TED Bodrum College 7th Grades Summer Vacation

Assignments

Here are some suggestions of books and movies for you to watch. Choose at least 3 of the
books and 5 of the movies from the list and fill in the table giving short answers according to
the movies and books you have read:

Favorite character/Why?

Favorite place/Why?

Most impressive thing

One thing that you have learnt

The movie/book that you

would watch/read again and
again
Favorite movie or book/Why?
Books:

• Baum, L. Frank. The Wizard of Oz

• Blume, Judy. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
• Byars, Betsy. The Pinballs
• Cleary, Beverly. Ramona Quimby, Age Eight
• Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Davis, Jim. Garfield Counts to Ten
• DeClements, Barthe. Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade
• Farley, Walter. The Black Stallion
• Fitzgerald, John D. The Great Brain
• Gipson, Fred. Old Yeller
• Hiller, B.B. The Karate Kid
• Howe, Deborah and James. Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery
• Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
• O'Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins
• Paterson, Katherine. The Bridge to Terabithia
• Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows
• Rockwell, Thomas. How to Eat Fried Worms
• Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter (any of those published)
• Sewell, Anna. Black Beauty
• Silverstein, Shel. Where the Sidewalk Ends
• Sobol, Donald J. Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
• Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
• Warner, Gertrude. Boxcar Children
• White, E.B. Charlotte's Web
• Wilder, Laura I. Little House on the Prairie

Movies:

Back to the Future

Bend It Like Beckham
Bridge to Terabithia
E.T.
Ella Enchanged
Enchanted
Facing the Giants
Freaky Friday
Hook
How to Eat Fried Worms
James and the Giant Peach
Journey to the Center of the Earth
March of the Penguins
 Night at the Museum
Nim’s Island
Pirates of The Carribean
School of Rock
Sky High
Stand By Me
Swiss Family Robinson
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Karate Kid
The Parent Trap
Time Bandits

Suggested slides for Use of English:

https://prezi.com/lzsfbl7zsp5a/tag-questions/
https://prezi.com/0j1kkazgvtyx/modal-verbs/
https://prezi.com/fza7wr1p_uxq/passive-and-active-voice/
https://prezi.com/7o1h9xaspqnk/passive-present-and-past-simple/
https://prezi.com/c2a89oojimyv/phrasal-verbs/
https://prezi.com/mji_utpxgjsr/verb-to-infinitive-verb-gerund/
https://prezi.com/jrojcvpbk5ll/verbs-of-the-senses/

Suggested videos for Use of English:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1_IRU6zx9g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvFweyjRAPI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxIvJtb_iPk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cetrtFDN2Zg&t=402s
Dear Students and Families:

Summer will be here soon! The school year flew by and now it is time for summer reading and writing. Incoming
8th grade students are expected to complete the following assignments.
You must understand that this is not too much work if you pace yourself throughout the summer and do not wait
until the last minute. I am looking forward to teaching you next year!

All 7th Graders going into the 8th grade are expected to complete the following two assignments:

First Assignment:
You are responsible reading the books and completing the attached writing assignment for the 2 books you read.

8th Grade Required Reading (choose 3 books off of the list) OR any 3 books of your own.

Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain https://www.planetebook.com/free-ebooks/the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer.pdf

Great Expectation by Charles Dickens
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Last Day On Mars by Kevin Emerson
Echo by Pam Munoz
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
All Summer Long by Hope Larson
https://www.freeclassicebooks.com
https://www.planetebook.com/free-ebooks/jane-eyre.pdf
https://www.planetebook.com/free-ebooks/anna-karenina.pdf
https://www.overdrive.com/media/2726248/last-day-on-mars
https://www.overdrive.com/media/2726248/last-day-on-mars
https://www.beasleyac.org/
https://www.slideshare.net/byzijaha23228/all-summer-long-pdf-hope-larson

WRITING ASSIGNMENT
Book Review
DIRECTIONS: Write a page with 12 points Times New Roman font, book review for each book you read this
summer. Make connections to the text in your review.
Making Text Connections:
When reading any text (whether it be a book, article, film, TV show, YouTube video, political cartoon, or song),
you should try to connect with it in a meaningful way. There are three ways to do this:

1. Text to Self —- Discuss the ways that you personally relate to the text. What value was this text to you as an
individual?
2. Text to Text — Discuss the connections you see between this text and others you have read, seen, or heard.
How are the ideas or approaches here similar to others?
3. Text to World — Discuss what connections you see between the important aspects of this text and the world
around us. How do ideas here relate to current or recent events or social conversations?

Second Assignment:
Go to YouTube and choose three of the following TEDx Teen videos to watch. Your choices are:

"Changing the World in Your Pajamas" (Ciara Judge)

"Leadership: The Next Generation" (Jennifer Corriero)
"Empowering Girl Changemakers" (Sejal Hathi)
"Challenge Convention" (Josh Valman)
"Make Your Own Road" (Sujay Tyle)

WRITING ASSIGNMENT
Video Review

Complete a TEDx Teen graphic organizer below for each video you watch.

Who is the • Who is the speaker?

Speaker? • Identify the speaker’s age, gender, class
and education.
• The voice tells the story. Whose voice is
being heard within the text?
• What can you tell or what do you know
about the speaker that helps you
understand the point of view expressed?
What is the • What is the time and place of the piece?
Occasion? What is the current situation (that
prompted the writing)?
• Is this a political event, a celebration, an
observation, a critique, or…?
• Identify the context of the text.
Who is the • Who are the readers, to whom this pieces
Audience? is directed? It may be one person or
specific group.
• Does the speaker specify the audience?
• What assumptions exist in the text about
the intended audience?
What is the • What is the purpose behind the text?
Purpose? Why did the author write it? What is the
goal? (To find the purpose, ask, ‘What
did the author want his audience to think
or do as a result of reading this text?’)
• What is the message?
• How does the speaker convey this
message?
What is the • What topic, content and ideas are
subject? included in the text?
• State the subject in a few words or short
phrase.
• Is there more than one subject?
• How does the author present the
subject? Does he introduce it
immediately or do you, the reader, have
to make an inference?

I am looking forward to teaching you next year!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Perla (Parvana Zeynalova)
English Skills Teacher
parvana.zeynalova@tedbodrum.k12.tr