7-8th Grade Reading List Summer 2017
June 28, 2017
English Language Arts
Ms. McFarlane
7-8th Grade Reading List Summer 2017 Students must read at least two (2) books from the following list and complete the assignment sheets attached. Bring in the completed sheets on the first Monday of school, September 11th, 2017. This will be counted as your first graded assignment. AUTHOR TITLE Agatha Christie And Then There Were None; Death on the Nile; Murder on the Orient Express Ray Bradbury The Illustrated Man; Something Wicked This Way Come Adeline Yen Mah Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter Anne Frank, et al The Dairy of Anne Frank John Hersey Hiroshima Jared Diamond Guns, Germs and Steel Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird; Go Set a Watchman George Orwell Animal Farm John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men; The Pearl; Old Man and the Sea; Travels with Charley Mark Twain Tom Sawyer; Huckleberry Finn Charles Dickens Great Expectations; Hard Times; Oliver Twist Ishmael Beah A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Lynn Joseph The Color of My Words Gary Paulsen Hatchet Lois Lowry The Giver Sarah Louis Delay et al Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters Randy Pausch The Last Lecture Linda Sue Park A Long Walk to Water Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness Jonathan Swift Gulliver’s Travel David McCullough Mornings on Horseback David Mitchell Black Swan Jamaica Kincaid Annie John; Lucy; At the Bottom of the River Paulo Coelho The Alchemist Toni Morrison Sula; Song of Solomon; Beloved; The Bluest Eye; Tar Baby; Jazz
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NAME: ____________________________________________ CLASS: ______________ Summer 2017 Reading Worksheet- Book 1 of 2 1. TITLE: __________________________________________________________________ 2. AUTHOR: ________________________________________________________________ 3. SETTING: a. Time: ______________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ b. Place: _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ c. Mood: ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2
4. Main Characters – (names, traits, brief description of supporting actions) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 5. Conflict(s) – explain the problem / struggle around which the story revolves ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 6. Theme – the main message of the story; the social issue / human condition that it deals with ____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 3
7. Plot Elements – Use all five (5) elements of the plot pyramid to note important plot developments as you read. _________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 4
NAME: ____________________________________________ CLASS: ________ Summer 2017 Reading Worksheet- Book 2 of 2 1. TITLE: ___________________________________________________________________ 2. AUTHOR: ________________________________________________________________ 3. SETTING: a. Time: ______________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ b. Place: _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ c. Mood: ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 4. Main Characters – (names, traits, brief description of supporting actions) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 5
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Summer 2017 Reading Worksheet- Comparison of Books 1 & 2 Using your story elements notes from Books 1 & 2, compare and contrast the two books you’ve read. Your essay should include information on development of theme, plot and author’s craft. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 8
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English Language Arts
Ms. McFarlane
7-8th Grade Reading List Summer 2017 Students must read at least two (2) books from the following list and complete the assignment sheets attached. Bring in the completed sheets on the first Monday of school, September 11th, 2017. This will be counted as your first graded assignment. AUTHOR TITLE Agatha Christie And Then There Were None; Death on the Nile; Murder on the Orient Express Ray Bradbury The Illustrated Man; Something Wicked This Way Come Adeline Yen Mah Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter Anne Frank, et al The Dairy of Anne Frank John Hersey Hiroshima Jared Diamond Guns, Germs and Steel Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird; Go Set a Watchman George Orwell Animal Farm John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men; The Pearl; Old Man and the Sea; Travels with Charley Mark Twain Tom Sawyer; Huckleberry Finn Charles Dickens Great Expectations; Hard Times; Oliver Twist Ishmael Beah A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Lynn Joseph The Color of My Words Gary Paulsen Hatchet Lois Lowry The Giver Sarah Louis Delay et al Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters Randy Pausch The Last Lecture Linda Sue Park A Long Walk to Water Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness Jonathan Swift Gulliver’s Travel David McCullough Mornings on Horseback David Mitchell Black Swan Jamaica Kincaid Annie John; Lucy; At the Bottom of the River Paulo Coelho The Alchemist Toni Morrison Sula; Song of Solomon; Beloved; The Bluest Eye; Tar Baby; Jazz
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NAME: ____________________________________________ CLASS: ______________ Summer 2017 Reading Worksheet- Book 1 of 2 1. TITLE: __________________________________________________________________ 2. AUTHOR: ________________________________________________________________ 3. SETTING: a. Time: ______________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ b. Place: _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ c. Mood: ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2
4. Main Characters – (names, traits, brief description of supporting actions) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 5. Conflict(s) – explain the problem / struggle around which the story revolves ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 6. Theme – the main message of the story; the social issue / human condition that it deals with ____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 3
7. Plot Elements – Use all five (5) elements of the plot pyramid to note important plot developments as you read. _________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 4
NAME: ____________________________________________ CLASS: ________ Summer 2017 Reading Worksheet- Book 2 of 2 1. TITLE: ___________________________________________________________________ 2. AUTHOR: ________________________________________________________________ 3. SETTING: a. Time: ______________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ b. Place: _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ c. Mood: ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 4. Main Characters – (names, traits, brief description of supporting actions) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 5
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 5. Conflict(s) – explain the problem / struggle around which the story revolves ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 6. Theme – the main message of the story; the social issue / human condition that it deals with ____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 7. Plot Elements – Use all five (5) elements of the plot pyramid to note important plot developments as you read. _________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 6
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ NAME: ____________________________________________ CLASS: ________ 7
Summer 2017 Reading Worksheet- Comparison of Books 1 & 2 Using your story elements notes from Books 1 & 2, compare and contrast the two books you’ve read. Your essay should include information on development of theme, plot and author’s craft. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 8
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