Southwest Middle School
7 Grade Summer Reading List
2014-2015
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BRONX MASQUERADE by Nikki Grimes
GEORGE WASHINGTON, SPYMASTER by Thomas B. Allen (How The Americans
Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War)
PHINEAS GAGE by John Fleischman (A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science)
LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May Alcott
LITTLE MEN by Louisa May Alcott
On a separate sheet of notebook paper, please answer the following questions:
1. Who is the protagonist (main character)?
a. Describe the physical appearance of this character
b. List three main character traits for this character.
c. How does the character change in this story?
2. Who is the antagonist?
a. Describe the physical appearance of the character or characters that work against the
main character
b. List three main character traits for this character.
3. Setting: Describe the setting in this story. (time, date, place)
a. Why do you think the author chose this setting for the story?
b. What atmosphere or mood is created by the setting?
4. Plot: Summarize the book in terms of rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution (the
end of the book).
5. What is the climax of this story? (After this event, everything changes.)
6. What is the most significant conflict in the book? Describe it in five to seven complete
sentences.
7. What is the theme (or main idea) of this story that the author is trying to tell the reader?
8. What words are stated directly by the characters in this story that show the theme?
9. What point of view does the author use to tell this story? Explain.
10.Select a character from the book. If you had the opportunity to interview him/her, what ten
questions would you ask?
11. What part of the story did you like the most? (Answer in at least five sentences)
12. What part of the story did you like the least? (Answer in at least five sentences)