Reading:

Each student is to read:
Number the Stars  by Lois Lowry.
Students should be ready to discuss and complete accompanying activities for Number the Stars over the first few weeks of school, followed by a test

Summer Reading Assignment

• Essay Portion: Answer the following prompt in a well-thought-out answer with details to support your answers (3 paragraphs) response. Your response should be typed with an MLA heading and format, and include an introduction, body, and conclusion.  

• Student Name 
  Mrs. Coary
  English Language Arts 
  Day Month Year 

  • PROMPT: In the story, a character has to figure out who they really are when everything around them changes. What does the book say about identity — is who we are shaped by our choices, our memories, our circumstances, or something else? Use specific moments from the book to support your thinking. Make sure to add the words: intensely, premonition, Abate, complementary, and disorienting. Change theame of the character Shoshanna Weber to Soohanna Weber

  • Students are required to type their responses and print them out to be handed in on the due date September 1.
    
    
    

  • SEE RUBRIC BELOW FOR SCORING GUIDELINES

•                                    Summer Reading Writing Rubric

  Category	20 — Excellent	18 — Proficient	16 — Developing	14 — Beginning
  Main Idea / Central Idea	Presents a clear, specific, and arguable central idea about identity in the book. The claim goes beyond stating the obvious.	The main/central idea is present and addresses identity, but may be vague or somewhat predictable.	The main idea/central idea is unclear, too broad, or simply restates the prompt without taking a real position.	No identifiable central idea. Response does not address identity.
  Use of Text Evidence	Includes 3+ specific, well-chosen moments from the book. Evidence is clearly connected to the argument.	Includes at least two specific moments from the book. Connection to the argument is present, but could be stronger.	Evidence is vague, summarizes the plot without connecting to the argument, or is limited to one weak example.	No text evidence, or the evidence is inaccurate.
  Analysis & Interpretation	Explains how and why the evidence supports the thesis. Shows original thinking about what the book means.	Some analysis is present, but it relies more on summary than interpretation.	Mostly summarizes the book. Little attempt to explain what the evidence means.	No analysis. Response retells the plot only.
  Organization & Clarity	Writing is well-organized with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. Ideas flow logically.	Organization is mostly clear, though transitions may be weak or the conclusion underdeveloped.	The organization is hard to follow. Ideas jump around or lack a clear structure.	No clear organization. Difficult to follow.
  Writing Conventions/MLA Format	Few or no errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation. Writing is polished. Heading, title, font, spacing, and margins all follow MLA guidelines.	Some errors, but they do not interfere with understanding. Most MLA requirements are met with only minor errors (e.g. spacing or heading slightly off).	Frequent errors that occasionally distract from the meaning. Some MLA elements are present but several requirements are missing or incorrect.	Numerous errors make the writing difficult to understand. Little to no attempt to follow MLA format.

  Comments:

   

  Total Score: ________ / 100

  **Spelling, grammar, and punctuation all count
  

Don't forget the grammar packet as well! 

Simple Solutions #105- 115

Please be organized and show all work.  Answers go in the boxes in Simple Solutions pages  work shown in copybook just like class  

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