Required Summer Reading 2018: School Projects

From Huntsville City School website:

Opening

Hook your audience!

• Read a quote from the book
• Ask a question of your audience
• Introduce the main character
• Vividly set the scene

You may use a combination of a few of the above techniques.

Make sure to also give the title and author of the book.

Summary

In a paragraph or two, summarize the plot of the book.  Be sure that your summary introduces the main character, identifies the problem, and leads us toward the solution - without giving away the ending!

Impression

Share your opinion!

• How did you feel about the book?
• What did you think of the author?
• Would you recommend it to others?
• What would you rate it?

Closing

Entice your audience!

• Ask a rhetorical question
• Read a quote from the book
• Use a cliffhanger

You may use a combination of the above techniques.

Remember, your book talk should flow nicely like a commercial.  It should not be a giant list answering these questions.

These are downloadable documents, describing summer projects for students at Bob Jones High School.

 These are downloadable documents, describing summer projects for students at James Clemons.

Objective: To analyze selected novel and determine main characters, setting, plot, and symbols

Due Date: First Day of Class

Compete paper bag assignment:

1. Decorate front of the bag with scene from novel, title, author's name, your name

2. Decorate back of the bag with main and supporting characters' names, setting, plot, and 2 symbols in novel

3. Include in the bag 5 objects that help tell the story, 2 symbolic objects, 3 objects reminding you of main characters, and 2 objects related to the author.

Choose of the following projects, complete, and turn in on first day of class.

1. Children's Story

2. Write your own Scene

3. Rewrite the Ending

4. Model of the Setting

5. Graphic Novel

Part One and Part Two of assignment are both due one week from the first day of class.