Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Summer Reading Assignment Reminder

For Incoming 7th Graders:

Aloha to our new Kawaikini middle schoolers. Come to the first day of class prepared to discuss and write about a book that you have read over the summer. 

Write on a piece of paper: 

the author
the title
the genre (the type of book)
the main characters
the setting (where an when does the book take place)
the plot (what happens)


For Returning Secondary Students (8-12th Graders):

Click on the link below to access the assignment form:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n8K4BhHkYADNsfPP6euGr-Aa9PZLkSD0x_z7S7qMDvo/edit?usp=sharing


Or if you'd rather write the information on your own paper, here's the assignment:

Summer Reading Assignment: 2013
Read two books over the summer. In the form below, identify the literary elements. If you're not sure what they mean, look them up.
Book Title:


Author:


Genre:


Setting:


Point of View: 1st person: --Omniscient --Limited --Unreliable
2nd person
3rd person


Protagonists:


Antagonists:


Central Conflict:



Plot Summary:








Theme (give evidence):











Find examples of Metaphor
(You are a rock. My heart flies.)











Find examples of Simile
(You are like a rock. My heart seems to be flying)












Hyperbole
She was as tall as a tree. I was blinded by her beauty












Oxymoron
The sweet pain The cruel kiss









Alliteration
An army of angry alligators








List 10 new words and their defintions