Summer Reading Flyer 2012

							                                  Rosa Scott 9th Grade
                                      All Students
                             Summer Reading Information Sheet

All Rosa Scott students are required to read the novel listed below as a summer reading assignment.
Summer reading should be completed by August 8, 2012. Each student must complete a 5x8 note card
for the novel. The information required on each note card is defined below. Note cards will be
collected for a grade during the student’s first English I/Accelerated English I class. Please be
prepared. In addition to the novel listed below, Accelerated English I students are also responsible for
the two novels listed on the back side of this sheet.




Novel: Trash by Andy Mulligan



                  Front side (with lines):
                   Student Name

                    Book Title

                    Author

                    Setting (time and place)

                    Major Conflicts

                    Main characters and major choices they make



                  Back side (without lines):
                   Brief synopsis (50-75 words)

                    Quotation from the book, which you have chosen as a theme sentence

                    Your theme statement (15 words or less)

                    Personal response to the content and style of the work (3-4 sentences)
                                  Rosa Scott 9th Grade
                             Accelerated English I Students
                            Summer Reading Information Sheet

The following novels are required reading for Accelerated English I classes at Rosa Scott. These books
must be read by the beginning of school on August 8, 2012. Each student must complete a 5x8 note
card for each novel. The information required on each note card is defined below. Note cards will be
collected on the first day of class. Accelerated English I teachers will schedule reading comprehension
tests for the books during the first week of school. Please be prepared.

In addition to the Accelerated English I summer reading requirements, accelerated students are
responsible for the “All Students” summer reading listed on the other side of this sheet.

Accelerated English I: The Chosen by Chaim Potok
                       Lord of the Flies by William Golding



                 Front side (with lines):
                  Student Name

                   Book Title

                   Author

                   Setting (time and place)

                   Major Conflicts

                   Main characters and major choices they make




                 Back side (without lines):
                  Brief synopsis (50-75 words)

                   Quotation from the book, which you have chosen as a theme sentence

                   Your theme statement (15 words or less)

                   Personal response to the content and style of the work (3-4 sentences)