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Summer Assignments 2017
If you have any questions, please contact the following teachers:
• Mr. Henderson – [email protected] for 7th and 8th grade.
• Mrs. Luis – [email protected] for 9th and 10th grade.
• Mrs. Duffey – [email protected] for 11th and 12th grade.
All students: Complete a book report on the book of your choice from the list below. See page 2 for the book report
guidelines. Once students return to school, an additional assessment will be assigned.
Required reading for grades 7-12:
▪ 7th Grade:
o Choose one of the three books below:
▪ Holes by: Louis Sacher
▪ Hoot by: Carl Hiaasen
▪ Sounder by: William H. Armstrong
▪ 8th Grade:
o Choose one of the three books below:
▪ Giver by: Lois Lowery
▪ The Boy in Striped Pajamas by: John Boyne
▪ The Five People You Meet in Heaven by: Mitch Albom
▪ 9th Grade:
o Choose one of the three books below:
▪ Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
▪ QB 1 by Mike Lupica
▪ The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
▪ 10th Grade:
o Choose one of the three books below:
▪ Woodlawn: One Hope. One Dream. One Way. by Todd Gerelds
▪ The Maze Runner by James Dashner
▪ The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews
▪ 11th Grade:
o Choose one of the three books below:
▪ The Color Purple by: Alice Walker
▪ Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of
SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell
▪ Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch
Albom
o AP English must read and complete a book report on all three books listed.
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12th Grade
o Choose one of the three books below:
▪ Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
▪ Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX
Operator Adam Brown by Eric Blehm
▪ The First Phone Call from Heaven: A Novel by Mitch Albom
o AP English must read and complete a book report on all three books listed.
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Summer Reading Book Report
Write a book report for the book of your choice that includes all of the information listed
below. Be sure to use your own words in complete sentences. All work must be typed and
emailed to your teacher in a word document by Wednesday, August 16 th. Any plagiarized
work will result in a zero. Please refer to the policy outlined in the student handbook.
1. Title
2. Author
3. Protagonist
4. Major Characters (excluding protagonist)
5. Point of View (specific: 1st, 3rd omniscient, or 3rd limited)
6. Setting (specific time and place)
7. Tone (three adjectives that capture the various tones of the entire work)
8. Irony (2 examples, with brief explanations)
9. Symbols (2 repeated objects or motifs – avoid characters – with brief explanations for each)
10. Theme (2, write a specific sentence about each issue or idea; do not use “you”)
11. Literary Techniques (Discuss the creative techniques the author used to make the story more
effective [ex. Flashbacks, point of view, foreshadowing, descriptive words].)
12. Explanation of Title (Why do you think the book is called this?)
13. Memorable Quotation (include page number, choose one relating to theme)
14. Plot (record key elements)