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MS English Summer Studies
Required Summer Studies – Middle School English
Congratulations on your successful completion of another academic year! As you prepare for a new grade, please know that your English teachers are looking forward to being with you in the fall. We will work together to improve reading, writing and grammar proficiencies. These skills are important for all courses, not just English. With that said, we want to make sure that you don’t forget all that you accomplished this past year. The best way to ensure that you retain information is to use it. We have prepared an interesting set of reading and writing assignments for you to complete over the summer. This will enable us to “hit the ground running” when you return in September. Follow the directions below that pertain to the grade you will enter in the fall.
Your teachers hope you will find enjoyment in these projects. Keep in mind that these assignments will be your teacher’s first impression of your work and effort. Please be sure to put time and care into them.
Sixth Grade Requirements:
Summer Reading Book for the entire Middle School: |
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli |
Other Readings: |
3 books from the Suggested Reading List OR books by authors who are featured on the list |
Grammar Packet: |
Look for the grammar section in this notebook. Please complete these exercises carefully. You may leave them in the packet for checking in class in September. |
Notecard Projects: |
Keep a record of your reading, using any size index card, for each book. List the author’s name (last name first), title of the book, a brief description of the book, and your reaction to it. |
Original Creative Project on only one of your summer books. (Choose 1 project from the list.) |
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A poster
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A book jacket
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A diorama
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A mobile
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Other creative idea
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7th Grade Requirements:
Summer Reading Book for the entire Middle School: |
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli |
Other Readings: |
O Pioneers by Willa Cather (for history)
1 book from the Suggested Reading List OR a book by authors who are featured on the list |
Grammar Packet: |
Look for the grammar section in this notebook. Please complete these exercises carefully. You may leave them in the packet for checking in class in September. |
Notecard Projects: |
Keep a record of 25 vocabulary words you do not know from the books you are reading. Write one word on each card along with its definition and the sentence from the book. Cite the page number. (You will be quizzed on these during your first full week of classes.) |
Original Creative Project on Stargirl. (Choose 1 project from the list.) By the time you are finished, your project should be 2-3 typed pages double-spaced, and full of details! |
Write a new ending for the novel.
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The novel has a sequel called Love, Stargirl. Write a prequel to the novel.
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Choose a character from the novel and write a monologue from his or her point of view, describing a conflict.
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Write a very detailed and imaginative description of the setting. Personify some parts of the setting as well.
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Create a hand-drawn comic strip of the novel. This should include at least ten frames of pictures and words (so will not need to be 2-3 typed pages).
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8th Grade: Requirements:
Summer Reading Book for the entire Middle School: |
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli |
Other Readings: |
True Believer by Virginia Euwer Wolff
Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons |
Grammar Packet: |
Look for the grammar section in this notebook. Please complete these exercises carefully. You may leave them in the packet for checking in class in September. |
Original Analytical Project on True Believer and Ellen Foster.
Complete one of the three options to the right for each novel. |
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Complete the characterization chart.
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Complete the conflict chart.
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Complete the theme chart.
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