Northwest High School 2014 Incoming 9th Grade Students

Summer Reading Assignment(Instructions & Reading Response Chart are posted on the NWHS website for downloading)

ON-LEVEL: Incoming 9th grade students: Choose 2 current event articles. These could be from the newspaper or on-line. Each article must be at least 500 words and should be about a topic of your choice (no sports, fashion, or entertainment). For each article, complete the Interrogating an Article capture sheet. Additionally, there is a list of suggested reading in the packet and on the website. Please select one of the novels to read at your leisure. The entire summer reading assignment is due by the second day of school and will be submitted to your English teacher. The summer reading assignment will not be accepted after the 2nd day of class (Tuesday, August 26, 2014).

HONORS: Incoming 9th grade students: Choose 2 current event articles. These could be from the newspaper or on-line. Each article must be at least 500 words and should be about a topic of your choice (no sports, fashion, or entertainment). For each article, complete the Interrogating an Article capture sheet. Additionally, you must select one of the novels from the list of suggested reading available in the packet and on the website. For that novel, you must complete the Summer Reading Response Chart. The entire summer reading assignment is due by the second day of school and will be submitted to your English teacher. The summer reading assignment will not be accepted after the 2nd day of class (Tuesday, August 26, 2014).

Northwest High SchoolSuggested 9th Grade Summer Reading List

April Morning by Howard FastCold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann BurnsCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonA Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Hiroshima by John HersheyThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanLes Misérables by Victor Hugo A Separate Peace by John KnowlesMy Antonía by Willa CatherThe Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor by Gabriel Garcia Marquez The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. GainesThe Honorable Prison by Lyll Becerra de JenkinsA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson Waiting for the Rain by Sheila GordonThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersSunrise over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers

Betsey Brown by Ntozake ShangeCut by Patricia McCormickThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephan Crane Watership Down by Richard AdamsBlack and White by Paul VolponiEllen Foster by Kaye GibbonsSilas Marner by George EliotWhen the Legends Die by Hal BorlandBuried Onions by Gary SotoEmma by Jane AustenThe Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima Wish You Well by David BaldacciChildren of the River by Linda CrewEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonWorking by Studs TerkelThe Chosen by Chaim PotokGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierYoruba Girl Dancing by Simi Bedford

Graphic Novels:

Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks

47 Ronin by Sean Michael Wilson

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children : The Graphic Novel by Ransom Riggs

Eye of the World: Graphic Novel Volume One by Robert Jordan

Good Neighbors. Book One by Holly Black

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

Helpful Hints for choosing the right book for you:On the internet- type in http://www.amazon.com/1) Select BOOKS on the drop down menu2) Type in the full title of the book3) Click search4) Scroll down to find a review and/or summary of the book

NAME:___________________________ 9th Grade Summer Reading Interrogating an Article Capture Sheet

Complete two charts, one for each article. (Honors and On-Level)

Author’s Perspective Your PerspectiveWhat is the subject?

What do you know about subject?

What isthe author’s opinion (claim)about the subject?

What is your opinion about the subject?

Who is the intended audience?

Why are you reading this?

Why is this important to the author?

How is this important to you?

What are three pieces of evidence that support the author’s opinion

(claim)?

Quote1.

2.

3.

Paraphrase

Source Information for Article Capture Sheet

Gather necessary information for bibliographical fields:

Author: Last name:_________________________________First Name:__________________________

Article title:________________________________________________

Title of Source (magazine, newspaper, journal, etc…):_______________________________________________

Title of Database/Website:_________________________________

Publisher of Website/Database: ____________________________________

Date published:________________page #: __________________issue or section?_____________

Most recent date of access:______________________ Website address:________________________________________________

Now, put the above information into MLA format:

Last name, First. “Title of article.” Title of Newspaper or Website or Journal (original source). Original date published: section or issue. page number. Title of Database. Publisher. Web/Print. Date of access. (example: 20 Sept. 2011= format).

________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________

Parenthetical Citation: ______________________________________________________________________________

Example: ( Last Name Page #)

Adapted by Catherine Elliott, Instructional Technology Specialist, OCTO, MCPS

Adapted from Brazilian Rain Forest. Permission granted from The Critical Thinking Consortium for use by Alberta teachers.(REVISED On Level Team 3.25.2014)

2014 Summer Reading Response Chart / 9 Honors

Name____________________________________________ Grade___________ Date Completed ______________

Title of Chosen Book__________________________________________ Author__________________________________

Directions: After reading the book, fill in each box with the appropriate responses.Selection of text

Discuss why you selected this particular text.

Favorite and Least Favorite CharactersIdentify your favorite and least favorite character.Include a one-word description of each that reveals his/her characterization.Choose a word that describes their character/personality, such as ambitious, fearless, depressed, etc. (Do not use physical descriptions.)

Explain what you like/dislike about each character.

Favorite Character :

Least Favorite Character:

One Word Description: One Word Description:

What do you like? What do you dislike?

QuotesProvide two of your favorite lines from the book.

Explain why they are your favorites.

Quote #1

Explanation:

Quote #2

Explanation:

If you could change the title of this book, what would it be?Why?What is the author’s message to the reader?(Think about theme when answering this question)Do you appreciate the way the story ends? Yes/No? Explain.Would you recommend this book to others to read? Yes/No? Why/why not?