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English Language Arts (Choose 1)
Bad Boy by Walter Dean Myers
One of those hideous books where the mother dies by Sonya Sones
Last Shot by John Feinstein
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by Dave Lubar
13 by James Howe
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
Science (Choose 1)
THE GRAND DESIGN
Is the apparent ‘grand design’ of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, the most recent scientific thinking about the mysteries of the universe is presented in language marked by both brilliance and simplicity. A succinct, startling and lavishly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems.
WONDERS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
The Wonders of the Solar System – from the giant ice fountains of Enceladus to the liquid methane seas of Titan and from storms twice the size of the Earth to the tortured moon of Io with its giant super-volcanoes – is the Solar System as you have never seen it before.
THE SUPER SCIENCE BOOK
Here is the fifth title in the stunningly successful sequence that began in l996 with THE GREAT
GRAMMAR BOOK. THE SUPER SCIENCE BOOK describes, with pop-up wizardry and superb illustrations, the principles of Physical Science. Atoms, molecules, elements and compounds have never been so much fun. If you want to be a scientist- LOOK closely at the worlds around you. ASK lots of questions and keep a RECORD of how things change.
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS by John Christopher
The harrowing escape of a young boy from a futuristically mechanized tyranny is compellingly

described. First book of the author's trilogy about the Tripods, of which The City Of Gold And
Lead , and The Pool of Fire form the second and third books respectively.
RETURN TO EARTH by H. M. Hoover
ORVIS by H. M. Hoover
THIS TIME OF DARKNES by H. M. Hoover
SHEPARD MOON by H. M. Hoover
This is a tale of Earth's future. Teenager Merry, encounters a teen from an earth satellite that has crashed near her homestead.
(do a different type of project for each book you read)…
Create a soundtrack for your book. Your soundtrack must include at least six songs and each song must represent or have a connection with something in the book.
Create a CD booklet for your soundtrack with a cover and a page for each song that states the title, the artist/band, and at least 1 paragraph about how the song connects to the book you read.
Mathematically prove something about your book. Ask a question about something in the text such as “Who is the meanest character?” or “Are male and female characters equally strong?” Find evidence to answer your question from the text.
Quantify this data and create a poster with a title, your question, an explanation of methods, your data, and a reflection on the experience.
Create a word cloud for your book. Visit www.wordle.net to look at, learn about, and experiment with word clouds. Create a word cloud poster based on your book.
Write a short reflection that is at least one page in length and talks about at least three specific words that appear on the word cloud for your book.
Videotape a book talk about your book. This is essentially a sales-pitches to introduce the book to other students and get them excited to read it. These talks should be about 8-10 minutes in length. Please submit on DVD or VHS.
Interview one of the characters from your book. This interview should be at least
12 questions long and each response should be about a paragraph in length. Ask the character questions in your own voice and answer from the perspective of that character. Your questions may be about the story or other ideas, but the responses should be based on what you know about the character from the text.
Create a photo album of the most important events in your book. Your photo album must include at least 16 “photos” of events from your book. Underneath the photos include a caption that is composed of a direct quote from your text, including

page number. Inside the front cover, write an inscription from the perspective of a character in your book.
Create a physical game or sport based on an event, theme, or idea in your book.
Get as creative as you’d like with this option, creating a game based on abstract ideas or themes or specific events in your book. Write the official rules to the game and a short reflection at least one page in length that explains the origins of this game.
All summer reading projects are due no later than Wednesday, September 14, 2011.
The Summer Reading Assignment will count as the first Project grade for Marking
Period 1 in Science and ELA. Projects handed in after this date will lose significant points.
 The New York Public Library (www.nypl.org)
 The Queens Library (www.queenslibrary.org)
 Amazon (www.amazon.com)
 Local book stores
Email Miyo at miyotrcs@gmail.com
and Dan at fanellidm@gmail.com

I have read the 2011 Summer Reading Assignment and understand that reading and project(s) must be completed and submitted by Wednesday,
September 14, 2011. The Summer Reading Assignment will count as the first Project grade for Marking Period 1 in Science and ELA. If I have any questions during the summer break, I understand that I can contact Miyo at miyotrcs@gmail.com
and Dan at fanellidm@gmail.com
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