ANGEL TAVARES
Nathan Bishop Middle School
101 Sessions Street
Providence, RI 02906
tel. 401.456.9344
fax 401.456-9110
Mayor
SUSAN LUSI
Superintendent
Nathan Bishop Middle School
June 10, 2014
Dear Students, Parents, and Guardians,
Welcome to the Summer Reading Program for students entering grades 6, 7, and 8 at Nathan Bishop Middle
School. This year we will be using the book list provided by the Providence Community Libraries. Our
program is designed to help our students understand that reading can be an enjoyable activity. We also
encourage students to recognize that reading is a skill that improves with practice. These books are available at
the Providence Community Libraries. Most books not on the shelves at PCL may be accessed through the
statewide inter library loan system. Please consult your local librarian for details.
During the summer months, all students are required to do the following:
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Read three (3) or more selections from the list
Complete a project for (1) of the selections (5 possible projects are attached)
Write a book review for the other 2 books (sample review attached)
Projects and book reviews will be collected during the first week of school.
If you complete the summer reading assignments for Nathan Bishop and are hoping to challenge your child with
additional titles, please note that the PCL has created an extensive list of suggested summer reading. Enjoy your
summer and happy reading!
Sincerely,
Nathan Bishop ELA and Library Staff
Providence Community Library Summer Reading List Summer 2014
6th—8th GRADES
Fever, 1793 / Anderson
Finding Miracles / Julia Alvarez
Home of the Brave / K. Applegate
Something Upstairs / Avi
Chasing Vermeer and any titles by Balliett
Truth about Truman School / Butler
Fighting for Dontae / Castan
Artemis Fowl (series) / Eoin Colfer
Gregor the Overlander (series)/ S.Collins
Hunger Games (series)/ S.Collins
Falkner
Ruby Red (series)/Gier
Running Out of Time and any titles
by Haddix
How to Rock Braces & Glasses / Haston
Hoot and any titles by Carl Hiaasen
Friends with Boys / Hicks
Hole in the World / Hite
Alex Rider Adventure (series) / Horowitz
Howe
Ichiro / Inzana
Forbidden Schoolhouse / Jurmain
Ella Enchanted / Levine
Gathering Blue / Lowry
Messenger / Lowry
Miracle on 49th Street / Lupica
Any titles by David Macaulay
An American Plague / Murphy
Any titles by Walter Dean Myers
Woods Runner / Paulsen
Nightjohn and any titles by Paulsen
Freak the Mighty / Philbrick
Max the Mighty / Philbrick
Body of Christopher Creed / Plum-Ucci
Pullman
Raskin
Riordan
Percy Jackson (series) / Riordan
Any titles by Gary Schmidt
Leviathan (series) /Westerfeld
Miracle’s Boys /Woodson
6th—8th GRADES–Spanish
De como los muchachas Garcia
perdieron el acento / Julia Alvarez
Artemis Fowl (serie) / Eoin Colfer
El libro del cementerio / Neil Gaiman
Tuneles (serie) / Gordon & Williams
El Sonador / Pam Munoz Ryan
Project Choices
Movie Magic
The book you have just read is being made into a movie and you have been selected to design an
advertisement for the movie. Your design will be seen in video stores throughout the country.
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Create a picture for the advertisement.
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Include main characters and the actors or actresses who will play the role.
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Include an exciting scene that will attract movie goers into the theatre.
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Write the genre of the movie (mystery, action, non-fiction, fantasy, etc.).
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Choose quotes (at least 3) from the book that will make people even more interested in seeing
the movie.
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Write a brief, but complete review of the book (at least one paragraph). Do not give away the
ending!
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Include the title, author, and director (your name).
Book Jacket
Create a new and improved book jacket for the novel you have just read. Model your book jacket after others
that have caught your eye.
Front Cover
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Title and author of your book
New and original cover design
Back
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Write a brief, but complete review of the book (at least one paragraph). Do not give away the ending!
Inside
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As a professional book critic, write a review of the book. Include at least three reasons why you would
or would not recommend this book.
Rate the book using a five-point scale. (1 being poor and 5 being excellent)
Indicate the audience that might be most interested in reading this book.
Newspaper Cover Story
You will become a reporter for the local newspaper in the town your novel takes place in.
You must:
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Create the name of the newspaper.
Write two articles about events that took place in your book.
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Write from two different characters points of view.
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Include a catchy title for your articles.
Dear Diary
When people keep a diary or a journal, they write their reactions to various events that have happened to
them. Naturally, they tell them from their own point of view. Included in these diary writings are the emotions
that they felt when these events occurred. Usually, individuals are very honest as they write about what has
happened to them and how they feel about the events and the people who were involved in them. People can
tell their diaries things that they might not tell their best friends.
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Pretend that you are one of the characters in the book that you have read.
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Write at least five separate diary entries discussing what has happened to you. People often react to what is said to
them. Therefore, if possible, you might want to include a quote that was stated by one of the characters and why it
upset the person that you are writing about.
Comic Strips
Pretend that the book that you have just read is being turned into a comic strip. You have been hired to draw
the pictures and tell the story in comic strip format.
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You can create your comic strip on poster board, using an online cartoon maker (be certain you are able
to print it out), or in an actual book format.
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You can draw the characters and the scenes or use the computer to get the pictures.
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If you have excellent handwriting, you can fill in the conversation bubbles by hand. Otherwise, do it on
the computer and then paste them on your finished product.
Your final product should have at least 10 boxes. (cells)
Title: _______________________________________________________________________
Author: ______________________________________________________________________
Type of Book (fantasy, humor, science fiction, mystery, biography, non-fiction):
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Main character:___________________________________________________________________________
Describe this character:
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I can / cannot identify with the character because:
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(Where does the story take place? When is the story happening?)
Describe the time and place of the story:
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(What did the author want you to experience, feel, or understand through reading this book? A theme can be
about specific people and particular situations or about life in general.)
What is the author trying to say in this story? What is his/her lesson in life?
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(The Action/Summary of What Happened in the Story)
Summary of the story (list up to 4 events that happened in the story; keep them in order):
1. __________________________________________________________________________________
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2.
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3. __________________________________________________________________________________
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4. __________________________________________________________________________________
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What did you like about the book? Why?
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What didn’t you like about the book? Why?
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