May 15th, 2021

Dear Rising Seventh Graders and Parents, 

We hope you are looking forward to a wonderful summer and an awesome seventh-grade year. We look forward to meeting the rising seventh grade and feel very blessed that they will be with us here at St. Dorothy’s School. 

The summer work for incoming seventh-graders can be found below.  Work is required in Reading and Math.

The math assignment is designed to reinforce the skills learned throughout the school year, and prepare students for math in seventh grade. 

Summer reading is designed to maintain student reading level, improve comprehension, and enhance vocabulary. It is essential to ensure that students’ literacy skills remain strong. Below you will find the two assigned novels and one coordinating assignment. The assignment has multiple parts, please read the directions carefully. The assignment should be typed and printed at home in MLA format. All assignments, including math, are due the first Friday of the school year.  If you have any questions throughout the summer, please do not hesitate to contact one of the teachers.

Mrs. Cardone   ccardone@stdots.org
Mr. Braun    sbraun@stdots.org
Mrs. Keeney akeeney@stdots.org
Mrs. Camuti jcamuti@stdots.org
Mrs. McMongale

1. MUST-READ Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen.  

• Answer the following prompt: Theme is the life lesson, meaning, moral, or message about life or human nature. It is what the story teaches readers. Some themes to think about are kindness, perseverance, friendship, jealousy, honesty, friendship, love, acceptance, and many more!
  • Write a 3 paragraph essay (6-8 sentences each) about one theme that appears in the novel you choose! Please use specific details and quotes to strengthen your reasoning. Consider how the theme is important throughout the novel’s beginning, middle, and end. Please type your MLA format in Times New Roman, size 12 font, and double-space your writing. You will find a rubric via Google Classroom on June 16th. This is how I will score when I grade the essays
• Read ONE of the novels on the list below. (Don't just pick the shortest book, pick a book that would ACTUALLY interest you!) 
  • Slam! by Walter Dean Myers (SPORTS)
  • The Crossover by Kwame Alexander (SPORTS)
  • Little Women by Mary Louise Alcott (FICTION)
  • Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit (FICTION)
  • The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (MYSTERY)
  • Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor (Historical Fiction)
  • The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein (Science Fiction)
  • Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery