Windham Middle School Summer Reading
Name:______Entering Grade:___6___
Title of Book: ______Author:______
After Reading Tasks: Rate this story.Would you recommend this book to a friend? Y N
Write a brief summary of the novel. Be sure to include key events from the beginning, middle, and end of the story./ Select a direct quote from the text and write it completely (including the page number). Then explain why you chose that quote.
Discover two new words from your story. Write the sentence where you found the word, underline it, and then write the definition based on context.
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2. / Stories have a message about life that the reader can come away with. We call this the theme. In at least 2 sentences, explain the theme and how you know this.
Windham Middle School Summer Reading
Name:______Entering Grade:__7___
Title of Book: ______Author:______
After Reading Tasks: Rate this story.Would you recommend this book to a friend? Y N
Write a brief summary of the novel. Be sure to include key events from the esposition, rising action, climactic moment, falling action, and denoument./ Select three (3) direct quotes from the text and write them completely (including the page number). Then explain why you chose each quote.
Discover four (4) new words from your story. Write the sentence where you found the word, underline it, and then write the definition based on context.
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4. / Stories have a message about life that the reader can come away with. We call this the theme. In at least one (1) paragraph, explain the theme and how you know this.
Windham Middle School Summer Reading
Name:______Entering Grade:__8___
Title of Book: ______Author:______
After Reading Tasks: Rate this story.Would you recommend this book to a friend? Y N
Write a brief summary of the novel. Be sure to include key events from the esposition, rising action, climactic moment, falling action, and denoument./ Select five (5) direct quotes from the text and write them completely (including the page number). Then explain why you chose that quote.
Discover two new words from your story. Write the sentence where you found the word, underline it, and then write the definition based on context.
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6. / Stories have a message about life that the reader can come away with. We call this the theme. In at least two (2) paragraphs, explain the theme and how you know this.