Congratulations Class of 2009! I have enjoyed teaching you the past 2 years - I will miss you.
Mrs. Agnew
Summer Reading Project
7th Grade – Class of 2011
Hello Incoming Seventh Grade Students,
I will be your literature teacher next year, and I look forward to teaching you. In the meantime, you have summer in which to look forward. My hope for you is that this break is a fun-filled, relaxing time. Have fun swimming, riding bikes, playing outside, and of course, have fun reading. I have selected the books on the following sheets as options for you to read. You should notice that four of the books are about the lives of saints. If you select one of these books, this might help you in your selection of a Confirmation name next year.
When you have completed reading your book, you should plan on somehow letting me know you read the book. Mrs. Beirne said you are all familiar with the “cereal box” project, and that would be one option. That would involve covering a cereal box. On the front would be the name of the cereal and how this cereal relates to the book, such as characters and plot. The back has a game design based on the story. The right side lists the main characters and two to three sentences describing those characters along with describing the setting. The left side contains a ten-sentence summary of the book. The top should have the title of the book (underlined), the author of the book, and your name.
Another option would be writing a book report in which you describe the plot, setting, and main characters. If this is the route you take, make sure that you have the title of the book (underlined) and the author. This should be typed and have your name at the top right corner of your paper. This should be one-page, double spaced.
A possible option may be to do a Power Point presentation (minimum 4, maximum 12 slides). You should have the same information as in the book report, but you should use graphics. The summary of the book for the Power Point should be brief, but you should have notes in order to expand when you do your presentation for the class. You should plan on printing your Power Point presentation and giving me your note cards.
Another possibility would be to design a poster. You should have the same information as listed above for the book report. Be sure to be creative if this becomes your option.
If you have questions throughout the summer, I will be checking my e-mail at magnew@stclementschool.com. I will try to check it daily so I can answer any questions you may have. This project will be worth 20 points, and you will be turning it in some time during the first week of school.
Please do not limit yourself to reading one book only. Reading helps to build vocabulary as well as general knowledge. It helps you to be a better writer. You should read at least half an hour each day, if not more.
Enjoy your summer, and I’ll see you in August!
Mrs. Agnew
For Freedom: The Story of a French Spy
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
“For thirteen-yhear-old Siuzanne, World War II begins on a lovely spring day in Cherbourg France, when the sky is suddenly filled with roaring airplanes dropping bombs….Based on interviews with the real Suzanne, this is the moving story of one young woman’s courageous fight for her country, for her honor, and for freedom.”
Left for Dead
by Peter Nelson
“Just after midnight on July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. The ship sank in fourteen minutes. More than a thousand men were thrown into shark-infested waters. Those who survived the fiery sinking – some injured, many without life jackets – struggled to stay afloat as they waited for rescue…The navy needed a scapegoat for this disaster.” This is the story of how an eleven-year-old tried to clear the captain’s name.
Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science
by John Fleischman
“Phineas Gage was truly a man with a hole in his head. A railroad construction foreman, Phineas was blasting near Cavendish, Vermont, in 1848 when a thirteen-pound iron rod was shot through his brain. Miraculously, he survied another eleven years and became a textbook case in brain scienc.e But Phineas was forever changed by the accident, and what happened inside his brain will tell you a lot about how your brain works and what makes us who we are.”
The Slave Dancer
By Paula Fox
“Jessie Bollier often played his fife to earn a few pennies down by the New Orleans docks. One afternoon a sailor asked him to pipe a tune, and that evening Jessie was kidnapped and dumped aboard The Moonlight, a slave ship, where a hateful duty awaited him. He was to play music so the slaves could “dance” to keep their muscles strong, their bodies profitable.”
Edmund Campion: Hero of God’s Underground
by Harold C. Gardiner, S.J.
This book is “an inspiring dramatic account of the colorful and courageous life and death of the martyr, St. Edmund Campion, “hero of God’s underground” during the persecutions of the Catholic Church in England in the 1500s.”
Saint Joan: The Girl Soldier
by Louis de Wohl
“This volume in the Vision Books series of saints for youth combines a world-famous Catholic novelist, Louis de Wohl, with one of the most thrilling and dramatic saints’ lives in history, St. Joan of Arc. De Wohl uses his famed narrative skill to tell young people about the brave teenage French girl who had visions and led armies in battle, but also about how her entire life testifies to the amazing power of God’s grace.”
Saint Thérèse and the Roses
by Helen Walker Homan
“Growing up in Lisieux, France, was occasionally painful but usually delightful for Thérèse Martin (the Little Flower) and her four sisgers. For practical Marie, studious Pauline, hot-tempered Léone, mischievous Céline, and beautiful, lovable Thérè, growing up meant growing closer to God. The Little Flower found her pathway to holiness right in her own backyard.”
St. Thomas More of London
By Elizabeth M. Ince
“St. Thomas More, the light-hearted but heroic Chancellor of England, comes to life in this biography by Elizabeth M. Ince. Raised in the London of the late 140s, Thomas was a bright student eager for knowledge. When serving as a page for Cardinal Morton, the Archbishop of Canterbury noticed Thomas’ bright wit and sent him to Oxford…going on to serve kis King, Thomas More soon became one of Henry VIII’s most trusted advisors.”
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