The Summer
Reading Committee has chosen to focus on reading choices as seen
through the eyes of the Social Sciences. Each grade has been designated
with a theme in which books are chosen to accompany that subject
matter.
9th grade: Global/Cultural
10th grade: Civil Rights/Law & Justice
11th grade: United States History
12th grade: Psychology/Law
The following are fiction and non-fiction choices in each grade: (Select one of the following)
9th Grade The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Losing Isaiah by Seth J. Margolis
10th Grade Monster by Walter Dean Myers
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
11th
Grade The
Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute To
His White Mother by James
McBride
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
12th Grade
Psychology students (select one of the following)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer
Law Students (select one of the following)
The Innocent Man by John Grisham
A Portrait of a Killer by Patricia Cornwell
Modern Topics Students (select one of the following)
Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden
Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam by Bernard Edelman
As part of your summer reading, you are being asked to create a “Character Scrapbook.” This scrapbook will be representative of the book you selected to read and how you reacted to it…what about the book had the most affect on you? You complete the following tasks to include in your scrapbook..
Have fun with this and create a display of who you are and the important parts of your summer reading.
Assignment- Summer Reading Character Scrapbook
Students will use the character scrapbook to explain their thoughts and feelings about the text. The character scrapbook should be completed and turned in during the first academic cycle in the fall.
Requirements
Cover Page- |
Title of Character you have selected.
Title of Book
Your name |
Pages 1-2 |
Include two (2) diary entries written from the point of view of the character you chose, describing key events, thoughts, descriptions, or feelings. (Write the diary entries as though you were the character.) |
Page 3 |
Create an illustration or a collage that depicts a significant event that occurs in the story to the character you have chosen. Also include a brief explanation of the pictures you drew or chose to include and describe how it relates to the story and character. |
Page 4 |
Select one appropriate song that could be the theme song for the character and include the lyrics to the song. Also include an explanation of how the song relates to the story and the character you chose. |
Page 5 |
Find an article or an ad from a newspaper or magazine that you feel relates to or describes the character you chose and also explain why you chose the article or ad and how it relates to or describe the character. |
Character Scrapbook Rubric:
Self Evaluation Teacher Evaluation
Decoration of Cover
Colorful (10 points) ____________ _______________
Creative (11 points) ____________ _______________
Neat (12 points) ____________ _______________
Overall
All 6 pages (8 points) ____________ ________________
Thoughtful (10 points) ____________ ________________
Expressive (12 points) ____________ ________________
Unique (4 points) ____________ ________________
Explanations
Organized (11 points) ____________ ________________
Complete (11 points) ____________ ________________
Connection to Book (11 points |
