Free- Choice Assignment

EAST HIGH SCHOOL 2015
SUMMER
READING
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Grades
Free-Choice Summer
Purpose of Summer Reading
The goal of summer reading is to establish a community of readers:
 Read and ENJOY a new book
 Discover the pleasures that reading can provide
 Maintain reading skills
Read anything you’d like this summer. Be sure to choose something that interests you and is appropriate for
your age and reading level.
Suggested Books
You should read at least one book* this summer. Kids who don’t read over the summer lose reading ability and
comprehension over the break. So think about reading a book by an author you like. Ask friends, family, teachers,
or librarians for suggestions. Read for enjoyment – but also pay attention to the details that make the book
enjoyable. If you choose something you don’t like, change books and start over.
The website Novelist offers great book suggestions! You must use this web address to access the correct website.
It is easy to access at the public library and school; at home, you just put in your library card number.
(http://pioneer.utah.gov/research/databases/novelist.html)
Books You May NOT Choose
The following books will be taught in classes during the school year, so don’t choose these:
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Night
Speak
To Kill a Mockingbird
Of Mice and Men
Animal Farm
Lord of the Flies
The Joy Luck Club
The House on Mango Street
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
A Christmas Carol
Whirligig
Summer Reading Assignment
Your reading response assignment is on the other side of this handout. Due Date: First day of your Language
Arts class
*Honors and AP students should complete the Free-Choice summer reading assignment, but also have additional required
reading. Your current teacher should hand you the assignments this spring. If you don’t get it, contact the following teachers to pick up
the assignment.
INCOMING GRADE
9th
10th
11th
AP Language
AP Literature
Concurrent
ASSIGNMENT
Choose one from list ** & Free-Choice
Choose one from list** & Free-Choice
Choose two from list** & Free-Choice
Choose one from list** & Free-Choice
The Invisible Man & Free-Choice
Free-Choice Only
TEACHER
Heath
Parkin
Simpson
Ipson
Peterson
Turner
**Some titles may contain subject matter objectionable to your family values, so please choose carefully.
ROOM
C410
D308
D310
D208
D306
B327
Summer Reading Free-Choice Assignment
Create a One Pager Response to the novel you choose to read.
A One Pager is a single-page response that shows your understanding of a piece of text you have read. It is a way
of making a representation of your individual, unique understanding. It is a way to be creative and experimental;
it is a way to respond to your reading imaginatively and honestly.
The purpose of a One Pager is to own what you are reading since we read differently when we know we are going
to do something with the text that we have read. We learn best when we are able to create our own patterns!
The Rules
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Read the instructions carefully and follow them. Do the project on ONE SIDE of an 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper.
Use a lot of color and patterns (perhaps even texture) to illustrate your thoughts and ideas clearly and
creatively. Show that you read and thought about the book you chose.
What To Do
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Be sure to put the author’s name and title of the book you’re responding to somewhere on the page
where the reader will notice it.
Pull out two or three important quotes that jump out at you, make you think or wonder, or remind you of
something. Write them down anywhere on your page. Use different colors and/or writing styles to
individualize each quote or phrase.
Use a visual image (either drawn, computer-generated, or cut out from a magazine) to create a visual
focus—these pictures need to illustrate what pictures you have in your mind from reading.
Write a personal statement about what you have read—what did it mean to personally? What is your
opinion, final thought, big question or personal connection? (Think about this by asking yourself a
question or two and then answering them as your personal statement about the book.)
Create it in such a way that your audience will understand something about the literature from your One
Pager.
What Not To Do
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Don’t merely summarize—you’re not retelling the story.
Use unlined paper only, to keep from being restricted by lines.
Don’t think half a page will do—make it rich with quotes and images. FILL UP THE PAGE!
Examples
The following are examples of One Pagers. Notice how they incorporate images, quotes, and responses.
If you would like to see a larger version of a One Pager, please go to the following link: http://goo.gl/ALrGBD