MAKE A SPLASH & READ

• TheAbsolutelyTrueDiaryofaPart-TimeIndianbyShermanAlexie

• WillGrayson,WillGraysonbyJohnGreen&DavidLevithan

• TheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNight-timebyMarkHaddon

• MissPeregrine’sHomeforPeculiarChildrenbyRansomRiggs

• ALongWayGone:MemoirsofaBoySoldierbyIsmaelBeah

• SugarChangedtheWorld:AStoryofMagic,Spice,Slavery,FreedomandSciencebyMarcAronson&MarinaBudhos

Age Group:ü 9th–12thgrade

Duration: ü Summer2016

Commitment: ü ChooseONEnovel

fromthelist.ü ChooseONEproject

fromthelist.Project Due Date:

ü August17,2016Novel Assessment:

ü September2,2016

Formoreinformationvisit:www.centinela.k12.ca.uswww.hhscougars.orgwww.lawndalehs.orgwww.leuzinger.org

2016 CVUHSD SUMMER READING

SANDCASTLE BUILDING TIME

Ø Movie Poster Ø Trading Cards Ø Scrapbook Ø Map of Setting Ø Playlist or Soundtrack Ø Letters

Summer Reading Books 2016

* Lexile (L) 520 - 739 740 - 829 830 - 924 925 - 969 970 - 1009 1010 - 1049 1050 - 1079 1080 - 1184 Grade 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (660L*) BestsellingauthorShermanAlexietellsthestoryofJunior,abuddingcartoonistgrowingupontheSpokane

IndianReservation.Determinedtotakehisfutureintohisownhands,Juniorleaveshistroubledschoolonthereztoattendanall-whitefarmtownhighschoolwheretheonlyotherIndianistheschoolmascot.

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (890L*)

MissPeregrine’sHomeforPeculiarChildren,anunforgettablenovelthatmixesfictionandphotographyinathrillingreadingexperience.Asourstoryopens,ahorrificfamilytragedysetssixteen-year-oldJacobjourneyingtoaremoteislandoffthecoastofWales,wherehediscoversthecrumblingruinsofMissPeregrine’sHomeforPeculiarChildren.AsJacobexploresitsabandonedbedroomsandhallways,itbecomesclearthatthechildrenweremorethanjustpeculiar.Theymayhavebeendangerous.Theymayhavebeenquarantinedonadesertedislandforgoodreason.Andsomehow—impossiblethoughitseems—theymaystillbealive.Aspine-tinglingfantasyillustratedwithhauntingvintagephotography,MissPeregrine’sHomeforPeculiarChildrenwilldelightadults,teens,andanyonewhorelishesanadventureintheshadows.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan (903L*) Onecoldnight,inamostunlikelycornerofChicago,WillGraysoncrossespathswith...WillGrayson.Two

teenswiththesamename,runningintwoverydifferentcircles,suddenlyfindtheirlivesgoinginnewandunexpecteddirections,andculminatinginepicturns-of-heartandthemostfabulousmusicalevertogracethehighschoolstage.ToldinalternatingvoicesfromtwoYAsuperstars,thiscollaborativenovelfeaturesadoublehelpingoftheheartandhumorthathavewonthembothlegionsoffans.

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ismael Beah (920L*)

[Thewarswere]fought[inSierraLeone]:bychildren,hopped-upondrugsandwieldingAK-47s.Childrenhavebecomesoldiersofchoice.Inthemorethanfiftyconflictsgoingonworldwide,itisestimatedthattherearesome300,000childsoldiers.IshmaelBeahusedtobeoneofthem.

Whatiswarlikethroughtheeyesofachildsoldier?Howdoesonebecomeakiller?Howdoesonestop?Childsoldiershavebeenprofiledbyjournalists,andnovelistshavestruggledtoimaginetheirlives.Butuntilnow,therehasnotbeenafirst-personaccountfromsomeonewhocamethroughthishellandsurvived.

InALongWayGone,Beah,nowtwenty-fiveyearsold,tellsarivetingstory:howattheageoftwelve,hefledattackingrebelsandwanderedalandrenderedunrecognizablebyviolence.Bythirteen,he'dbeenpickedupbythegovernmentarmy,andBeah,atheartagentleboy,foundthathewascapableoftrulyterribleacts.

Thisisarareandmesmerizingaccount,toldwithrealliteraryforceandheartbreakinghonesty. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom and Science by Marc Aronson & Marina Budhos (1130L*)

Whenthisaward-winninghusband-and-wifeteamdiscoveredthattheyeachhadsugarintheirfamilyhistory,theywereinspiredtotracetheglobe-spanningstoryofthesweetsubstanceandtoseekoutthevoicesofthosewholedbittersugarlives.ThetrailranlikeabrightbandfromreligiousceremoniesinIndiatoEurope’sMiddleAges,thenontoColumbus,whobroughtthefirstcanecuttingstotheAmericas.SugarwasthesubstancethatdrovethebloodyslavetradeandcausedthelossofcountlesslivesbutitalsoplantedtheseedsofrevolutionthatledtofreedomintheAmericancolonies,Haiti,andFrance.Withsongs,oralhistories,maps,andover80archivalillustrations,hereisthestoryofhowoneproductallowsustoseethegrandcurrentsofworldhistoryinnewways.Timeline,sourcenotes,bibliography,index.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon (1180L*) ChristopherJohnFrancisBooneknowsallthecountriesoftheworldandtheircapitalsandeveryprime

numberupto7,057.Herelateswelltoanimalsbuthasnounderstandingofhumanemotions.Hecannotstandtobetouched.Andhedeteststhecoloryellow.

ThisimprobablestoryofChristopher'squesttoinvestigatethesuspiciousdeathofaneighborhooddogmakesforoneofthemostcaptivating,unusual,andwidelyheraldednovelsinrecentyears.

Summer Reading Projects 2016 Movie Poster

PosterRequirements:ü Full-size(standardposterboardsize)thatservesasanadvertisementifyourbookwasturnedintoamovie.ü Title–mustbenoticeablefromafarandcapturetheaudiences’attentionü MainCharacters–picturesthatrepresentthemaincharactersü Teaser–aquotefromthebookthatwillpersuadeyouraudiencetoseethemovieü MainIdeas–picturesthatrepresentthemainideasinthenovel

WritingAssignmentRequirements(gluedtothebackofyourposter):CharacterRationale:

q Foreachcharacter,explainwhytheywerespecificallychosenforyourmovie?BriefSummaryof3Scenes:

q Describe3importanteventsyouwillchoosetouseinyourmovie.BookReview:

q Shareyourpersonalfeelingsandconnectionstowardsthenovelyouread.

Trading Cards TradingCardRequirements:

ü Mustrepresenttheliteraryelementsinyournovel.ü Tradingcardsmustbe4x6cards.ü MainCharacters–ONEcardforeachmaincharacterü Setting:1–2cardsü Significanteventsinthenovel:3cardsü Majorconflictsinthenovel:1–2cardsü Theme:1–2cardsü Resolution:1–2cards

WritingAssignmentRequirements:CharacterCards:

q FRONT:Name&Pictureq BACK:Name,approximateage,brief,detaileddescriptionofcharactertraits,briefdescriptionofcharacter’s

roleinthenovel,3interestingfactsaboutthecharacter,listofaccomplishments.OtherCards:

q FRONT:Picturethatrepresentssetting,significantevents,conflicts,themeandresolutionq BACK:WriteathoroughdescriptionofeachliteraryelementusingatleastONEpieceoftextualevidence,

citedproperly,foundinthenovel.

Scrapbook ScrapbookRequirements:

ü Mustanalyzethemaincharacterinthenovel.ü CanbeeitheraPowerPoint,GoogleslidesorPrezipresentation.ü FrontCoverü JournalEntryü Friend&Familyü Mementos

WritingAssignmentRequirements:FrontCover:

q Title,author,nameofmaincharacter,favoritequotespokenbymaincharacter,backgroundshoulddepictthesettingofyournovel.

JournalEntry:q Recordajournalentryfromthepointofviewofthemaincharacterthatgivesthereaderasummaryofthe

novel.IncludeALLelementsofplot.FriendsandFamily:

q Listallthecharacterswithabriefdescription.IncludeONEpieceoftextualevidencetosupporteachdescription.

q WritealetterfromthepointofviewofthemaincharactertoONEoftheothercharactersinthenovelregardingaconflictinthenovel.

Mementos:q Draw,createorprintONEitemthatrepresentsathemeinyournovel.Writeaparagraphexplainingthe

significanceoftheitemwithtextualevidencetosupportyouritem.

Summer Reading Projects 2016 q Draw,createorprintFIVEitemsthatthemaincharacterwouldkeepinthisscrapbook.Theseitemsshould

reflecteventsinthenovelorimportantaspectsofthemaincharacter.Writeaparagraphforeachitemexplainingtheirsignificancewithtextualevidencetosupportyouritems.

Playlist or Soundtrack Playlist/SoundtrackRequirements:

ü Yourplaylistorsoundtrackmusthaveatleast10songs.ü YoumusthaveatleastTWOgenresofmusic.ü Keepinmindthatmovieshavesomemusicthatiswithoutlyricsforbackgroundnoiseandtosetthemoodduring

theimportantparts.ü Likemusicusedinmovies,yoursongswillneedtorelatetosignificantscenesinyournovel.ü Thesongsmustbelistedwithtitlesandartists.ü Makeanonlineplaylist,aPowerPointpresentation,Googleslides,oraPrezipresentationforyoursongs.

WritingAssignmentRequirements:SongRationale:

q Foreachsong,youwillwritea1–2paragraphexplanationaddressingthefollowingpoints:➯ Whydidyouchoosethissong?➯ Howdoesthesongrelatetothestory?➯ Whereinthestorywouldyouplaythissong?➯ Foreachsong,provideONEpieceoftextualevidence,citedproperly,foundinthenovel.

Map of Setting MapRequirements:

ü Full-size,standard8½x11paperorposterboardsize,whichservesasamapforyournovel.ü Drawadetailedmapofwherethestorytakesplace.ü LabelatleastFIVEplacesthatwereimportantinthestory.

WritingAssignmentRequirements:SettingRationale:

q Foreachplaceonthemap,writeashortparagraphthatexplainsitsimportance.

Letter Writing LetterRequirements:

ü Followproperletterwritingformat.ü TWOletterswillbewritten:onetothemaincharacterofthenovelandonetoafriend.

WritingRequirements:MainCharacterLetter:

q Theletterwillaskquestions,protestingasituation,and/ormakingacomplaintorsuggestion.q Providetextualevidence.

LettertoaFriend:q Whatwasthemostimportantmomentforyouinthenovel?Developyourparagraphbyexplainingwhyitwas

importanttoyou?Providetextualevidence.q Whatdidyoulearnfromreadingthisnovel?Providetextualevidencetosupportyourpoint.q Whyshouldyourfriendreadthisnovel?Providereasonsandtextualevidencetosupportyourreasons.