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2019Summer Reading AssignmentCongratulations for furthering your growth-mindset and educational learning throughout the summer. This summer’s reading assignment will include a fiction (chapter novel) and non-fiction (autobiography/biography/memoir) novel of your choosing. Novels should be chosen in your Lexile range and should not have been read prior to choosing the title. You will be required to read the two novels and write 10 different reader response entries for each novel from the reader response prompts provided below. Write your responses on notebook paper and be prepared to submit this to your ELA teacher by September 3, 2019. Each entry must be at least five to seven sentences in length. See the reader response questions below.Click on the link below to find a wide variety of novels in different ranges to choose from. If a novel you are interested in is not listed, check the Lexile level to see if it meets your range (press “Ctrl” for the link): Response Questions for Fiction and Non-Fiction NovelsUse any 10 prompts to discuss for each novel, as long as you don’t use a prompt twice. Responses must be at least 5-7 sentences in length to receive credit for each novel. Responses should be written on notebook paper.1.? Conflict: Explain a character's problem and then offer your character advice on how to solve his/her problem.??2.? Character Motivation: Explain how a character is acting and why you think the character is acting that way.?3.? Making Predictions: From what you've read so far, make predictions about what will happen next, and explain what in the text makes you think it will happen.??4.? Character Connection: Pick one character and explain why you would/would not like to have him/her as a friend.??5.? Setting: Describe and explain why you would/would not like to have lived in the time or place of the story.??6.? Real-life Connections: What real-life people or events are you reminded of by characters or events in the story?? Explain why.?7.? Character Connections: Write about what would happen if you brought one of your characters to school or home for a day.??8.? Rewrite a Scene: Pick a scene in which you disagreed how a character handled a situation/person and rewrite it in the way you think it should have happened.??9.? Characterization: What quality of which character strikes you as a good characteristic to develop within yourself over the years?? Why?? How does the character demonstrate this quality???10.? Point of View: Who tells the story?? Is this the best person to tell it?? Why???11.? Alternate Character Point of View: How would the story be different if told through another character's eyes???12.? Author’s Purpose: Why do you think the author wrote this story???13.? Alternate Ending: If you were the author, would you have ended the story in a different way?? Why?? How so???14.? Characterization: How does the character's actions affect other people in the story???15.? Key Idea and Details: How does the author provide information or details to make the story seem realistic???16.? Author’s Perspective: How does the author help you feel that you are really there (in both realistic stories and fantasy)??17.? Questioning: Do you have any unanswered questions about the story?? Explain.??18.? Direct Text: Copy an interesting/confusing/important/enjoyable passage and explain why you chose it.?Lexile Text Measures to Guide College and Career Readiness (English)Grade? College- and Career-Ready Ranges*1190L to 530L2420L to 650L3520L to 820L4740L to 940L5830L to 1010L6925L to 1070L7970L to 1120L81010L to 1185L91050L to 1260L101080L to 1335L11 & 121185L to 1385L*Ranges are based on the text complexity grade bands in the Common Core State Standards for English, Language Arts, Appendix A (Additional Information), NGA and CCSSO, 2012 ................
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