The objective of summer reading is to assist students in cultivating skills that have been built upon throughout their academic year. It is the hope that reading will strengthen and reinforce those skills that are vital to all aspects of academics and beyond. Students who chose to complete this assignment will receive extra credit on their first quarter grade.
GRADE 7 Regents SUMMER READING PROJECT – Extra Credit
Students can select a book from the list below:
- Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in Sudan by John Bul Dau (paperback (pbk) available)
- Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulsen
- The Front Desk by Kelly Yang
- Out of My Mind, Sharon M. Draper (pbk and Kindle)
- Confessions of a So-called Middle Child, Maria Lennon (pbk and Kindle)
- Ungifted by Gordon Korman
- Fish In a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
- Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
- Other Words from Home by Jasmine Warga
Listed below are resources for students:
A video explaining how to access online reading and audiobooks from SORA. SORA Instructions
Make sure to check out your school’s library:
- CVMS: https://sites.google.com/pinebushschools.org/cvms-library/home
- Crispell: https://sites.google.com/pinebushschools.org/libraryatcrispell/home
Don’t forget your local libraries!
- Pine Bush Area Public Library- 223-227 Maple Ave, Pine Bush, NY https://pinebusharealibrary.org/
- Middletown Thrall Library- 12 Depot Street, Middletown, NY https://www.thrall.org/WelcomeHome.html
- Mamakating Library- 128 Sullivan Street, Wurstboro, NY https://mamakatinglibrary.org/
You can check the availability of each text from the following merchants:
- http:///www.half.com (re-seller of new to used book) Bargains can be found!
- http://www.amazon.com
- http://www.barnesandnoble.com
SUMMER READING EXTRA CREDIT
ONE PAGER DIRECTIONS
Extra Credit Assignment: One-Pager
Directions: Create a visually engaging one-pager that demonstrates your understanding of the novel. This is due the second week in September, per your teacher’s instructions. Late submissions will NOT be accepted. Please follow the guidelines below:
- Upper Left Corner: Write a 5-7 sentence summary of the novel, highlighting the main plot points and key characters.
- Upper Right Corner: Draw a hand-drawn image that represents an important symbol or scene from the novel.
- Center: Clearly write the title of the novel and the author’s name in a creative and eye-catching way.
- Bottom Left Corner: Identify and write one major theme of the novel.
- Bottom Right Corner: Choose a quote that supports the theme and properly cite it with the page number (Example: “Quote” (Author Page #).
Neatness, creativity, and effort will be considered in grading. Have fun!
You may also add other symbols, drawings, and words that represent the reading as you wish.
Extra Credit Reminder: You can earn up to 5 points on your first unit test. Effort, neatness, and creativity count! You will lose points OR your one-pager may not be accepted if effort isn’t put forth.
RUBRIC:
| Category | Criteria | Points |
| Summary (Upper Left Corner) | Clearly summarizes the novel in 5-7 sentences, highlighting main plot points and key characters. | 1 Point |
| Hand-Drawn Image (Upper Right Corner) | Represents an important symbol or scene from the novel with creativity and effort. | 1 Point |
| Title & Author (Center) | Title and author are clearly written in a creative and eye-catching way. | 1 Point |
| Theme (Bottom Left Corner) | Title and author are clearly written in a creative and eye-catching way. | 1 Point |
| Quote with Citation (Bottom Right Corner) | Provides a relevant quote that supports the theme, properly cited with page number. | 1 Point |
| Total |