North Hills Preparatory
Summer Reading Assignment- 7th Grade ELA – MYP Language A Year 2
Instructor: Mrs. Brigette Knackstedt (bknackstedt@uplifteducation.org)
I.
First required book:
A. The Giver by Lois Lowry
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ISBN: 978-0-440-23768-6
B. Assignment for The Giver : Students must read and be prepared to participate in a
class discussion the first day of class. Students should be able to identify: theme,
setting, tone, mood, climax, conflict, the protagonist, the antagonist, how each
individual character contributes to the whole of the story.
II.
Second required book:
A. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series #1) by Rick Riordan
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ISBN-13: 9780786838653
ISBN: 0786838655
B. Assignment: The Percy Jackson Project (Annexure II)
Annexure II
The Percy Jackson Project
After reading Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief, you will choose to complete a written
project. You may choose from the following projects:
1. Percy Jackson: The Game: Create a board game that includes the story, settings, and
characters in Percy Jackson: The Last of the Olympians. You will also need to include
the objective and rules of the game. (The board game project was adapted from
Mythology: A Cooperative Learning Unit edited by Dr. James Scott and published by
Prestwick House.)
2. Percy’s Press: Create a Greek mythology newspaper. Include an article about the story
of Percy. Also include cartoons, letters, and advertisements, such as “Snake Away:
Shampoo that Tames Unruly Hair”. (Your newspaper may be five pages long.)
3. An Appetite for Ambrosia (or Greek god food): After Percy completes his quest; he
decides to retire from being a hero in order to open a restaurant for the gods. Create a
menu of ten meals relating to events in the story, and then include descriptions of the
ingredients and the prices in Greek drachmas.
Example: Snake-ghetti and Eye-ball
Try Percy’s favorite “if you can beat it, you can eat it” entrée.
Snake-ghetti and Eye-ball can only be described as a scrumptious
blend of Medusa’s locks marinated in sea-monster ooze and
topped with the Gray sisters’ succulent eyeball.
Price
10 Drachmas
4. The View (Through One Eye): The three Gray sisters decide to host a talk show
similar to The View, except they can call their talk show something like The View
(Through One Eye). Through the perspective of a studio-audience member, write about
an interview they have with their guest, Percy, and any other character from the story.
5. X Marks the Spot: Create a treasure map following Percy’s travels. Include and
illustrate the locations of all the places Percy visited. Write a detailed summary
describing each location illustrated on the map.
6. The Hero Makes the Sword: The Sword Makes the Hero: Describe the purpose of
each of Percy’s weapons and their functions along his journey.
Name _____________________________
Rubric for the Percy Jackson Project:
MYP Unit Question: How common are our stories?
Areas of Interaction: Approaches to Learning and Health and Social
Criteria
9-10
7-8
5-6
3-4
*The student *The students *The student *The student
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consistently
use most of
uses many of uses some of
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uses
the supporting the supporting the details
can the
supporting
details from
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student create details from
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imagination
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through most
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of the project.
way?
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understand.
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or audience
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can easily
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understand
the structure
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project?
1-2
The student
needs to use
details from
The Lightning
Thief: Percy
Jackson and
the Olympians
*The student
needs to use
more
imagination
*Many parts of
the project are
not organized,
clear, or easy
to understand.