is uncomfortable
with explaining information in
the elements of character,
setting, conflict, and
resolution.
Student is not able to
clearly explain
information in the
elements of character,
setting, conflict, and
resolution.
Attractiveness
Pictures/graphics are
displayed to give a visual
appeal as well as a relevant
explanation of the required
elements.
Pictures/graphics are
Pictures/graphics convey
somewhat displayed to give little of the required elements
a visual appeal, as well as a
relevant explanation of the
required elements.
Pictures/graphics do
not reflect
explanations for the
required elements.
Creativity
The student put a lot of
thought into making the
quadrama interesting and to
visually explain the
elements.
The student put some
thought into making the
quadrama interesting and to
visually explain the
elements.
Little thought was put
into making the
quadrama interesting
and fun.
CCSS: 3RL.1-­‐5, 3W.2, 3W.2b, 3W.3a, 3RI.2, 3RI.3, 3RI.7 The student tried to make
the quadrama interesting
and fun, but some of the
things made it harder to
understand.
Timeline Rubric
Summer Reading Assignment
Grade 3
CATEGORY
4
3
Events
Student has included 6-8
events from the story &
placed them in
chronological order.
Student has included fewer Student has included fewer
than 6 events or they are not than 6 events and they are
in chronological order.
not in chronological order.
Graphics
Each event has a picture that All events have pictures, but Missing one or more
helps the viewer better
one or more does not fit the pictures. Graphics are not
understand the story and/or event/story.
neat.
event. Graphics are neat.
Text
All events have a caption of
at least 2 sentences
accurately describing the
event. Characters and setting
are named as necessary.
All pictures have a caption, Missing 1 or more captions. Captions and/or
but they are too short, or do Missing character names
character names were
not accurately describe the and/or setting.
not stated.
event. Characters and setting
are named as necessary.
Neatness
Student's timeline is neat
and pleasant to look at.
Handwritten captions are
neat & all spelling is correct.
Decoration, if used is
adequate and fits the story
theme.
Timeline is neat, but not
lined up properly.
Handwritten labels are
sloppy and may contain
minor misspellings.
CCSS: 3RL.1-­‐5, 3W.2, 3W.2b, 3W.3a, 3RI.2, 3RI.3, 3RI.7 2
Timeline is sloppy with
many errors and/or spelling
mistakes.
1
Student has limited
events from the story.
The events are not
listed in chronological
order.
Graphics were limited
or not included.
Many elements do not
provide clarity needed
in a timeline.
Catholic Academy of Sussex County
Summer Reading Contract
I have read the requirements for the summer reading assessment and
understand that I, __________________________________, will
(Student’s First and Last Name)
be expected to have the assignment prepared by Friday, September 4, 2015.
Student’s Signature
Date
Parent/Guardian’s Signature
Date
Current Grade Level:____________
A signed copy of this form is due to your current teacher by Thursday, June 11,
2015.
CCSS: 3RL.1-­‐5, 3W.2, 3W.2b, 3W.3a, 3RI.2, 3RI.3, 3RI.7