7 th Grade Advanced Language Arts Summer Reading Syllabus Mrs

 7 th Grade Advanced Language Arts Summer Reading Syllabus Mrs. Thomas thomasj@westonka.k12.mn.us Summer Expectation Part 1 ● Students will select a book of their choice to read. ● Students must make a copy of the Google Doc located in Schoology, complete, and submit it. Summer Expectation Part 2 ● Students will read either Three Cups of Tea OR Nothing But the Truth ● Students will respond to questions in the Schoology classroom discussion page. Each book is divided into segments. For each segment, there is a question on the website that students must respond to in 6­8 sentences. Three Cups of Tea
Chapters 1­3 Chapters 4­5 Chapter 6 Chapters 7­9 Chapters 10­11 Chapters 12­13 Chapter 14 Chapters 15­16 Chapters 17­18 Chapters 19­21 Chapters 21­22 Upon Completion: two questions Nothing But the Truth Chapter 1: March 13 Chapters 2­5: March 15­20 Chapters 6­9: March 21­27 Chapter 10: March 28 Chapter 11: March 29 Chapter 12: March 30 Chapter 13: March 31 Chapters 14 & 15: April 1 & 2 Chapters 16 & 17: April 3 & 4 Chapters 18­19: April 6 & 9 Upon Completion: two questions Late Work All blog entries must be posted by the start of Morning Meeting on September 8th, 2015 . Failure to meet the requirements may result in removal from Advanced Language Arts. Materials ● Copies of the books will be available for pickup from Mrs. Thomas from May 26 th through May 29 th . Novels may also be read through Nook/Kindle accounts, public library, or online book websites. Communication ● You must turn in your permission slip to Mrs. Thomas in room 202 by Friday, May 29th in order to have access to the Schoology classroom page . ● There is a “General Questions” discussion on the Schoology page. You can ask your peers questions as well! Advanced English 7 Summer Reading Contract By signing this contract, I am stating that I have read the summer reading/writing requirements. I understand the expectations and I will complete this assignment over the summer. I also understand that my failure to do so may result in my removal from the Advanced English 7 program. Advanced English 7 Student: Print student name: ___________________________________ School Email Address: ________________________________ Circle One: Three Cups of Tea OR Nothing But the Truth Circle One: Borrowing a Copy from Mrs. Thomas OR Finding My Own By signing this contract, I am stating that I have read the summer reading/writing requirements for my student and understand what my student must complete over the summer. I give permission for my student to read ______________________________________(title of the book selected). I understand if my student fails to meet the requirement, it may result in the removal of my student from the Advanced English 7 program. Parent/Guardian of Advanced English 7 Student: Print parent/guardian name: ____________________________ Signature: ___________________________________________ VERY IMPORTANT! Please detach this contract from the summer reading letter/assignment and return it to Mrs. Thomas in room 202 by Friday, May 29th .