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READ TO SUCCEED
ROSA PARKS MIDDLE SCHOOL
2016 Summer Reading Program
For Students Entering Grade 7
(301) 924-3180
Why do we have a summer reading assignment? Reading is a life-long skill that you need in order to succeed as a student, worker, and citizen.
Perhaps even more importantly, however, reading opens the world to you and allows you to learn
about other people, times, regions, and ideas. At Rosa Parks Middle School, we want students to
develop a life-long leisure reading habit as well as be prepared to face reading challenges in the
future.
Summer Reading Requirements – You must read 2 books Each book must be one that . . .
Is appropriate for your independent reading level
Is approximately 150 pages or more in length
Is one you haven’t read before
Meets with parent approval
*There is a suggested list of novels and authors attached; however, you are free to select a
book that does not appear on the list.
Assessment – Completion and Summative grades! Completion Grade - Complete 2 graphic organizers, one for each book which are due to
your English teacher on the 3rd day of school
Summative Grade - Complete an assignment related to one of the books after your
teacher provides direct instruction. This will be assigned at the beginning of the school
year.
*If you have any questions about this reading assignment, contact the English Department
Resource Teacher at 301-924-3180.
Teacher Recommendations
Becoming Naomi Leon Ryan Monkey Island Fox
Where the Lilies Bloom Cleaver A Connecticut Yankee in
Flotsam Wiesner King Arthur's Court* Twain
Nothing But the Truth Avi Zlata’s Diary* Filipovic
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm Farmer Grab Hands and Run Temple
Cryptid Hunter Smith Penny from Heaven Holm The First Woman Doctor Baker Airborn* Oppel
Catherine Called Birdy * Cushman Planet of Junior Brown Hamilton
Hannah in Between Rodowsky Clover Sanders
The Other Side of Truth* Naidoo Adam Canfeld of the Slash Winerip
Journey to Topaz Uchida The Higher Power of Lucky Paton
The Lost Years of Merlin* Barron Rules* Lord
On the Bike with Lance Armstrong Christopher On the Field with Alex Rodriguez Christopher
Pool Boy Simmons The Midwife’s Apprentice Cushman
The Endless Steppe Hautzig Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy Schmidt
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
*Indicates a more challenging book. Students enrolled in Advanced English 7 are
encouraged to read more challenging titles.
MCPS Website – A Link to Other Recommended Reading Lists http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/readinglists/
Recommended Authors
Because not all books by these authors are approved texts in MCPS, parents must give consent
prior to reading.
C.S. Lewis Lemony Snicket Sharon Creech Jack Gantos (Joey Pigza series)
Jean Craighead George Isaac Asimov Mike Lupica Walter Dean Meyers
Christopher Paolini Christopher Paul Curtis Blue Balliett Ruth White
Do not read the following books as your English teacher may use them for instruction
during the school year.
The Great Gilly Hopkins Freak the Mighty The Cay
The Call of the Wild Good Night, Mr. Tom Daniel’s Story
The Outsiders Adventures of Tom Sawyer
2016 Summer Reading Graphic Organizer for Book #1
Name: _________________________________ Grade 7 English Teacher: _____________
Book Title: ______________________________ Author: ____________________________
Setting: Place ___________________________ Time period ________________________
Main character: ______________________________________________________________
Describe the problem the main character faces.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Minor character: _______________________________________
Describe the relationship between the minor character and the major character.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
<Characterization>
One trait that best describes the main character is
_____________________________________
Support from the text (Include 2 to 4)
What does the character say, think, or do? What do others say about the character?
Support #1
Support #2
Support #3
Support #4
Parent Signature: _________________________ Homework Grade = ______
2016 Summer Reading Graphic Organizer for Book #2
Name: _________________________________ Grade 7 English Teacher: _____________
Book Title: ______________________________ Author: ____________________________
Setting: Place ___________________________ Time period ________________________
Main character: ______________________________________________________________
Describe the problem the main character faces.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Minor character: _______________________________________
Describe the relationship between the minor character and the major character.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
<Characterization>
One trait that best describes the main character is
_____________________________________
Support from the text (Include 2 to 4)
What does the character say, think, or do? What do others say about the character?
Support #1
Support #2
Support #3
Support #4
Parent Signature: _________________________ Homework Grade = ______