Summer Assignments 

Select and complete one or more of the below options to 

The summer reading options are as follows:

• For the History Buff: Find out more about an area of history you have always wondered about. Select two books that focus on the same issue or time period. One should be fiction and the other non-fiction. Click here for a list of suggested pairings, but please do not limit yourself to this list. After you read, write a newspaper article using the organizer linked here.

• For the Growth Mindset Reader: Develop your resilience while completing summer reading! Select and read at least one resilience themed book. Here is a list of options, but do not feel limited to this list.  As you read, track times that characters show resilience, or missed opportunities for resilience on this organizer. 

• For the Classics Book-Worm: Check a couple of classic pieces of literature off your bucket list. Select and read two classic books. Feel free to choose from this list of literary classics or talk to your parents or guardians about what they consider to be classics. Then, complete the Connections to Classics sheet about one of the books. 

• For the Movie Critic: Experience a truth that is almost universally acknowledged: the book is better than the movie! Select a book that has been made into a movie. You will need your parent’s approval in selecting an appropriate pair. Here is a list of possibilities, but please do not limit yourself to this list. After reading the book and watching the movie, complete this comparison guide.