Welcome to 7 th Grade! Ottoson Summer Reading

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Welcome to 7 th Grade! Ottoson Summer Reading You are required to read two books this summer, one book from the following required list (Part I) and one book from the recommended list (Part II).

Be an active reader! Try to use specific and relevant details to support your writing.

1 Welcome to 7 th Grade! Ottoson Summer Reading You are required to read two books this summer, one book from the following required list (Part I) and one book from the recommended list (Part II). You could also choose to read two books from the required list (Part I). PART I (Book I): Read one of the following required options. Please complete the doubleentry journal as you are reading. Be an active reader! Try to use specific and relevant details to support your writing. Where the Red Fern Grows Wilson Rawls Wednesday Wars Gary Schmidt House of the Scorpion Nancy Farmer Chains or Forge Laurie Halse Anderson Touching Sprit Bear Ben Michaelsen Uglies Scott Westerfeld Homeless Bird Gloria Whelan Young Man and the Sea Rodman Philbrick A Series of Unfortunate Events#1: The Bad Beginning Lemony Snicket

2 PART II (Book II): Read at least one of the books on the following recommended book list or two books from the required list above. Complete the scene and conflict drawings. Part II: Recommended Books World Literature A Million Shades of Gray by Cynthia Kadohata Heart of a Samuri by Margi Preus Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins The Mzunga Boy by Meja Mwangi The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez Elephant Run by Roland Smith A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy The Painted Boy by Charles de Lint Historical Fiction Belle Prater s Boy by Ruth White Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson Witch Child by Celia Rees The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang a book you have not read by Christopher Paul Curtis Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith Classic Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson The Call of the Wild by Jack London The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Realistic Fiction: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee Peak by Roland Smith Trouble by Gary D. Schmidt Pushcart Wars by Jean Merrill A View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon Mango Shaped Space by Wendy Mass A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech Touch Blue by Cynthia Lord The Schwa was Here by Neal Shusterman Mystery: The Name of This Book Is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Scat by Carl Hiaasen Sci-Fi/Fantasy: Maze Runner by James Dashner When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi Graceling by Kristin Cashore The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau Dormia by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski Fablehaven by Brandon Mull Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

3 Name Part I: Summer Reading Double-Entry Journal Directions: Show how well you understand the required book. Write the page number and an appropriate quote in the left two columns. Explain why you think the quote is important to the plot, setting, characters, conflict, or main idea of the book. Each reaction should be at least 3-5 good sentences long. Your journal must have quotes from the beginning, middle, and end of the book. Book Title and Author (This is the book you read from Part I.) Page # Quote Reaction Setting (What is the setting and why is it important to the book?) Page # Quote Reaction Character (Pick a character and explain an important character trait. Why is this trait important to the story?)

4 Page # Quote Reaction Conflict (Pick an important conflict in the book. 1. Explain what the conflict is and (2.) why it is important to the story. 3. Explain how or if it is resolved.) Page # Quote Reaction Author s Main Idea/Theme

5 Book II ( from Part II) - Book Title: Summer Reading Part II: Scene Drawing Directions: Pick an important scene from your book from Part II or a second book from Part I. Draw a detailed and colorful picture of this scene in the space provided. Include specific details from your book. In at least 4 sentences, describe this scene.

6 Book II (from Part II) - Book Title: Summer Reading Part II: Conflict Drawing Directions: Pick an important conflict from your book from Part II or a second book from Part I. Draw a detailed and colorful picture of this conflict in the space provided. Include specific details from your book. In at least 4 sentences, describe this scene.

8 th Grade - NON-FICTION Name: Current Events Analysis Period: Date:

8 th Grade - NON-FICTION Name: Current Events Analysis Period: Date: Directions: Obtain a current event article from a major newspaper, magazine, or journal. Article must be a minimum of 2 pages (approximately