Summer Reading for those entering Third Grade
Summer is a great time to do some reading. This year, every child will be required
to read the story “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White. The story is about friendship,
spiders, farm life, farm tools and machinery, and farm animals.
This will be the only book required for summer reading because it is a chapter book.
The first project for this book is to pick a character from the story and write a
Cinquain Poem according to the written directions given. In addition to this, the
students are asked to keep a reading log as they read the story. A rubric for the first
project has also been included.
Lastly, see directions and rubrics for your second Technology Project which is to make
a comic strip using the characters from the “Charlotte’s Web” book.
This will all be due the first day that we return to school, Sept. 1, 2015.
Have a great summer and Happy Reading!
Charlotte’s Web Character Cinquain Poem
A cinquain is a five line poem. The following describes how to write your own cinquain. Use a
character from the book Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White.
Example:
Criteria and directions for writing poem
Frosty
Line 1:
one word title
(Character from book)
Chubby, cheerful
Line 2:
two words
(ex. adjectives) that describes character
Line 3:
three words
(ex. action verbs) that relate to the character
Waiting, grinning, winking
Winter keeps him smiling,
Line 4:
Snowman
Line 5:
four words
(ex. feelings or a complete sentence) that relate
to the character
one word
(synonym for the character)
Please view the rubric below for marking details!
Cinquain Poem Rubric
Name: _____________________
CRITERIA
1
Due Date: September 1, 2015
2
APPLICATION Poem is missing 3 Poem is missing
or more criteria.
two criteria
/4
Conventions
/4
Presentation
/4
Contains
numerous errors
and/or omissions
(spacing, spelling,
capitalization,
punctuation)
Presentation is
not legible and
did not follow
poem format
3
Poem is missing
one of the
criteria
Contains some
errors and/or
omissions
(spacing,
spelling,
capitalization,
punctuation)
Contains few
errors and/or
omissions
(spacing, spelling,
capitalization,
punctuation)
Presentation is
somewhat
legible, and did
not follow poem
format
Presentation is
legible and
followed some of
poem format
4
Poem included all
5 criteria
Poem is
error-free
Presentation is
legible and
followed poem
format
Charlotte’s Web Reading Log
Date
Pages Read
Time Spent
Reading
Parent
Initials
Project 2:
SUMMER READING TECHNOLOGY PROJECT
MAKE-YOUR-OWN COMICS
Bring Charlotte’s Web to life! Make your very own comic
strip, where YOU decide what happens to Wilbur and his
friends. Use this website to design your comic strip:
http://www.scholastic.com/charlottesweb/comic/index.htm
Make sure you use all the tools like characters, objects,
settings, captions, and conversation bubbles to make your
comic strip look like a real comic strip.(see example below)
Be CREATIVE and always check for spelling and grammar
errors before printing. Remember to put your first and last
name on the back of your project.
When your masterpiece is complete, print it out and hand it
in on your first day of school.
See Rubric Below for Comic Strip Project
Comic Strip Rubric
Captions
Characters
Spelling,
Punctuation, and
Grammar
Thought/Speech
Bubbles
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent
1 pts
2 pts
3 pts
4 pts
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent
Captions do not
relate well to the
scenes. There seems
to be no connection
or connections are
very general.
Captions are related
to the scenes and
the story, but the
connections are less
obvious.
Captions are related
to the scenes and the
story, and most
connections are easy
to understand.
Captions are related
to the scenes and
the story, and the
connections are
easy to understand.
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent
It is hard to tell who
the main characters
are, or main
characters in the
comic are not the
main characters in
the story.
The main characters
are identified, but
actions and dialogue
are too general to
show their
relationship to the
story.
Poor
Fair
There are more than
5 spelling,
punctuation, and
grammar errors.
Poor
No Thought/Speech
Bubbles are
present.
There are 4-5
spelling,
punctuation, and
grammar errors.
The main characters
are clearly identified,
and their actions and
dialogue match
actions and dialogue
in the story.
Good
There are 1-3
spelling, punctuation,
or grammar errors.
The main characters
are clearly
identified, and their
actions and dialogue
are well-matched to
their actions and
dialogue in the
story.
Excellent
There are no
spelling,
punctuation, or
grammar errors.
Fair
Good
Excellent
Some
Thought/Speech
Bubbles are present
and reveal some
character's thoughts
or relay some
dialogue
Most Thought/Speech
Bubbles are present
and somewhat reveal
a character's thoughts
or relay dialogue.
Thought/ Speech
bubbles are present
and clearly reveal a
character's thoughts
or relay dialogue
efficiently.