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Bessie Coleman Middle School 1208 E. Pleasant Run Road, Cedar Hill, Texas 75104
(972)293-4505 * FAX (469) 272-9445
Mr. Jason Miller, Principal
Ms. Cassundra Gipson, Assistant Principal
Ms. Shayla Pratt, Assistant Principal
Ms. Tashara Tuck, Assistant Principal
May 22, 2017
As we begin to close the 2016 - 2017 school year, it is my pleasure to present to you our
2017 Summer Reading Assignment. Summer reading is a key factor in your child’s intellectual
growth and development. It encourages students to continue learning while still providing them
with fun and enjoyment. Studies have shown that reading entertainment for children is allowing
them the freedom to choose books that speak to their unique interests. The attached reading list
and assignments were developed by the English department here at Bessie Coleman. Many of
these fiction and non-fiction books are award winning titles! As part of our Summer Reading
Assignment, students will have a choice in choosing the book they would like to read from the
book list. All books will have to be received by joining the Wild about Reading book clubs at
Barnes and Noble, checking out books from your local library, or purchased by the
parent/student. All Bessie Coleman Middle School students for the 2017 - 2018 school year are
required to read a book and complete two of the summer reading assignments. All students are
required to complete the summer reading assignment regardless of when they enter Bessie
Coleman. The due date for all completed assignments is Wednesday, September 6, 2017.
If you have any additional questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to me
by email at [email protected].
Sincerely,
English Department Chair
English I/8th
grade ELAR
[email protected] 972.293.4505 ext. 8352
Summer Reading
TIC-TAC-TOE
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Students are expected to utilize this choice board to complete their summer reading
assignment. Students will complete at least two assignments from the board. They
do not have to be in any particular order.
Scene It
Pick a pivotal scene from the novel
to dramatize. Record the scene
using digital technology. Props,
musical instruments, prerecorded
music, and costumes may be used.
Performances may be no longer
than five minutes.
Dear Diary
Pretend to be one of the main
characters from your novel and write a
diary entry from their point of view.
Explain how this character is
thinking/feeling about a pivotal event,
major decision, etc. Reflect on what is
happening as well as how the character
may be changed. (Must be over one
page)
Book Trailer
Prepare a video trailer for your chosen
novel. The trailer should be 3-5 minutes
long, and a positive presentation of the
subject. The trailer must contain original
footage, or copyright free media.
Ex:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr7tqh
L_u9Y
http://blachan.com/shahi/
http://freeplaymusic.com/
Sneaky Snoop
As an investigative reporter,
you sneak into the home of
the main character in your novel.
Report at least 10 items that you
find and include a picture (hand-
drawn or digital) for each item.
Also, include a written
Explanation (2-3 sentences per
item) identifying how each item
connects to the main character.
These items may or may not have
been mentioned in the novel…feel
free to use your imagination!
Author Inquiry
Write a letter to the author of your
chosen novel. Explain what you liked
and disliked, ask any questions that you
have about the story/characters, explain
what you would have changed if you
were the author, and mention at least
one thing that you will always
remember about this novel and why.
(Should be written in letter format!
Must be over one page)
Poetry Corner
Write a poem or song lyrics that connect to
your novel. You can focus on the plot (what
happened), characters, or personal
connections that you have with this novel.
*Must be 30 lines or longer
Artist Alley
Create a cartoon/story board
(minimum of 8 panels) that is based
on your novel. It may focus on a
pivotal series of events or
summarize the entire novel in
chronological order.
Alternate Timeline
Create an alternate
timeline…change a major
event/decision in the novel and explain
how this change would have affected
the characters and the plot. Would this
have been a better direction for the
novel to take?
Why/Why not? Explain in 1 page and
create a new timeline that reflects this
change.
Collage
Create a collage depicting a theme from the
novel. Explain how this collage depicts the
theme. Use colorful pictures from
magazines or draw your own.
Bessie Coleman Summer Reading List
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
Sonnenblick, Jordan
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 younger brother, Jeffrey (who is cuter than cute - which is also pretty annoying). But when Jeffrey gets sick,
Steven's world is turned upside down.
Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone
Rowling, J.K.
Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility.
All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley - a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry's room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years.
Fahrenheit 451
Bradbury, Ray
A book burner official in a future fascist state finds out books are a vital part of a culture he never
knew. He clandestinely pursues reading, until he is betrayed.
Hidden Figures
Shetterley, Margot Lee
Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South and the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA’s African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America’s space program—and whose contributions have been unheralded, until now.
Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as “Human Computers,” calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic achievements. Among these were a coterie of bright...
A Wrinkle in Time
L’Engle, Madeleine
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for her father,
who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.
Anne of Green Gables
Montgomery, Lucy Maud
Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around
her in school and in the town. Sequels continue her life as she grows up. Anne of Avonlea (1909), Anne of the Island (1915), Anne of Windy Poplars (1936), Anne’s House of Dreams (1917), and Anne
of Ingleside (1939).
The Fault In Our Stars
Green, John
Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a
chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on
love, loss, and life.
Paperboy
Vawter, Vince
Words don’t come easy for an 11-year-old boy coming of age in the segregated South of Vince Vawter’s moving novel, Paperboy. Spending the
summer tending his best friend’s paper route leads to new discoveries, friendships, and danger as the
lives behind the closed doors of neighbors, now his customers, are exposed for the first time. For a
boy with an impossible stutter, this poses a whole new set of challenges to let his thoughts and
feelings free. Paperboy is an impressive look at hope and bravery in the face of adversity and the
fierce protection of love.
P. S. Be Eleven
Williams-Garcia, Rita
After spending the summer of 1968 with their mother and the Black Panthers, Delphine, Vonetta,
and Fern return home to Brooklyn with a new feeling of independence, but they discover their
father has a new girlfriend, Uncle Darnell has come home from Vietnam a changed man, and Big Ma still expects Delphine to take care of everything.
Feeling overwhelmed, Delphine writes to her mother, who reminds her to enjoy being eleven
and not grow up too fast.
Flora & Ulysess
DiCamillo, Kate
Rescuing a squirrel after an accident involving a vacuum cleaner, comic-reading cynic “Flora Belle
Buckman is astonished when the squirrel, Ulysses, demonstrates astonishing powers of strength and
flight after being revived.
A Long Walk to Water
Park, Linda Sue
When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka
tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the
life of Salva Dut, who, after immigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water
wells in Sudan.
Ninth Ward
Rhodes, Jewell Parker
In New Orleans' Ninth Ward, twelve-year-old Lanesha, who can see spirits, and her adopted grandmother have no choice but to stay and
weather the storm as Hurricane Katrina bears down upon them.