Hull Middle School’s 7th Grade



Hull Middle School’s 7th GradeSummer ReadingAll rising seventh grade students are required to read one of the following books over the summer. However, students are encouraged to read more than one. (Please note, that students placed in a gifted language arts class have a different assignment that can be found on the school’s website.)10633134517What: Choose one of the novels listed below. After you have read the novel, complete the attached tasks/questions.How: Your answers may be typed or written in ink (dark blue or black only). When typing follow MLA format which requires Times New Roman, size 12 font and double spaced. Each response should be well thought out and in complete sentences with correct punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.When: Your project will be due on Monday, August 19, 20190What: Choose one of the novels listed below. After you have read the novel, complete the attached tasks/questions.How: Your answers may be typed or written in ink (dark blue or black only). When typing follow MLA format which requires Times New Roman, size 12 font and double spaced. Each response should be well thought out and in complete sentences with correct punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.When: Your project will be due on Monday, August 19, 2019Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis The first child born into freedom in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves just over the border from Detroit, Elijah is best known in his hometown as the boy who threw up on Frederick Douglass. (Not on purpose, of course — he was just a baby then!) But things change when a former slave calling himself the Right Reverend Zephariah W. Connerly the Third steals money from Elijah's friend Mr. Leroy, who has been saving to buy his family out of captivity in the south. Elijah joins Mr. Leroy on a dangerous journey to America in pursuit of the disreputable preacher, and he discovers firsthand the unimaginable horrors of the life his parents fled — a life from which he'll always be free, if he can find the courage to go back home ().Echo by Pam Mu?oz Ryan Lost and alone in the forbidden Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica. Decades later, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California each become interwoven when the very same harmonica lands in their lives, binding them by an invisible thread of destiny. All the children face daunting challenges: rescuing a father, protecting a brother, holding a family together. How their suspenseful solo stories converge in an orchestral crescendo will resound in your heart long after the last note has been struck (). My Brother Sam is Dead by Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier The American Revolution was a war that divided families (English loyalists versus eager Patriots) and one of the families being torn apart is the Meeker family. Young Tim sees his 16-year-old brother join the militia to fight the British, while his father tries to remain loyal to the crown. Their hometown of Redding Ridge, Connecticut is a Tory town, and it is a constant struggle for the family to remain neutral. As the war progresses, Tim has to learn some very hard lessons: Life does not always follow the easiest and happiest course ().Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick Thirteen-year-old Steven has a totally normal life (well, almost). He plays drums in the All-City Jazz Band (whose members call him the Peasant), has a crush on the hottest girl in school (who doesn't even know he's alive), and is constantly annoyed by his five-year-old brother, Jeffrey (who is cuter than cute, which is also pretty annoying). But when Jeffrey is diagnosed with leukemia, Steven's world is turned upside down, and he is forced to deal with his brother's illness, his parents' attempts to keep the family in one piece, his homework, the band, girls, and Dangerous Pie ().Hull Middle School’s Rising 7th grade Summer Reading AssignmentName _________________________________________________ Date ___________MLA novel citation () ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________952551435What is the novel’s premise? Premise means main character, main setting, main conflict.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________0What is the novel’s premise? Premise means main character, main setting, main conflict.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________952590805Explain how the protagonist shows growth or change over the course of the novel. In what ways does he/she learn or discover something about him/herself or the world? Provide two pieces of textual evidence. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________0Explain how the protagonist shows growth or change over the course of the novel. In what ways does he/she learn or discover something about him/herself or the world? Provide two pieces of textual evidence. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________952566675Cite a passage or quote that had an impact on you in some way. Discuss the significance of the selection. Why did you choose it? In what way does it appeal to you? In what ways can you relate?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________0Cite a passage or quote that had an impact on you in some way. Discuss the significance of the selection. Why did you choose it? In what way does it appeal to you? In what ways can you relate?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________952589535Draw three objects/symbols that best represent the novel. Label them and explain how each symbol is a representation of the novel.Draw three objects/symbols that best represent the novel. Label them and explain how each symbol is a representation of the novel. ................
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