Windham Middle School 2011-2012 Summer Reading Program

It is very important to engage students' minds over the summer to maintain or continue the gains they made over the school year.  It is for these reasons that this assignment is highly suggested for all incoming sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students; however, it is not mandatory.  Students who bring a completed project to class the first day of school, or have their project uploaded to Mrs. Rogers' Moodle page by August 21 will receive a quiz grade in Reading that may replace a lower quiz grade earned during the first quarter of the school year.

The assignment will consist of 3 parts:

Part I—Heading

1.   Write the title, author, and genre of your book.

2.   Include a picture representing the book.  It may be hand or computer generated.

Part II—Written Response

1.   Write answers in paragraph form to the 20 questions attached.  Incoming 6^th graders must choose any five questions, incoming 7^th graders must choose 7, and incoming 8^th graders must choose any 9.

2.   Your answers must display reflective thinking and use standard conventions of English.  Be sure to use a topic sentence to start each response.

Part III—Vocabulary

1.   Make a list of unknown words you find while you read.  Incoming sixth graders should find 5 words, incoming 7^th graders should find 7 words, and incoming 8^th graders should find 9 words.  Write the words in the context found in the book.

2.   Then, write, in complete sentences, what you thought the word meant.

3.   Finally, look up the word in a dictionary and write the actual definition, including the part of speech.

If you are creating a poster, place the items from above on an 11"x18" poster.  All written components should be typed.  If you are posting to Moodle, you may create a Word document, use Publisher to make a poster, or create a brochure. Once you have your document finished, upload it to Moodle.  Login with your current username and password, go to WMS – Grade 6—Team 2 – Mrs. Rogers WMS Summer Reading Information. Your username and password will be available until August 20.

***Additionally, be prepared to present your poster to your reading class when you return to school.***

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