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Boston Public Library Catholic Memorial Middle School Summer Reading Lists 2003 |
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SEVENTH GRADERS! When you arrive on the opening day of school in September, bring with you a PORTFOLIO or FOLDER OF YOUR OWN DESIGN which you can DISPLAY and SHARE with your schoolmates. This portfolio will be YOUR opportunity to INTRODUCE YOURSELF to your new classmates and teachers. This portfolio should INCLUDE the following FIVE (5) components: 1. A TITLE PAGE with a PHOTO of yourself and a TABLE OF CONTENTS,
2. A brief OUTLINE or LISTING of how you PLAN to organize your
summer to 3. A 1-2 PARAGRAPH SELF-EVALUATION written in LATE AUGUST that:
4. A READING RECORD of the author, title, and number of pages you
have read
5. ONE READING-RELATED ACTIVITY. Suggestions are listed below and on the following page. Your ONE chosen activity should take about 3-5 hours to complete. You may choose a summer-long, TEACHER-DIRECTED activity listed, OR you may select a STUDENT-DIRECTED activity which you will be thinking about as you read over the summer, but which you probably will not create until you have finished your reading selections. YOU SELECT the ONE type of activity which you feel best reflects YOUR intellectual, emotional, and creative needs! ONE READING RELATED ACTIVITY IS REQUIRED – As stated above, this ONE activity may be either TEACHER OR STUDENT directed. TEACHER-DIRECTED CHOICES: (Time involved: 3-5 hours) 1. Keep a “daily” REFLECTIVE journal on each day’s reading. Limit your thoughts, observations, and puzzlements to 2-3 sentences per entry. OR 2. Keep a CORRESPONDENCE journal. After reading a book (or selections of poetry or non-fiction), write a letter to its author or to one of the main characters. Using PROPER correspondence format, focus on important issues raised in the “book” and reveal any thoughts, observations, or puzzlements that you would like to share with the author, poet, character, or reader of your journal. (Length: 2-5 paragraphs per book.) OR 3. You may COMBINE Choices #1 and #2, if desired. For example, for one book you may wish to write daily, but for another book you might rather wait until you have completed the book to write a letter to its author or character.
OR . . . . . PICK FROM BELOW: STUDENT-DIRECTED ACTIVITY: (Time involved: 3-5 hours) This type of activity is designed for RISK TAKERS. While reading over the summer, carefully monitor your OBSERVATIONS AND REFLECTIONS. Using one or more of your readings as a jumping-off point or source of inspirations, CREATE YOUR OWN ACTIVITY which should reflect your CREATIVE SELF. Feel free to experiment and explore with any ONE or MORE of several mediums, such as . . .
CREATIVE WORK should be “displayed” in such a way that it is appropriate for a GENERAL AUDIENCE, that the QUALITY of the creation reflects PRIDE AND QUALITY, and that it can be “hung up” or showcased in the classroom. “Type” written work, whenever possible, mount or frame using a contrasting background. Attach to your project a short, typed explanation of what book(s) inspired its creation. Also include your name. If you choose a STUDENT-DIRECTED activity, clearly LABEL your activity with your NAME AND GRADE and include a LISTING of this activity in your portfolio, so that your schoolmates and teachers are made aware that your activity may be found somewhere other than in your portfolio. Dear “Fellow” Knight, Whatever type of activity you choose, enjoy the opportunity to have the time to reflect on your readings and make them a part of your intellectual and creative “self”. Remember, the reading-related activity you choose to do should take no more than 3-5 hours to complete, but it should be done with great care. Your schoolmates and we staff members will be eager to meet each other in September and to view these portfolios. We truly are excited about our school and the outstanding qualities of our new students, like you. Have a thought-provoking summer, but do not forget to play and relax, too! Yours truly,
CATHOLIC MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL The following SUGGESTED list of books is offered to you as a GUIDE in your selection of appropriate reading matter. FEEL FREE to select any OTHER reading material which you, your parents, or current teachers feel will challenge and pique your intellectual and creative abilities. However, if possible, try to vary the “type,” or genre, the level of difficulty, and the length of the reading selections you choose. Most of the authors listed on the following pages have received the Newberry Medal, the Newberry Honor, and/or other prestigious literary awards for their beloved thought-provoking books. The AUTHORS of these outstanding books are NOT LISTED ALPHABETICALLY but rather in the order of their books’ probable POPULARITY and/or ease of reading. The more ADVANCED reading selections are at the end of each thematic section. INFORMATION about each book usually is listed in the FOLLOWING ORDER: author’s LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, TITLE of book, NUMBER OF PAGES in book, PUBLISHER, THEME/SETTING. For example: Smith, John THE RAVEN 107 Harper (escape/mountains) should be read to mean: John Smith = book’s author; The Raven = book’s title; 107 = book’s # of pages; Harper = book’s publisher; escape/mountains = theme/setting. The name of the publisher has been cited to aid you in finding a desired book in a bookstore such as New England Book Fair in Newton where books are grouped by publisher. Most of the titles listed, however, can be found in neighborhood libraries. BOTTOM LINE: Read until you find what appeals to you. Make reading a daily, enjoyable activity in your life!
BIOGRAPHIES POETRY *Silverstein, Shel WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS Prelutsky, Jack SOMETHING BIG HAS BEEN HERE FICTION (Survival Themes) Holman, Felice SLAKE’S LIMBO *Spinelli, Jerry MANIAC MAGEE Burnford, Sheila THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY *George, Jean Craighead MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN *Paulsen, Gary HATCHET Weir, Ester THE LONER *O’Dell, Scott THE ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS Taylor, Theodore THE CAY Avi THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF CHARLOTTE DOYLE London, Jack THE CALL OF THE WILD *Auell, Jean CLAN OF THE CAVE BEARS ANIMALS / YOUNG ADULT / GROWING UP BOOKS *Rawls, Wilson WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS North, Sterling RASCAL Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds SHILOH Armstrong, William SOUNDER *Peck, Richard A DAY NO PIGS WOULD DIE POPULAR FICTION *Bellairs, John THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan SHELOCK HOLMES Buck, Pearl THE BIG WAVE *O’Dell, Scott SING DOWN THE MOON *Peck, Richard THOSE SUMMER GIRLS I NEVER MET *Lowery, Lois NUMBER THE STARS *Paterson, Katherine BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA *Collier, J. & C. MY BROTHER SAM IS DEAD Woiciechowska, Maia SHADOW OF THE BULL Wuono, Eva-Lisa DETOUR TO DANGER Meyers, Walter Dean HOOPS Zindel, Paul PIGMAN Cormier, Robert THE CHOCOLATE WAR FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION *Banks, Lynne Reid THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD (series) Fleischman, Sid THE WHIPPING BOY Fleishman, Paul THE HALF-A-MOON INN Lewis, C.S. THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA (series) Seredy, Kate THE WHITE STAG McCaffrey, Anne DRAGONSONG O’Brien, Robert MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH Sleater, William INTERSTELLAR PIG Christopher, John THE CITY OF GOLD AND LEAD *L’Engle, Madeleine A WRINKLE IN TIME Cooper, Susan THE DARK IS RISING Lloyd, Alexander THE BOOK OF THREE The following reading lists are adapted from those created by SUNDANCE DISTRIBUTORS in Littleton, MA. To learn more about these YA (Young Adult) books and their plots, themes, lengths, reading grade levels, and cost, visit SUNDANCE on the web at www.sundancepub.com. If you so choose, you also can order from SUNDANCE: call 800-343-8204 or Fax 800-456-2419 or order on-line. BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOKS FOR GRADE 7 ADAM OF THE ROAD, Gray YOUNG ADULT BOOKS FOR GIFTED 7TH GRADE READERS THE CROSSING, Paulsen EXPLORING VALUES THE FAITHFUL FRIEND, San Souci YOUNG ADULT MULTICULTURAL BOOKS GRADE 7 AMERICAN DRAGONS, Yep, ed. BEST BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS ATHLETIC SHORTS, Crutcher BOOKS TO READ WHEN YOU HATE TO READ ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL, Frank BOOKS THAT ARE CLASSICS (See PUFFIN Classics, 7-9) THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER NEWBERRY BOOK AWARD WINNERS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AMOS FORTUNE: FREE MAN, Yates |
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