Academy fr Classical Educatin Summer Reading Assignments fr Students Entering EIGHTH GRADE The reading assignments belw are fr children wh will be entering the 8 th grade in Fall 2017. Students in grades 6-9 shuld use cllege ruled paper and blue/black ink fr these assignments until their 10 th grade year when the assignments will be typed using a cmputer. If pssible, yu shuld purchase yur wn cpies f the nvels. It is a tremendus advantage t be able t take ntes in the margins and underline r highlight ntable passages. Shuld yu study these nvels again in cllege, yur wn anntated and highlighted cpies will be invaluable. These bks are available at lcal bkstres, as well as thrugh nline retailers such as Amazn.cm. Bk #1: Required T Kill a Mckingbird by Harper Lee (Lexile: 870) Assignment #1: Optin #1: Chse ne r mre scenes in T Kill a Mckingbird and write diary (jurnal) entries frm the pint f view leading This assignment shuld be a minimum f tw pages in length (ne page, frnt and back). The entries shuld include the character s thughts (written in yur wn wrds) as they relate t the scenes yu have chsen t write abut. Optin #2: Imagine that yu are Harper Lee, the authr f T Kill a Mckingbird, and that yu decided t add anther chapter t the bk. Create a brand new chapter and write it in first-persn pint f view frm Scut s perspective. Be sure t include dialgue between characters and create an incident that makes sense with what happens in the riginal nvel. Yur chapter shuld be a minimum f tw pages in length and must include dialgue. Lk at a page in the nvel t get an idea f hw yur chapter shuld lk. Be sure t indent each new paragraph. In additin t dialgue, be sure t include additinal details t help the reader see what is happening in yur chapter. Bk #2: Student Chice Required (Select ne f the bks listed belw.) Students shuld read the riginal, unabridged editin f the bk chsen. Assignment #2: The Yearling by Marjrie Kinnan Rawlings (Lexile: 750) The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (Lexile: 940) The Call f the Wild by Jack Lndn (Lexile: 1120) Anne f Green Gables by Lucy Maud Mntgmery (Lexile: 990L) Murder n the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (Lexile: 640) Chse ne f the fllwing t cmplete fr Bk #2: Draw an 8-panel stry bard that cvers the majr events that ccurred in the bk. Select ten pems r write ten pems that yu feel reflect the theme, md, characters, r settings f the nvel. Explain why yu selected r wrte the pems. Create a dirama in which yu shw a scene that yu feel was amng the mst significant in the stry. This must be accmpanied by an explanatin as t why yu selected this scene. Select a character frm the bk. Then select ten qutatins frm the text that reveals the character s persnality. Yu must explain what each qutatin/sentence tells yu abut the character. Yu must als tell which page the qutatin/sentence came frm. Write a ne-page bigraphy characters that mst interests yu. Wh is this persn? What is this persn s stry? Write a sng abut the bk yu read the characters, setting, and plt. Perfrm it r have smene else perfrm it fr yu. Yu will need t videtape the perfrmance. The hand-written sng must be turned in.
8 th Grade Summer Reading Criteria/Rubrics Required Bk: T Kill a Mckingbird by Harper Lee Assignment 1/Optin 1: Jurnal Entry/Entries Frmat Cntent Insight and Understanding Grammar, Punctuatin, and Spelling Length Excellent: 5 Needs Wrk: 3-4 Incmplete: 0-2 Each jurnal entry is Each jurnal entry is Dates were nt dated based n the time dated but is nt based included with the perid f the nvel. n the time perid f jurnal entry r Jurnal entries are the nvel. entries. neatly written in blue r Jurnal entries are Jurnal entries are black ink. written in blue r black written in pencil. ink but are difficult t read at times. Jurnal entries are written in the firstpersn pint-f-view f ne f the Jurnal entries include the character s thughts (written in yur wn wrds) based n the scene r scenes yu have chsen t write abut. These thughts prvide insight abut hw the character feels abut what is taking place in the nvel. The jurnal entry clearly demnstrates student s understanding and insight f the character and the nvel. There are n errrs in grammar, punctuatin, r The student wrte at least three pages f jurnal entries. Jurnal entries are mstly written in the first-persn pint-fview Jurnal entries include the character s thughts based n the scene r scenes yu have chsen t write abut. These thughts d nt shw much additinal insight abut hw the character feels. The jurnal entry shws sme understanding and insight f the character and the nvel. There are a few errrs in grammar, The student wrte at least tw pages f jurnal entries. Jurnal entries are nt written in the first-persn pint-fview Jurnal entries are simply summaries f what happened in the bk and d nt prvide insight abut hw the character feels during this part f the nvel. The jurnal entry shws little r n understanding f the character and the nvel. There are numerus errrs in grammar, The student wrte less than tw pages f jurnal entries. Ttal Pints:
8 th Grade Summer Reading Criteria/Rubrics Required Bk: T Kill a Mckingbird by Harper Lee Assignment 1/Optin 2: Write an additinal chapter t the nvel. Cntent Insight and Understanding Grammar, Punctuatin, and Spelling Length Excellent: 5 Needs Wrk: 3-4 Incmplete: 0-2 The chapter yu created The chapter is a natural The chapter des nt is creative and cmplex. additin t the nvel seem t fit with the The chapter fits but lacks creativity. nvel. There is n naturally with the nvel The chapter fits the new incident and includes a new nvel and includes a invlving the incident that wuld new incident. make an interesting The chapter includes There is n dialgue additin t the plt. sme dialgue in the chapter. The chapter is written in between Characters a way that helps the The writing des nt persnalities are nt reader envisin what is clearly reveal aspects f revealed thrugh the happening. a characters writing. The chapter includes persnality. dialgue between The writing reveals aspects f the characters persnalities. The chapter is written in first-persn pint-fview The chapter shws the student s insight and understanding f the characters in the nvel. There are n errrs in grammar, punctuatin, r Dialgue is punctuated crrectly. The chapter is tw r mre pages in length. The chapter is mstly written in first-persn pint-f-view f ne f the The chapter shws sme student insight and understanding f the characters in the nvel. There are a few errrs in grammar, An attempt was made t punctuate dialgue, but it is nt always crrect. The chapter is ne t tw pages in length. The chapter is nt written in firstpersn pint-f-view The chapter des nt shw student insight r understanding f the characters in the nvel. There are numerus errrs in grammar, Dialgue is nt punctuated. The chapter is less than ne page in length. Ttal Pints:
8 th Grade Summer Reading Criteria/Rubrics Optinal Bks (Chse ne bk riginal, unabridged editin): The Yearling, The Old Man and the Sea, The Call f the Wild, Anne f Green Gables, r Murder n the Orient Express Assignment 2: Chse ne f the activities belw t cmplete fr the bk chsen frm the list abve. Strybard Draw an 8-panel stry bard the cvers the majr events the ccurred in the bk. Qutes and Ntes Select a character frm the bk. Then select ten qutatins frm the text that reveals the character s persnality. Yu must explain what each qutatin/sentence tells yu abut the character. Yu must als tell which page the qutatin/sentence came frm. Petry Select ten pems r write ten pems that yu feel reflect the theme, md, characters, r settings f the nvel. Explain why yu selected r wrte the pems. Bigraphy Write a ne-page bigraphy f ne f the characters that mst interests yu. Wh is this persn? What is this persn s stry? Dirama Create a dirama in which yu shw a scene that yu feel was amng the mst significant in the stry. This must be accmpanied by a nepage explanatin as t why yu selected this scene. Sing Me a Sng Write a sng abut the bk yu read the characters, setting, and plt. Perfrm it r have smene else perfrm it fr yu. Yu will need t videtape the perfrmance. The hand-written sng must be turned in. Criteria fr Grading: Strybard cnsists f eight panels depicts majr events that ccurred visually attractive and neat creative and riginal very artistic Qutes and Ntes cnsists f ten qutatins frm ne character shws analysis f qute (hw it reveals smething abut the character) includes page number frm the nvel fr each qutatin Petry cnsists f ten pems that reflect the theme, md, characters, r setting f the nvel includes yur thrugh explanatin as t why yu selected r wrte the pems explanatins are written in cmplete sentences Bigraphy creative and engaging lgical structure at least ne page in length neatly and legibly written in blue r black ink crrect spelling and grammar Dirama depicts a significant scene frm the nvel visually attractive and neat creative and riginal includes a fully-develped explanatin as t why this scene was chsen fr the dirama Sing Me a Sng apprpriate cntent wrds and music g tgether lyrics are abut the characters, setting, and plt f the nvel videtape perfrmance sng written in blue r black ink
Summer Math Assignment fr Students Entering EIGHTH GRADE All ACE schlars will have summer math review assignments. Because math can differ based n the student s ability and the math curse he/she will be taking in 2017-2018, all math assignments will be emailed t the parent by May 31, 2017. We expect all assignments t be cmpleted and turned in n the first day f schl. This will be the first math grade! 8th Grade READINESS Every child is special and unique and develps at their wn pace; hwever, there are certain skills and knwledge sets that we as teachers feel are essential fr scial and academic grwth, develpment, and achievement in schl. RISING 8 TH -GRADERS will be expected t write in all subject areas. Students will write in cmplete sentences and paragraphs and will wrk t imprve their shrt answer and multiparagraph respnses during the schl year. We expect students wh are entering 8 th -grade t knw r t be able t d certain things that indicate that the child is ready fr 8 th -grade cncepts. The summer will be a gd time t review r learn the fllwing: ENGLISH 1. Analyze sentences and be able t identify the fllwing parts: subjects, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, cnjunctins, interjectins, direct bjects, indirect bjects, predicate nminatives, and predicate adjectives. 2. Memrize the fllwing prepsitins. ABOUT AT DESPITE LIKE TO ABOVE BEFORE DOWN NEAR TOWARD ACROSS BEHIND DURING OF UNDER AFTER BELOW EXCEPT OFF UNTIL AGAINST BENEATH FOR ON UP ALONG BESIDE FROM OUT WITH AMONG BETWEEN IN OVER WITHIN AROUND BEYOND INSIDE PAST WITHOUT AS BY INTO THROUGH SCIENCE 1. Review States f Matter. 2. Review basic math peratins (additin, subtractin, multiplicatin, divisin). 3. Knw hw t islate (slve) fr a variable. 4. Knw hw t plt pints n the crdinate plane. 5. Be familiar with the fllwing wrds and their definitins: ATOM ENERGY TEMPERATURE MATTER LIGHT GRAVITY ELECTRICITY MASS WEIGHT Scial Studies Gegraphy Review states and capitals f the U.S. Review cntinents and ceans f the wrld Gergia Histry Knw the three branches f U.S. gvernment, their chief cnstitutinal ffices, and hw they wrk tgether. Memrize the first ten amendments t the U.S. Cnstitutin Knw which states brder Gergia, majr Gergia cities, and majr rivers. Knw hw t create an MLA bibligraphy using bk r internet article surces. Math 1. Knw multiplicatin tables up t 12x12. 2. Knw the rder f peratins. 3. Be able t add, subtract, multiply, and divide integers, fractins, and decimals.
8 th -Grade Supply List fr a Successful 2017-2018 Schl Year 3 Three-ring Binders (1 ½-inch r 2-inch) Several packs Lse-leaf Paper fr Binders (cllege-ruled) 3 packs Dividers (five-tabs each) 1 pack r tablet Graph Paper 6 Spiral Ntebks (ne-subject, 70-pages, cllege-ruled) 4 Cmpsitin Ntebks (traditinal, black/white marbled cver) 4 packs Index Cards, 3x5 ruled, 300-cunt 1 pack Pencils (mechanical r wden Please purchase additinal lead r a cvered, hand-held sharpener.) 1 pack Blue r Black Pens (similar t BIC Rund Stic Pens r Pentel R.S.V.P. Ballpint Stick Pens with Grip) 1 pack Red Pens 1 pack Dry Erase Markers (t use in class) 1 pack Crayla Markers 1 pack Clred Pencils 1 pack Highlighters (Varius Clrs) 1 12-inch Ruler (Metric/English) 1 Pencil Puch 1 pair Small Scissrs 2 Glue Sticks 1 USB Flash Drive (ptinal) HOMEROOM CONTRIBUTIONS Thank yu! Facial Tissue Clrx Wipes Hand Sanitizer Dry Erase Markers Paper Twels Band-Aids Ream f cpy paper Dry Erase Bard Cleaner and Eraser