Students can check a book out of the Peterson Library if needed. They just need to indicate that they are using the book for this assignment and it will be checked out to them for the summer.
The book should be completed by the first day of instruction. You must bring physical copy of your book to school on day one and plan to keep it for up to two weeks. This will help you to be successful on your first assignment. Summer Read Assignment instructions are posted below.
Students are required to read a novel of choice and come prepared to participate in an activity on the first day of school. Lack of participation and/or inability to appropriately respond to questions regarding the summer reading may result in being removed from Accelerated English. You must be able to access your book in physical form when the school year begins.
Here are examples of “classic” novels that we suggest:
The Secret Garden
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Anne of Green Gables
Little Women
Black Beauty
The Red Pony
The Hobbit
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Prince and the Pauper
Around the World in 80 Days
The Time Machine
Treasure Island
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
The Jungle Book
We strongly suggest reading a novel from the list above. However, if you choose to read a novel of your own choosing, it must be:
appropriate for your grade and reading level (nothing
not a book you have read previously for school or with a class
You are required to read a novel of your choice over the summer and come prepared to write a literary analysis essay relating to characterization. The essay prompt will be given on the first day of school. You must be able to access your book (in physical or electronic form) when the school year begins. Lack of participation and/or inability to appropriately respond to questions regarding the summer reading may result in being removed from Accelerated English.
If you are unable to access a book on your own, you can access one electronically through sources such as Sora or Hoopla, or you can pick up a hard copy of the following texts from the Peterson library:
-A Break With Charity- Ann Rinaldi
-Bad Boy- Walter Dean Myers
-Touching Spirit Bear- Ben Mikaelsen
You may read a book of your own choosing, but it must be appropriate for your grade and reading level (see the recommended summer reading list put together by Mrs. Raffetto). If you need help accessing a book online, please see the guide below.
Hoopla:
Hoopla is an online database that is linked to the public libraries. You must have a public library card. With your parent’s permission, you can go on to your local public library website and sign up for a library card. To get started, go to hoopladigital.com
Sora:
The Peterson library offers students and teachers FREE eBooks or audiobooks on Sora.
Go to the Super “S” and find the Sora app on the flying blue cloud icon
Sign in with Google
Optional: You can pair your public library card to access even more books!
**There will never be fines and books are automatically returned in 3 weeks. Use any of your devices to listen/read your books on a cell phone, iPad, Kindle, desktop or laptop.
EMC PassPort:
If you have logged in before, follow these steps:
Go to passport.emcl.com
Your username is your student email (for example, s123456@scusd.net) and your password is the same password that you use to sign in to your Chromebook
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the purple textbook icon (Resources)
Click “Advanced Search” then click the checkbox for the grade you will be in next year (Grade 7 or Grade 8)
Click the checkbox titled “Expand” under “Type”
Choose one of the novels to open the book and begin reading