6

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Prep Summer Reading
May 2014
I am happy to have you all in my Language Arts class this upcoming
year! I wish you a restful vacation in order to be prepared and
energized to begin a new adventure in 6
th
Prep. Reading has many
advantages such as boosts analytical thin!ing" increases vocabulary"
and improves memory and writing s!ills" among many others.
All 6
th
Prep students are re#uired to read at least one boo! during the
summer in order to foster the s!ills described above.
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'harlotte)s *ebb &+.,. *hite(
-oles &Louis .ascher( &A(
-arry Potter and the .orcerer)s .tone &/0 Rowling( &A(
Artemis 1owl &+oin 'olfer( &A(
In!heart &'ornelia 1un!e(
%he 2wl .ervice &Alan 3arner( &A(
$orthern Lights &Phillip Pullman(
3ree! 4yths &3eraldine 4c'aughrean(
/ourney to the River .ea &+va Ibbotson(
*here the 4ountain 4eets the 4oon &3race Lin( &A(
I have prepared a Summer Reading Challenge I5m sure you5ll en6oy.
Attached you will find a Reading ,ingo card which you must complete7
basically" you must fill out as many s#uares as you can" having an
adult sign their initials each time you accomplish a tas!. %he goal is
to fill them all out" and there will be prizes for those who do. 3ood
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As for your reading assignment" after finishing your boo! you must
choose one of these assignments to complete" it is worth 10% o your
grade and due the irst wee! o "lass#
a$ Ma!e a %ideo o yoursel des"ribing !ey e%ents rom the boo! as
i you were one o the "hara"ters#
b$ &rite a dierent ending or the story 'at least one page$#
"$ Prepare an oral report o ( minutes# )i%e a brie summary o the
plot and des"ribe the personality o one o the main "hara"ters#
*e prepared or +uestions#