Reminder: Due First Thursday Of School

Summer Reading Assignment for Incoming 4th GradersDue the first Thursday of Fourth GradeINCOMING 4th GRADERS1) Read books at or above your grade level throughout the summer for at least an hour per week and recordyour reading on the log attached2) Record your reading on the Reading Log provided by the district.3) Choose a book from your log that you read this summer.4) Decide one of the following reading activities to complete and bring to school by the first Thursday of schoolnext year. Student work will be scored for feedback, but the project will not be a part of the first markingperiod grades. Completion of this project helps teachers learn about your student’s abilities and help studentscontinue to read over the summer.Reading Choices for your Project (Bring one of these into school on the first Thursday):1. Choose one of the books you have read and create a project to demonstrate the answer tothis question. Your project can be in your choice of formats. You could create a poster demonstratingwho the character is and their traits, but your connections must be clear. You could create a visual torepresent the main idea of a text and the supporting details, but again, the visuals on the poster mustclearly connect to the text.Fictional Topic- Choose a character in your story and describe his or her traits,motivations or feelings. Explain the importance of the character in the text usingexamples as well. Use details from the text to support your examples.Nonfictional Topic-Determine the main idea of the text and explain the reason youhave chosen that main idea with key details that support the main topic.ORDescribe the overall structure of the text you have read. Include examples fromthroughout your text to support your choice of structure.Reminder: Due First Thursday of SchoolIncoming 4th Graders

Child’s Name:Summer Reading Log for Children Entering 4th GradeDUE FIRST THURSDAY OF 4th GRADEResearch states that during the summer, students may lose as much as six weeks of growth fromthe school year. Please help your child retain all the progress that he/she has made this schoolyear by reading with him/her!Weeks of the SummerAmount of Time ReadParent SignatureWeek 16/19/15Week 26/26/15Week 37/3/15Week 47/10/15Week 57/17/15Week 67/24/15Week 77/31/15Week 88/7/15Week 98/14/15Week 108/21/15Directions: Students are to read at least one hour each week and record their reading on the log.Students need to read 9 out of the 10 weeks. Mark an X in the box for the week you do not read.Help your child complete the attached Book Response for ONE book you read this summer.Completed log and book response is due the FIRST THURSDAY OF FOURTH GRADE.Incoming 4th Graders

Recommended yFantasyAdventure*****Realistic Fiction**Realistic FictionRealistic FictionHumor****AdventureNotable Book ofFiction AwardFamilyFictionSportsGenreHumorAppoquinimink School District Incoming 4th Grade Summer Reading ListThese are suggested titles. Students can choose from books on this list OR may choose books of interest tothem and appropriate to 4th grade. Book title ideas can be found at ng-list Or ks-for-kids-grades-k-5.gs***the student who would like a challenge TitleAuthorSynopsisMr. Popper’s PenguinsAtwater, RichardAn absurd tale of an unexpected delivery of a large crate containingan Antarctic penguin that changes the life and fortunes of Mr.Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.Newbery HonorFinding theTitanicBallard, RobertDescribes the voyage of the Titanic, the accident that caused it tosink, and the rescue of those who survived.Indian in the Cupboard Banks, Lynn ReidWhat could be better than a small cupboard that makes toys comealive? A simple birthday present turns Omri’s life into a magicaladventure.The Field GuideBlack, Holly andWhen the Grace children go to stay at their Great Aunt Lucinda's(Spiderwick Chronicles Tony DiTerlizziworn Victorian house, they discover a field guide to fairies and#1)other creatures and begin to have some unusual experiences.Tales of a FourthBlume, JudyPeter Hatcher, fourth grader, is sick and tired of his two-year-old,Grade Nothingterror of a brother, Fudge. How can Peter get his parents to payattention to him for a change?Skateboard ToughChristopher, MattWhen Brett finds a mysterious skateboard buried in his front yard,his skateboarding abilities suddenly improve. His friends wonder- isthe skateboard haunted?James and the GiantDahl, RoaldJames is miserable. After his parents are killed, he is forced to livePeachwith his wicked aunts. Until a stranger gives him some magiccrystals that change his life forever.I, Amber BrownDanzinger, PaulaAmber’s parents are divorced and when her dad moves back totown, life becomes harder for Amber as she must share everythingbetween mom and dad. Amber just wants something of her ownand takes matters into her own hands to get it.Jack Adrift: FourthGantos, JackFourth-grader Jack learns there are no easy answers when his familyGrade Without a Cluemoves to Cape Hatteras and he is faced with a crazy school yearand a bizarre neighbor.Stone FoxGardiner, JohnTen-year-old Willie needs to win the big dog sled race in order toReynoldspay the back taxes on his grandfather’s farm, but that means beatingthe huge Indian mountain man, Stone Fox.*the student who struggles or who does not like to read**the student who likes to read and can read on his/her own without help Incoming 4th Graders

FantasyRealistic FictionNonfictionHistorical FictionRealistic Fiction*************Picture bookRealistic FictionHumorNon me annotations taken from the Barnes and Noble website: www.bn.com and goodreads.com.Just JuiceHesse, KarenTimes are bad for Juice and her family- Pa is unemployed, food isshort, Ma is having another baby and Pa is about to lose the housebecause he can’t read. Juice often stays home from school to workwith Pa and helps to take care of Ma. This is a story about a strongloving family who pulls together.A Light in the Storm:Hesse, KarenIn the 1860’s, while working in her father’s lighthouse on an islandThe Civil War Diary ofoff the coast of Delaware, 15-year-old Amelia records in her diaryAmelia Martinhow the Civil War is beginning to devastate her divided state.Balto and the GreatKimmel, ElizabethAn epidemic strikes the children of Nome, Alaska in 1925. ThereRaceCodyare no roads through the icy wilderness. The only way to get thecure is by sled- Balto, a sled dog, leads the race for life!ShilohNaylor, PhyllisWhen he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West VirginiaReynoldshome, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's realowner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season andto mistreat his dogs. Newbery WinnerStage Fright on aOsborne, Mary#25 in the Magic Tree House series has Jack and Annie travelingSummer NightPopeback in time to Elizabethan London, where they become actors in aproduction of A Midsummer Night's Dream and try to rescue atame bear.Fourth Grade RatsSpinelli, Jerry“First grade babies!/Second grade cats!/Third grade angels!/Fourthgrade rats!” This school-yard rhyme is carried too far when Joeyinstructs his best friend Suds in the ways of rebellion and actingtough. This fast-paced, hilarious story is about the transitionbetween third and fourth grade.Mufaro’s BeautifulSteptoe, JohnMufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind andDaughterssweet, go before the king, who is choosing a wife. An Africanfolktale in the tradition of the “Cinderella” story.Where the MountainLin, GraceA book about a story of happiness, family and friendship.Meets the MoonThirteen Clocks,Thurber, JamesThis is a funny story of a princess, prince, puns and a happy ending.*the student who struggles or who does not like to read**the student who likes to read and can read on his/her own without help***the student who would like a challengeIncoming 4th Graders

2As a viewer orreader of yourproject I havemany questionsabout thecharacter’s traits,motivations orfeelings.As a viewer orreader of yourproject, I seesomeimportance ofyour characterwithin the text.Grade 4 Fiction Rubric- Summer Reading43Character As a viewer orAs a viewer orandreader of yourreader of yourdescription project, Iproject, I can tellcompletelyabout yourunderstand yourcharacter’s traits,character and their motivations andtraits, motivationsfeelings, but I haveand feelingsquestionsCharacter As a viewer orAs a viewer orImportance reader of yourreader of yourproject, Iproject, Icompletelyunderstand theunderstand theimportance of yourimportance of your character withincharacter within the the text. You havetext. The examples included examplesyou have includedfrom the text, but Ifor support help tohave questionsexplain theabout how theyimportance of thesupport thecharacter.character’simportance.Incoming 4th Graders1As a viewer orreader of yourproject, I do notunderstand thecharacter’s traits,motivations orfeelings.As a viewer orreader of yourproject, I do notunderstand theimportance ofyour characterwithin the text.

Main IdeaStructure3As a viewer or readerof your project, Iunderstand the mainidea you have chosenfor the text and youhave included someexamples from the textto support your choiceof main idea. The keydetails you includefrom throughout thetext rather than fromjust one section.2As a viewer orreader of yourproject I have manyquestions about themain idea of thetext or about thekey details youhave includedGrade 4 Non-Fiction Main Idea/ Key Details Rubric- Summer Reading4As a viewer or reader ofyour project, Icompletely understandthe main idea youhave chosen for thetext and you haveincluded examplesfrom the text to fullysupport your choice ofmain idea. The keydetails you include arefrom throughout thetext rather than fromjust one section.3As a viewer or reader ofyour project, I understandthe structure(s) of yourtext. You have includedsome examples from thetext to support yourchoice of structure. Theexamples you includefrom throughout the textrather than from just onesection.2As a viewer orreader of yourproject I havemany questionsabout thestructure of thetext or aboutthe examplesyou haveincludedOR---Grade 4 Non-Fiction Structure Rubric- Summer Reading4As a viewer or reader ofyour project, I completelyunderstand the structure(s)of your text. You haveincluded examples fromthe text to fully supportyour choice of structure.The examples you includeare from throughout thetext rather than from justone section.Incoming 4th Graders1As a viewer orreader of yourproject, I do notunderstand themain idea orsupporting detailsyou have chosen.1As a viewer orreader of yourproject, I do notunderstand thestructure or theexamples you havechosen.

Summer Reading Assignment for Incoming 4th Graders Due the first Thursday of Fourth Grade . INCOMING 4th GRADERS. 1) Read books at or above your grade level throughout the summer for at least an hour per week and record your reading on the log attached 2) Record your reading on the Reading Log provided by the district.