Grove Christian School
11th Grade Summer Reading Assignment
Required Reading:
Escape From Camp 14, by Blaine Harden
ISBN-978-0-14-312291-3
Journal Activities: (Assignments will be collected and recorded as a Quiz grade.)
Students will complete at least 8 journal entries for the novel. The journals will be due the
Monday of the first full week of school. You are expected to use complete sentences and
paragraphs. Answers need to be complete and well thought out.
By the end of the summer, you should have 8 journal entries completed for your book (2 of
each type of journal entry). Again, the idea behind these journals is to become an engaged and
interactive reader. This should be something that you do as you read. I expect the journal entries
to be one-half page double-spaced on Microsoft Word using 12-point Times New Roman
font with 1" margins on all sides.
Escape From Camp 14 Journal Activities:
• Post-Chapter Reflection: This is not a summary of the chapter. A post chapter reflection
includes how you felt about the chapter, any aspects of the chapter that you felt were similar to
your life (think of emotions and underlying circumstances-not details), parts of the chapter you
did not appreciate, anything you didn't understand, questions you want to find the answers to,
answers to previous questions you may have had in other reflections.
• Reflection on Faith: This is an activity where you reflect on any parts of the book that may
have caused you to think about your personal faith. It may be something that is contrary to what
you believe with an explanation of why. It could be something that you feel you have a grasp on
that one or more characters may be struggling with. It may be something that causes you to
reevaluate what you believe, etc. These reflections are difficult and require an in-depth thought,
however they show a deep understanding on the part of the reader.
• Aha! Moment: In this activity you record a moment in which an individual may have
discovered something about himself/herself and how that changed the way he/she interacts with
others. It could be a moment when you realize something about the book or about yourself that is
revealed through your reading of the book.
• Quotable Quotes: This is where you can record any quotes that you felt were interesting, or
particularly important to the story. Be sure to include an explanation of why it is important or
you felt it was interesting and what it means. It is also important to record the location of the
quote (chapter and page number will be sufficient).