8th Grade Summer Reading:
PreAP Classes
Mrs. Tiffany Barton
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The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
Corrie Ten Boom confronts evil itself during World War II in the German Nazis and their treatment of
the Jews. She and her family have to decide how they will react to the persecution of the Jews and
whether or not they will help – even if it costs them everything. The Hiding Place is truly one of the
most impactful books I have ever read – and it’s a TRUE STORY!
One of the major themes of the 8th Grade curriculum is overcoming adversity. Our first term novels
will be The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom and Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. We will compare
the adversities and tragedies each one of these authors faced and how it affected them personally
and their writing. The first writing assignment will be based on the novel, so students will not do well
if they do not read the book.
Directions:
1. Purchase a copy of The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom. Copies can be found at Katy
Budget Books, other bookstores, or Amazon.com. You MUST have a copy to bring to class.
Digital versions are not acceptable for this book. Audiobooks can also be found on YouTube
or Audible.com. Audiobooks are perfectly fine as long as you are ALSO reading along in your
hard copy.
2. As you read, highlight and annotate. Annotation means that you read with a pen or
highlighter in your hand and underline or highlight all the important information as you read.
Consider the Notes & Notices Strategies to help you decide what to annotate (see attached
chart). Approx time: 8-10 hours
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Words of the Wiser
A-Ha Moment
Tough Questions
Memory Moment
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Again & Again
Contrasts & Contradictions
OR Anything else you feel is important to
the story or character’s motivations
3. As you read, complete the Signpost Journal. The quotes and page numbers are given for
the first six, but you need to decide which Signpost the quote represents and its significance to
the story. Then choose two other significant quotes not given and follow the same steps.
Definitions for the Signposts are attached. Answers should be typed. Approx. time: 1 hour
4. Complete the Illustrated Timeline Project. Directions can be found on next pages.
Approx. time: 2 hours
Quote from Text
Signpost
Explanation:
Quote, Ch., pg. #
Given
#1:
“And it would be pretty poor father
who would ask his little girl to carry
such a load. It's the same way,
Corrie, with knowledge. Some
knowledge is too heavy for children.
When you are older and stronger you
can bear it. For now you must trust
me to carry it for you."
Chapter 2, pg. 26
Words of
the Wiser
#2:
“But always they featured things we
believed were wrong in the sight of
God. Stealing, lying, murder. Was
this what God wanted in times like
these? How should a Christian act
when evil was in power?”
Chapter 5, pg. 71
Tough
Questions
Anchor
Question
Your Response
Write the
corresponding
Anchor Question
here. Find this on the
definition pg.
Two-parts: Answer the Anchor Question, making sure that your explanation
includes why this quote fits that type of Signpost. EX: This quote is Contrast and
Contradiction because it is not how we would normally expect sisters to behave.
Usually the oldest child takes care of the family, but here we see that… (Then
also answer the Anchor Question.)
Quote from Text
Signpost
#3:
In a strange way it seemed to me that I
had lived through this moment before.
Then I recalled.
The vision. The night of the invasion. I
had seen it all. Willem, Nollie Pickwick,
Peter - all of us here - drawn against
our wills across this square. It had all
been in the dream - all of us leaving
Haarlem, unable to turn back. Going
where?
Chapter 9, pg. 135-136
Again & Again
#4:
"Dear watch lady! Can you not
remember for whom you are
working? These radios are for their
fighter planes!" And reaching across
me he would yank a wire from its
housing or twist a tiny tube from an
assembly.
"Now solder them back wrong."
Chapter 12, pg. 178
Contrast and
Contradictions
Anchor
Question
Your Response
Quote from Text
#5:
“It was Betsie I had thought to find
back in Haarlem, here in the
watchshop and in the home she
loved. But she was not here. And
now for the first time since her death,
I remembered. “We must tell people,
Corrie. We must tell them what we
learned…” Chapter 15 pg. 234
#6:
“Even as the angry vengeful thoughts
boiled through me, I saw the sin of them.
Jesus Christ had died for this man; was I
going to ask for more? Lord Jesus, I
prayed, forgive me and help me to
forgive him....Jesus, I cannot forgive him.
Give me your forgiveness....And so I
discovered that it is not on our
forgiveness any more than on our
goodness that the world's healing
hinges, but on His. When He tells us to
love our enemies, He gives along with
the command, the love itself.” Chapter
15, pg. 238
Signpost
Memory
Moment
Aha
Moment
Anchor
Question
Your Response
Quote from Text
#7:
#8:
Signpost
Anchor
Question
Your Response
Illustrated Timeline
Directions: Create an Illustrated Timeline of events from The Hiding Place. Use Microsoft Word or
another computer software. You can also use poster board or banner paper but it should not be larger
than ¼ sheet of poster board. You may be as creative as you want, but your work should be NEAT.
You may organize the information in a way that makes sense to you.
Wise students would mark significant events and dates as they read the novel for easy reference later
to aid with this assignment.
Include the following:
1. 15 or more events from the novel in a timeline format. The timeline should have
appropriately spaced dates.
2. 5 other historical events that happen outside of the novel during this time period. You will
need to research this using Google, etc. Ex. 1941 – The Japanese attach Pearl Harbor
and America enters World War II.
3. 6 illustrations. These can be drawn by hand or printed from the computer.
4. Dates as accurate as possible from the text. Exact dates are not necessary. Years can be
deduced from details in the text, but may not always be determined. Do the best you can
to represent the time period.
5. Events from beginning to end of the book. Do not include events from just the beginning
or just the end.
6. A brief description of the event – not just a label. One to two sentences.
Special Labels: After your event description, label the following. (A colored key is helpful.)
7. Events for three major characters and two minor characters. In your description, tell
whether this is a major or minor character. Ex: Corrie earns her license as the first woman
watchmaker in Holland. (Major Character)
8. Three hardships that Corrie endured. These can be part of the required 15, just identify
them in your description. Also include how this affected her and what she learned.
9. Two types of conflict (man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself). These can also
be part of the required 15 events, just identify them in your description.
Grades: This assignment will be worth two Quiz grades. A rubric will be placed on Edmodo for your
reference. Grades will be based on meeting the requirements, as well as creativity, neatness,
spelling, and pride in work.