The Christian School at Castle Hills Summer Reading Program · 2017. 8. 25. · The Christian...
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The Christian School at Castle Hills Summer Reading Program
Incoming 7th – 12th Grade Students
DUE DATE: August 25, 2017
Dear Castle Hills Parents and Students,
The Christian School at Castle Hills is committed to promoting a habit of lifelong reading
for every student. The Summer Reading Program helps students develop and maintain reading
skills. Listed below are the directions and expectations for the assignment, which will count as a
test grade in English the first week of school.
Reading Assignments
Students will read two books this summer: one class novel and one chosen from a list.
English Assignment Checklist
1. English Assigned Classic:
_____ Read the required book(s):
7th grade: The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean
8th grade: My Heart Lies South by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino **Please
note: Important to purchase the "Young People's Edition"
9th grade: Animal Farm by George Orwell
10th Grade: The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
11th Grade: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
12th Grade: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
_____ Be prepared to participate in assignments, group work, and/or projects based on the
book when school begins. Your teacher will determine how you will be held accountable for
reading and understanding the required novel.
2. English Classic Novel of Choice
_____ Read the classic of your choice from the recommended list for your grade.
_____ Complete the response questions for the book of choice (template attached). Bonus
credit is available for completing the response questions for both books or reading an extra
book and completing the questions for it as well.
Summer Reading Choice Lists for Middle School (Incoming 7-8 Graders)
7th Grade:
Title Author
Old Yeller Fred Gipson
A Wrinkle in Time Madeline L'Engle
Caddie Woodlawn Carol Ryrie Brink
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Mildred D. Taylor
8th Grade:
Title Author
Anne of Green Gables L.M. Montgomery
Call of the Wild Jack London
The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien
The Book Thief Markus Zusak
When You Reach Me Rebecca Stead
Summer Reading Choice List for High School (Incoming 9-12 Graders)
9th Grade:
Title Author
A Separate Peace John Knowles
Little Women Louisa May Alcott
This Present Darkness Frank Peretti
All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque
The Time Machine H. G. Wells
Christy Catherine Marshall
The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane
Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck
Hard Times Charles Dickens
The Chosen Chaim Potok
10th Grade:
Title Author
The Ring of McAllister Robert Marantz
Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte
The Jungle Upton Sinclair
Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury
All Things Wise and Wonderful James Herriot
Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad
Moby-Dick Hermann Melville
Great Expectations Charles Dickens
11th Grade:
Title Author
The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Three Musketeers Alexandre Dumas
Don Quixote Cervantes
The Screwtape Letters C.S. Lewis
The Pilgrim’s Progress John Bunyan
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Greatest Generation Tom Brokaw
Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain
12th Grade:
Title Author
Lord of the Flies William Golding
Rebecca Daphne du Maurier
Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
Emma Jane Austen
The Invisible Man H.G. Wells
Mere Christianity C.S. Lewis
The Christian School at Castle Hills Summer Reading Response Questions for Grades 7-12
Summer 2017 (to be completed for book of choice)
Student________________________________Grade_________________________ Please type your responses to each of the following:
1. Create a bibliographic citation for your book following MLA guidelines. This is what
your citation should look like:
Instruction: Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher’s City: Publisher, Copyright Date. Print. Example: Levine, Gail Carson. Writing Magic. New York: HarperColins Children’s Books, 2006. Print.
2. Please complete each of the following questions:
A. What is the setting (when and where the story takes place)?
B. Who is the protagonist (lead character, hero/heroine)?
C. Who/what is the antagonist (villain, adversary)?
D. What is the climax (decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or the major turning
point in a story)?
E. What is the main conflict (struggle between opposing forces)? What two
characters/forces are involved in the conflict?
F. What is the conclusion to the story (how is the conflict resolved)?
3. Please complete the questions regarding your thoughts about the book:
A. What life lessons did you learn from this book?
B. What history, culture, events, or issues did you learn about while reading this book?
C. Why do you think this book is considered a classic?
D. Sometimes books touch you, reminding you of your own life, as part of the larger human
experience. What connections did you make between the book and your own life, an
event (or events) that happened to someone you know, and/or what happened in another
book you've read? Explain.
E. What are your three favorite lines/quotes? Copy them into your reading log/journal and
explain why these passages caught your attention.
"How to Keep a Reading Log or Book Journal." About.com Classic Literature. Web. 11 Apr. 2012. <http://classiclit.about.com/od/forstudents/ht/aa_readinglog.htm>.