9th Grade

Welcome 9th Graders! Did you know that summer reading is essential for offsetting summer break learning loss? Summer reading contributes to critical thinking skills for the coming year. It is a requirement of this class that in-coming 9th graders complete the summer reading assignment. Please carefully follow the instructions below and check back before the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year for who to share your presentation with. 

**This is a mandatory assignment that will be your first summative grade in PowerSchool. It is due on Monday, August 20, 2025. Please send questions here: felicia.hellman@larchmontcharter.org

STUDENTS WHO ARE NEW TO LARCHMONT: CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOW YOU SHOULD COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT WITHOUT A LARCHMONT GOOGLE ACCOUNT. 

1) Read one book from the book list (see below): 

• Go Ask Alice by Anonymous

• Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson 

• The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 

• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

• Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 

• The Body by Stephen King

• Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds 

2) Make a copy of this link: 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Kx0Gcs9OxHn6WlyBsMKRIrSD-Gi4Sm6qvIYB1jBLtCM/copy

to complete your own digital Writer's-Reader's Notebook (WRN) 

3) Rename your copy: YOUR NAME Summer Reading Writer's-Reader's Notebook 

4) Carefully follow the detailed instructions on each slide. 

5) Be prepared to share your Digital WRN with the class