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To: Rising Seventh Grade Standard Language Arts Students From: Seventh Grade Language Arts Teachers 2014 Crofton Middle School Summer Reading Assignment This summer you will be expected to read two books in preparation for your first assignments in seventh grade. Your selections can be made from our media’s 2014 Middle School Summer Reading List or a book of your choice—fiction or non-fiction (minimum of 150 pages). For each of the two books, please include the following information: Prompts for Fiction: Select one prompt for each book. You may use the same prompt for both books or select two different prompts. Use textual evidence to support your answers. Be specific. Would a 7 th grader want the main character as a friend? Explain, using textual evidence from the book. Would you recommend this book to someone your age? Explain, using textual evidence from the book. Would you read more books by this author? Explain, using textual evidence from the book. Explain why seventh graders would be interested in the plot, using textual evidence from the book. Prompts for Non-fiction: What impressed you most about your character? Explain, using textual evidence from the book. (Use this question for a biography or an autobiography) Would this book be interesting to other students? Explain, using textual evidence from the book. Your first and last name Book title - UNDERLINED, author, and page numbers Well-developed answers using textual evidence to support your answers

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To: Rising Seventh Grade Standard Language Arts StudentsFrom: Seventh Grade Language Arts Teachers

2014 Crofton Middle School Summer Reading Assignment

This summer you will be expected to read two books in preparation for your first assignments in seventh grade. Your selections can be made from our media’s 2014 Middle School Summer Reading List or a book of your choice—fiction or non-fiction (minimum of 150 pages).

For each of the two books, please include the following information:

Prompts for Fiction: Select one prompt for each book. You may use the same prompt for both books or select two different prompts. Use textual evidence to support your answers. Be specific.

Would a 7th grader want the main character as a friend? Explain, using textual evidence from the book.

Would you recommend this book to someone your age? Explain, using textual evidence from the book.

Would you read more books by this author? Explain, using textual evidence from the book.

Explain why seventh graders would be interested in the plot, using textual evidence from the book.

Prompts for Non-fiction:

What impressed you most about your character? Explain, using textual evidence from the book. (Use this question for a biography or an autobiography)

Would this book be interesting to other students? Explain, using textual evidence from the book.

Rubric = 25 Total Points 5 pts. Follows directions5 pts. Answers the question8 pts. Includes textual evidence to support answers

Your first and last nameBook title - UNDERLINED, author, and page numbersWell-developed answers using textual evidence to support your answers

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2 pts. Demonstrates understanding of the complexities of the text5 pts. Writes with correct capitalization, grammar usage, punctuation, and spelling

Teachers will expect your completed assignment during the first week of school. Happy Reading!!!