RosaParksHighSchool’s2016LanguageArtsLiteracySummerReading
(RPHSStudentsenteringNinth,Tenth,Eleventh,andTwelfthGrades)
DearParents/Guardians,
StudentsattendingRosaParksHighSchoolduringthe2016-2017schoolyearwillhavethe
opportunitytoselectbooksthattheyareinterestedinandmotivatedtoreadduringthe
summer.Ouraimistokeepourstudentsconnectedtoreadinghabitsandcomprehension
thatwereintroducedduringtheschoolyear,withtheultimategoalofbuildingalovefor
readingwithinyourchild.
OurmissionatPatersonPublicSchoolsistoprepareeachstudentforsuccessincollegeand
acareer.RosaParks’studentswillreadatleastonenovelfromthelistbelowandcomplete
dialectaljournalsandvocabularycardgraphicorganizers.Whenthestudentsreturnin
September,theywilldevelopanessayinresponsetothenovelselected.Thetitlesshowthe
Lexilelevel(readabilitylevel)foreachtext.Yourchildshouldbeabletoreadand
understandallofthewordsonanygivenpageinthetext,withnomorethan5errorsforthe
texttobeatanappropriatelevel.Boththedialectaljournalsandthevocabularycards
shouldbesenttoschoolwithyourson/daughterontheirfirstdayofschoolinSeptember,
astheywillbeusedaspartoftheirfirstmarkingperiodgrade.
PleasejointheHighSchoolEnglishdepartmentinprovidingsupportandencouragementto
makereadinganimportantpartofyourchild’ssummer.Itisencouragedthatyouspeakto
yourchildaboutthisimportantrequirementandensureaccesstothebookheorshe
selects.Attimesthroughoutthesummer,checkwithyourchildtomakecertainheorsheis
readingthenovel.Finally,pleasebesurethatyourchildcompletesthedialectaljournals
andvocabularycardspriortothefirstdayofschoolinSeptember.
ThissummerPatersonPublicSchoolshavepartneredwiththePatersonPublicLibraryto
ensurethatallstudentshavebooksavailabletoread.Weencourageyoutovisitoneofthe
branchesofthePatersonPublicLibraryforassistanceinselectingbooksthatwillinterest
yourchild.Whilesomeofthebooksareavailableatlocalpubliclibrariesandonlineforfree,
otherscanbepurchasedatBarnes&NobeloratreducedpricesatAmazon.com.
Thankyouforyourcooperationinthisworthwhileendeavor.Wishingyouawonderful
summerfilledwithreading!
SummerReadingList
(Note:ThesummerreadingworkwillbecountedasgradesforMarkingPeriod1.
Uponreturningtoschool,awrittenassignmentforyourselectednovelwillbe
given.)
Incoming9thgradestudents:
TuesdayswithMorriebyMitchAlbom(non-fiction)Lexile:830
Haveyoueverhadafamilymember,teacher,coach,orolderfriendwhomentored
you?ForMitchAlbom,itwashiscollegeprofessorMorrieSchwartzfromnearly
twentyyearsagowhohelpedMitchseetheworldasamoreprofoundplaceand
gavesoundadvice.Now,twentyyearslater,MitchdiscoversthatMorrieisdying.
MitchmeetswithMorrieeveryTuesday,justastheyusedtobackincollege.Their
rekindledrelationshipturnedintoonefinalclass:lessonsinhowtolive.Tuesdays
withMorrieisamagicalchronicleoftheirtimetogether,throughwhichMitchshares
Morrie’slastinggiftwiththeworld.
AndThenThereWereNonebyAgathaChristie(mystery)Lexile:570
Tenpeople,eachwithsomethingtohideandsomethingtofear,areinvitedtoa
lonelymansiononIndianIslandbyahostwho,surprisingly,failstoappear.Onthe
islandtheyarecutofffromeverythingbuteachotherandtheinescapableshadows
oftheirownpastlives.Onebyone,theguestssharethedarkestsecretsoftheir
wickedpasts.Andonebyone,they…
Fortheselectednovel,completethefollowingpriortothefirstdayofschoolin
September:
• DialectalJournal:Selectaminimumof10quotesfromthenovelandplace
themintheleftcolumn(Quotation).Recordthepagenumberinthemiddle
column.Intherightcolumn(Reaction),discussthemeaningofthequoteand
yourreactiontoit.
• VocabularyCards:Selectaminimumof10vocabularywordsfromthenovel
andidentifythepartofspeech,definetheword,drawapictureorsymbolfor
theword,andcreateyourownsentenceusingtheword.
SummerReadingList
(Note:ThesummerreadingworkwillbecountedasgradesforMarkingPeriod1.
Uponreturningtoschool,awrittenassignmentforyourselectednovelwillbe
given.)
Incoming10thgradestudents:
ATreeGrowsinBrooklynbyBettySmith(comingofage)Lexile:810
Eleven-year-oldFrancieNolanlivesintheWilliamsburgtenementneighborhoodof
Brooklynwithherten-year-oldbrotherCorneliusandtheirparents,Johnnyand
Katie.Franciereliesonherimaginationandherloveofreadingtoprovidea
temporaryescapefromthepovertythatdefinesherdailyexistence.
• Textavailableonlineathttp://gnauss.hrsbteachers.ednet.ns.ca/documents
AFarewelltoArmsbyErnestHemingway(warfiction)Lexile:730
LieutenantFredericHenryisayoungAmericanambulancedriverservinginthe
ItalianarmyduringWorldWarI.HenrymeetsCatherineBarkley,anEnglishnurse’s
aideatthenearbyBritishhospitalandtheloveinterestofhisfriendRinaldi.Rinaldi,
however,quicklyfadesfromthepictureasCatherineandHenrybecomeinvolvedin
anelaborategameofseduction.
• Textavailableonlineatwww.archive.org
Fortheselectednovel,completethefollowingpriortothefirstdayofschoolin
September:
• DialectalJournal:Selectaminimumof10quotesfromthenovelandplace
themintheleftcolumn(Quotation).Recordthepagenumberinthemiddle
column.Intherightcolumn(Reaction),discussthemeaningofthequoteand
yourreactiontoit.
• VocabularyCards:Selectaminimumof10vocabularywordsfromthenovel
andidentifythepartofspeech,definetheword,drawapictureorsymbolfor
theword,andcreateyourownsentenceusingtheword.
SummerReadingList
(Note:ThesummerreadingworkwillbecountedasgradesforMarkingPeriod1.
Uponreturningtoschool,awrittenassignmentforyourselectednovelwillbe
given.)
Incoming11thgradestudents:
NightbyElieWiesel(autobiography)Lexile:570
NightisaterrifyingaccountoftheNazideath-camphorrorthatturnsayoung
Jewishboyintoanagonizedwitnesstothedeathofhisfamily,hisinnocence,andhis
god.Penetratingandpowerful,aspersonalasTheDiaryofAnneFrank,Night
awakenstheshockingmemoryofevilatitsabsoluteandcarrieswithitthe
unforgettablemessagethatthishorrormustneverbeallowedtohappenagain.
TheHoundoftheBaskervillesbySirArthurConanDoyle(mystery)Lexile:840
SherlockHolmesandWatsonsetouttosolvethemysterythathadhauntedthe
Baskervillefamilyforyearsandhadrecentlyoccurredagain.
• Textisavailableonlineatwww.gutenberg.org
Fortheselectednovel,completethefollowingpriortothefirstdayofschoolin
September:
• DialectalJournal:Selectaminimumof10quotesfromthenovelandplace
themintheleftcolumn(Quotation).Recordthepagenumberinthemiddle
column.Intherightcolumn(Reaction),discussthemeaningofthequoteand
yourreactiontoit.
• VocabularyCards:Selectaminimumof10vocabularywordsfromthenovel
andidentifythepartofspeech,definetheword,drawapictureorsymbolfor
theword,andcreateyourownsentenceusingtheword.
SummerReadingList
(Note:ThesummerreadingworkwillbecountedasgradesforMarkingPeriod1.
Uponreturningtoschool,awrittenassignmentforyourselectednovelwillbe
given.)
Incoming12thgradestudents:
ASeparatePeacebyJohnKnowles(fiction)Lexile:1110
Twoadolescentscometounderstandeachotherandthemselvesafteratragic
accident.
TheAwakeningbyKateChopin(fiction)Lexile:960
Thisbooktellsofawoman’sabandonmentofherfamily,herseduction,andher
awakeningtodesiresandpassionsthatthreatentoconsumeher.
Fortheselectednovel,completethefollowingpriortothefirstdayofschoolin
September:
• DialectalJournal:Selectaminimumof10quotesfromthenovelandplace
themintheleftcolumn(Quotation).Recordthepagenumberinthemiddle
column.Intherightcolumn(Reaction),discussthemeaningofthequoteand
yourreactiontoit.
• VocabularyCards:Selectaminimumof10vocabularywordsfromthenovel
andidentifythepartofspeech,definetheword,drawapictureorsymbolfor
theword,andcreateyourownsentenceusingtheword.
Name: ________________________________________ Date: ________________ Period: _____
Dialectical Journal
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quotes in the right column. Why did you feel this was an
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Book Title / Author _____________________________________________________________
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