Westminster Christian Academy 8th Grade Summer Reading 2018

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1 Westminster Christian Academy 8th Grade Summer Reading th grade Summer Reading 2016 WEBSITE LINK The online review form and other information about the assignment can be found at: Summer Reading Requirements As we work together with families to create lifelong learners, Westminster Christian Academy expects that our students will continue reading throughout the summer months. In working towards this goal, over the summer all incoming eighth grade students will be required to read two books they have not previously read. Students must choose books from the attached reading list or from the Westminster 100 list. It s very important that students enjoy their book(s); therefore, we encourage them to take the time to find a book they love. Step #1 Step #2 Read any two books (Fiction or Non-Fiction) from the reading list. Write (type) a response to both books following the guidelines explained below. submission: the review to Mrs. Conrad (kconrad@wcastl.org) no later than Tuesday, July 31. After finishing both books, see the class website (listed above) for the specifics of the writing assignment. This summer s reading reflection is included in each student s first quarter English grade, so please follow the instructions on the website carefully and refer to rubric below as you complete the online review. Summer Reading Written Response RUBRIC Paragraph 1: identifies book titles and authors (4) provides brief summaries of each book (2) Paragraph 2: answers What do you think it means to be a person of good character? (1) provides example(s) of people who you believe are of good character (1) explains why you believe those people are of good character (2) Paragraph 3: identifies the character by name (1) provides 2-3 specific examples from the story (2) explains the specific examples (2) Paragraph 3: identifies the character by name (1) provides 2-3 specific examples from the story (2) explains the specific examples (2) / 6 / 4 / 5 / 5 TOTAL /20

2 SUMMER READING WRITTEN RESPONSE: Once you finish reading both books, you will need to type and submit (via ) a response to both books. You may use any Word Processor for this assignment (Microsoft Word, Apple's Pages). Details for the review are explained below, and the response is due Tuesday, July Format a document in MLA Format. If you're not sure what MLA format is, that's okay! Simply type your first and last name at the top. 2. Pa r ag r a p h 1: In this paragraph, write the book titles, authors, and a 1-2 sentence summary of each book. 3. Pa r ag r a p h 2: Answer the question, "What do you think it means to be a 'person of good character?'" Give an example or two of people who you know (personal friends or family, historical figures, celebrities, athletes, etc...) are examples of good character and what makes them examples of good character. 4. Pa r ag r a p h 3: Identify and explain who in your first book is the best example of "good character." Provide 2-3 specific examples of things the character does in the story that make them a good example of "good character." Explain how these examples prove that person is a person of good character. 5. Pa r ag r a p h 4: Identify and explain who in your first book is the best example of "good character." Provide 2-3 specific examples of things the character does in the story that make them a good example of "good character." Explain how these examples prove that person is a person of good character. *If you don't consider any of the characters in one or both of your books a "person of good character," you may explain why a character is not a person of good character, sharing examples and explaining how the examples prove they are not a person of good character. SUBMITTING YOUR BOOK RESPONSE Once you finish your book response, you will want to your paper to one of the eighth grade English teachers (Mrs. Conrad, kconrad@wcastl.org,) If you haven't submitted your book review by the due date (Tuesday, July 31), your parents will receive an reminding you to finish reading the books and write and submit the review. LATE PENALTY Remember, your written response must be received via by Tuesday, July 31, in order to avoid a late grade penalty. Students will receive a one-point grade reduction per day that the written assignment is late (up to a 50% total reduction). This will be reflected and noted in the first quarter grade.

3 8th grade reading list Students may choose books from the lists below that they have not read previously. Pa r en ts: While we have created a reading list full of interesting and well-written stories at appropriate reading levels, we recommend researching the individual books your son or daughter chooses. Sites such as or will help you to learn more about a book s content so that you may decide what is appropriate for your family. Non-Fiction Books Author Bernall, Misty Braithwaite Carson, Ben Davis, Katie Hamilton, Bethany Hughes, P.H. Keller, Helen Lester, Julius Lewis, C. S. Lord, Walter Title She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall To Sir, With Love Gifted Hands Kisses from Katie Soul Surfer I Am Potential The Story of My Life To Be A Slave Mere Christianity A Night to Remember Mirikitani, Jason Mile Marker 825 Moody, Ralph Murphy, Jim Nohl, Frederick Pfetzer & Galvin Sterling, Dorothy Sutcliff, Rosemary Tebow, Tim Various Authors Warner, Kurt Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers The Great Fire Luther: Biography of a Reformer Within Reach: My Everest Story Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman The Wanderings of Odysseus, Black Ships Before Troy Through My Eyes Heroes of the Faith Series All Things Possible Fiction Books Author Adams, Richard Alcott, Louisa May Avi Barry & Pearson Title Watership Down Little Women or Little Men Murder at Midnight, True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Peter and the Star Catchers (series)

4 Bloor, Edward Bradbury, Ray Burnett, Frances Carroll, Lewis Christie, Agatha Creech, Sharon Crew, Linda Defoe, Daniel Dodge, Mary Doyle, Arthur C. Dumas, Alexandre DuPrau, Jeanne Forbes, Esther Freedman, Benedict Funke, Cornelia George, Jean Gibson, Williams Gilbreth & Carey Goldman, William Graham, L.B. Hamilton, Virginia Herriot, James Hiassen, Carl Jaques, Brian Keith, Harold Kipling, Rudyard L'Engle, Madeleine Levine, Gail Carson Lewis, C. S. London, Jack Lowry, Lois Magoon, Kekta Maier, Paul L. Marshall, Catherine McDaniel, Lurlene McKissack, Pat Tangerine The Martian Chronicles The Secret Garden Alice's Adventures in Wonderland A.B.C. Murders, And Then There Were None, Death on the Nile, Murder on the Orient Express Walk Two Moons Children of the River Robinson Crusoe Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates The Hound of the Baskervilles, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Three Musketeers The City of Ember, The People of Sparks Johnny Tremain Mrs. Mike The Thief Lord, Dragon Rider My Side of the Mountain The Miracle Worker Cheaper by the Dozen The Princess Bride The Binding of the Blade (series) House of Dies Drear All Creatures Great and Small Hoot Redwall (series) Rifles for Waitie Captains Courageous A Wrinkle in Time Ella Enchanted Chronicles of Narnia series, Out of the Silent Planet, The Screwtape Letters White Fang The Giver, Messenger, Gathering Blue The Rock and the River A Skeleton in God's Closet Christy Six Months to Live A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, A Slave Girl

5 Morey, Walt Morpurgo, Michael Mull, Brandon Myers, Walter Dean Nixon, J.L. O'Brien, Robert O'Dell, Scott Paolini, Christopher Paterson, Katherine Patterson, James Perretti, Frank Peterson, Andrew Ransome, Arthur Raskin, Ellen Rawlings, Marjorie Rawls, Wilson Richter, Conrad Riordan, Rick Ritter, John Rowling, J.K. Saint-Exupery, A. Schaefer, Jack Schmidt, Gary Speare, Elizabeth Spinelli, Jerry Steinbeck, John Stevenson, R. L. Stewart, Trenton Lee Taylor, Mildred Tolkien, J.R. Twain, Mark Verne, Jules Voigt, Cynthia Wells, H.G. Wells, Seymore Simon Zindel, Paul Gentle Ben; Kavik, the Wolf Dog The War Horse Fablehaven The Journal of Scott Pendelton Collins: A W.W. II Soldier The Orphan Train (series) Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM Island of the Blue Dolphins, Sing Down the Moon, The Black Pearl Eragon (series) The Bridge to Terabithia, Bread and Roses, Too ifunny (series), Middle School (series) This Present Darkness The Dark Sea of Darkness Swallows and Amazons The Westing Game The Yearling Summer of Monkeys The Light in the Forest Percy Jackson & the Olympians (series) The Boy Who Saved Baseball Harry Potter (series) The Little Prince Shane Lizzie Bright & the Buckminster Boy, Trouble (please do not read if enrolled in Honors English) The Bronze Bow, The Sign of the Beaver, The Witch of Blackbird Pond Maniac Magee The Pearl Treasure Island The Mysterious Benedict Society (series) Let the Circle Be Unbroken, The Land The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings (series) The Prince and the Pauper, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty Days Homecoming, Dicey's Song The Time Machine The Invisible Man The Pigman

6 LIST # 2 Westminster 100 Book List More details can be found at wcastl.org (search Westminster 100) or refer to the Westminster 100 packet. In order to receive credit for the Westminster 100 program, in addition to completing the summer reading assignment, a student will meet to discuss the book with it s sponsor during the 1st quarter. Core Required 7-8 books: Boom, Corrie Ten The Hiding Place Dickens, Charles A Christmas Carol Lewis, C.S. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit 7-8 Choice books: Adams, Richard Watership Down Alcott, Louisa May Little Women Caroll, Lewis Alice s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass Chesterton, G.K. Father Brown: The Essential Tales Christie, Agatha And Then There Were None Cooper, James Fenimore The Last of the Mohicans Crane, Stephen The Red Badge of Courage Dahl, Ronald James and the Giant Peach Defoe, Daniel Robinson Crusoe Doyal, Arthur Conan A Study in Scarlet Frank, Anne Diary of a Young Girl Haddon, Mark The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Hamilton, Edith Mythology Hemingway, Ernest The Old Man and the Sea Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders Hunt, Irene Across Five Aprils King, Jr., Martin Luther Strength to Love Kipling, Rudyard The Jungle Books Knowles A Separate Peace L Engel, Madeleine A Wrinkle in Time London, Jack The Call of the Wild Lowry, Lois The Giver Montgomery, L. M. Anne of Green Gables Myers, Walter Dean Monster Paulsen, Gary Hatchet Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone Shakespeare, William Romeo and Juliet Shaw, George Bernard Pygmalion Sinclair, Upton The Jungle Stevenson, Robert Louis Treasure Island Stott, John Your Mind Matters Wells, H.G. The War of the Worlds White, E.B. Charlotte s Web Wyss, Johann David The Swiss Family Robinson