8th grade summer reading 2015

 Pershing Middle School Language Arts Department 8th Grade Summer Reading Assignment 2015 Novel: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld Project: Incoming 8th graders will maintain a 3-­‐ring binder or folder that will include Literary Terms, definitions, and examples from the novel (asterisks only), a Double-­‐Entry Journal, an article that represents the theme of the novel and a visual representation of the novel. I. Literary Terms: below are literary terms that will be used in the 8th grade. These terms are crucial in your analysis of text, so it is imperative that you know and understand them. When looking up these words, make sure you find the definition as it applies to literature and writing. You may also use sources other than the dictionary to define these terms; they are often available online. Please write the definition for each term below. For terms with asterisks * next to them, you are required to find an example of that technique in your summer reading and create a separate chart for those (an example is provided for you) 1.
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Idiom Pun * Allusion Irony * Assonance Consonance Your examples of literary terms with asterisks from the novel should look like this… Literary Terms/ Examples from the novel, Uglies by Scott Westerfeld Literary Term (*) Personification Example from Novel Analysis Personification is giving an Laughter and music skipped inanimate object human across the water like rocks qualities. In this line, the thrown with just the right spin; laughter and music is skipping their edges just as sharp against which it can’t do; I think the Tally’s nerves. Pg. 4. author used this to show how loud the laughter was to Tally; she felt left out of the excitement. Your literary terms list should look like this… Literary Terms and definitions: 1. Protagonist- the leading character or one of the major characters in
a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.
II. Double-­‐ Entry Reading Journal: As you read the novel, Uglies, you will maintain a Double-­‐ Entry Journal that will reveal the level of insightful conversation you can have with a text as you read. Double-­‐ Entry Journals require no previous practice-­‐ only your time, attention, and ideas. You will choose a minimum of fifteen quotes or passages from the text that should cover the beginning, middle, and end of the novel. (You may choose more). When selecting your quotes/passages, look for information that seem meaningful, powerful, or thought provoking. For example: •
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Any example of literary terms from above such as metaphors, similes, foreshadowing etc. Passages that remind you of your own life experiences or something you have seen before Shifts or turns in the plot A passage that makes you realize something you hadn’t before Events you found surprising (1) You will first type or write each quote or passage completely exactly as stated in the book. Be sure to write the page number in which it was found. (In your Double-­‐ Entry Journal-­‐ you can create this chart on regular notebook paper and keep it in your three-­‐ring binder or folder) (2) Directly next to each quote/passage, you will write your response to the quote/passage you chose. Your response should NOT be a paraphrase or a summarization of the text but rather give an insightful response to the text. This means you must respond by thinking critically focusing on the examples above-­‐ make an analysis. Below is an example. Number 1. Quote/Passage/ pg. # Any other summer, a sunset like this
would have been beautiful. But
nothing had been beautiful since
Peris turned pretty. Losing your best
friend sucks, even if it’s only for
three months and two days. Pg. 3
My Response What do they mean by turned “pretty?” and I wonder what happened to her best friend. I would feel sad too if I lost my best friend. III. Find an article that discusses the theme of perfection in the novel, Uglies by Westerfeld. The article does not have to be specifically about the novel, it simply has to address some of the issues in the novel such as the cost of perfection. Place this article in your 3-­‐ring binder or folder. IV: Create a visual representation of this novel such as: (choose one from below or feel free to come up with your own idea) the visual representation can be on a blank sheet of paper to be placed in your 3-­‐
ring binder or folder or a poster board) A. Create an original movie poster that would advertise the film if your book were to be made into a movie. B. Create a collage that represents the major themes in the novel C. Create a tri-­‐fold brochure or pamphlet to advertise this novel Note: All work will be due by the end of the second week of school. Ideally, you want to have the assignment completed by the first day of school, but teachers will be flexible and allow the additional time due to new student enrollment. (A pdf of this book is currently available and attached to this packet).