Don't Forget Your Summer Reading Assignments!
![]() Here are the handouts for the activities! You will read a total of THREE (3) BOOKS! BOOK ONE: The Whipping Boy, by Sid Fleishman is required.
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Other Books to ReadFrom the list provided on Fly Up Day, or any of the links below, please pick one non-fiction book and one fiction book.
When you are done reading, complete the following: For non-fiction: Summary & 5 Facts Worksheet For fiction: One Book Report Activity on List Any activities or worksheets completed for any additional books read over the summer will count for Reading Extra Credit in the first quarter! |
All Summer Reading assignments are to be handed in on the first day of school. Ten points will be deducted for each day the assignment is late. All will count toward the first quarter reading grade. Any assignment that is plagiarized in part or in whole, will earn a grade of "0".
It is not wise to:
• Procrastinate:
Commit yourself to reading a pre-determined amount of chapters per day so that you're not overloaded with work the last few weeks of the summer. Also, set aside a specific time during the day for reading and make sure your friends and family know that you are not to be disturbed during this time. Don't expect to get much reading done late at night while lying in bed; choose a time early in the day. Complete your assignments early.
• Skip the Read and do nothing instead:
I'd recommend reading the required book first; if you need to order the book online, order early. You have plenty of internet book stores from which to choose AND all the books are quite popular, excuses in August that the books were unavailable will not fly. It's also important that you read what you like; choose your books according to your interests. If you start reading early enough, you'll have more than enough time to change a book if you find the book doesn't interest you.
• Cheat:
If any part of the written assignment is plagiarized, the entire assignment will be given a zero grade. The assignment questions are geared so that you have to answer them; the answers cannot be found on any internet website.
Commit yourself to reading a pre-determined amount of chapters per day so that you're not overloaded with work the last few weeks of the summer. Also, set aside a specific time during the day for reading and make sure your friends and family know that you are not to be disturbed during this time. Don't expect to get much reading done late at night while lying in bed; choose a time early in the day. Complete your assignments early.
• Skip the Read and do nothing instead:
I'd recommend reading the required book first; if you need to order the book online, order early. You have plenty of internet book stores from which to choose AND all the books are quite popular, excuses in August that the books were unavailable will not fly. It's also important that you read what you like; choose your books according to your interests. If you start reading early enough, you'll have more than enough time to change a book if you find the book doesn't interest you.
• Cheat:
If any part of the written assignment is plagiarized, the entire assignment will be given a zero grade. The assignment questions are geared so that you have to answer them; the answers cannot be found on any internet website.