Recently, I have been receiving a lot of e-mails concerning the summer work. I was informed that your book talk rubric would be sent to you as an attachment in your report card, which is why I didn’t pass it out. But, in case you missed it, I will include the rubric and suggested book list here. The idea is: you must be reading this summer! Don’t just make us a pretty poster board. Join a library reading contest (it’s free!), read multiple books that you are actually interested in. Read graphic novels for yourself, just in addition to this, not instead! So, make sure that the one book you choose to present on is all of the following:
- A chapter book, not a graphic novel (should be grade level appropriate)
- You have not read it before (Not “the Giver” if you’re going to be an 8th grader. And not “The Hunger Games”, “Where the Red Fern Grows” or “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”, if you are going into 7th.)
- On the summer reading list below, or something that has not been made into a movie!
- summer book list
If you have me next year, (and even if you don’t), I plan on starting the presentations the week we get back, so please, have your project prepared, and ready to present. We don’t do our homework in class! It can be a Google Slide presentation, a poster board, or another type of 3D art, which identifies the author’s message in the book, in addition to summary, characters, etc. Summer book talk rubric Theme
Possible themes list:
- You must use examples from the story to prove why it fits with the theme selected. Don’t just tell me, “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover, that’s the theme.” Why? How do you know? Think “evidence” and reasoning in everything you do! Also, this is not an exhaustive list of themes. If you think of one that is not on this list, that’s perfectly fine.
- If you have any questions about whether or not a book is appropriate for your reading level, or you would like to read something which is not on the above list, please feel free to shoot me an e-mail at: ReynolL@dearbornschools.org
Have a great summer 🙂
Sincerely,
Ms. Reynolds
