Name: ______________________________________
Class: ______________________
Grade 6
Year Long Independent Reading Requirements: Students will be required to read 12 books they have not
read before from a variety of genres. They will be expected to complete an assignment each month in
order to show comprehension. The students will also need to record the books they have read on a
reading log.
Please note that parents will be asked to sign the log when the student has completed that month’s
reading requirement. At the end of the school year, the log will be given to the student’s seventh grade
teacher.
Students will begin the independent reading for the next school year in June with a novel of their choice.
The novel must be at an appropriate reading level for the student. In September, students will be
expected to have read Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, two novels of their choice, and to have completed the
assigned assessments. This will be checked during the first week of school.
Required title
Assessment
June –
personal choice novel
(appropriate for student’s reading level)
Annotated Bibliography due at the
beginning of the year (see attached)
July –
personal choice novel
(appropriate for student’s reading level)
Annotated Bibliography due at the
beginning of the year (see attached)
August – Hatchet
Graphic organizer to prepare for essay
to be written in September (see attached)
Name __________________________________
Class _________
An important benefit of reading literature is learning more about how people act. We can
also learn about why they act the way they do. The way we decide about a person’s
character in a story is basically the same as it is in real life. He or she is judged by what
he/she says, does, and thinks or by what others say about him/her.
Directions: In the space below, list the 5 traits that you feel would best describe Brian’s
character. To support your point of view, use direct quotes from the novel that show Brian
demonstrating that trait. Be sure to include page numbers and to choose quotes from
different points in the novel. (beginning, middle, and end)
Trait
Example: observant
Direct Evidence from the Text (page #)
Example: “And that had been the secret. He had been
looking for feathers, for the color of the bird, for an
outline instead, had to see the shape instead of the
feathers or color, had to train his eyes to see the
shape…” (141)
Annotated Bibliography Form
Name: __________________________________________
Date: ________________________
Class: ___________
Score: ____________
MLA Bibliographic Citation—For most books:
Author, Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher Name, Date of Publication.
(If your information goes onto a second line, reverse indent is used—meaning that the second line
is indented, not the first)
Example:
Spinelli, Jerry. Crash. New York: Yearling, 1996.
Your MLA Bibliographic Citation: (the book you read!)
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Short Summary of the novel: (Be sure to include the beginning, middle, and end. Also
include the problem and how the problem is solved. This should be IN YOUR OWN WORDS! Use
all of the space provided.)
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Author’s Message: (What do you think the author is trying to say about life? What is
something you learned after reading this book? Give specific examples from the story to
show what you learned.)
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Evaluation: (Was this like other books you’ve read? Who else might enjoy this book –Harry
Potter fans, fans of sports novels, etc.? Would you recommend it? Why or why not? Answer
ALL of these questions.)
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Annotated Bibliography Form
Name: __________________________________________
Date: ________________________
Class: ___________
Score: ____________
MLA Bibliographic Citation—For most books:
Author, Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher Name, Date of Publication.
(If your information goes onto a second line, reverse indent is used—meaning that the second line
is indented, not the first)
Example:
Spinelli, Jerry. Crash. New York: Yearling, 1996.
Your MLA Bibliographic Citation: (the book you read!)
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Short Summary of the novel: (Be sure to include the beginning, middle, and end. Also
include the problem and how the problem is solved. This should be IN YOUR OWN WORDS! Use
all of the space provided.)
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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Author’s Message: (What do you think the author is trying to say about life? What is
something you learned after reading this book? Give specific examples from the story to
show what you learned.)
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Evaluation: (Was this like other books you’ve read? Who else might enjoy this book –Harry
Potter fans, fans of sports novels, etc.? Would you recommend it? Why or why not? Answer
ALL of these questions.)
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