7th Grade Summer Reading Program 2022

There are two Options: CommonLit and Traditional Book List

          CHOOSE EITHER OPTION.

Option 1 (Traditional Book List)

Students who do not have Internet access may choose 2 books from the list            

below. For each book, write a 1 page review of the book including a summary, what you liked and disliked, and if you would recommend the book to a friend. 

These assignments should be turned in on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2022.

Be prepared to take an AR test on your chosen books. 

Option 2 (Online Assignments through CommonLit.com)

The CommonLit assignments are divided into 3 genres:

Fiction--Nonfiction--Poetry

There are 3 texts per genre.

You must complete 2 assignments from each genre.

You should complete the Assessment Questions and Discussion Questions for each text you choose. 

You must earn a minimum average of 75 for your work.

By the end of May, I will have created a Summer Reading Class on CommonLit.

You can join the class and

work at your own pace.

COMMONLIT CLASS CODE FOR SUMMER READING: 6KJ8J6

If you have any questions, email me at bonnie.ball@newportgrammar.org

All CommonLit assignments are due by Wednesday, August 10, 2022.

REWARDS FOR COMPLETING

SUMMER READING PROGRAM:

2 ELA FREE 100s & A FIELD TRIP

(pending board approval) 

Summer Reading Book List

Any book by the following authors: Louisa May Alcott, Rick Riordan, J.R.R Tolkein

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Upstairs Room by Joanna Reiss

Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage

The Cat Ate my Gymsuit by Paula Danziger

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier