8th grade Summer Reading 2017

Please bring novels, responses to short-answer questions, and completed epilogue on the first day of

school, August 16, 2017. Transfer students will bring their work on September 6, 2017.

Late work will have credit deducted as follows: 1 day late = -30 points, 2 days late = -40 points, 3 days

late= -50 points. Work will not be accepted more than 3 days past the due date.

Novel #1: Fever 1793, written by Laurie Halse Anderson, published by Simon & Schuster, fiction, 243 pages

Novel #2: Chains, written by Laurie Halse Anderson, published by Anthenuem Books, fiction, 313 pages

Directions for Fever 1793: Short Answer Discussion Questions

Respond to questions on the back in complete sentences using correct spelling, grammar, and

punctuation.

Answer entire question, and rephrase the question in the form of a statement in your response.

Answer questions thoroughly- support your opinion and reasoning with examples from the novel.

Direct quotes should be utilized. Use A.C.E. method when possible. (attached)

Answer all questions in order.

Skip lines between each answer.

Directions for Chains: Epilogue

Write an epilogue of approximately 1 ½ to 2 pages. This should be written as if it is ten years

after the end of the novel. The definition of an epilogue is a short passage added to the end of a

literary work which can explain what eventually happens to the main character(s).

All work should be handwritten- Typed work will not be accepted.

Fever 1793 Open-Ended Questions

All questions (as well as ALL parts of each question) need to be answered for full credit. Please use complete

sentences with correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Provide text evidence for all answers given, integrating

text into your responses when possible. Use the A.C.E. method when possible (attached).

1. What is the time and place of the book? What evidence in the book tells you this?

2. Name and characterize the main character in the book. What is your impression of him/her? Why?

3. Describe one important event in the book and explain its significance to the plot, characters, and theme of

the book.

4. Explain one specific aspect of the culture described in the book. Tell how it compares to a specific culture you are familiar with.

5. What is the general feeling, or mood, of the book? Give specific examples of how the author creates that

feeling or mood.

6. Is the book written in the first or third person? How does that affect the story?

7. Choose a sentence or phrase that attracts you. Explain why you chose it, its value in the book, and its value

to you.

8. If there is any special language used (dialects, foreign words, slang, etc.), give examples and explain its use and purpose. What is its effect?

9. What is the theme(s) in the novel? How does the author show this idea? Give evidence. Comment on how

this theme fits in the novel, and how it applies to life outside the book. What does this theme mean to you?

10. What did you learn from this novel? In answering this, you may comment on any aspect of the novel including how it is written.

A.C.E. Method

For short-answer questions

A – Answer the question using part of the question in your answer. In other words, make

sure all your answers are written in complete sentences. This will serve as an assertion (opinion).

C- Citation prove your answer in correct by providing details from the selection to support

your answer. Please use the proper punctuation: “ ” ( ). Ex: all sorts of hints and interesting rumors.” (3).

I know this because in the selection it says... Proof from this selection is... According to the text… In Chapter 8, page 18, Max states, “…”

E – Explain your understanding by connecting to the main idea of the selection.

o When I read this proof I realized... o When I read this proof I felt... o Reading this reminds me of... (connection) o This citation makes me think…

Your answers should be in one cohesive paragraph for each question. Do not label A.C.E.