WSL's Incoming 6th Grade ELA Summer Reading and Writing ...
WSL’s Incoming 6th Grade ELA Summer Reading and Writing Assignment 2017-18 School Year Dear Scholars, Parents and Guardians, Waterside School for Leadership is committed to doing everything possible to improve the reading comprehension and fluency skills of all of our scholars. Recognizing that reading should take place everyday and not just when school is in session, we have developed a Summer Reading assignment. The goal of the assignment is to ensure that all scholars are taking necessary steps to progress in their reading levels as well as serve as a path to one of our first ELA units in the upcoming school year. We have chosen the book Read Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor for scholars to read over the summer. All scholars must read and write about this book. The book is available at the library or can be downloaded as a PDF on our website at www.watersideschoolforleadership.com. Once scholars have read the book, they will complete an essay which will be their first writing piece in their
portfolio for the upcoming school year. They will also complete a Quote Reflection assignment. Expectations for Scholar Summer Reading assignment: ● Read 2 hours per week and log minutes on MYON or fill out MSQI reading log ● Read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton ● Write an essay (ON GOOGLEDOCS) following the instructions in the provided assignment packet ○ If scholars are not able to access a computer to type their essay, there will be specific technology days at the school in which scholars may come into the building to type their essay ● Quote reflection assignment following the instructions provided in the assignment packet (also required to complete digitally) Reading logs and all summer reading assignments are due on the first day of school for the 2017-2018 school year which is September 7, 2017.
Points will be deducted if submitted late. Have a safe, and wonderful summer. Happy Reading!
Incoming 6th Grade ELA Summer Reading Assignment Focus Question: Why do characters act the way they do? Background: We all have certain traits about us. Usually those traits have been molded into us because of our environment. Why do you call one person nice and another person mean? Usually it has to do with what they say or what they do to lead you to that conclusion.
Literary Response Essay (Performance Task): You must read a book and use your graphic organizer to record the different traits of the main character of the book. What did your character say or do to make you think the character is worthy of a certain trait? ● Based on the author’s descriptions what do you know about Marty? ● What do you learn from Marty’s words and actions? ● Use details from the novel to support your ideas. Steps to Success: Use this CHECKLIST. ❏ Read Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor ❏ Keep notes about the main character traits on graphic organizer ❏ Use the Outline and Rubric to help you draft and publish your essay
**Here are some vocabulary words to pay attention to throughout the book. Try to use some of these words in your Literary Response Essay.
Outline: Literary Response Essay Introduction _____Introduce the book you read- (Author and title of the book) _____Introduce the main character of the book _____Identify two character traits the main character possesses (has)- (THESIS STATEMENT)
Body Paragraph 1 (Trait #1) ____ Define the 1st trait you gave your character- (TOPIC SENTENCE) ____Explain why you think your character is this trait ____Use one text based detail to prove your claim - DON’T FORGET QUOTATION MARKS AROUND THE QUOTE! ____Explain how this detail supports the trait you have selected ____Use a second text based detail to prove your claim- DON’T FORGET QUOTATION MARKS AROUND THE QUOTE! ____Explain how this detail supports the trait you have selected ____Use a third text based detail to prove your claim- DON’T FORGET QUOTATION MARKS AROUND THE QUOTE! ____Explain how this detail supports the trait you have selected ____Write a sentence to wrap up the main idea of this paragraph- (CONCLUDING SENTENCE)
Body Paragraph 2 (Trait #2) ____ Define the 2nd trait you gave your character- (TOPIC SENTENCE) ____Explain why you think your character is this trait ____Use one text based detail to prove your claim- DON’T FORGET QUOTATION MARKS AROUND THE QUOTE! ____Explain how this detail supports the trait you have selected ____Use a second text based detail to prove your claim- DON’T FORGET QUOTATION MARKS AROUND THE QUOTE! ____Explain how this detail supports the trait you have selected ____Use a third text based detail to prove your claim- DON’T FORGET QUOTATION MARKS AROUND THE QUOTE! ____Explain how this detail supports the trait you have selected ____Write a sentence to wrap up the main idea of this paragraph- (CONCLUDING SENTENCE)
Conclusion ____Use a concluding statement to signal the end of your essay and to restate the traits selected ____Closing ideas about trait 1 ____Closing ideas about trait 2 ____Your overall thoughts or reactions to the character/book OR What would be one question or statement you would have if you were to meet this character in person
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Self Reflection: Take some time to reflect on what your areas of strengths and weaknesses were while completing the reading and writing assignment. What was the hardest part about this assignment? (Circle ONE) A. Reading the book B.Gathering evidence for the graphic organizer C.Writing the essay 1. Explain why you selected one of the above and what did you do to persevere through the assignment? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What was the easiest part about this assignment? Why do you think you found this less challenging? What will you do to make it more of a challenge next time? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
Summer Quote Project
Summer Quote Project
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portfolio for the upcoming school year. They will also complete a Quote Reflection assignment. Expectations for Scholar Summer Reading assignment: ● Read 2 hours per week and log minutes on MYON or fill out MSQI reading log ● Read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton ● Write an essay (ON GOOGLEDOCS) following the instructions in the provided assignment packet ○ If scholars are not able to access a computer to type their essay, there will be specific technology days at the school in which scholars may come into the building to type their essay ● Quote reflection assignment following the instructions provided in the assignment packet (also required to complete digitally) Reading logs and all summer reading assignments are due on the first day of school for the 2017-2018 school year which is September 7, 2017.
Points will be deducted if submitted late. Have a safe, and wonderful summer. Happy Reading!
Incoming 6th Grade ELA Summer Reading Assignment Focus Question: Why do characters act the way they do? Background: We all have certain traits about us. Usually those traits have been molded into us because of our environment. Why do you call one person nice and another person mean? Usually it has to do with what they say or what they do to lead you to that conclusion.
Literary Response Essay (Performance Task): You must read a book and use your graphic organizer to record the different traits of the main character of the book. What did your character say or do to make you think the character is worthy of a certain trait? ● Based on the author’s descriptions what do you know about Marty? ● What do you learn from Marty’s words and actions? ● Use details from the novel to support your ideas. Steps to Success: Use this CHECKLIST. ❏ Read Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor ❏ Keep notes about the main character traits on graphic organizer ❏ Use the Outline and Rubric to help you draft and publish your essay
**Here are some vocabulary words to pay attention to throughout the book. Try to use some of these words in your Literary Response Essay.
Outline: Literary Response Essay Introduction _____Introduce the book you read- (Author and title of the book) _____Introduce the main character of the book _____Identify two character traits the main character possesses (has)- (THESIS STATEMENT)
Body Paragraph 1 (Trait #1) ____ Define the 1st trait you gave your character- (TOPIC SENTENCE) ____Explain why you think your character is this trait ____Use one text based detail to prove your claim - DON’T FORGET QUOTATION MARKS AROUND THE QUOTE! ____Explain how this detail supports the trait you have selected ____Use a second text based detail to prove your claim- DON’T FORGET QUOTATION MARKS AROUND THE QUOTE! ____Explain how this detail supports the trait you have selected ____Use a third text based detail to prove your claim- DON’T FORGET QUOTATION MARKS AROUND THE QUOTE! ____Explain how this detail supports the trait you have selected ____Write a sentence to wrap up the main idea of this paragraph- (CONCLUDING SENTENCE)
Body Paragraph 2 (Trait #2) ____ Define the 2nd trait you gave your character- (TOPIC SENTENCE) ____Explain why you think your character is this trait ____Use one text based detail to prove your claim- DON’T FORGET QUOTATION MARKS AROUND THE QUOTE! ____Explain how this detail supports the trait you have selected ____Use a second text based detail to prove your claim- DON’T FORGET QUOTATION MARKS AROUND THE QUOTE! ____Explain how this detail supports the trait you have selected ____Use a third text based detail to prove your claim- DON’T FORGET QUOTATION MARKS AROUND THE QUOTE! ____Explain how this detail supports the trait you have selected ____Write a sentence to wrap up the main idea of this paragraph- (CONCLUDING SENTENCE)
Conclusion ____Use a concluding statement to signal the end of your essay and to restate the traits selected ____Closing ideas about trait 1 ____Closing ideas about trait 2 ____Your overall thoughts or reactions to the character/book OR What would be one question or statement you would have if you were to meet this character in person
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Self Reflection: Take some time to reflect on what your areas of strengths and weaknesses were while completing the reading and writing assignment. What was the hardest part about this assignment? (Circle ONE) A. Reading the book B.Gathering evidence for the graphic organizer C.Writing the essay 1. Explain why you selected one of the above and what did you do to persevere through the assignment? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What was the easiest part about this assignment? Why do you think you found this less challenging? What will you do to make it more of a challenge next time? __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
Summer Quote Project
Summer Quote Project
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