Dear future 8 th grade families, While summer will certainly be filled with many days f swimming, lemnade, and family vacatins, ur schl s missin is t ensure ur students are maintaining their skills frm 7th grade! Our 8th grade teachers are excited t begin the new year with yur student! In rder t ensure a smth transitin, ur 8th grade teachers are asking fr yur help in preparing yur students next academic jurney. In rder t prepare yu fr yur jurney, yur student will need t cmplete the fllwing summer Assignments by the first day f schl. See yu in September! Eighth Grade Teachers MATH This summer yu will watch a series f vides that will refresh yur memry f the fundatinal skills needed t be successful in 8 th grade math. The vides are cmpletely ptinal but will be extremely helpful. When yu begin yur ixl assignments. Fllw the directins n the page belw t access yur list f fundatinal skills, vides, and ixl assignments fr each skill. All IXL assignments need t be cmpleted prir t the first day f schl. LANGUAGE ARTS This summer yu will read 3 grade apprpriate nvels frm a prvided list f titles. Yu will need t keep a reading lg, cmplete the mtif/theme activity with 1 nvel, and a five-questin literary guide fr the ther tw nvels. All three f these assignments will be due n the first day f schl and will serve as the first prject grade f the new schl year. Fllw the directins n the page belw t access the details and pdf cpies f each assignment.
Upcming 8 th grade Summer Schlar Math Assignment All vides are suggestins and nt required. Yu may be able t find thers that yu like better. All IXL.cm sectins are required and shuld be taken t a scre f 60 pints. Multiplicatin facts 1-12 Knw them! www.multiplicatin.cm https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=egj CLhI9Mk Integers (IXL.cm, 7th grade, Sectins B Lessns 1-3 and C Lessns 1-3.) The number line adding/subtractin + and - numbers Multiplying and dividing + and numbers Fractins and Decimals (IXL.cm, 7th grade, Sectins DEFGH: Lessns 1-3 in each) Area/Perimeter (IXL.cm, 7th grade, Sectin AA Lessns 1-5) Adding/subtracting https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=t3s I7bm2CLA multiplying/dividing https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=lu3 R2JE5c_U and https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=q4 vei4mk8g0 Rectangles Triangles Circles http://virtualnerd.cm/middlemath/integers-crdinateplane/integers-abslutevalue/psitive negative-numberdefinitins https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=y_- conzmit Crdinate plane (IXL.cm, 7th grade, Sectin P Lessns 1-3) X and Y axes Quadrants Pltting pints (x,y) Hw t write and slve variable expressins (IXL.cm, 7th grade, Sectins R and S Lessns 1-3 each) Squares and Square Rts (IXL.cm, 8th grade, Sectin F Lessns 1-3) https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=w VWQWEta1rE https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v= B-Sfvry_h3Q Math
8 th Grade Summer Schlar Assignment Parents, I hpe yu and yur child are as excited as I am abut the upcming schl year. 8 th grade is an imprtant year as we help transitin students int high schl! Over the summer, students need t cntinue reading n a regular basis t keep their skills sharp. The value f reading cannt be verstated, as educatinal research has cnsistently shwn that independent reading is the single largest determinant f academic success. T that end, this summer yu will read 3 grade apprpriate nvels frm the list prvided belw. Yu may buy these bks, dwnlad the E-Bk, r brrw them frm yur lcal library. Summer Reading Assignment Checklist Read 3 Grade Apprpriate Nvels frm the list Bk 1: Start Date: Finish Date: Bk 2: Start Date: Finish Date: Bk 3: Start Date: Finish Date: Fill Out the Reading Cmpletin Frm and have a parent/guardian sign ff Reading Cmpletin Frm is filled ut cmpletely and signed. Using 1 f the 3 nvels yu read, Cmplete the Mtif/Theme Reading Assignment. This will be fr a grade, and is due n the first day f schl. Mtif/Theme Reading Assignment is cmpleted with (Bk Title) Fr the Remaining 2 nvels, cmplete the 5 Questin Literary Guide fr each ne. 5 Questin Guide cmpleted with (Bk Title) 5 Questin Guide cmpleted with (Bk Title) Cngrats! Yu re finished, enjy the rest f yur summer. Please staple all frms tgether and have them ready t turn in n the first day f schl. 1) Reading Cmpletin Frm 2) Mtif/Theme Reading Assignment 3) 5 Questin Literary Guide (X2) 4) This Checklist n tp
Theme/ Mtif Reading Assignment A mtif is a recurrent thematic element in a literary wrk. It is usually ne wrd r a shrt phrase and helps t lead t a lessn a wrk is teaching. Fr example, cmmn mtifs thrugh literature are family, childhd, redemptin and the like. There are many mtifs that run thrugh the summer reading chices. As yu read yur nvel, I want yu t chse ne mtif belw n which t fcus. Circle yur chice. Friendship Family Curage Nn-cnfrmity Pwer Manipulatin War Abuse Identity Scial status Try t chse a mtif t which yu can relate in yur wn life. That will help yu in making cnnectins. As yu read yu need t find at least five qutatins (write them dwn with the page number) that wuld supprt yur mtif. Try t keep in mind hw that mtif can help yu find a theme. A theme is a universal human truth. Universal means it shuld nt be specific t the bk but t life and the human cnditin. A theme cannt be just ne wrd and des nt tell peple what t d. Finally, the theme must keep the whle wrk in mind, especially the end. In the end, I want yu t lk at the qutatins yu have chsen and yur ideas abut yur mtif and try t determine a theme. This theme will be the basis f the paper yu will write when yu cme back t schl in August. Here is an example: The example is ging t be frm a mvie s as nt t use the bks yu are reading. The Princess Bride is an amazing mvie (that I ttally encurage yu t watch) and culd use many f these same mtifs. Let s use the mtif f friendship. If I were reading this bk, I wuld be paying attentin t when the idea f friendship was mentined. I wuld be marking the qutatins and the page numbers. It starts ut with the friendship between Buttercup and Westley which eventually turns int lve. There is als the friendship between Fezzik and Inig which lasts thrugh the wrk. As I m nticing all f this, thugh, I als need t be thinking abut what lessn the authr might be trying t teach abut the idea f friendship. After I have finished the bk and written my five qutatins, I will lk thrugh them and try t determine what lessns were taught. Here are tw examples f themes I might use: 1. Friendship can last thrugh any turmil as lng as each persn always has faith in the ther. 2. If peple have true friends, then they can make it thrugh any difficult situatin. Let s g back up and make sure these themes have fllwed the directins frm the definitin.
A theme is a universal human truth. Universal means it shuld nt be specific t the bk but t life and the human cnditin. A theme cannt be just ne wrd and des nt tell peple what t d. Finally, the theme must keep the whle wrk in mind, especially the end. These ARE universal. Ntice hw neither f these themes references any f the specific characters frm the wrk. Instead, they attempt t shw what Glding might have been teaching abut the idea f friendship by using this stry. These are NOT ne wrd and they d nt tell peple what t d. Finally, these d keep the end f the wrk in mind. If they all died at the end, these wuld nt wrk because friendship did nt get them thrugh any difficult situatin. Weak themes: Telling peple what t d-- Peple shuld always supprt their friends thrugh thick and thin. We are nt attempting t dictate hw peple behave r suggest that the authr intended that, but instead, we are gleaning a lessn frm the stry that we might chse t live by as we age. One wrd The theme is friendship. This gives n lessn and is simply a mtif. Nt universal Buttercup learns that if she just had faith in Westley, everything wuld have been kay. Thugh we are using the bk t decide upn the lessn, the theme mves away frm the bk t shw what is true fr everyne and nt just Buttercup. Nw it is yur turn Use the wrksheet prvided, and fill in the fllwing infrmatin. Yu may either print the wrksheet, type it ut n the cmputer, r cpy the wrksheet (neatly) nt a blank sheet f white paper. 1. Select yur bk 2. Select yur mtif 3. Read the bk s underlining qutatins that relate t that mtif 4. When yu are dne reading, lk at the qutatins and the ideas yu learned and create a theme fllwing the rules abve. 5. Write dwn yur theme and yur five qutatins that wuld best supprt that theme. 6. Write a 1 paragraph respnse that describes yur theme using evidence frm the text. 7. Finally, write an 8-10 sentence bjective summary f yur bk. Make sure yu re including the wh, what, where, and when. 8. This assignment is due the first day f schl and will be entered as yur first assessment grade fr language arts. Oh, ne last nte. Yu shuld write yur qutatins fllwing MLA guidelines. All citatins will have qutatin marks and n end punctuatin (r cmma at the end f the citatin befre the qutatin marks) inside the qutatin marks unless it is a questin mark r exclamatin mark. Otherwise the perid ges utside f the parenthetical citatin nly. See examples belw. Anybdy want a peanut? (65). As yu wish (5).
Theme/Mtif Reading Assignment Bk Title: Authr: Mtif: Theme: 5 Qutes 1. 2. Paragraph describing the theme with evidence frm the text (6-8 sentences): 3. 4. Bk Summary: 8-10 sentences 5.
5 Questin Literary Guide Read a nvel and answer all parts f the questin with supprt frm the text. Textual evidence shuld be a cmbinatin f paraphrasing and direct qutes frm the text. Each questin requires yu t write at least ne detailed paragraph. (6-8 sentences) 1. Name ne prtagnist in the stry and describe his r her character traits. Explain what the character des r says t demnstrate these traits. Include textual evidence t supprt yur answer. 2. Name ne antagnist in the stry and describe his r her character traits. Explain what the character des r says t demnstrate these traits. Include textual evidence t supprt yur answer. 3. Describe in detail the main setting f the stry (when and where the stry takes place). Describe ne way that the setting affects the characters. Include textual evidence t supprt yur answer. 4. There are fur types f cnflict: character vs., character, character vs. self, character vs. nature, and character vs. sciety. Chse TWO imprtant cnflicts in the stry and fr each cnflict: a. Identify the type f cnflict and the characters invlved in the cnflict. Include textual evidence t supprt yur answer. b. Describe the cnflict in detail using textual evidence t supprt yur answer. 5. A theme is a lessn learned abut life r human behavir. Identify ne theme in the stry and chse tw examples that demnstrate the theme. Describe thse examples in detail using textual evidence t supprt yur ideas abut theme
8 th Grade Reading List *Accelerated Reading Level Tangerine Cunting By 7 s The Abslutely True Diary f a Part-time Indian Flipped Miss Peregrine s Hme fr Peculiar Children The Great Gatsby* Wnder Speak* The Huse n Mang Street The Clay Marble The Hunger Games Series Okay fr Nw The Selectin Series The Girl Wh Drank the Mn Number the Stars The Hbbit* The Giver The Chrnicles f Narnia Night The Adventures f Huckleberry Finn* Hles T Kill A Mcking Bird* Divergent Series Hatchet A Wrinkle in Time Where the Red Fern Grws Little Wmen* Esperanza Rising Maniac Magee Fever Out f the Dust Rll f Thunder, Hear my Cry The Secret Garden Animal Farm*
Reading Cmpletin Frm Date Bk Title Started On Page # Finished On Page # Parent Signature
Reading Cmpletin Frm Use this frm t keep track f hw much yu read this summer. Recrd the date, bk, and number f pages yu read EACH time yu sit dwn and read. Then, have yur parent r guardian sign beside each entry t cnfirm it. Remember, yu must read at least 3 nvels by the end f the summer, and cmplete the designated assignments fr each ne. I have accurately and hnestly cmpleted the summer Student s name reading lg t the best f my knwledge. Parent Signature Student Signature Date Date