Summer Reading 2015 Grade 10 (Your Name) Lancaster High School 2015 -2016Literary pieces dealing with the themes of: Enlightenment § Individuality 5. Siddhartha by Herman Hesse 3. Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes 1. A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon Grade 10, going to Grade 11 Reading Ladder Start reading at the bottom and work your way to the top.My Reading Ladder: A 2015 Summer Reading Project, Lancaster Independent School District Dear Parent/Guardian, The end of the school year has arrived. As is our tradition in Lancaster Independent School District, we have designed a summer reading program. Like you, we believe reading throughout summer instills in our children that reading is a pleasurable and life-long activity. All students currently enrolled in Pre- Kindergarten through 11th grade are required to complete a summer reading project. This year, we have created reading ladders for 8" through 11" grades. Our reading ladders are thematic groups of books arranged from the simplest picture books to more complex texts to help your student explore themes on a deeper level. Each reading ladder will prepare your student to handle texts that are part of the coming year’s curriculum resources. All students will be responsible for completing the project of his/her grade. All projects will be assessed as a major grade the first six weeks of school. Projects are due the first day of school, August 24, 2015. Please remember: the Lancaster ISD Code of Conduct Handbook includes the following statement: “Every student in Lancaster ISD will be required to complete a summer and winter reading academic project or packet. The project or packet will be due the first day students return to school in the class or period designated by the campus.” The summer projects will be distributed to students or parents/guardians on or before June 5, 2015. Thank you for your cooperation and support! Sincerely, ‘eariaa Mdleton Mrs. Mariann Middleton Deputy Superintendent Lancaster 1.0. Here’s how it works: Students will start reading at the bottom rung of their assigned reading ladder. Students must read #1 and #5 and #2 or #3 or #4 on each ladder for a total of at least three books, Once a student reaches the top of the ladder, he/she will complete three of the following activities. Students will bind their products with a document protector or stapler, and they will be sure to write their names on each page of their project. Pre-AP students will complete tasks A and E only. _**Mandatory for all students. B. Create a Nonlinguistic Represent ©. Create aGame ‘A. Write an Essay" ‘Write a four-paragraph expository essay explaining how the topic of your reading ladder influences a person’s everyday decisions. Use text evidence to ‘support your ideas. For example, if your ladder is about identity crisis, you ‘would write about how having an Identity crisis affects everyday decisions. (Verbal Linguistic; up to 50 points) | ion Create a drawing (digital or hand drawn) that communicates the main idea of ‘your thematic readings. Your drawing should clearly communicate what the books in your reading ladder have in common. For example if your ladder is, about unrequited love, you might draw a heart and include a one way sign to symbolize what happens when only one person in a relationship isin love. This ‘may serve as your cover page. Unrequited Love a er Ea & (Spatial: upto 25 p Greate a game about the topic of your ladder. Your game should clearly emphasize the topic of your ladder. For example, if your reading ladder is about unrequited love, you might include elements from games ike Sorry or Red Light, Green Light. Be sure to ereate a handout with step by step directions to your game (kinesthetic; up to 25 points) D. Create a Song ‘Write Iyis to a song or rap that reflect the gist of what your reading ladder is about. For example, ifthe topic of your ladder is unrequited love, you might ‘rite asong like “Have You Ever?". Your song must have a least three verses and a chorus. ( usical/Auditory/Verbal Linguistic; up to 25 point) E. Pre-AP Connections (Mandatory forall Pre-AP students) | Analyze Text #5 on your ladder for syntax, shifts, situation, speaker, and sentences, See the attached Pre-AP worksheet. Create a pechakucha with your answers. "Pechakucha is presentation where you show 20 images, each for 20, seconds. The images advance automaticaly; you talk along tothe images” (Pechakucha 20:20). 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Notice and note.. = Diction (word choice) = Tone (author's attitude) = Imagery (mind pictures; what you see/hear/smell/taste when you read) = Reason for shift/s 5. Syntax = Find the part of the text that conveys the most meaning - the crux. Notice and note... - Sentence length - Sentence order - Sentence patterns - Punctuation: dashes, questions, parentheses - Typographical elements: italics, bold, caps (You may consult these notes when you write your essay; you will use this information to create your Pechakucha. A Pechakucha is nothing more than a fancy PowerPoint set on auto advance; each slide is set to show for no more than 20 seconds, and you will use the microphone on your computer to narrate what each slide means.) Haven’t made a Pechakucha before? No worries. Is just a PowerPoint that has embedded narration set to auto advance.) an adanted reconeee