Grade 6 Summer Reading
(for previous 5th graders -  rising 6th graders)

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Select one of the listed books to complete the summer reading assignment below.  

The book can be purchased online or at most bookstores.  It can usually be found at most public libraries. In addition, students can use “Learning Ally” to read and  listen to the book.

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This assignment will be the 1st assessment grade for the marking period. 
It is due the 1st week of school.

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Task:

Examine the list of summer reading novels for your grade level. Select one that you will read for your task.

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As you read, keep a journal for each chapter. Your journal should be at least one paragraph. It should reflect your thoughts and reactions, but should not summarize the chapter. Use some of the suggested journal options below. Use each journal option as least once before using it again.

Create a poster for your selected novel. On your poster include the following:
-  Two central characters with physical and personality traits.
-  A description of the setting (including when and where).
-  The central conflict, two ways the characters work to overcome the conflict, and the resolution

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Journal Options:

Choose a quote(s) from the reading and comment on its meaning, significance, and/or impact on you as a reader. Be sure to indicate the page number of the quote(s).

Comment on ideas, characters, or events in the reading that particularly caused you to reflect on your life and experiences.

Identify significant issues or themes that you’ve encountered in your reading and comment on them.

Write a “Dear Diary” entry as one of the characters and discuss your ideas (from the character’s point of view) about anything that has occurred in the reading.

Write a letter to one of the characters about an issue, problem, or situation that came up in the reading or from their point of view.

Sketch or draw a scene from the reading.  Include a written explanation of how the drawing represents your understanding of the reading.  

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