9th grade Summer Reading Assignment

9th Grade Summer Assignment

Incoming 9th grade students must read ONE (1) book from the Ralph McKee High School Reading List. The task will be to make a Book using a cereal box about ONE of them.

Step One – Pick a book
Ralph McKee High School Reading List
Suggested Summer Reading

Teen/Issues/Adolescent Fiction
Small Steps by Louis Sachar
Forged by Fire by Susan Draper
Klepto by Jenny Pollack
Taming the Star Runner by S. E. Hinton
The Beast by Walter Dean Myers
It Ain’t All for Nothin’ by Walter Dean Myers
Street Love by Walter Dean Myers
Gossamer by Louis Lowry
Messenger by Lois Lowry
Who Am I Without Him? by Sharon G. Floake
More Hungry by Sharon G. Flake
Begging for Change by Sharon G. Flake
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Fantasy/Science Fiction
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling

Mystery
Blue is for Nightmares by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Red is for Remembrance by Laurie Faria Stolarz

Historical Fiction
Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

Step Two – Make sure that you get an EMPTY cereal box and make sure that you cover it with construction paper.

Step Three – Make sure that you answer the following sections as you read. Select 6 index cards.
I. Setting – 1st index card
a. Where does the story happen?
b. When does it happen? (Put a picture or map)
c. What places does the author name. Are they real or fictitious?
d. What songs, books, catch phrases does the author include in the story that shows it is from a certain time period
2. Character – 2nd index card
a. What are each main character’s name and/or nickname?
i. Do the characters’ names have hidden meanings?

3. Point of View – 3rd index card
a. Who is telling the story? Who is the narrator?
b. Is the narrator all knowing or do they have limited knowledge? Can they read the character’s thoughts?
c. Does the narrator seem to remember the story clearly and fairly? Are they biased? How do you know they aren’t being objective?

4. Plot / Action of story – 4th index card
a. What are the big events in the story
b. What is the main conflict that causes that main action to happen?
c. What is the climax of the story?

5. Style – 5th index card
a. Does the author use figurative language likes metaphors, similes, allusions, personification? Pick one and give one example.
b. Does the author repeat any words or phrases? What is the effect, in your opinion?
c. Does the author create strong visual images for the reader?
d. Does the author use dialect such as improper grammar, spelling and punctuation? What is the effect, in your opinion?

6. Theme – 6th index card
a. This is when the author attempts to show us or teach us a lesson about life, reality, the human condition. For example: “Love is hard and can destroy your life as easily as it can make you happy.” Would be a theme.

Extra Credit Information
If you have room, you might want to include information about the following on your literary box:
the author’s life, personality, interests, and influences.
What was going on in world history at the time was being written?

Step Four – Do NOT write the questions. Write/type/word process the answers. Decorate your cereal box so that it shows your understanding of the book. Include PICTURES, TEXTURES, COLORS. BE CREATIVE.


Due Date: First day back to school in order to get the most credit.

Enjoy your summer!!!