Middle School Summer Reading List
Name: _______________________ Dear Students and Parents, The school year is wrapping up, and it’s time to start thinking about our exciting Summer Reading Program! Please take time to read through this packet carefully as expectations have changed from previous years. This year, all middle school students will be required to read two books one from the list provided, and another book of the student’s choice. Students will complete one of three project options for the book chosen from the list, and write a book review for the book of their choice. Book Project Requirement 1 1) Students will select one book from the attached list to read. 2) Students will read the book. 3) Students will complete one of the three project options. Please note that there are two versions of the requirements one for fiction (novels), and one for informational (nonfiction). Be sure to follow the appropriate directions. 4) Students will turn in projects to their advisor on August 31, 2015. 5) Students will present their projects during SSR the week of August 31. 6) Students will complete the attached citation page and turn it in with the project. Book Review Requirement 2 1) Students will select a second book to read, of their choice. 2) Students will read the book. 3) Students will write a onepage book review addressing the following questions: a) Did you like the book? b) Why or why not? c) Who else might like the book? 4) Students will complete the attached citation page and turn it in with the project. Important Information ∙ All projects and book reviews are due to your advisor on August 31, 2015. ∙ As there are a limited number of books available in the library, it is recommended that students begin this project early in the summer to ensure completion on time. ∙ The rubrics that will be used to assess the projects are included in this packet. Please be sure to read them. ∙ The project is 10% of your Language Arts grade for quarter 1. The book review is your first homework assignment of the quarter. Nute Middle School Summer Reading Fiction Option 1 Students will write a 23 page paper comparing or contrasting the main character of his or her book to themselves. Students should use a minimum of three examples from the book to illustrate how the character is either like them or not. Paper should be either printed in blue or black ink or typed. * Reports should be in either Calibri, Times New Roman, or Helvetica font, size 12 point, and doubled spaced. Option 2 Students will create a PowerPoint slide show comparing or contrasting the main character with themselves. A minimum of three examples from the book must be shown. Students will present the slideshows in class and should expect their presentations to last 35 minutes. * Slideshows should include at least 5 slides. Option 3 Students will create a poster to compare or contrast themselves with the main character in his or her book. A minimum of three examples from the book should be shown. Posters should be colorful and provide images as well as text. Text should be either neatly printed in blue or black ink or typed. Posters will be presented in class and students should expect their presentations to last 35 minutes. * The layout of your poster should be wellorganized and clear. All grammar, spelling, mechanics should be correct and printing should be easy to read. Nute Middle School Summer Reading Informational Option 1 Students will write a 23 page paper stating and explaining five (5) facts about your subject. Paper should be either printed in blue or black ink or typed. * Reports should be in either Calibri, Times New Roman, or Helvetica font, size 12 point, and doubled spaced. Option 2 Students will create a PowerPoint show of 510 slides stating and explaining five (5) facts about your subject. The PowerPoint show should include images and text. Students will present the slideshows in class and should expect their presentations to last 35 minutes. * Slideshows should include at least 5 slides. Option 3 Students will create a poster displaying and explaining five (5) facts about your subject. Posters should be colorful and provide images as well as text. Text should be either printed in blue or black ink or typed. Posters will be presented in class and students should expect their presentations to last 35 minutes. * The layout of your poster should be wellorganized and clear. All grammar, spelling, mechanics should be correct and printing should be easy to read. Nute Middle School Summer Reading Rubric for Summer Reading Proficient with Distinction: Student work illustrates indepth knowledge of content ∙ Cites many examples of evidence form the text, including page numbers ∙ Exceeds basic requirements Proficient: Student work illustrates adequate knowledge of content ∙ Cites some evidence from the text, including page numbers ∙ Project meets all basic requirements Partially Proficient: Student work illustrates minimal knowledge of content ∙ Attempts to cite evidence from the text ∙ Attempts to meet all basic requirements Substantially Below Proficient: Student work lacks knowledge of content ∙ No evidence from text ∙ Does not meet basic requirements Name: _______________________ Date: ________________________ Advisor: ______________________ Nute Middle School Summer Reading Works Cited Page Using the model below, students must cite both of the books that they read using the MLA format. This page must be turned in to your advisor with your project and book review. MLA citations, books. Last name, First name. Title of Book . Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Book Project ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Book Review ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Websites that can help you pick a book! READING LISTS FOR STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE http://chilis.nhlibrarians.org/ Look under “Awards” to learn about the different lists and to see past years’ nominees. Winners are all great titles that are voted on by students all over the state and the library would be likely to have a copy. Great Stone Face Award (grades 46) http://chilis.nhlibrarians.org/files/2015/05/GSFbrochure2015163.pdf Isinglass Teen Read Award (grades 78) http://www.librarysample.org/barrington/ckfinder/userfiles/files/Isinglass%201516%20Brochurec orrected.pdf Flume Award (grades 912) http://yals.nhlibrarians.org/files/2015/05/fall_2015_flume_nomineesbrochure.pdf This articles provides resources and ideas: “Cool Summer Reading and Learning for Kids” BY SUSAN CURTIS ∙ 05/01/2015 http://www.middleweb.com/15164/studentsummerreading2014/ The Horn Book ’s Summer Reading Recommendations: Click here to download your copy of the PDF Newbury Medal http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal Printz Award http://www.ala.org/yalsa/printzaward SYNC Audio Downloads 2 Free Audio books a week through MidAugust http://www.audiobooksync.com/ Ideas from Edutopia Edutopia Summer Reads Nute Library Catalog Check out all the new titles! I’ve recently ordered missing titles from series so most series are now complete. If series are included in the summer reading list, students have several titles they can read over the summer. I am happy to put together a list of series that we carry in Juvenile and YA fiction. The library also has a graphic format collection. FOR RELUCTANT READERS: We have many of the recommended titles! http://bookriot.com/2015/05/26/ultimateguidebooksreluctantreadersages1213/ FOR NEXT YEAR, FOR GROUP READS FROM THE N. H. STATE LIBRARY: (These would come on the ILL van on Thursdays.) “We have several hundred titles In the Book Bag collection waiting to be borrowed for your upcoming book discussion programs. For each title we generally have 2030 copies. Most are paperback, but generally they are trade paperbacks and there are some hardcovers. There is fiction, nonfiction and children's or YA books available. You will need to book them at least one week (preferably more) before you need them to allow for transport. To see all the titles and read more about the borrowing policies, please go to our Book Bag webpage: http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/bookbag/index.html .” What Should I Read Next? Plug in the title of a book you like, and it will recommend titles you might like! whatshouldireadnext.com Nute Middle School Summer Reading Titles to Consider: Boy Nobody , by Allen Zadoff Crossover , by Kwame Alexander 2015 Newbery Award Winner The Limit , by Kristen Landon Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline Woodson: 2015 Newbery Honor Memoir No More Dead Dogs , by Gordon Korman Touching Spirit Bear , by Ben Mikaelson The Number Devil , by Hans Magnus Enzensberger The House of Dies Drear, by Virginia Hamilton Boy on the Wooden Box , by Leon Leyson How to Catch a Bogle, by Catherine Jinks Wonder , by R. J. Palacio Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and Hollow City , by Ransom Riggs Me & Jack , by Danette Haworth Girl Stolen , by April Henry Flip , by Martin Bedford Al Capone Does my Shirts, by Gennifer Choldenko Almost Home , by Joan Bauer Mountain Dog, by Margaret Engle Just Listen , by Sarah Dessen The Ghost of Graylock , by Dan Poblocki Rain Reign, by Ann M. Martin Heat, by Mike Lupica Jump into the Sky, by Shelley Pearsall Dear Bully, by Megan Kelley Hall and Carrie Jones Books in a Series: The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins: Gregor the Overlander, Gregor and the Prophecy of the Bane, Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods, Gregor and the Marks of Secret, Gregor and the Code of Claw I am Number Four Series by Pittacus Lore: I am Number Four, The Power of Six, The Rise of Nine, The Fall of Five, and coming soon The Fate of Ten (release date, September 1, 2015) The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer: Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, Fairest, and coming soon Winter (release date, November 10, 2015) Legend Series by Marie Lu: Legend, Prodigy, Champion Unwind Dystology by Neal Shusterman: Unwind, Unwholly, Unsouled, Undivided Rot & Ruin Collection by Johnathan Mayberry: Rot & Ruin, Death & Decay, Flesh & Bone, Fire & Ash , and coming soon Bits & Pieces (release date, September 22, 2015) Divided We Fall Trilogy by Trent Reedy: Divided We Fall, Burning Nation, and coming…...Book 3 (no title or release date has been issued) Fallen Kingdoms Series : Falling Kingdoms, Rebel Spring, Gathering Darkness, and coming soon, Frozen Tides (release date, December 15, 2015) The Paladin Prophecy Series by Mark Frost, Paladin Prophecy: Book 1, Alliance: The Paladin Prophecy Book 2 and, Rogue: The Paladin Prophecy Book 3 The Grisha Trilogy by Lisa Bardugo: Shadow and Bone, Siege and Scorn, a nd Ruin and Rising The Hybrid Chronicles by Kat Zhang: What’s Left of Me, Once We Were, and Echoes of Us Leviathan , by Scott Westerfield: Leviathan, Behemoth, and Goliath (Steampunk) Delirium , by Lauren Oliver: Delirium, Pandemonium, and Requiem Maze Runner Series by James Dashner: Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials, Death Cure , and The Kill Order Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan : Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Lightning Thief, The Sea Monsters, The Titan’s Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and The Last Olympian Isinglass Teen Read List 2014-2015 (Books chosen by teen readers, grades 7-8) Blink Once , by Cylin Busby The Paladin Prophecy, by Mark Frost Counting By 7s , by Holly Goldberg Sloan Prisoner B3087, by Alan Gratz Falling Kingdoms , by Morgan Rhodes Reboot , by Amy Tintera The Grimm Legacy , by Polly Schulman Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo Heartbreak Messenger , by Alexander Vance Strike Three You’re Dead, by Josh Berk The Obsidian Mirror , by Catherine Fisher What’s Left of Me , by Kat Zhang
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