RisingThirdGradeSummerReadingHomework
Thissummerhomeworkisrequiredandworth100pointsforReadingclass.
IncludedaspartofthisSummerReadingJournalyouwillfind:*1SummerReadingJournalcoverpage*10readinglogpages,1foreachweekofsummerbreak*8Reflectionpages(“Today’sReflection”)*1bookreportpageincludingtitle,author,genre,setting,maincharacter,problem,andsolution*1beginning,middle,andendpage(eventspage)*1drawyourfavoritecharacterpageandwritedescriptiveadjectives*1bookawardspage
Directions1.Youmustread1,000minutesthissummer—that’s100minutesaweekforthe10weeksofsummer(orjust20minutesaday,fivesdaysaweek).Additionally,atleast200ofthoseminutesshouldbereadaloudbyyou,thestudent.Youarewelcometoreadmore,butnotless,sobesuretospreadoutyourreadingthroughoutthesummer.Completeyourreadinglogs—onelogperweek—toshowwhenyoudidyourreadingandbesuretohaveyourparentssigneachlog.Youcanmakeadditionalcopiesoflogsoruseadditionalpaperifyouneedmorespace.Wewanttoencouragereadingqualityliteratureandhaveincludedasuggestedreadinglistthatincludesqualityliteratureatvariouslevelstochallengeyou.(50points)
2.OneofthebooksyoumustreadisCharlotte’sWebbyE.B.White.Youshouldchoosewhatbooksyouwanttoreadfortherestofyourminutesfromthesuggestedlistincludedafterthedirections.
3.AfterreadingCharlotte’sWeb,completebookreportpage,eventspage,andfavoritecharacterpage.Completesentencesshouldbeusedonthebookreportpageandeventspagetoanswerthe“Problem,”“Solution,”“Beginning,”“Middle,”and“End”questions.Youshouldlistatleast10differentadjectivestodescribeyourfavoritecharacteronthefavoritecharacterpage.Adjectivesarewordsusedtodescribeandanswerthequestionsa)howmany?andb)whatkind?(24points)
4.Pleasecompleteonereflectionpageaweekfor8ofthe10weeksofsummer.Reflectionpagesshouldlookatsomethingyoureadfromthatweekandgiveyourthoughts.Youmayusethefollowingpromptstohelpyoufocusyourreflections.Besuretoincludeanillustration.(16points)
*Didyouordidyounotlikethebook(s)youreadthatweek?Givespecificanswerstowhy/whynot.*Whowasyourfavoritecharacterfromthebook?Givespecificexamplesfromthebooktoshowwhy.*Howdoesthisbookcomparetoanotherbookyouread?Givespecificdetailsandcomparethestories.*Howdidyourelatetothecharacter(s)?Givespecificexamplesandtiethemtoyourlife/summer.*Wouldyourecommendthisbooktoafriend?Givespecificreasonswhyorwhynot.*Istheresomethingyouwouldchangeaboutthebook?Givespecificdetailsandexplainwhyandhowyouwouldchangethosethings.
5.Giveoutawardsonyourawardspage.Youwillbepresentingyourawardstotheclass,sobesuretogivethemcarefulconsideration.(6points)
6.Finishyoursummerreadingjournalbydecoratingyourcoverpagebeforestaplingallyourpagestogether.(4points)
Bonus:BringinproofwithyourSummerReadingJournalthatyouparticipatedinyourlibrary’ssummerreadingprogramtoearnfiveextracreditpoints!Additionally:Studentswhobringintheircompletedreadingandmathhomeworkwillreceiveatreat.
SuggestedReadingListCornIsMaizebyAlikiAmishHorsesbyAmmonAnAmishYearbyAmmonTheEmperor’sNewClothesbyAndersenTheUglyDucklingbyAndersenTheSteadfastTinSoldierbyAndersen/BrownBillyandBlazebyAndersen(andtheBlaze
sequels)AncientHistory(HistoryDetectives)byArdaghPreachingtotheChickens:TheStoryofYoung
JohnLewisbyAsimAnnaHibiscusbyAtinukeMyGrandfather’sCoatbyAylesworthEdgarAllan(PoetryforYoungPeopleSeries)
byBagertAdventuresinAncientEgyptbyBaileyTheBigBookofBramblyHedgebyBarklemEmilyDickinson(PoetryforYoungPeople
Seres)byBolinABearCalledPaddingtonbyBondTheBoyWhoLovetoDrawbyBrennerTheMilly-Molly-MandyStorybookbyBrisleyDickWhittingtonandHisCatbyBrownTheQuiltmaker’sGiftbyBrumbeauTheRightWord:RogetandHisThesaurusby
BryantDaniel’sDuckbyBullaTheAdventuresofOldMr.ToadbyBurgessChanticleerandtheFoxbyChaucer/CooneyHenryHugginsbyCleary(andanybookinthis
series)RamonaQuimby,Age8byClearyRalphS.MousebyCleary
RibsybyClearyRunawayRalphbyClearyTheKing’sGiraffebyCollierThePinocchioofC.CollodibyCollodi/TeahanRacsoandtheRatsofNIMHbyConlyMissRumphiusbyCooneyTheLittleLamePrincebyCraikCharlieandtheChocolateFactorybyDahlJamesandtheGiantPeachbyDahlTheBearsonHemlockMountainbyDalglieshTheCourageofSarahNoblebyDalglieshTheThanksgivingStorybyDalglieshAndyandtheLionbyDaughertyAlongCameaDogbyDeJongTheWheelontheSchoolbyDeJongGreatJoybyDiCamilloMoonwalk:TheFirstTriptotheMoonby
DonnellyTut’sMummybyDonnellyTheBlackStallionbyFarleyIgnatiusofAntioch:TheManWhoFaceLions
byFergusonIrenaeusofLyons:TheManWhoWroteBooks
byFergusonPolycarpofSmyrna:TheManWhoseFaith
LastedbyFergusonLocomotivebyFlocaCan’tYouMakeThemBehave,KingGeorge?
ByFritzGeorgeWashington’sBreakfastbyFritzGeorgeWashington’sMotherbyFritzJustaFewWords,Mr.LincolnbyFritzReubenandtheBlizzardbyGood
ReubenandtheQuiltbyGoodGrimm’sFairyTalesbyGrimmThreeYoungPilgrimsbyHarnessBrightyoftheGrandCanyonbyHenryKingoftheWindbyHenryMistyofChincoteaguebyHenry(andanybook
inthisseries)Boy,AMouseandaSpider,AStory:TheStory
ofE.B.WhitebyHerkertSt.GeorgeandtheDragonbyHodgesSkyBoys:HowTheyBuilttheEmpireState
BuildingbyHopkinsonFlightoftheHoneyBeebyHuberAGiftforGrandpabyHuntTheFantasticFlyingBooksofMr.Morris
LessmorebyJoyceThePhantomTollboothbyJusterJustSoStoriesbyKiplingTheFarmbyKnightEgyptbyKrenskyPompeii...BuriedAlive!ByKunhardtJem’sIslandbyLaskyBenandMebyLawsonRabbitHillbyLawsonFlossbyLewis(andanybookinthisseries)TheTrojanHorsebyLittleTheJesusStorybookBiblebyLloyd-JonesFablesbyLobelThe5,000-Year-OldPuzzlebyLoganMrs.Piggle-WigglebyMacDonaldAllthePlacestoLovebyMacLachlanCaleb’sStorybyMacLachlanSarah,PlainandTallbyMacLachlanTheGreatPyramidbyMannFindingWinnie:TheTrueStoryoftheWorld’s
MostFamousBearbyMattickHomerPricebyMcCloskeyLentilbyMcCloskeyOneMorninginMainebyMcCloskeyTimeofWonderbyMcCloskeyRoxaboxenbyMcLerranEdwardLear(PoetryforYoungPeopleSeries)
byMendelson
LewisCarroll(PoetryforYoungPeopleSeries)byMendelson
TheHouseatPoohCornerbyMilneTheWorldofChristopherRobinbyMilneHieroglyphsbyMiltonDownButtermilkLanebyMitchellTomahawksandTrombonesbyMitchellTheOneBadThingAboutFatherbyMonjoAncientGreece(Interfact)byNicholsonMrs.FrisbyandtheRatsofNIMHbyO’BrienKermittheHermitbyPeetSongoftheSwallowsbyPolitiTheCompleteAdventuresofPeterRabbitby
PotterAVisittoWilliamBlake’sInn:Poemsfor
InnocentandExperienceTravelersbyWillard/Provensen
Tutankhamen’sGiftbySabudaEdnaSt.VincentMillay(PoetryforYoung
PeopleSeries)bySchoonmakerChesterCricket’sNewHomebySeldenTheCricketinTimesSquarebySeldenMissBiancabySharp(andanybookinthis
series)TheRescuersbySharpRudyardKipling(PoetryforYoungPeople
Series)byGillooly/SharpeEncyclopediaBrownbySobol(andanybookin
thisseries)TheKingWithoutaShadowbySproulThePriestwithDirtyClothesbySproulThePrince’sPoisonCupbySproulCleopatrabyStanleyDominicbySteigTimeTraintoAncientRome(Usborne)by
WatersWhoBuiltthePyramids?(Usborne)by
ChisholmTheBiggestBearbyWardTheBoxcarChildrenbyWarner(books1-17)SamuelEaton’sDay(AmericanPilgrims)by
WatersSarahMorton’sDay(AmericanPilgrims)byWaters
StuartLittlebyWhiteTheTrumpetoftheSwanbyWhiteWhenIHeardtheLearn’dAstronomerby
Whitman/LongFarmerBoybyWilderLittleHouseintheBigWoodsbyWilderLittleHouseonthePrairiebyWilder(andany
bookinthisseries)TheVelveteenRabbitbyWilliamsDetectivesinTogas(ancientRome)by
WinterfieldTheChristmasMiracleofJonathanToomeyby
WojciechOwlMoonbyYolenANewCoatforAnnabyZiefertPlusSomeMoreChallengingBooksWilliamShakespeareandtheGlobebyAlikiTwentyandTen(WorldWarII)byBishopTheAmericanRevolution(LandmarkBooks)by
BlivenStrandedatPlimothPlantation1626byBowenTheSwordintheTree(Arthuriantime)byBullaALiontoGuardUs(colonialAmerica)byBullaVikingAdventurebyBullaBenFranklinofOldPhiladelphia(Landmark
Books)byCousinsAugustine:TheFarmer’sBoyofTagastebyde
ZeeuwTheMiraculousJourneyofEdwardTulaneby
DiCamilloTheTaleofDespereauxbyDiCamilloTheTwenty-OneBalloonsbyduBoisAbrahamLincolnbyd’AulaireColumbusbyd’AulaireGeorgeWashingtonbyd’AulairePocahontasbyd’AulaireTheMatchlockGun(colonialAmerica)by
EdmondsTheHundredDressesbyEstesTheBlackStallionbyFarleyUnderstoodBetsybyFisherBytheGreatHornSpoon!(GoldRush)by
Fleischman
PlusSomeMoreChallengingBooks(Cont’d)AndThenWhatHappened,PaulRevere?by
FritzShh!We’reWritingtheConstitutionbyFritzWhat’stheBigIdea,BenFranklin?byFritzWherewasPatrickHenryonthe29thofMay?
byFritzWhyDon’tYouGetaHorse,SamAdams?by
FritzWhyNot,Lafayette?byFritzWillYouSignHere,JohnHancock?byFritzMySideoftheMountainbyGeorgeTheReluctantDragonbyGrahameTheWindintheWillowsbyGrahameThomasEdison:YoungInventorbyGuthridgeTheAmazingImpossibleErieCanalbyHarnessThey’reOff!TheStoryofthePonyExpressby
HarnessThreeYoungPilgrimsbyHarnessYoungJohnQuincybyHarnessJustinMorganHadaHorsebyHenryTenBoyswhoChangedtheWorld
(Lightkeepersseries)byHowatTenGirlswhoChangedtheWorld
(Lightkeepersseries)byHowatRedwallbyJacques(andothersinthisseries)JourneytoMonticellobyKnightWinteratValleyForgebyKnightJamestown:NewWorldAdventurebyKnightAlmostHome(AmericanPilgrims)byLawtonIfYourNameWasChangedatEllisIslandby
LevineTheChroniclesofNarniabyLewis(books1-7)PaulRevere’sRidebyLongfellowCastlebyMacaulayCathedralbyMacaulayWilliamCarlosWilliams(PoetryforYoung
Readers)byMacGowanArtistoftheReformation:AlbrechtDürerby
McPhersonThomasJefferson:ThirdPresidentofthe
UnitedStatesbyMonsellTheBorrowersbyNortonDavyCrockett:YoungRiflemanbyParks
RickshawGirlbyPerkinsStoriesofthePilgrimsbyPumphreyTheWonderClockbyPyleLangstonHughes(PoetryforYoungReaders)
byRoesselHowWeCrossedtheWest(LewisandClark)by
SchanzerRutherfordB.,WhoWasHe?PoemsaboutOur
PresidentsbySingerStarryMessenger(Galileo)bySisMinstrelintheTower(medieval)bySkurzynskiTheGreenEmberbySmithBardofAvon(Shakespeare)byStanleyJoanofArcbyStanleyLeonardodaVincibyStanleyMichelangelobyStanleyCharlesDickens:TheManWhoHadGreat
ExpectationsbyStanley/VennemaTheBuffaloKnifebySteeleFlamingArrows(Americanfrontier)bySteeleAbel’sIslandbySteigPoetryforYoungPeople(selections)by
SterlingPub.DanielBoone:YoungHunterandTrackerby
StevensonPaulRevere:BostonPatriotbyStevensonPioneersGoWestbyStewartAll-of-a-KindFamilybyTaylorTheBeggars’Bible(JohnWycliff)byVernonThunderstormintheChurch(MartinLuther)by
Vernon100CupboardsbyWilson(andothersinthis
series)MayaAngelou(PoetryforYoungReaders)by
WilsonNathanHale:PatriotSpy(RevolutionaryWar)
byZemlicka
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I would give this book an award for…
Name: _______________________ Date: __________________
Directions: Use words and pictures to retell the story.
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Draw your favorite character. Write adjectives to describe their character traits in the rays.
My Book Awards Which books would you give the following awards to?
Write their titles on the awards.