Middle Summer Reading Journal - Chesterfield County Public Schools

CCPS Vision
In 2012, we envision that every Chesterfield school will be a thriving,
dynamic and inspiring educational environment that produces selfdirected learners and stimulates citizens of all ages to trust in, invest
in, and benefit from public education.
CCPS Mission
The mission of the CCPS is to work in partnership with students,
families and the community to ensure that each student acquires the
knowledge, skills and core values necessary to achieve personal success
and to enrich the community.
Design for Excellence
Goal 1: Academic excellence for all students
Objective 1: To prepare students through high expectations and
rigorous coursework to become citizens who are self-directed with 21st
century skills.
Superintendent
Marcus J. Newsome, Ed.D.
School Board Members
Dianne Pettit, Clover Hill
David Wyman, Dale District
Omar Rajah, Matoaca
Patricia Carpenter, Midlothian
Marshall Trammell, Bermuda
Special Recognition:
Randi Smith, Instructional Specialist for Secondary Language Arts, Author
Dr. Dale C. Kalkofen, Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Support
Dr. Aaron Spence, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DIVISION OF INSTRUCTION
presents
Summer Reading Journal
Keeping our students engaged and
connected through reading
Summer 2010
This Reading Journal belongs to:
______________________________
Chesterfield County Public Schools does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, disability,
national origin or age in employment or in its programs and activities.
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Parent Tips for Summer Reading
Table of Contents
Message for Students & Parents
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Summer Snack Solutions
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Summer Reading Goals
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Reading Log
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Suggested Reading Lists
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Reading Strategies & Activities
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Questioning
Making Inferences
Making Predictions
Clarifying
Using Context Clues
Drawing Conclusions
Making a Connection
Summarizing
Comparing & Contrasting
Visualizing
Recognizing Author’s Purpose
Elaborating
Teacher Assigned Strategy/Activity
Summer Reading Reflections
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Additional Resources/Booklists/Activities 40
Summer Reading Research
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Parent Tips
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Relax the rules for summer.
During the school year, children have busy schedules and often
have required reading for classes. Summer is a time when children
can read what, when, and how they please. Don't set daily minute
requirements or determine the number of pages they should read.
Instead, make sure they pick up books for fun and help find ways
for them to choose to read on their own. You may even want to
make bedtime a little bit later if you find that your child can't put
down a book.
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Have plenty of reading material around.
Storybooks aren't the only thing that kids can read for fun. Be
sure to have newspapers, magazines, and informational material on
hand that might spark the interest of a young reader.
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Use books to break the boredom.
Without the regular school regimen, adults and kids need more
activities to fill the hours. Books that teach kids how to make or
do something are a great way to get kids reading and keep them
occupied. Don't forget to take your kids' favorite reading series
along on long road trips.
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Read aloud with kids.
Take your children to see a local storyteller or be one yourself.
The summer months leave extra time for enthusiastic read-alouds
with children no matter what their age. Don't forget to improvise
different voices or wear a silly hat to make the story that much
more interesting!
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Read a book about reading to your kids!
Reading aloud to your children is a gift! Learn the importance
and the benefits of this gift by reading Jim Trelease’s The ReadAloud Handbook: Sixth Edition. You can also get helpful tips at
http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/.
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Parent Tips for Summer Reading
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Combine activities with books.
Dear Chesterfield County Students and Parents,
Visit the library.
Summer break brings many opportunities for each of us to experience
new adventures and reunite with family and friends, as well as time to relax and
remove ourselves from the pressures of schoolwork and homework deadlines.
Summer is also an important time for us to enhance our learning opportunities
and build positive, personal habits, such as the habit of reading for pleasure,
exercising, and eating nutritiously. This is the time of year for taking advantage
of opening a good book of your choice, reading it, and sharing what you find
inside the book with each other, your friends, and in your reading journal.
Summer leaves lots of time for kids to enjoy fun activities, such as
going to the park, seeing a movie, or going to the beach. Why not
also encourage them to read a book about the activity? If you're
going to a baseball game, suggest your child read a book about his
or her favorite player beforehand. In the car or while enjoying a
hot dog, you'll have lots of time to talk about the book and the
game.
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If your child doesn't have a library card, summer is a great time to
sign up. In addition to a wide selection of books to borrow, many
libraries have fun, child-friendly summer reading programs.
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Lead by example.
Read the newspaper at breakfast, pick up a magazine at the doctor's office, and stuff a paperback in your beach bag. If kids see
the adults around them reading often, they will understand that
literature can be a fun and important part of their summer days.
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Talk it up.
Talking with your kids about what you have read also lets them know
that reading is an important part of your life. Tell them why you
liked a book, what you learned from it, or how it helped you -- soon
they might start doing the same.
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Help kids find time to read.
Summer camp, music lessons, baseball games, and videos are all fun
things kids like to do during the summer. When planning summer
activities with children, remember to leave some time in their
schedules for reading. Some convenient times may be before bedtime or over breakfast.
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A Message for Students and Parents
Bring an audio-recording of your favorite books on
long car trips!
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Chesterfield County Public Schools, along with the Richmond Kickers,
Richmond Raiders, Richmond Flying Squirrels, and the Richmond Food Bank, are
committed to helping each student succeed in achieving his or her academic and
health goals. Obtaining goals is often dependent upon our abilities to read and
engage in the world of text. In fact, there is research that supports many
benefits of summer reading, including improvement in schoolwork and a higher
self-esteem. In order to help students continue with their reading success,
CCPS has partnered with area sports teams to create the Chesterfield County
Public Schools’ Summer Reading Journal. In this journal, you will find ideas to
make reading exciting throughout the summer, booklists of award winning titles
that will hook your attention, and activities that you can complete in a reading
notebook and turn in to your English/language arts teacher when you start the
new school year. In addition, you will find healthy snacking tips, and you’ll learn
what some of your local sports figures enjoying reading when they are not on
the fields.
This summer is certain to be a memorable time for you. Whether you
are headed to the beach, to summer camp, or spending time at home with your
family and friends, remember to take the time to do something positive for
yourself – read, eat well, and exercise!
Sincerely,
Dr. Marcus J. Newsome
Superintendent
Dr. Dale C. Kalkofen
Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Support
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Research Supporting Summer Reading
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“...children who read six books or more may improve or maintain
their reading achievement. Those who do not read may lose as much
as a year in their academic performance.” (Livingston & Kurkjian;
2006)
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“Of all the activities in which children engage outside of school,
time spent actually reading is the best predictor of reading
achievement—the more students read, the better readers they become.” (Allington, 2006; Anderson, Wilson, & Fielding, 1988)
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“The value placed on literacy in the home, time spent reading with
children, and the availability and use of reading materials have been
identified as important elements in children’s reading success.” (Snow, Burns, & Griffin, 1998)
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“ More than three quarters (78%) of kids who report reading more
books for fun during the summer “agree a lot” that reading during
the summer helps them do better in school, compared to 35% of
other kids.” (Yankelovich & Scholastic; 2006)
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“The benefits of reading are evidenced by the attitudes of high
frequency readers. Compared to others, they are more likely to
have positive self-perceptions and to associate strong reading
skills with future success.” (Yankelovich & Scholastic; 2006)
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“Kids who read more during the summer are more apt than others
to perceive themselves as smart and good students.” (Yankelovich &
Scholastic; 2006)
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Additional Resources for
Booklists & Activities
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Check out your local Chesterfield County Public Library for age
appropriate book recommendations, as well as additional summer
reading activities and events.
http://library.co.chesterfield.va.us/
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Talk to your school librarian about suggested readings and
creative ways to demonstrate your reading accomplishments.
School library websites can be accessed at:
http://chesterfield.k12.va.us/CCPS/schools/school_websites.htm
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Use the “Comic Creator” to create summaries or complete other
activities. It can be found at:
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html
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Recommended reading lists and activities can be found on the
following websites:
• http://www.thewritingtutor.biz/suggested_reading/
APliteraturebyauthor.php (College Board List)
• http://www.bookwink.com
• http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr244.shtml
• http://www.scholastic.com/summerreading/
• http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/summerreading/
recsummerreading/recommendedreading.cfm
• http://www.rif.org/summer/
• http://www.readwritethink.org/beyondtheclassroom/
summer/
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Attend the Chesterfield County Public Schools’ District-wide
Book Fair at the Commonwealth Barnes & Noble during the week
of May 15, 2008, through May 23, 2008.
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Visit your neighborhood bookstore, or other area bookstores for
theme nights, book fairs, and summer reading activities.
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Tour the many historic landmarks and tourist attractions around
the state, and pick up brochures, magazines, maps, and other
literature to read and practice your reading skills.
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WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE READ?
Title: __________________________________
Author: ________________________________
Explain what you liked best about this reading:
Reading Reflection
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Did I reach my summer reading goals? _____________________
• What will be my reading goal for the year? _________________
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Extra Strategy Practice from My Teacher’s
Setting Your GOALS for Summer Reading
Desk
Title: _________________________________
Author: _______________________________
I will…
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conference with my language arts/English teacher about
my reading goals and strategy focus.
Complete your activity here:
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commit to reading at least ___ minutes each week
during the summer.
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read at least _____ books this summer.
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keep a log in my journal of dates, times and/or minutes
I spend reading this summer.
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complete at least _______ of the listed activities in my
reading journal this summer.
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challenge myself to stretch my reading interests and
read at least one book or article from the
_______________ genre (i.e., nonfiction, biography,
autobiography, historical fiction, science fiction).
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turn in my “Summer Reading Journal” to my language
arts or English teacher during the first week of school.
____________________________
(Student Signature)
____________________________
(Parent Signature)
__________________________________
(Teacher Signature)
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Reading Log
Date
Minutes
Title
Pages Read
Student “Elaborating” Activity Page
Title: _________________________________
Author: _______________________________
Complete your activity here:
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Sizzling Activity Suggestions To
Heat Up Your Summer Reading
Reading Log
Date
Minutes
Title
Choose any of the activities listed below to complete in your Summer Reading Journal.
Make sure you include the title, author, and page number (if referring to a particular event).
Reading Strategy
Elaborating
Giving as much
information as possible
so the reader is not
confused
Activity
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Use your imagination and vivid adjectives to describe
your most interesting character’s favorite foods. What
is it about this character’s personality that makes
you think these would be his/her favorite foods? List
two or three foods, and write a sentence for each
explaining why that food would be his/her favorite.
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Look at what you know about the main character in
your book. Using this information, what type of
teacher would this character be: English, Math,
Social Studies, Science, Art? What would his/her
classroom look like? Write a brief paragraph
identifying the type of teacher and explaining why
this would be the best type of teacher for your
character. Add extra details about this character’s
classroom décor.
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Pages Read
Reading Log
Date
Minutes
Title
Pages Read
Student “Author’s Purpose” Activity Page
Title: _________________________________
Author: _______________________________
Complete your activity here:
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Sizzling Activity Suggestions To
Reading Log
Date
Minutes
Title
Choose any of the activities listed below to complete in your Summer Reading Journal.
Make sure you include the title, author, and page number (if referring to a particular event).
Reading Strategy
Recognizing the
Author’s Purpose
Activity
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Before reading study the cover, the back-cover, and
the pictures inside the book. Name three types of
people whom you think would want to read this
book, and in two sentences for each person explain
why s/he would want to read the book and what
that person would hope to learn.
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After reading your book, what do you think the
author of the book feels is the most important part
or point in the book? Write a sentence identifying
that point. Then in three to four sentences explain
why you believe this is the author’s purpose by
using facts from the book to support your answer.
What the author is
trying to teach you
during & after reading.
Name: Jackson Williams
Position: Richmond Flying Squirrels’ Catcher
Hometown: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
High School: Broken Arrow High
College: University of Oklahoma
Favorite Childhood Book: The Three Little Pigs
Favorite Reading Memory: “I read my first real full book by myself
in the second grade. I was very proud of that.”
Favorite Place to Read: “I like to read in the living room on the
couch.“
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Pages Read
Suggested Reading Selections
Virginia Readers’ Choice 2010-2011 Nominations
Books for 6—8:
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After Tupac and D Foster Jacqueline Woodson, The Penguin
Group, 2008.
All of the Above Shelley Pearsall, Little, Brown and Company,
2006.
The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had Kristin Levine, The Penguin Group,
2009.
Breathe: A Ghost Story Cliff McNish, Carolrhoda Books, 2006.
The Girl Who Could Fly Victoria Forester, Feiwel and Friends,
2008.
Little Audrey Ruth White, Douglas and McIntyre Ltd., 2008.
The London Eye Mystery Siobhan Dowd, Yearling, 2007.
Shooting the Moon Frances O’Roark Dowell, Atheneum Books for
Young Readers, 2008.
T4: A Novel Ann Clare LeZotte, Houghton Mifflin Books, 2008.
The Underneath Kathi Appelt, Simon and Schuster, 2008.
Student “Visualizing” Activity Page
Title: _________________________________
Author: _______________________________
Complete your activity here:
Books Suggested By My Teacher:
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Reading lists were generated from the 2010-2011 Virginia Readers' Choice award
winning selections. The Virginia Reader’s Choice books are selected on literary
merit by the Virginia State Reading Association. There may be isolated words in
some books that may be found objectionable to certain members of our community;
those individuals should select alternate books on the list.
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Sizzling Activity Suggestions To
Heat Up Your Summer Reading
Choose any of the activities listed below to complete in your Summer Reading Journal.
Make sure you include the title, author, and page number (if referring to a particular event).
Reading Strategy
Visualizing
Creating mental
pictures of events,
characters, and the
setting
Activity
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Choose a favorite scene that you would like to
recreate. Look through magazines and find
pictures that you can cut and paste in order to
create a collage that represents your vision of the
scene.
Choose a favorite scene from the book you are
reading and make it a movie scene. Describe the
location where you would film the movie. Include
details about the condition of the location (dusty,
dirt roads, foggy, etc.) Draw a picture to match
your film-scene description.
Name: Nick Noonan
Position: Richmond Flying Squirrels’ 2B
Hometown: San Diego, California
High School: Francis Parker High
Favorite Childhood Book: Goosebumps, R.L. Stine
Favorite Reading Memory: “I read 20 books in 3rd grade and got
to go to lunch with my teacher.”
Person You Admire: “I admire my parents.”
Favorite Place to Read: “I like to read by the pool.“
Suggested Reading Selections
Books Recommended by CCPS Middle School Teachers:
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Warriors Series by Erin Hunter
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan
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Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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Diary Of A Wimpy Kid — The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney
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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
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White Darkness by Geralidne McCaughrean
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Schooled by Gordon Korman
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Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
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Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
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Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
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A Wrinkle In Time by Madeline L’Engle
Books Recommended By My Friends:
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Additional titles and lists may be selected and provided by individual schools and
teachers that will be included as part of their literary discussions and requirements
for the first quarter. If your school’s language arts/English teacher has required
reading selections and activities, completion of those reading requirements should
take first priority.
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Sizzling Activity Suggestions To
Heat Up Your Summer Reading
Choose one of the activities listed below to complete in your Summer Reading Journal.
Make sure you include the title, author, and page number (if referring to a particular event).
Reading Strategy
Questioning
Student “Comparing & Contrasting” Activity Page
Title: _________________________________
Author: _______________________________
Complete your activity here:
Activity Choices
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Create a quiz for a friend to take while reading
your selection. Make a list of questions that begin
with: Why…?, How…?, Should…?, Would…?,
Could…? and What if…?
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Imagine you are the main character in your book, or
the scientist, the reporter, or historian uncovering the
facts about your book’s topic. Answer the following
questions while you read: If I were___ what would I
do?; How is this like…?; How does this text relate
to my life?; How does this relate to current events?
Asking questions
while you read
Name: Gloria Armour
Position: Lady Raider
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
High School: Riverdale High School
College: Darton College
Favorite Childhood Book: Green Eggs and
Ham, Dr. Seuss
Favorite Reading Memory: “My mom would let me pick any book I’d
like at night and let me read it to her. I loved reading to her; I felt like I
was a big girl!”
Person You Admire: “I really admire my sister. She’s 24 and a sergeant in the Air Force. She has been to Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia,
and Germany. Some of the things she’s done I don’t think I could do.,
and I admire her for all of it!”
Favorite Place to Read: “My favorite place to read is my living room on
my couch with the TV off and an ice cold glass of water beside me.”
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Sizzling Activity Suggestions To
Choose any of the activities listed below to complete in your Summer Reading Journal.
Make sure you include the title, author, and page number (if referring to a particular event).
Reading Strategy
Comparing &
Contrasting
Keeping track of how
things are alike or
different when reading.
Two or more
different works
• Two or more
different authors
• Two or more
characters
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Activity
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Identify two characters in the book you are
reading. Give three examples of how these
characters are alike and how these characters are
different.
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Read two books or articles that are about the
same topic . Identify information in each book
that is the same, and identify information that is
different OR read two books by the same author,
and list things that are similar and things that
are different in each book.
Student “Questioning” Activity Page
Title: _________________________________
Author: _______________________________
Complete your activity here:
Name: Brandon Crawford
Position: Richmond Flying Squirrels’ SS
Hometown: Pleasanton, California
High School: Foothill High
College: University of California, Los Angeles
Favorite Childhood Book: Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling
Person You Admire: “I admire my mom.”
Favorite Place to Read: “I like to read on the bus. “
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Sizzling Activity Suggestions To
Heat Up Your Summer Reading
Choose one of the activities listed below to complete in your Summer Reading Journal.
Make sure you include the title, author, and page number (if referring to a particular event).
Reading Strategy
Activity
Making Inferences
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Using the
information in the
text (or pictures)
that is given to
determine the point
Pick one word that describes the main character in
your book. Write the word next to the name of the
character. Under the word and the character’s name
describe an event that demonstrates the descriptive
word you chose.
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Choose three quotes a character made in your book
and write them. Under each quote explain in your
own words what personality traits the quote reveals
about your chosen character.
Student “Summarizing” Activity Page
Title: _________________________________
Author: _______________________________
Complete your activity here:
Name: Jerrett Brown
Position: Richmond Raiders’ Linebacker/Running Back/Kicker
Hometown: Hopewell, Virginia
High School: Hopewell High School
College: The College of William and Mary
Favorite Childhood Book: Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak
Favorite Reading Memory: “I loved Accelerated Reader and taking
tests on books.”
Person You Admire: “I admire my grandmother.”
Favorite Place to Read: “I like to read outside.”
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Sizzling Activity Suggestions To
Heat Up Your Summer Reading
Choose any of the activities listed below to complete in your Summer Reading Journal.
Make sure you include the title, author, and page number (if referring to a particular event).
Reading Strategy
Summarizing
Restating the main
ideas, details, or
events in your own
words
Activity
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Find pictures, words, phrases, or headings in
magazines that you think relate to the main idea of
the passage, chapter, article, or book. Glue the
items on your journal page. Then in two or three
sentences for each picture explain how it represents
the main idea.
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Create a comic strip that captures the main events
of the passage, chapter, article, or book. Use at
least four frames in your comic.
Student “Making Inferences” Activity Page
Title: _________________________________
Author: _______________________________
Complete your activity here:
Name: Skylar Stromsmoe
Position: Richmond Flying Squirrels’ Utility
Hometown: Etzikom, Alberta Canada
High School: Foremost High
College: Southern Arkansas University
Favorite Childhood Book: Green Eggs and Ham, Dr. Seuss
Favorite Reading Memory: “I remember getting rewarded for the
number of books I read.”
Person You Admire: “I admire my dad.”
Favorite Place to Read: “I like to read in my bed. “
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Sizzling Activity Suggestions To
Heat Up Your Summer Reading
Choose one of the activities listed below to complete in your Summer Reading Journal.
Make sure you include the title, author, and page number (if referring to a particular event).
Reading Strategy
Making Predictions
Activity
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Using the
information in the
text or pictures to
figure out the events
that will happen next
or the outcome of
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the story
Objects-in-a-box. Choose five objects from your room
that would represent facts or events in your book.
Draw each object and explain, in one sentence, how
each object would help a new reader predict what
s/he will learn by reading your book or help the
reader predict what’s going to happen in the book.
Student Activity Page
Title: _________________________________
Author: _______________________________
Strategy Focus: _______________________________
Complete your activity here:
First lines. Draw a line down the middle of your
journal page, making two columns. Skim through
your book and write the first line in each chapter or
in each section of an article in the left column. In the
right column, across from each “first line,” predict
what will happen or what you’ll learn in each chapter
or section based on the first line.
Name: Mike Crawford
Position: Richmond Raiders’ Linebacker
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
High School: Patterson High School
College: Virginia Tech
Favorite Childhood Book: The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss
Favorite Reading Memory: “I loved reading with my mother.”
Person You Admire: “I admire my mother because she believes with
hard work you can accomplish anything.”
Favorite Place to Read: Barnes and Noble
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Sizzling Activity Suggestions To
Heat Up Your Summer Reading
Choose any of the activities listed below to complete in your Summer Reading Journal.
Make sure you include the title, author, and page number (if referring to a particular event).
Reading Strategy
Activity
Making a Connection
• Did a character in your book do something you have
Tying what you read to
your life or to what you
already know
• Text-to-Self
connections
• Text-to-Text
connections
• Text-to-World
connections
Student “Making Predictions” Activity Page
Title: _________________________________
Author: _______________________________
Complete your activity here:
done? Did the character go somewhere that is like a
place you have visited? Draw a picture of you doing
this similar event or action OR draw a picture of the
place that you went that is like where your
character went. Write one or two sentences that
describes the connection being made in the picture.
• Think about two characters from two different
books, two characters from the same book, or the
same character who appears in two different books
(ex. Harry Potter). What events, choices, or issues
happen to these characters that are the same? In
what ways are the methods the character uses to
handle these events, choices, or issues similar? Write
five to six sentences answering these questions.
Name: Ronnie Pascale
Position: Richmond Kickers’ Goalkeeper
Hometown: North Salem, New York
High School: North Salem High
College: Furman University, The Mighty Paladins
Favorite Childhood Book: The BFG, Roald Dahl
Favorite Reading Memory: “My house growing up was in the
middle of the woods. I used to love to take a book into the woods,
find a huge rock to climb onto, and lay there and read. It was pretty
cool, really quiet and peaceful.”
Person You Admire: “I admire my dad.”
Favorite Place to Read: “I like to read on the Kickermobile. It’s the
only time I get some alone time to read now days. “
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Sizzling Activity Suggestions To
Heat Up Your Summer Reading
Choose one of the activities listed below to complete in your Summer Reading Journal.
Make sure you include the title, author, and page number (if referring to a particular event).
Reading Strategy
Clarifying
Making the
information clear and
understandable
Activity
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Identify the setting, main character, key events,
problem, and how the problem was solved in your
story. Write one sentence for each, and use words or
phrases from the book to demonstrate your point.
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If your reading were made into a movie, what would
it be rated? Ratings are determined based on specific,
clear information. Give your book a rating (G, PG,
PG-13, or R). After giving the rating, provide clear,
understandable reasons why you chose the rating you
did. Make sure you use examples from the selection.
Student “Drawing Conclusions” Activity Page
Title: _________________________________
Author: _______________________________
Complete your activity here:
Name: Jen Woody
Position: Richmond Kicker’s Defender
Hometown: Woodbridge, Virginia
High School: Woodbridge Senior High School
College: Virginia Commonwealth University
Favorite Childhood Book: The Indian in the Cupboard, Lynne Reid Banks
Favorite Reading Memory: “I made a ‘Reading Corner’ in the corner of
my room. I made it out of pillows, blankets, and stuffed animals. It
allowed me to really get lost in the book I was reading.”
Person You Admire: “I admire both of my parents. They inspired me
from day one.”
Favorite Place to Read: “I like to read in my papasan chair with the
window open.”
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Sizzling Activity Suggestions To
Heat Up Your Summer Reading
Choose any of the activities listed below to complete in your Summer Reading Journal.
Make sure you include the title, author, and page number (if referring to a particular event).
Reading Strategy
Activity
Drawing Conclusions •
Gathering pieces of
information, putting
it all together, and
then deciding what
that information
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means
Student “Clarifying” Activity Page
Title: _________________________________
Author: _______________________________
Complete your activity here:
Did your main character have to make a choice or a
decision? Write a sentence explaining that choice/
decision. Then write two or three more sentences
describing what events or pieces of information helped
your character make his/her choice.
Think about a character who faced conflicts in your
book; then describe a survival kit of things that
would fit into a backpack that would have helped
your chosen character with his/her problem.
Name: Charlie Reiter
Position: Richmond Kickers’ Midfield/Forward
Hometown: Westport, Connecticut
High School: Staples High
College: Davidson College
Favorite Childhood Book: The Hardy Boys Series
Favorite Reading Memory: “I loved when my dad started giving me his
books to read because I was becoming a better reader.”
Person You Admire: “I admire my parents.”
Favorite Place to Read: “I like to read on the beach during the
summer.”
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Sizzling Activity Suggestions To
Heat Up Your Summer Reading
Choose any of the activities listed below to complete in your Summer Reading Journal.
Make sure you include the title, author, and page number (if referring to a particular event).
Reading Strategy
Using Context Clues
Using the words or
phrases around an
unfamiliar word to
determine its meaning
Activity
Student “Using Context Clues” Activity Page
Title: _________________________________
Author: _______________________________
Complete your activity here:
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Pick five words from your book with which you are
not familiar . Write the word and the sentence from
the book/article in which the word is used. Under
the sentence, draw a picture of what you think the
word means, and then write the word in your own
new sentence .
•
Pick five or more words from your reading with
which you are not familiar. Write the word with a
picture that represents the word’s meaning. Under
the picture write a caption that uses the word in a
new sentence. Then write a synonym for the word.
Name: Matthew Delicate
Position: Richmond Kickers’ Striker
Hometown: Newcastle Emlyn, Wales
High School: Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn
College: Virginia Commonwealth University
Favorite Childhood Book: The Famous Five, Enid Blyton
Favorite Reading Memory: “Bedtime stories with my dad.”
Person You Admire: “I admire Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin.”
Favorite Place to Read: “I like to read in bed or on the Kickers’ team
bus.”
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