SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS AND SUPPLY LISTS

Social Studies Assignment

Collect 10 articles on the Presidential election. Summarize the article and hand in the summary together with the newspaper article. All newpaper articles must be mounted on plain white paper. All articles must be from the newspaper, not the Internet!!

ELA Summer Reading Assignment

Required reading:

NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH by Avi

Ninth grade student Philip Malloy was suspended from school for singing along to THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER in his homeroom, causing what his teacher, Margaret Narwin, called “a disturbance.” Heroism, hoax, or mistake, what happened at Harrison High School changes everything for everyone in ways no one could have predicted.

Choose one book from this list for your second reading:

CHEATING LESSON by Nan Wilded Cappo

THE WISH LIST by Erin Colfer

THE HOUSE WITH THE CLOCK IN THE WALLS by John Bellairs

THE WANDERER by Sharon Creech

LILY’S CROSSING by Patricia Reilly Giff

PHOENIX RISING by Karen Hesse

JIM THORPE: OLYMPIC CHAMPION by Van Riper Gurnsey

FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelly

FACE ON THE MILK CARTON by Caroline Cooney

Your assignment is to read two books. One is NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH and the other is a book from the list above. You are to complete two book reports. Read the directions below and follow the instructions for writing the book reports.

I. Cover sheet: include title, author, a picture of a scene from the book, and
your name.

II. Complete a graphic organizer for the story.

III.Choose a character from the story and complete an attribute chart of the
physical and character traits. Use a T graph.

IV. Write a summary that is two typed, 12 font, double-spaced pages.

A. Paragraph 1 – include title (that is underlined or in italics), author, genre, problem, and a strong sentence to make me want to read on.

B. Paragraph 2 and on - Write the summary. Use details from the story and back them up. Do not use dialogue unless necessary.

V. Write a review that is three paragraphs.

A. Paragraph 1 – write title, author, genre, setting, theme, and characters in the book.

B. Paragraph 2 – take a quote, line, or rewrite a paragraph and explain why it is important in the book

C. Paragraph 3 – Did you like the book? Why/Why not – explain.

The reports will count as a reading and writing grade and are due the first day of school.

ELA and Spanish Supply List

ELA - one 5 subject notebook with perforated pages
Spanish - one 3 subject notebook
2 folders
1 highlighter
pens - blue or black
1 highlighter
Spanish-English dictionary

Social Studies and Science Supply List

two 3-5 subject notebook (one for each subject)
pens - blue, black only
looseleaf paper
personal stapler
2 folders
colored pencils
1 metric 30 cm ruler

Religion Supply List
one 1 subject notebook
1 folder
colored pencils

Math Supply List

pencils
graph notebook (two)
ruler (12 inch)
protractor
colored pencils
scientific calculator - Texas Instrument TI30 or TI 34
glue stick

It is mandatory that students have these supplies every day. Failure to have them for class will result in a lower grade.