SUMMER READING

Ponce de Leon Middle School

Language Arts Department

2018

PONCE DE LEON MIDDLE SCHOOL 5801 Augusto Street • Coral Gables, Florida 33146

305-661-1611 • Fax 305-666-3140 • ponce@dadeschools.net

May 2018 Dear Parents/Guardians: As this school year draws to an end and we prepare for summer vacations, we would like to remind you that according to the M-DCPS Comprehensive Reading Plan, students are required to read during the summer. The required summer reading list is shown below. Students are asked to maintain a daily reading schedule and sign the attached reading log. Once the school year begins each individual teacher will have an appropriate assessment for the novel assigned. The summer reading log and the summer reading assessment specified by the teacher will be included for a grade during the first quarter of the 2018 academic year. In this packet you will find the required books, the reading log and the activities to complete for each book. During summer, the most updated summer requirements can be found at ponce.dadeschools.net.

Required Summer Reading for Ponce Middle School 2018-19

Students entering the sixth grade will select two books as follows:

• Regular English language arts will read Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli and Hoot by Carl Hiaasen.

• IB, gifted, or advanced English language arts will read Among the Hidden by M. Haddix and Esperanza Rising by P. Munoz Ryan

• ESOL Levels 1 and 2- The Music of the Dolphins by Karen Hesse

• ESOL Levels 3 and 4- Hoot by Carl Hiaasen. Students entering the seventh grade will select two books as follows:

• Regular English language arts will read Where the Red Fern Grows by W. Rawls and Tangerine by E. Bloor.

• IB gifted or gifted English language arts will read Greek Myths by Olivia Coolidge and The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho.

• IB advanced or advanced English language arts will read Greek Myths by Olivia Coolidge and The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho.

• ESOL Levels 1 and 2- The Music of the Dolphins by Karen Hesse

• ESOL Levels 3 and 4- Hoot by Carl Hiaasen.

Students entering the eighth grade will select two or three books as follows:

• Regular English language arts will read Virals (Virals#1) by Kathy Reichs and Seizure (Virals #2) by Kathy Reichs

• IB gifted or gifted English language arts will read Night by E. Wiesel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other, and Fahrenheit 451, by R. Bradbury.

PONCE DE LEON MIDDLE SCHOOL 5801 Augusto Street • Coral Gables, Florida 33146

305-661-1611 • Fax 305-666-3140 • ponce@dadeschools.net

• IB advanced or advanced English language arts will read The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

• ESOL Levels 1 and 2 will read The Music of the Dolphins by Karen Hesse

• ESOL Levels 3 and 4 will read Virals (Virals#1) by Kathy Reichs

PONCE DE LEON MIDDLE SCHOOL READING ACHIEVEMENT LOG

I have read for 30 minutes daily from June 11, 2018 through August 18, 2018

1. Book Title: Author:

2. Book Title: Author:

Print Name: Student ID#: Student Signature: Period: Parent Signature: Date:

PONCE DE LEON MIDDLE SCHOOL ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY

Ponce de Leon Middle School promotes personal integrity in all areas of life including the learning process. The goal of Ponce Middle School’s Academic Honesty Policy is to ensure that teachers, students, and parents understand and practice values and skills that result in an academically honest environment. As part of Approaches to Learning, students learn the value of thoughtful investigation, of giving others credit for their work, and of synthesizing information so that it becomes part of the students’ body of knowledge, rather than an empty exercise in copying others’ creations. Students also learn to recognize when collaboration is appropriate and when it is not appropriate.

PONCE DE LEON MIDDLE SCHOOL 5801 Augusto Street • Coral Gables, Florida 33146

305-661-1611 • Fax 305-666-3140 • ponce@dadeschools.net

2018 Summer Literacy Adventure Florida's First Lady Ann Scott and the Florida Department of Education have partnered with the Florida Lottery and Florida Department of Environmental Protection to announce the 2018 Summer Literacy Adventure. Students and parents are encouraged to make reading a part of their daily routines even when school is not in session. Students are challenged to complete the pledge and read as many books as possible throughout the summer break.

Complete the pledge on the Just Read, Florida! Website http://web02.fldoe.org/SummerLitAdv/SummerLitAdventure.aspx

The Florida Department of Education will recognize the top 10 schools with the highest percentage of participation. The school whose students read the most books will receive a surprise visit from First Lady Ann Scott. Students: • The Just Read, Florida! website provides a list of suggested summer reading selections as well as tips for helping children with reading skills at home. http://fldoe.org/academics/standards/just-read-fl/ • Sunshine State Young Reader Awards Program is a statewide reading motivation program for students in grades 3-8. http://www.floridamediaed.org/ Parents: • Florida Public Libraries http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/research/florida-information/libraries/ • Just Read, Florida! website provides a list of suggested summer reading selections as well as tips for helping children with reading skills at home. http://fldoe.org/academics/standards/just-read-fl/ • Just Read, Families! http://www.fldoe.org/academics/standards/just-read-fl/families

Ponce de Leon Middle School SUMMER READING ACTIVITIES BY GRADE LEVEL Language Arts Department

Due- Second week of school 8/27/2018 -8/31/2018 Summer 2018

GRADE BOOK and ACTIVITY BOOK and ACTIVITY 6th GRADE

Students entering the 6th Grade

Regular English language

arts/English language arts through

ESOL

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli

Write a character diary, writing 3 journal entries as if

you are the main character in the story. Write down

events that happen during the story and reflect on how

they affected the character and why.

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

Look through magazines for words and pictures that

describe your book. Use these to create a collage.

Students entering the 6th Grade

IB, gifted, or advanced English

language arts

Among the Hidden by M. Haddix

Instead of traveling into the book, write a scene or

story including pictures in which the character(s)

travel out of the book into today.

Esperanza Rising by P. Munoz Ryan

Design a poster with words and pictures to advertise your

book. Be creative…use details…elaborate…use color!

Try to make it 3-D or movable.

ESOL Levels 1 and 2 The Music of the Dolphins by Karen Hesse

Look through magazines for words and pictures that

describe your book. Use these to create a collage.

ESOL Levels 3 and 4 Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

Look through magazines for words and pictures that

describe your book. Use these to create a collage.

7th GRADE BOOK and ACTIVITY BOOK and ACTIVITY Students entering the 7th Grade

Regular English language arts

Where the Red Fern Grows by W. Rawls.

Look through magazines for words and pictures that

describe your book. Use these to create a collage

bookmark.

Tangerine by E. Bloor.

Write a poem about the idea, character, concept or

information presented in your book.

Students entering the 7th IB gifted

or gifted English language arts

Students entering the 7th IB

advanced or advanced English

language arts

Greek Myths by Olivia Coolidge.

Write 3 journal entries, each of which refers to a

different story. Each entry should include the

following:

1- The name of the story and number of the page on

which the story begins.

2- A 6-8 sentence summary of the story.

The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho.

Write a poem about the idea, character, concept or

information presented in your book.

Design an original illustration

3- The lesson or moral from the story.

4- Illustrate 1 important scene from the mythology

book.

ESOL Levels 1 and 2 The Music of the Dolphins by Karen Hesse

Look through magazines for words and pictures that

describe your book. Use these to create a collage.

ESOL Levels 3 and 4 Tangerine by E. Bloor.

Write a poem about the idea, character, concept or

information presented in your book.

8TH GRADE BOOK and ACTIVITY BOOK and ACTIVITY Students entering the 8th Grade

Regular English language arts

Virals( Virals#1) by Kathy Reichs

Look through magazines for words and pictures that

describe your book. Use these to create a collage or a

bookmark.

Seizure(Virals #2) by Kathy Reichs

Write a poem about the idea, character, concept or

information presented in your book.

Design an original illustration

Students entering the 8TH IB gifted

or gifted English language arts

Night by E. Wiesel

Write a character diary, writing 4 journal entries as if

you are the main character in the story. Write down

events that happened during the story and reflect on

how they affected the character and why.

.Fahrenheit 451 by R. Bradbury.

Write a poem about the idea, character, concept or

information presented in your book. Design an original

illustration

Students entering the 8TH IB

advanced or advanced English

language arts

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Look through magazines for words and pictures that

describe your book. Use these to create a collage or a

bookmark

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak by Jack London

Write a poem about the idea, character, concept or

information presented in your book.

ESOL Levels 1 and ESOL The Music of the Dolphins by Karen Hesse Look through magazines for words and pictures that describe your book. Use these to create a collage.

ESOL Levels 3 and 4 Virals (Virals#1) by Kathy Reichs Look through magazines for words and pictures that describe your book. Use these to create a collage or a bookmark

School Year- 2018-19 In addition to summer reading, students will be asked to participate in Silent Reading or independent reading assignments during class. Students are strongly encouraged to choose books from the recommended reading list below. They should bring one book from the recommended reading list with them on the first day of school. *Parents are encouraged to preview the content and level of difficulty of these selections to assist their child with his/her selection. List of suggested books for Middle School

• All the Lovely Bad Ones Mary Downing Hahn

Fiction

• Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared

to Dream Tonya Lee Stone Biography

• Barack Obama: The Politics of Hope William

Davis Biography

• The Biography of Chocolate Adrianna

Morganelli Nonfiction

• Blackships Before Troy: The Story of "The

Iliad" Rosemary Sutcliff Fiction

• Chasing Cheetahs: The Race to Save Africa's

Fastest Cat by Montgomery Nonfiction

• Chew on This: Everything You Don't Want to

Know About Fast Food Eric Schlosser

Nonfiction

• Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific

Discovery from Your Own Backyard Loree

Burns Nonfiction

• Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice

Phillip Hoose Multicultural Biography

• Code Orange Caroline Cooney Fiction

• Code Talker Joseph Bruchac Multicultural

Fiction

• Countdown Ben Mikaelson Fiction

• Found Margaret Haddix Fiction

• The Girl That Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill

Fiction

• Gossamer Lois Lowry Fantasy

• Heart and Soul: The Story of America and

African

• Homeless Bird Gloria Whelan Multicultural

Fiction

• Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow

James Rollins Fiction

• Kidnapped in Key West Edwina Raffa

Historical Fiction

• Life As We Knew It Susan Beth Pfeffer

Science Fiction

• The Mouse Rap Walter Dean Myers

Multicultural Fiction

• Double Dutch Sharon Draper Multicultural

Fiction

• Paperboy Vince Vawter Fiction

• Romiette and Julio Sharon Draper

Multicultural Fiction

• Savvy Ingrid Law Fantasy

• Schooled Gordan Korman Humorous Fiction

• Silent Bone E.L. Konisburg Realistic Fiction

• Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Ann

Bradshares

• Steve Jobs: The Man who Thought Different

Karen Blumental Biography

• Summer Ball Mike Lupica Sports Fiction

• Tangerine Edward Bloor Fiction