Grade 8 ELA

 Grade 8 ELA (Ms. Garaway- kayla.garaway@larchmontcharter.org) → 

 DUE DATE – One week into Grade 8:

Tues. Aug. 27th, 2025 (Day A) or Wed. Aug. 28th, 2025 (Day B)

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– SUMMER READING PROJECT --
Four book suggestions:
* Blended by: Sharon Draper (Genre: Realistic Fiction/Social Issues)
* Legend by: Marie Lu (Genre: Dystopian)  
* They Went Left by: Monica Hesse (Genre: Historical Fiction)
* Game Changers: Inspiration Sports Stories by: Dan Gold (Genre: Non-Fiction)
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CHOOSE one creative option for any book you read this summer:

Assignment must include:  * Your name    *Book Title  *Author’s name  *Option number

                      –Use creativity and insight for your project (inspired by your reading experience)

√ Option 1) WORD SPLASH 

Create a World Splash -- a collection of words around a topic, story, or character.
*The words related to the story should be arranged in different sizes and spaces on the page, using different colors, pictures, and designs (think of major story moments, characters actions, setting, themes, etc…)

*Include at least 15 - 20 words or short phrases, so the entire paper (not a lined-piece of paper) is covered.
*The visual impact of the word collage should tell a potential reader a lot about the book.

√ Option 2) POETRY 

Write a meaningful poem in response to the novel, that is descriptive and lengthy.
*For content: the poem can be a reaction, can focus on important story moments, may highlight motifs/themes, and/or can be written from different character perspectives (specify which).
*Poem must be written in line breaks (so it looks like a poem), with multiple stanzas, not focused on rhyming, but instead, with many figurative language examples (similes, metaphors, or personification)
*Title your poem and you MUST write a 3 sentence blurb at the top, describing what the poem is highlighting, focusing on, or describing from the book.

√ Option 3) QUOTE ANALYSIS 

Share five significant quotes from anywhere in the book, interpreting their meaning & significance to the story.

*Each quote response should be at least 3 sentences long, interpreting the meaning and significance, analyzing what the impact is on the story or its character (additional option: share the message or lesson to take away).
*You must cite each quote with the author’s name and page number – Ex. (Hinton __ ). 

*Note – DO NOT JUST SUMMARIZE what the quote means in an obvious/simple way.

√ Option 4) SCRAPBOOK PAGE/POSTER 

Design a poster (like a scrapbook page) from a character’s perspective → You ARE the “character,” displaying “your” life -- Collage style.

*An 8 1/2 by 11 white piece of paper can be the size, but use any colored construction paper/poster.
*Highlight scenes from the book that really affected “you," using pictures, drawings, or cut outs to decorate, including written captions throughout the page.