1. Write a brief letter to your class and me regarding valuable lessons and/or memories you have from 8th grade ELA class. Include 1 or 2 specific lessons, activities, or texts that were memorable or important to you and explain why. Also, what are your future hopes and goals for reading and writing? Optional: insert any appropriate images. This will be shared with the class.
2. Just as you did in the beginning of the year, create an Ideal High School Bookshelf of books that you want to read this summer and beyond. You can list titles and authors in your final blog post and/or draw/photograph the books.
DUE Mon June 20. Be ready to share and celebrate. Bring in a printed copy of the letter and Ideal Bookshelf or bring in a device on which we could read your blog on.
Ms. Galang's 2016 Summer and Beyond Bookshelf:
I. Books to finish:
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
II. Narrative Fiction and Non-Fiction:
This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz
Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon
Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Vietnamerica by GB Tran
Alice Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Ordinary Light by Traci K. Smith
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
III. Teaching:
Reading Nonfiction by K Beers
Notice and Note by K Beers
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
IV. Other
Poetry by Tracy K. Smith, Gregory Pardlo
Bright Dead Things by Ada Limon
How to be Drawn by Terrance Hayes
Spanish and French Language Audiobooks
Refer to any summer reading lists from your high schools, and/or choose from this brief list of high school level books:
Drama:
2. Just as you did in the beginning of the year, create an Ideal High School Bookshelf of books that you want to read this summer and beyond. You can list titles and authors in your final blog post and/or draw/photograph the books.
DUE Mon June 20. Be ready to share and celebrate. Bring in a printed copy of the letter and Ideal Bookshelf or bring in a device on which we could read your blog on.
I. Books to finish:
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz
Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon
Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Vietnamerica by GB Tran
Alice Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Ordinary Light by Traci K. Smith
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
III. Teaching:
Reading Nonfiction by K Beers
Notice and Note by K Beers
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
IV. Other
Poetry by Tracy K. Smith, Gregory Pardlo
Bright Dead Things by Ada Limon
How to be Drawn by Terrance Hayes
Spanish and French Language Audiobooks
Refer to any summer reading lists from your high schools, and/or choose from this brief list of high school level books:
Drama:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
As You Like It by William Shakespeare - 2 comedies about romance and relationships
The Crucible by Arthur Miller: Based on historical people and real events, Arthur Miller's play uses the destructive power of socially sanctioned violence unleashed by the rumors of witchcraft as a powerful parable about McCarthyism.
The Burial at Thebes by Antigone
Seamus Heaney's translation of Sophocles' Antigone, in The Burial at Thebes brings modern touches to the age-old tale of a young girl and the conflicts she faces--to fulfill all the demands of her family, her heart, and the law. Even when faced with certain death, she honors her brothers (paying them last rites). Ultimately, her final (and very tragic) end is similar to the culmination of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
West Side Story: Screenplay Paperback by Ernest Lehman (Author): the story about Tony and Maria kept apart because of race and rivalry made into a popular musical.
Fiction
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: Scout and Jem’s experiences in the segregated South and the trial of a black man named Tom Robinson.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury: classic sci-fi about a society that burns books
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, adulteress Hester Prynne must wear a scarlet A to mark her shame. Her lover, Arthur Dimmesdale, remains unidentified and is wracked with guilt, while her husband, Roger Chillingworth, seeks revenge.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Although the relationship between Jane and Mr. Rochester is not usually considered star-crossed, the couple must overcome incredible obstacles in their desire to be together. Ultimately, their shared happiness seems almost fated. Of course, their love (which seems to be a union of equals) is not without consequences.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - legendary story about Victor Frankenstein and his monstrous creation.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Nick Carraway narrates the story about the mysterious, great Jay Gatsby; takes place during the Jazz Age
The Sound of the Waves (1954) is a novella by Japanese writer Yukio Mishima (translated by Meredith Weatherby). The work centers around the coming-of-age (Bildungsroman) of Shinji, a young fisherman who is in love with Hatsue. The young man is tested--his courage and strength eventually wins out, and he's allowed to marry the girl.
Other Great Writers to choose from:
John Steinbeck (Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath…)
Toni Morrison (The Bluest Eye, Sula)
Newer Titles:
Parrot in the Oven by Victor Martinez - National Book Award winner; 14-year old Manny Hernandez needs to decide whether or not to join a gang to gain respect in his neighborhood.
Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern: Despite the high stakes, Celia and Marco soon tumble headfirst into love, setting off a domino effect of dangerous consequences, and leaving the lives of everyone, from the performers to the patrons, hanging in the balance.
In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez: about three sisters in the Dominican Republic and how they are influenced by dictator Rafael Trujillo.
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell about an unlikely teen couple.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth: “Spanning the years from 1989 to 1993, The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a coming of age story about a girl struggling to come to terms with her sexual identity in an environment that is not tolerant of alternative lifestyles.” See more at: http://www.storysnoops.com/detail.php?id=1451#sthash.wzoqKO14.dpuf
Boy 21 by Matthew Quick: the main characters are 3 high school boys who love basketball
Every Day by David Levithan about someone who wakes up in a different body every day
None of the Above by I. W. Gregorio about a 17-year-old private school student
I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson about teenage fraternal twins and the different lives they lead.
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson is the writer’s memoir written in verse.
Online sources to give you more ideas about what to read:
Nonfiction:
I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai is the autobiography of the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Night by Elie Wiesel is a memoir of the Holocaust.
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah about the author’s experience as a child soldier in Sierra Leone
Decoded by Jay-Z is his memoir about music and the city and people who influenced his music.
Poetry: Read any books by any of these great poets:
Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Audre Lorde
Naomi Shihab Nye, Gary Soto, Willie Perdomo, Billy Collins
Read more:
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