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5525 Astr ozon Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80916 719 -302-90007th/8th SUMMER PACKET INFORMATIONAll students who are enrolled by July 23, 2019,must complete the summer packet.Summer is certainly a time for the family to be outside, have fun, and breathe fresh air. It is also a greattime to fortify the academic skills learned throughout the past school year. Every summer, all studentsare required to complete academic worksheets that will encourage them to maintain the skills necessaryto be successful here at James Irwin Charter Middle School. Completing the worksheets on a weeklybasis will benefit students and help each one experience a smooth transition into the new school yearThe entire 7th and 8 th grade summer packet is due in each student’s individualhistory, literature, math, and science class onWednesday, August 21, 2019.Each section of the packet will count as a test grade.and failure to complete this packet will result in a zero test score.The packet will be available online beginning Monday, March 11, 2019.Instructions: Go to www.jamesirwin.orgClick on Middle School.Click Summer PacketsClick JICMS 19-20 School Year (on both the left side & drop-down menu)Click the packet for the student’s upcoming grade in August 2019o NOTE: The packets are different for each grade. Be sure to print the correct grade’s packet.If you are unable to print a packet, you may bring in 30 sheets of white copier paper to the MiddleSchool Front office during regular business hours, and a set will be copied for you.

First and Last Name GradeSummer Reading Literature ReviewDate8th Grade JICMS Summer Reading AssignmentStudents enrolled on or before July 23, 2019, must read the novel listed and complete the literature review below:Incoming 8th graders: White Fang by Jack LondonDUE: Wednesday, August 21, 2019Books are available for Checkout at JI Library on a first-come, first-served basis.Literature ReviewObjective: The student will read and independently analyze a novel over the summer.Details: Complete the literature review using your own ideas. Using any aids would be considered plagiarism. In addition to this Literature Review, there will be a written quiz over the novel on August 21, 2018. This assignment must be handwritten neatly. Assignments turned in late will be penalized according to the handbook policy.Title:Author:Themes: List three key themes with an explanation of how the theme plays out in the novel. Be sure to include thecharacters who are involved. Responses must be handwritten neatly. (Theme ideas:love, loss, friendship, good vs. evil, man vs. nature,growth and maturity, crime does not pay, overcoming adversity, sacrifice, man’s inhumanity to man, madness, man vs. man, a noble sacrifice, revengedoesn’t pay, loneliness, loyalty, prejudice, freedom, ambition)Theme1.2.3.Explain theme(using specific examples from novel)

Characters:List five major characters in the novel with three or more (3 ) phrases describing the key facts (looks,thoughts, actions) about them. Responses must be handwritten neatly.CharacterDescription(looks, thoughts, actions)1.2.3.4.5.Figurative Language:In each box below, write a quotation or passage that shows the requested figurativelanguage. On the line provided, write the page number where the quote or passage is found. Responses must be opoeiaCompares two unlike thingsusing like or asTwo or more words that beginwith the same soundCompares two unlike thingsnot using like or as / statessomething IS something elseSpelled out sound(She is pretty as a picture.)(Ten terrific teenagers)(He has muscles of iron.)(hiss, clip clop, buzz)PagePagePagePlot Summary:PageFor EACH chapter, write a one-sentence summary of the main action or event that shows theprogression of the plot. Responses must be handwritten neatly on lined paper.Ch #1Summary2Continue summaries on lined paper.

1. Title:2. Opening Sentence:3. Characters4. Setting8. Climax7c. 3rd Event9. Success/Outcome7b. 2nd Event7a. 1st Event6. Problem5. Setting10. Closing Sentence:11. Themes:Instructions: Complete the Plot Diagram.1. Title: Write the title of the chapter; follow grammar rules to write correctly.2. Opening Sentence: Write the opening sentence of the story.3. Characters: Please describe two of the major characters of the story; include physical appearance and personality.4. Setting: Where and when does the story take place? (Use descriptive phrases.)Rising action – These are the events that take place as the main character is trying to solve the problem.5. Setting: Where does the story begin? Be specific (workshop, kitchen, etc.).6. Problem: Write the problem that must be dealt with throughout the story.7. Events: List the 3 main events/challenges the main character faces that moves the story along.8. Climax: List the climax of the story.9. Success/Outcome: Write how the story was resolved. What was the outcome?Denouement – This is the falling action, the events that take place after the climax.10. Closing Sentence: Write the final sentence of the story.11. Theme: List two themes for the novel.

5525 Astr ozon Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80916 719 -302-9000Student’s First/Last Name:Date Turned In:8th Summer Science AssignmentThe Summer Science Assignment is due at the beginning of science class on Wednesday,August 21, 2019.This assignment will count as a test grade, and failure to complete this packet will resultin a zero test score. Label this cover sheet with first and last name.Staple or clip the packet together.Keep the pages in order. (Take note of the page numbers.)The packet must be given to the student’s history teacher on the due date.Do not submit the packet to the front office.

Total Point Value/38NameModels are visual representationsdeveloped from experimentalevidence that help scientists see andtest theories. Atoms are too small tosee under a microscope.Atom ParticlesElectrons have anegative charge.Protons have apositive charge.Neutrons haveno charge.Modern atomic modelWays to identifyatomsModern atomic model with nucleus andelectron cloudIsotopes are elements that have thesame number of protons but differentnumbers of neutrons. In normal atomsthe protons and neutrons are equal innumber.

NameUse the information from Introduction to Atoms to answer the following questions./28/4 PTS/3 PTS/3 PTS/3 PTS/4 PTS/3 PTS1 point each/8

NameShows allelectrons in thedifferentenergy levelsShows all electrons inonly the outermostenergy level or valenceelectrons. These are theelectrons that formbonds. Molecules areElectron dot diagrams of sodium and chlorine. stable when there are 8electrons in the last shell.Na and Cl will share anelectron to make a saltmolecule.Remember the Atomicnumber shows the number ofprotons and the number ofelectrons an element has.

NameThe rows of the periodic table are called periods. This is period 3 (row 3).Elements in a Group havethe same valence electronnumber.

NameAnswer the following questions using the information from Atoms, Bonding and the Periodic Table.Electron dot or Valenceelectron model.1 point each/10

The thentire 7th and 8 grade summer packet is due in each student’s individual history, literature, math, and science class on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Each section of the packet will count as a test grade. and failure to complete this packet will result in a zero test score.