GLENBROOK SUMMER READING LIST 2010

The Summer Reading is a requirement for all students who are entering grades k-12 and who have registered before July 30, 2010.



1. Read any twenty-five books (does not have to be on the AR list)

2. Keep log of book titles ( may use notebook paper)

3. Parents may read with the child

4. Reward: popsicles each Friday during the first six weeks



4th Grade

Superfudge - Judy Blume

The Whipping Boy - Sid Fleischman

5th Grade

Mr. Popper's Penguins - Richard and Florence Atwater

A Year Down Yonder - Richard Peck

6th Grade

Hatchet - Gary Paulson

Number the Stars - Lois Lowry



Students entering grades 9 -12 enrolled in honors English courses are required to read the two books below for their appropriate grade and be prepared to test during the first week of school.

GRADES 9TH - 12TH ENGLISH HONORS

Students entering grades 9 -12 enrolled in honors English courses are required to read the two books below for their appropriate grade and be prepared to test during the first week of school.

GRADE 9 ANIMAL FARM - George Orwell

OLIVER TWIST - Charles Dickens

GRADE 10 ANTIGONE - Sophocles

THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN -Mark Twain

GRADE 11 THE GOOD EARTH - Pearl Buck

THE SCARLET LETTER - Nathaniel Hawthorne

GRADE 12 THE HIDING PLACE - Corrie Ten Boom

TESS OF THE d'URBERVILLES - Thomas Hardy



Student enrolled in non-honors English courses grades 7-12 are required to read two books and complete the assignments.

7th Grade

Glenbrook 7th grade students will be required to read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton for their summer reading classic selection. Each student should maintain a summer reading journal about this book. Journal entries should be three to five complete sentences written at the completion of each chapter. These entries should summarize what the student has read. The journal should be kept in a marble composition notebook. The notebook will be due on August 11, 2010. In addition to the journal, students will be required to take the AR test for The Outsiders.

For their second summer reading book students may select a book of interest from the following books:

Star girl -by Jerry Spinelli

Touching Spirit Bear - by Ben Mikaelsen

My Life in Dog Years - by Gary Paulsen

Where the Lilies Bloom - by Vern and Bill Cleaver

Students should be prepared to write a book report in class on August 11 about the book that they select. In addition, they will be required to take the AR test for this book. Students must take the AR test for both books by the first Friday after the library is opened for classes. The grades for the journal, book report and two AR tests will be averaged into the first six weeks grade for Enrichment/Grammar.

Students may not select a book for which they have already taken an AR test.

8th Grade

Glenbrook 8th grade students will be required to read Rascal by Sterling North for their summer reading classic selection. Each student should maintain a summer reading journal about this book. Journal entries should be three to five complete sentences, written at the completion of each chapter. These entries should summarize what the student has read. The journal should be kept in a marble composition notebook. The notebook will be due on August 22, 2010. In addition to the journal, students will be required to take the AR tests for Rascal.

For their second summer reading book students may select a book of interest from the following books:

The Big Field - by Mike Lupica

Found (The Missing, Book 1) - by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Love, Stargirl - by Jerry Spinelli

Summer of my German Soldier - by Bette Green

Students should be prepared to write a book report in class on August 11 about the book that they select. In addition, they will be required to take the AR test for this book. Students must take the AR test for both books by the first Friday after the library is opened for classes. The grades for the journal, book report and two AR tests will be averaged into the first six weeks grade for Enrichment/Grammar.

Students may not select a book for which they have already taken an AR test.

Glenbrook School strives to foster in students reading for pleasure. To that concept, we have provided assignments to reflect your understanding of the books you chose.



Please read the instructions thoroughly. Instructions are found at the end of this section. Students will be required to complete a written assignment response. Pay careful attention not to copy and paste as this is plagiarism, and you will receive a zero for any work that is not your original work. Students should be prepared to turn in the responses upon their return to class in August.



Summer Reading for Non-honors Students Entering 9th Grade at Glenbrook High School

All students must read 2 books this summer: William Golding’s ­Lord of the Flies as well as one of the books listed below. You must complete the reading assignment below for each book. The grades you earn on your summer reading assignments will count as 2 test scores for the first marking period grade. Your summer reading assignment includes the “At-Home Assignment,” which is due on the first day of school.

(Choose 1 from this list. PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT CHOOSE A BOOK FOR WHICH YOU HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE ACCELERATED READER TEST. IT WILL NOT COUNT.)

Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird

Karen Blumenthal Let Me Play: The story of Title IX: The Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America

Bill Bryson Shakespeare: The World as A Stage

Any one of the Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling

Any one of the Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan

Any one of the Christy Miller Series by Robin Jones Gunn

Summer Reading for Students Entering 10th Grade at Glenbrook High School

10th Grade students must read Things Fall Apart by Achebe Chinua and one of the books listed below. You must complete the reading assignment for each book. The grades you earn on your summer reading assignment will count as two test scores for first marking period.

(Choose 1 from this list. PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT CHOOSE A BOOK FOR WHICH YOU HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE ACCELERATED READER TEST. IT WILL NOT COUNT..)

Sandra Cisneros The House on Mango Street

Ernest Gaines Lesson Before Dying

Any one of the Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer

Any one of the Redwall Series by Brian Jaques

Michael D’Orso Eagle Blue: A Team, A Tribe, and A High School Basketball Season in Arctic Alaska

Any one of the Sierra Jensen Series by Robin Jones Gunn

Summer Reading for Students Entering 11th Grade at Glenbrook High School

All students must read 2 books this summer: Edith Warton’s Ethan Frome as well as one of the books listed below. You must complete the reading assignment for each book.

The grades you earn on your summer reading assignment will count as test scores for the first marking period. Your summer reading assignment includes the “at-home assignment”, an “in class” test , and an “in class” analysis essay on both books.

Choose 1 from this list. PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT CHOOSE A BOOK FOR WHICH YOU HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE ACCELERATED READER TEST. IT WILL NOT COUNT.)

Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter

Mark Twain Huckleberry Finn

F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby

Any one of the Artemis Fowl Series by Eoin Colfer

Any one of the Katie Weldon Series by Robin Jones Gunn
INSTRUCTIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS FOR NON-HONORS GRADES 9-11

I. Instructions:

1. Students must read two books from the attached list: one required book and one book you choose from the list. Complete the following assignments for each book you read.

2. At the top of your assignment, supply the following information:

a) Your name and grade level

b) Parent’s name, signature, and contact information. (Parent’s signature certifies that the work you submit is yours.)

c) Author, title, publisher, date and place of publication of each book.

3. Format: For each book, you should have two to three pages of material. Type the assignments (double-spaced, in a Times New Roman 12-point font with one-inch margins). (Please no graphics!)

4. Assignments are due on the first day of school. You will be tested on your summer reading.

5. The grade you earn on your summer reading assignment (and the in-class assignments) will count as two (2) test scores for first marking period.

ASSIGNMENT

II. Directions for your summer assignment must include the following sections.

A. SUBJECT: Write a word or phrase which tells what the story is about.

B THEME: Write a sentence which explains what you have learned about the subject.

C. CHARACTER: Write a paragraph describing the personality traits of EACH of the three main characters. Include one QUOTE from the book which describes EACH character.

D. CONFLICT: Choose from the list below the type of conflict(s) which are illustrated in the book. Write a paragraph describing the conflict. Use at least one QUOTE from the book as evidence to support your ideas.

Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature

Man vs. Self Man vs. Technology

Man vs. Society Man vs. the Supernatural

E. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: How do the characters grow or change as a result of the above conflict? Write a paragraph describing the significance of the changes. Use at least one QUOTE from the book to support your idea.

F. PERSONAL CONNECTION: Write a paragraph in answer to these questions: What have you learned from this book? How might what you have learned influence your life?

12TH GRADE (SENIORS) NON-HONORS SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT

Instructions:

1. SENIORS must read WUTHERING HEIGHTS BY EMILY BRONTE (UNABRIDGED VERSION). Complete the following assignment.

2. At the top of your assignment, supply the following information:

a) Your name and grade level

b) Parent’s name, signature, and contact information. (Parent’s signature certifies that the work you submit is yours.)

c) Author, title, publisher, date and place of publication of each book.

3. Format: Your essay should be two to three pages long. Type the assignments (double-spaced, in a Times New Roman 12-point font with one-inch margins). (Please no graphics!)

4. Assignments are due on the first day of school. You will be tested on your summer reading.

5. The grade you earn on your summer reading assignment will count as a test score for first marking period.

Your assignment must be in essay form, and it should include the following:

A. PLOT DEVELOPMENT--DISCUSS THE CONFLICT(S) IN THE NOVEL.

B. ANALYSIS OF THEME(S)

C. CHARACTER STUDY--How do the characters grow or change as a result of the above conflict? Write a paragraph describing the significance of the changes. Use at least one QUOTE from the book to support your idea.

D. PERSONAL CONNECTION: What have you learned from this book? How might what you have learned influence your life?