SUMMER READING FOR ALL INCOMING NPSD 9th GRADE 5.0 STUDENTS
You are required to read two books for summer reading: The Illustrated Man and a book of your
choice.
Below, please find the steps needed to complete the required summer reading assignments for
students entering ninth grade in the North Penn School District. You may type or handwrite your work.
Please note: Your summer reading work is an individual assignment. While you are encouraged to
discuss the reading, your responses should be completed independently.
For your book of choice:
1. Obtain a book of your choosing. This book’s length and difficulty should be appropriate for a
future 9th grade student to read.
2. Preview the assignment prior to reading your book.
3. Complete the assignment for your book. You will use your notes for an in-class assignment
during the first academic cycle of the school year.
For The Illustrated Man:
1) Obtain a copy of The Illustrated Man. We recommend the edition published by Simon and
Schuster (ISBN 978-1451678185)
2) Read the following selections from The Illustrated Man:
 “The Prologue”
 “The Veldt”
 “Kaleidoscope”
 “The Other Foot”
 “Marionettes, Inc.”
 “Zero Hour”
 “Epilogue”
3) Bring a hard copy of the completed assignments to school on the first day class meets.
4) Each student will write a constructed response about The Illustrated Man in the first academic
cycle of the year. Your work will help you write your constructed response.
Grade 9 Choice Read Assignment
Name:______________________________________________Date:________________________
Title: ______________________________________Author: _______________________________
Genre: Fiction Non-Fiction Other:______________ Overall Rating: 1
2
3
4
5 (1low 5 high)
1. Authors use specific words and phrases to add meaning to their work. Find one specific line/phrase
from the text and explain how that line/phrase adds depth to the work.
Line/Phrase (include quotations, page number(s), and chapter)
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
How the line/phrase adds depth to the work (Hint: consider how this line helps to develop a theme, a
character, or some component of the plot)
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Plot is certainly an important part of any story, but sometimes the reason we keep coming back to a
story is because of the characters. Draw or sketch the most memorable character from the text and
provide a brief explanation of what makes this character so important.
Brief Explanation
3. Author’s Craft: Record some of the most powerful literary devices and/or word
choices/phrases and explain how these devices, words/phrases, add depth to the work.
Literary Devices, Word Choices, and/or Phrases
How They Add Depth To The Work
4. Comparison: How is your choice book similar to The Illustrated Man in terms of author’s craft?
Use evidence from both texts to support your response.
The Illustrated Man
Choice Book:______________________________
Ninth Grade 5.0 Required Assignment for The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
Stories in The Illustrated Man reflect Ray Bradbury’s futuristic visions of society. Consider as you
read the positive and negative aspects of these visions. For each of the stories listed below,
use the graphic organizers to collect textual evidence that demonstrates his visions. Be sure to
cite the page numbers of your evidence.
Story: “The Veldt”
Evidence of Positive/Optimistic Vision
Evidence of Negative/Pessimistic Vision
Story: “The Other Foot”
Evidence of Positive/Optimistic Vision
Evidence of Negative/Pessimistic Vision
Story: “Kaleidoscope”
Evidence of Positive/Optimistic Vision
Evidence of Negative/Pessimistic Vision
Story: “Marionettes, Inc.”
Evidence of Positive/Optimistic Vision
Story: “Zero Hour”
Evidence of Positive/Optimistic Vision
Evidence of Negative/Pessimistic Vision
Evidence of Negative/Pessimistic Vision