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Great Neck North Middle School

English Department

8th Grade Summer Reading Assignment 2019

English 8

1. Select one of the novels below to read over the summer.

? Among the Hidden by: Margaret Peterson Haddix (Least Challenging)

? Matched by: Ally Condie (Middle-Challenging)

? The Gender Game by: Bella Forest (Challenging)

2. Complete the double-entry journal assignment that aligns with your selected book. Use the EXAMPLE page provided as a guide to help you complete the assignment correctly. The completed chart will count as a homework assignment in September. You will also use the chart to help you complete a written assignment in class.

English 8 Enriched

Students enrolled in the English 8 Enriched program must read and complete a double-entry journal for BOTH Matched and The Gender Game.

The English 8 Enriched writing assignment will require students to connect ideas across both texts. Students may use the additional graphic organizer to help them prepare for the

assignment. Students are not required to complete this additional graphic organizer; it is OPTIONAL.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Cinthia Serowik Raffo at craffo@greatneck.k12.ny.us.

EXAMPLE

Title of Novel: A mong the Hidden

Directions: S elect one of the themes listed below. As you read, you should be looking for evidence that supports your selected theme. Use the double-entry journal to help you organize your evidence and your thoughts. Use the attached example as a guide. You will use the double-entry journal to help you complete an additional assignment in September.

Possible Themes 1.Friends often depend on one another to get through difficult situations.

3. When faced with challenges, ordinary people can find the courage to do extraordinary things.

Page # 83

Evidence from the Text (Cite evidence directly from the text.)

"She pushed away from the computer and twirled on her chair. `Hundreds of us--all the shadow children I could track down--are going to march on the Government in protest. We'll go right to the president's house. We won't leave them alone until they give us the same rights everybody else has.'"

My Reactions/Thoughts/Connections This shows...This is significant because...This means...This connects to the theme because...

This connects to the theme because Jen doesn't want to hide anymore from the Government and as a result, she is convincing other children like her to come out of hiding and fight for their rights. This is risky because the shadow children shouldn't have been born in the first place, and if discovered, could face death.

Great Neck North Middle School Summer Reading Grade 8

Title of Novel: Among the Hidden

Directions: Select one of the themes listed below. As you read, you should be looking for evidence that supports your selected theme. Use the double-entry journal to help you organize your evidence and your thoughts. Use the attached example as a guide. You will use the double-entry journal to help you complete an additional assignment in September.

Possible Themes 1.Friends often depend on one another to get through difficult situations.

2. Some people are willing to risk their lives in search of freedom.

3. When faced with challenges, ordinary people can find the courage to do extraordinary things.

Page #

Evidence from the Text (Cite evidence directly from the text.)

My Reactions/Thoughts/Connections This shows...This is significant because...This means...This connects to the theme because...

EXAMPLE

Title of Novel: Matched

Directions: Select one of the themes listed below. As you read, you should be looking for evidence that supports your selected theme. Use the double-entry journal to help you organize your evidence and your thoughts. Use the attached example as a guide. You will use the double-entry journal to help you complete an additional assignment in September.

Possible Themes 1. There is inherent value in making your own choices.

3. Regulating knowledge eliminates the opportunity for deeper analysis.

Page # 96

Evidence from the Text (Cite evidence directly from the text.)

"The Hundred Poems [...] this poem is not one of them. She took a great risk hiding this paper, and my grandfather and grandmother took a great risk keeping it. What poems could be worth losing everything for?"

My Reactions/Thoughts/Connections This shows...This is significant because...This means...This connects to the theme because... This connects to the theme because Cassia starts to wonder why her grandparents would break such an important rule about only keeping items chosen by the Society. Her grandparents purposely broke the law to ensure that future generations, especially Cassia, will be able to analyze and interpret a powerful poem that the government did not want the people to have access to.

Great Neck North Middle School Summer Reading Grade 8

Title of Novel: Matched

Directions: Select one of the themes listed below. As you read, you should be looking for evidence that supports your selected theme. Use the double-entry journal to help you organize your evidence and your thoughts. Use the attached example as a guide. You will use the double-entry journal to help you complete an additional assignment in September.

Possible Themes 1. There is inherent value in making your own choices.

2. Some rules are worth breaking for the greater good.

3. Regulating knowledge eliminates the opportunity for deeper analysis.

Page #

Evidence from the Text (Cite evidence directly from the text.)

My Reactions/Thoughts/Connections This shows...This is significant because...This means...This connects to the theme because...

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