Middle School Summer Reading Heartbeat by Sharon Creech Students who use Read & Write Gold should already have downloaded the book on their computer during the last week of school. Remember to use the Daisy file icon to access the book with Read and Write Gold. Please email kmacdonald@howardschool.org with any questions or concerns. Dear Summer Readers: We hope you enjoy the book Heartbeat by Sharon Creech. This book is unique in the way it is written; it is written in “free verse” poetry form. This means the story is told in the form of poetry that does not rhyme. After you read, complete each of the following activities: Poem On pages 32-34, Annie writes a poem about the things she fears and loves. Write your own free verse poem about the things you fear and love. First, complete the attached “Fears and Loves” chart and then use the information to write your poem. Your poem should include all of the information from your chart. You can type your poem or used the attached sheet. Journal Entries On page 28, Annie asks Max, “Why are we here on this earth? Am I supposed to do something important? It doesn’t seem enough to merely take up space on this planet . . .” Write a one-paragraph journal entry that answers this question from Annie’s perspective. Write a one-paragraph journal entry that answers this question from Max’s perspective. Write a one-paragraph journal entry that answers this question from YOUR perspective. REMEMBER: When you interpret someone else’s perspective, you have to put yourself in their shoes. Consider what you know about Annie and Max and think about what they might write. You may type your journal entries or write them on the attached sheet. Make sure you bring all of your finished work AND your book with you on the first day of school. We are looking forward to seeing you in August! Enjoy your summer . . . and your reading! -The Middle School Teachers Fears and Loves Things I Fear . . . Why? 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Things I Love . . . Why? 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Fears and Loves Poem _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Journal Entries On page 28, Annie asks Max, “Why are we here on this earth? Am I supposed to do something important? It doesn’t seem enough to merely take up space on this planet . . .” Journal Entry from Annie’s Perspective: _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Journal Entry from Max’s Perspective: _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ Journal Entry from Your Perspective: _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________