6th graders have the choice of reading the following books over the summer for English.
They must two read from the list below and do a project on ONE of them. We will be doing an assignment on the other one when we return to school.
- The Watsons Go to Birmingham (Christopher Paul Curtis)
- The One and Only Ivan (Katherine Applegate)
- So B. It (Sarah Weeks)
- SLOB (Ellen Potter)
- A Single Shard (Linda Sue Parks)
- Life As We Knew It (Susan Beth Pfeffer)
- Maniac Magee (Jerry Spinelli)
- The Raft (S.A. Bodeen)
Project choices:
Informative Letter
○ Write a letter addressed to Mrs. Gasser.
○ Include the following information in the letter:
■ 1st paragraph should include the book title, author, and setting.
■ 2nd paragraph should be a detailed description of the main character.
■ 3rd paragraph should be about major problems and solutions.
■ 4th paragraph should be a rating of the book from 1-10 (10 is best) and a recommendation of the book to someone, with reasons for both.
Pictures with Captions
○ Fold a large piece of drawing paper (suggestion: 12”x18”) into six even sections.
○ Each section will include a picture and a caption. The caption should be detailed (two or more sentences) and not take up more than half the section.
○ Include one of the following pieces of information in each of the six sections:
1) Title, author, and your name 2) Setting (where and when) 3) Main character--describe the character in at least four sentences. 4) One major problem the character had and the solution ■5) Two events that helped solve this problem. 6) What did the character learn?
After the Story Ends
○ Write what comes next: what happened, in your mind, after the last chapter ends.
○ Make sure to use correct spelling, capital letters, punctuation, and paragraphs. Dialogue would also be a plus in this creative piece!
○ This creative piece should be at least 2 pages and no more than 3 pages.
Informative Letter
○ Write a letter addressed to Mrs. Gasser.
○ Include the following information in the letter:
■ 1st paragraph should include the book title, author, and setting.
■ 2nd paragraph should be a detailed description of the main character.
■ 3rd paragraph should be about major problems and solutions.
■ 4th paragraph should be a rating of the book from 1-10 (10 is best) and a recommendation of the book to someone, with reasons for both.
Pictures with Captions
○ Fold a large piece of drawing paper (suggestion: 12”x18”) into six even sections.
○ Each section will include a picture and a caption. The caption should be detailed (two or more sentences) and not take up more than half the section.
○ Include one of the following pieces of information in each of the six sections:
1) Title, author, and your name 2) Setting (where and when) 3) Main character--describe the character in at least four sentences. 4) One major problem the character had and the solution ■5) Two events that helped solve this problem. 6) What did the character learn?
After the Story Ends
○ Write what comes next: what happened, in your mind, after the last chapter ends.
○ Make sure to use correct spelling, capital letters, punctuation, and paragraphs. Dialogue would also be a plus in this creative piece!
○ This creative piece should be at least 2 pages and no more than 3 pages.
