Grades 9-12

Summer reading is a required assignment for all students. Students who complete and submit the assignment according to the outlined expectations will receive a 10-point addition to their Level 3 category grade for Marking Period 1.

Students will select one novel from the provided grade-level choices to read over the summer and complete one of the project options based on their novel selection.

You will need to use the student's Long Branch Google account to access the documents.

Grade 9 Novel Choices

Grade 10 Novel Choices

Grade 11 Novel Choices

Grade 12 Novel Choices

LBHS Summer Reading Assignment: Choice Board

Assignment Overview

Choose any one of the activities to complete after reading your chosen novel.

Please make sure to review the detailed requirements and guidelines for your chosen project. (See below)

The links provided contain important information. Templates and examples for most choices are provided as well.

Project Choices

Requirements for each project choice are outlined below. Make sure to read the requirements carefully.

One-Pager

One-Pager Requirements

Virtual Museum

Virtual Museum Requirements

Instagram

Instagram Requirements

Dynamic Character Timeline

Dynamic Character Timeline Requirements

Character Journal

Character Journal Requirements

Soundtrack

Soundtrack Requirements

ABC Project

ABC Project Requirements

Comic Strip

Comic Strip Requirements

60-Second Video

60-Second Video Requirements

Please see the cheating/plagiarism policy of Long Branch High School:

Cheating - Cheating takes various forms, including copying from another student , plagiarizing, using cheat sheets or other unauthorized sources, allowingothers to copy, or using online research papers or language translation services.● Any form of cheating will result in a grade of zero (0) for the test or assignment for which it occurred.● The consequences for plagiarism will depend on the extent of the plagiarized material used in the assignment. The teacher will contact theparent or guardian as well as the guidance counselor.
As per the Long Branch Board of Education Policy #5701, any student found exhibiting academic dishonesty may be subjected to a full range of penaltiesincluding, but not limited to reprimand and loss of credit for all of the work that is plagiarized. Academic dishonesty will automatically disqualify studentsfrom membership in the National Honor Society. The student will receive a zero (0) for the assignment and parent conference with the administrator ordesignee.
Plagiarism - Long Branch High School does not tolerate plagiarism in any form. It is the responsibility of the teacher to establish a classroom policy at thebeginning of each course. The teacher will provide the students with written information regarding this policy. In addition the following school-wide guidelineson plagiarism are in effect: This included any documents created through the use of AI (artificial intelligence)
It is the intent of Long Branch High School to prepare students for academic success beyond high school. In order to meet this goal it is imperative thatstudents are aware and have knowledge of the definition of plagiarism. The definition and guidelines below are intended to help the students and staff meet theaforementioned objective.
Definition1. To steal and pass off (the ideas, words and/or images of another) as one’s own.2. To use (a created product) without crediting the source.Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 10th ed., 1993 14
Avoid PlagiarismTo avoid plagiarism, you must give credit whenever you use● Another person’s idea, opinion or theory● Any facts, statistics, graphs, drawings-any pieces of● Information-that are not common knowledge● Quotations of another person’s actual spoken or written words, or● Paraphrase of another person’s spoken or written words.”
Plagiarism using the Internet and Electronic SourcesThe Internet has become a more popular source of information for student papers, and many questions have arisen about how to avoid plagiarizing thesesources. In most cases, the same rules apply as to a printed source: when a writer must refer to ideas or quote a www site, he/she must cite the source.