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Welcome to 7th grade GATE English!
Welcome to 7th grade GATE English!
In preparation for a year full of reading, writing, speaking, listening and creating, you need to start now! Below are your summer reading assignments. Be sure to bring them in with you on the first day of school as these assignments are mandatory for GATE students. See you in September!
Required Short Reading
Required Short Reading
Read the following articles and complete the related assignments. This content will give you background knowledge that will enhance your reading of the novel, A Long Walk to Water.
Read and annotate the articles ad answer the text based questions that follow. (Optional audio recordings of these readings are available at CommonLit.org )
"In South Africa, Volunteers Deliver Water to Ease Drought Emergency" (NewsELA)
"Voice of Witness: A Sudanese Refugee's Oral History" (CommonLit)
"The Refugee Who Ran at the Olympics: 'You Can Change the World'" (NewsELA)
Read the articles and write gist statements for each section of the texts. When done, write a summary of each of these articles.
"Water Scarcity: A Global Issue" (CommonLit)
"In War, Children without a Childhood" (NewsELA)
Required Extended Reading
Required Extended Reading
2. Read and annotate A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. A Long Walk to Water (full text) As you read, look for quotations that seem significant, powerful, thought provoking or puzzling. For example, you might record:
Effective &/or creative use of stylistic or literary devices
Passages that remind you of your own life or something you’ve seen before
Structural shifts or turns in the plot
A passage that makes you realize something you hadn’t seen before
Examples of patterns: recurring images, ideas, colors, symbols or motifs.
Passages with confusing language or unfamiliar vocabulary
Events you find surprising or confusing
Passages that illustrate a particular character or setting
When you are finished reading the entire novel, complete this Moments Sheet - Graphic Organizer
Optional Summer Reading Activities
Optional Summer Reading Activities
FREE - CommonLit Summer Reading Challenge
Optional iReady at Home - MyPath Lessons
Optional iReady at Home - MyPath Lessons
Keep the Learning Going at Home with i-Ready® Personalized Instruction
Keep the Learning Going at Home with i-Ready® Personalized Instruction
iReady Personalized Instruction Guidance for Families
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