2016SummerReadingfor6thGrade
Challenge1:YouarerequiredtoreadoneofthefourChallenge1choices.
Duringthefirstweekofschool,youwilltakeareadingcomprehensionteston
thisbook.Thetestwillconsistofmultiplechoice,true/false,andmatching
questionsaboutcharacters,setting,andplot.Ifyoureadthebookearlyinthe
summer,youshoulddefinitelyallowtimetoreviewitattheendofthe
summer.Youmightevenwanttowaittoreaditduringthelastweekof
summersothatitisfreshwhenyoutakethetest.
Challenge2:Thisyearforthefirsttime5thand6thgradeswillbereading
thesamebookandwillmeetforafollow-upactivityatthestartofschool.The
titleofthebookisPaxbySaraPennypacker.Iwouldadviseyoutotakenotes
asyoureadsothatyouareabletocontributetotheactivity.
Challenge3:BookJacketProject
Thisisthedescriptionoftheprojectthatwillbecompletedafteryoureturnto
schoolinthefall.Iamgivingyoutheinformationnowsothatyoucangather
informationwhileyouarereadingyourbook.DoNOTassembletheproject
untilyoucomebacktoschoolinthefall.Iwillgooveralloftheinstructionsat
thattimeandprovidethepaperyouwillusefortheproject.
• Wewilldoallofthemeasuring,folding,andnumberingthepanelsinclass
sothatyouknowexactlyhowtoassemblethebookjacket.
• Althoughyouarenotrequiredtodoso,youmaystarttypingthe
informationforthepanelsduringthesummer.Keepinmindthepanelswill
varyinsizeandthetextwillneedtobeformattedtofitontothepanels.
(Panelsizesaregivenbelow–thepanelsareall9incheslong,butthe
widthvaries;I’vealsoattachedaphotoofthebookjackettogiveyoua
betterideaofwhatthefinishedprojectwilllooklike.)
• Seespecificinstructionsaboutwhattoputoneachpanel.
• Again,Iamgivingtheseinstructionstoyounowsothatyoucangatherthe
informationasyoureadandtypetheupinfo.Ifyoudothis,itwillbeeasier
thanhavingtogobacklatertofindtheinformation.Youshouldnotdoany
assemblingatthispoint.
OutsidePanels:
Panel#1(4x9)-Setting-TimeandPlace(mayhavemorethanonelocation)
Panel#2(7x9)-Author’sNameandBiographicalInfo-“AbouttheAuthor”
(includephoto)
Panel#3(2x9)(spine)-TitleofBook,Author’sName,Publisher
Panel#4(7x9)-TitleofBook;Author’sName;CoverIllustration
Panel#5(4x9)-YourName&ColorGroup–BiographicalInfo–includephoto
ofyourself
InsidePanels:
Panel#6(4x9)-Theme(Thisisnotthesamethingasplot.Itisthepointthe
authoristryingtomakeorthemessageinthestory.Athemeisabigideathat
mightapplytomanydifferentbooks.)
Panel#7(7x9)–MainCharacter(s)–Didyouconnectwiththecharacter?Did
thecharacterchangeovertime?Whatdidyoufindinterestingaboutthe
character?
Panel#8(2x9)-FreeChoice–Becreative!
Panel#9(7x9)-Plot(Whatarethemainevents?Nospoilersplease!)
Panel#10(4x9)-YourOpinionoftheBook–Wouldyourecommenditto
friends?