ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Summer Reading 2016-2017
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With the end of the school year upon us, students will have a little more “free” time for recreational reading! To
promote literacy and a lifelong love of learning, all ACS Students will create a summer reading project. Book choices
are listed below, and the project requirements are on the back page.
Kindergarten
Third Grade
The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle
My Five Senses by Aliki
When I Get Bigger by Mercer Mayer
Curious George by H.A. Rey
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Dr. Seuss Books
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathman
Swimmy by Leo Lionni
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher
The Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson
Trouble According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney
Heart of a Dolphin by Catherine Hapka (Challenge)
Ready Freddy, Camping Catastrophe by Abby Klien
First Grade
Arthur books
Biscuit books
Little Critter books
Bob Books
Frog and Toad books
Any book by: Ezra Jack Keats, Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle,
James Marshall
Second Grade
Arthur by Marc Brown
Biscuit by Alyssa Capucilli
Calvin Coconut by Graham Salisbury
Cam Jansen by David Adler
Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor
Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel
Froggy by Jonathan London
Geronimo Stilton by various authors
Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant
Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne
Mercy Watson by Kate DiCamillo
My Weird School by Dan Gutman
Nate the Great by Marjorie Sharmat
Rainbow Fairies by Daisy Meadows
Fourth and Fifth Grade
Crenshaw - Applegate, Katherine
Tuck Everlasting - Babbitt, Natalie
The Lucky Baseball Bat - Christopher, Matt
Dear Mr. Henshaw - Cleary, Beverly
Lunch Money - Clements, Andrew
The Report Card - Clements, Andrew
Trouble the Water - Dowell, Frances O'Roark
Out of My Mind - Draper, Sharon M.
Lost in the Sun - Graff, Lisa
Out of the Dust - Hesse, Karen
The Phantom Tollbooth - Juster, Norton
Astrotwins: Project Blastoff - Kelly, Mark
A Wrinkle in Time - L'Engle, Madeleine
Judy Moody Was in a Mood - McDonald, Megan
Island of the Blue Dolphins - O'Dell, Scott
The Great Gilly Hopkins - Paterson, Katherine
Completely Clementine - Pennypacker, Sara
Waylon! One Awesome Thing - Pennypacker, Sara
Summer of the Monkeys - Rawls, Wilson
Walking to the Bus - Rider Blues - Robinet, Harriette
Gillem
The Invention of Hugo Cabret - Selznick, Brian
The Marvels - Selznick, Brian
Wonder Struck - Selznick, Brian
Maniac Magee - Spinelli, Jerry
Moon Over Manifest - Vanderpool, Clare
Middle School
Choat, Beth. SOCCERLAND. Flora is such a good soccer
player that she has been invited to the International Sports
Academy to compete for a chance on the U. S. Girls’ Soccer
team. (F)
DiCamillo, Kate. THE MAGICIAN’S ELEPHANT. When
ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a
fortune teller in the marketplace, she tells him that his sister,
who was presumed dead, is alive. He goes on a series of
adventures to find her. (F)
Lawlor, Laurie. RACHEL CARSON AND HER BOOK
THAT CHANGED THE WORLD. Rachel Carson was an
ordinary child who grew up to be a pioneer environmentalist.
This biography shows that anyone can make a difference. A
detailed epilogue explains more about the lasting impact of her
book, Silent Spring. (NF)
Bodeen, Stephanie A. THE RAFT. Fifteen-year-old Robie is
flying home to a small atoll in Hawaii after visiting her aunt in
Honolulu. The plane crashes into the Pacific, and now she must
survive in a raft with an unconscious co-pilot, circling sharks,
and a bag of Skittles. (F)
DeCristofano, Carolyn Cinaami. A BLACK HOLE IS NOT A
HOLE. This book is an excellent introduction to an extremely
complex scientific concept as it takes readers on a ride through
the galaxies—ours and others. Fall into this book and learn
about the phenomenon known as a black hole. (NF)
Sheinkin, Steve. BOMB: THE RACE TO BUILD AND
STEAL THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS
WEAPON. This is the story of the plotting, risk-taking, deceit,
and genius that created the world’s most formidable weapon—
the atomic bomb. (NF)
DiCamillo, Kate. FLORA AND ULYSSES: THE
ILLUMINATED ADVENTURES. Flora loves reading comic
books with super heroes. To her delight, a squirrel is sucked into
a magic vacuum cleaner and emerges as a pet squirrel with
unique super-hero powers. Can this flying rodent help heal the
problems plaguing Flora and her family? (F)- Contains comic
strip style storytelling combined with standard prose
Swanson, James L. CHASING LINCOLN’S KILLER. This is
a biographical account of John Wilkes Booth’s plot to kill the
president and Booth’s 12 days on the run following Lincoln’s
assassination. (NF)
Lupica, Mike. HEAT. Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the
run from social services after being banned from playing Little
League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only 12 years
old, and he has no parents to offer them proof. (F)
Lowery, Lois. NUMBER THE STARS. Ten-year-old
Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think
of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen
is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers
marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are
"relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to
be one of the family. Soon Annemarie is asked to go on a
dangerous mission to save Ellen's life.(F)
F- Fiction
NF- Nonfiction
Summer Reading Project Requirements for All Grades
Read two books listed for your grade level this summer. Choose one of these books to do a Book Report due the first day of school.
Choose one of the Book Report styles below to share with the class:
1.
Cereal Box Book Report
Take an empty cereal box and cover with blank paper on all sides. Where the ingredients were located, write the characters of the book.
Design a cover for the book on the front listing the author. On the back of the box, draw pictures that tell the beginning, the middle and
the end of the story. You will use this box to tell your book report the first week of school.
2.
Tri-fold Book Report
Fold a piece of paper into 3 sections in landscape mode. On the first panel, draw what was the beginning of the story. On the second
panel draw the middle and on the third panel, draw the ending of the story. On the other side, design a cover with the title and author for
the book. You will use this tri-fold to tell your book report the first week of school.
3.
Shoe Box Book Report
Get an empty shoe box and turn on its side. You may make little characters out of cardboard or use plastic figures to create a scene of
your book. Cover the backside with paper and draw the cover of the book with the author and the title. You will use this Shoe Box
Report to tell your book report the first week of school.
Middle School Summer Project Grades 7-8
Summer Project Discussion Question
Dear 2016-2017 - 7th and 8th Graders,
As my last parting gift, I am assigning a summer project for you. You will have a choice of either of the below projects and will then have
to write a “discussion question” on your experiences.
• Choice # 1: On Saturday, May 28, 2016 from 8:30-11:30 AM - you may attend the New Bern Cemetery and help place flags
across the gravesites of the fallen soldiers. There will be a number of other students there and also some Veterans who will be
giving a speech. Please use the discussion question format and write about your experiences. Information that I am looking for
may include personal communications with the Veterans, the history behind the ceremony or background information regarding
Memorial Day.
• The cemetery website is: http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/newbern.asp and it is located at: 1711 National Avenue;
New Bern, NC 28560
• Choice # 2: I would like you to visit the New Bern Civil War Trails and write a report on the trails. The website is located at:
http://newbernhistorical.org/battlefield-park/ Information I am looking for are what battles were fought there, who was
involved, did anyone or a unit stand out to you, etc.
• Choice #3: Visit a historical site of your choice in North Carolina and tell me why it is a historical site. What was important about
it, where is it located and why did they choose that location?
Grade 7 & 8 Summer Project
Requirement
Points
Available
Do you have a title page done in APA format? This includes page numbers and a running
head? No abstract J
Is your assignment properly labeled in the upper left hand corner of your outline with:
• First and last name
• Date assigned: May 26, 2016
• Subject: Social Studies
• Assignment: Summer Project
• Due date: The first day of school
• Your QOW should be on both your outline
Did you write your paper in cursive or type your paper (double spaced -Times New Roman - 12
font)? Does your paper contain a meaningful Catholic/Christian symbol in the upper right-hand
corner of the title page? Did you attach your rubrics to the back of the paper?
Does your paper contain an outline of how you are going to layout your paper? Your outline will be
the first thing that I see and your paper will start on the second page. Your outline should lay out the
details of your paper – I should be able to follow your outline.
Did you proofread? Does it make sense? (Are paragraphs indented? Does each sentence begin with a
capital letter and end it with proper punctuation? Did you check your spelling? Are all proper nouns
capitalized? Do you have spaces after your punctuation?)
Did you completely and correctly answer the question with an introductory paragraph, three
supporting paragraphs and a concluding paragraph? Did you show an understanding of the topic?
Did you understand, develop and present a theme? I am looking at your content here. Make sure
you are answering the question and providing examples so I know that you understand the
material.
Did your introduction introduce the content? Did your conclusion tie it all together?
Did you reference your material (in APA format) throughout the paper? Did you use the author’s last
name and first initial and the date of the article vs. the link to the site? Just in case you need help here
is a reference site: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
IS YOUR PAPER READY TO TURN IN BEFORE CLASS?
Do you have a reference page? Does your reference page contain the author, (the date the article was
written), the title of the work, Retrieved from (website) or page numbers (if from a text) – it should
be in that order. If you reference class notes, please use this format:
Annunciation Catholic School. (Date). Social Studies class notes. Topic or PowerPoint name.
Total Points Possible
1
1
1
2
1
5
1
1
1
1
15
Task
completed
Points
Earned
Grade 6 Summer Assignment
Dear 2016-2017 – Upcoming 6th Graders,
As a part of your summer reading you will have a choice of either of the below projects and will then have to write a “discussion question”
on your experiences. Please follow the rubric below but I am looking for a five paragraph paper that will thoroughly answer the questions
below.
• Choice # 1: On Saturday, May 28, 2016 from 8:30-11:30 AM - you may attend the New Bern Cemetery and help place flags
across the gravesites of the fallen soldiers. There will be a number of other students there and also some Veterans who will be
giving a speech. Please use the discussion question format and write about your experiences. Information that I am looking for
may include personal communications with the Veterans, the history behind the ceremony or background information regarding
Memorial Day.
• The cemetery website is: http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/newbern.asp and it is located at: 1711 National Avenue;
New Bern, NC 28560
• Choice # 2: I would like you to visit the New Bern Civil War Trails and write a report on the trails. The website is located at:
http://newbernhistorical.org/battlefield-park/ Information I am looking for are what battles were fought there, who was
involved, did anyone or a unit stand out to you, etc.
• Choice #3: Visit a historical site of your choice in North Carolina and tell me why it is a historical site. What was important about
it, where is it located and why did they choose that location?
Grade 6 Summer Project Rubric
Requirement
Is your assignment properly labeled in the upper left hand corner with:
• First and last name
• Date assigned: August 31, 2015
• Subject: (Social Studies)
• Assignment: Week Three Discussion Question
• Due date (September 3, 2015)
Did you write in cursive or type your paper (Times New Roman - 12 font)? If you typed
your paper did you double space it?
Does your paper contain a meaningful Catholic/Christian symbol in the upper righthand corner of the page
Does your paper have an outline? Should be Roman numerals I-V.
Did you indent your paragraphs, start each sentence with a capital letter and end it with
proper punctuation? Did you check your spelling? If you used a reference, did you site your
work?
Did you completely answer the question with an introductory paragraph, three
supporting paragraphs and a concluding paragraph?
Total Points Possible
Points
Available
1
1
1
1
1
5
10
Points
Earned