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7th Grade WAVE ELA Summer Assignment: Strength through Adversity and Conflict
Objective: Students will make inferences about the text and use textual evidence to support understanding
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Part I Directions: We will begin our year with the study of dystopian literature, so we would like you to read
two dystopian novels:
1. The Giver, by Lois Lowry. Be sure to read the book because the film is very different from the book!
2. ONE of the following (your choice):
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The Hunger Games series (at least one of the books), by Suzanne Collins
ISBN-13: 9780439023528
The Last Book in the Universe, by Rodman Philbrick ISBN-13: 9780439087599
Divergent series (at least one of the books), by Veronica Roth ISBN-13: 9780062024039
The Uglies, by Scott Westerfield ISBN-13: 978-1442419810
The House of Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer ISBN-13: 978-0689852237
5 to 1, by Holly Bodger ISBN-978-0-385-39153-5
Part II Directions: After reading The Giver, by Lois Lowry, complete the activities below.
1. Throughout the text, characters illustrate man’s strength in the face of adversity and conflict.
Look up the following words in the dictionary and copy their definitions below:
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2. Describe a real-world example when a person showed strength in the face of adversity or conflict.
Explain the situation below:
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3. As you read The Giver, notice the different types of strengths (mental, emotional, physical, spiritual,
etc.) that emerge from conflicts the characters encounter throughout the story. Next, fill in the left side
of the chart with five examples and/or quotations (textual evidence) illustrating the strengths. Be sure to
include page numbers. On the right side, identify the kind of strength required in the example, and
explain how the character shows this type of strength. As you work, keep in mind you will use the
information collected to write an in-class essay in the fall. Typed answers are highly encouraged! :)
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Part III: After reading the free-choice dystopian novel, find a news article about Texas that relates to one of the
overall themes found in the book. The article should be taken from a reputable news source (e.g., The Houston
Chronicle, The Galveston County Daily News). You should staple a copy of the news article to this page and
bring the assignment to class the first week of school. You will be expected to write an in-class essay about the
book and the news article. Specific details about the essay will be explained in class. To help prepare for the
essay, answer the following questions:
Write a summary of the news article below:
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Answer the following question using examples from the article you selected and the dystopian novel you
read.What connection do you see between the article you found and your dystopian novel? Explain using
examples and adding your opinion.
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WAVE Seventh Grade Extra Credit Summer 2016 Reading
In addition to the mandatory summer reading, students may choose to read ONE additional book for extra credit. The
extra credit book must be selected from the list below:
Extra Credit: ONE Lone Star 2016 novel
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Altebrando, Tara. The Battle of Darcy Lane. Running Press Kids, 2014. ISBN: 9780762449484
Brown, Jennifer. How Lunchbox Jones Saved Me from Robots, Traitors, and Missy the Cruel. Bloomsbury
U.S.A. Children's Books, 2015. ISBN: 9781619634541
Buckley, Michael. Undertow. Harcourt Brace and Company, 2015. ISBN: 9780544348257
Caine, Rachel. Ink and Bone. New American Library, 2015. ISBN: 9780451472397
Gonzalez, Christina Diaz. Moving Target. Scholastic Press, 2015. ISBN: 9780545773188
Graff, Lisa. Lost in the Sun. Philomel Books, 2015. ISBN: 9780399164064
Hoose, Phillip. The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club. Farrar, Straus and
Giroux, 2015. ISBN: 9780374300227
Larson, M.A. Pennyroyal Academy. Putnam Publishing Group, 2014. ISBN: 9780399163241
Laurie, Victoria. When. Disney-Hyperion, 2015. ISBN: 9781484700082
Laybourne, Emmy. Sweet. Feiwel & Friends, 2015. ISBN: 9781250055194
Maetani, Valynne E. Ink and Ashes. Tu Books, 2015. ISBN: 9781620142110
Nielsen, Jennifer A. A Night Divided. Scholastic Press, 2015. ISBN: 9780545682428
Nielsen, Susin. We Are All Made of Molecules. Wendy Lamb Books, 2015. ISBN: 9780553496864
Priest, Cherie. I Am Princess X. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2015. ISBN: 9780545620857
Reynolds, Jason. The Boy in the Black Suit. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2015. ISBN: 9781442459502
Schreiber, Joe. Con Academy. Harcourt Brace and Company, 2015. ISBN: 9780544320208
Shine, Joe. I Become Shadow. Soho Teen, 2014. ISBN: 9781616953584
Swendson, Shanna. Rebel Mechanics: All is Fair in Love and Revolution. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
ISBN: 9780374300098
Toten, Teresa. The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B. Delacorte Press, 2015. ISBN: 9780553507867
Yeh, Kat. The Truth About Twinkie Pie. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2015. ISBN: 9780316236621
Note about choice books: Please understand that as our students grow up, so too, does some of the content in books that are
designed to meet their reading interests. Some Young Adult novels contain an increased amount of mature themes, language, and
imagery. Additionally, several Young Adult authors also publish other books within the high school and adult fiction genre. With
this in mind, please consider supporting your student’s book selection by reviewing the summary/blurb on the back cover,
as well as skimming through the text. We want your child’s reading experience to be pleasant and motivating. At school, we
discuss this with the students, reminding them to, “…choose books that are just right for them, and for their family.”
Summer Extra Credit Reading Acknowledgement
During the summer of 2016, I read The Giver, a dystopian-choice book, and the extra credit 2016 Lone Star book
written below. I will be prepared to write an online reading response about the Lone Star book in the fall in order to
receive my extra credit points. The reading response form will be available on ItsLearning during the first week of
school. Five points will be added to the first major grade for completion of the extra credit.
Student Name: _____________________________ Lone Star book title:__________________________________
Student Signature: __________________________ Parent Signature: ____________________________________