2017 Blair School Summer Reading An International Baccalaureate Incoming 9th grade – DLIP
Required Reading: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (non-fiction) La Ciudad de las bestias by Isabel Allende An AR novel of your choice
Due Monday, August 21st
Novels are available for purchase during the Vroman’s/Blair Book Fair the week of May 8th. Voucher required - help raise funds to support Blair’s Book Club. Contact Miss McLaughlin, if you require assistance in locating these selections.
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Essential Questions to consider: Who Am I? This question will be explored during the first unit of study in the fall. Reading these required novels will prepare you to tackle this question and are imperative to your success in this unit.
DIRECTIONS for Perseplis and an AR novel of your choice: 1. For one of the novels, create a graphic novel focusing on the setting as described in the novel. This will be a minimum of five pages with six panels each. You may do this in Storyboard format; writing the dialogue and actions under the picture, or in traditional Graphic Novel format. There must be a cover with the name of the book and author and your name as the illustrator, as well as a picture. 2. For the second novel, write an analysis essay. This needs to be a minimum of five paragraphs comparing the book to your life today. Please don’t feel constrained by page limits – this can been as long as it needs to be! Discuss similarities and differences between your world and the world of the novel. You must use quotations from the book to help clarify your points. You may create a Venn Diagram or a Double Bubble Map to further explain your comparison.
Actividades para después de la lectura de La ciudad de las bestias Análisis de literatura: Diario de doble entrada: (Escoge 5 capítulos que abarquen todo el libro)
Dobla un papel alineado a lo largo y haz una línea por en medio. En la parte izquierda escribe una cita importante e incluye el número de página. En la parte a la derecha, escribe tu respuesta a la cita. Explica por qué te impactó y que crees que pasará próximamente. Además, incluye una conexión personal a la cita: ¿Cómo te relacionas con el acontecimiento de la cita en cuanto al tema, un personaje, o escenario? Tu respuesta a la cita debe ser de por lo menos tres párrafos.
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Análisis de personaje: Escoge a dos personajes importantes y haz una análisis de por lo menos dos párrafos. Enfócate en la información de fondo del personaje, las acciones importantes tomadas por el personaje y como otros personajes de libro los ven. Actividad de ilustración: Tu trabajo deberá estar organizado y guardado en una carpeta o en papel grueso. Como actividad de arte deberás crear una portada para tu trabajo. En esta portada harás un dibujo que capture una de las ideas principales del libro. Deberá incluir el título, la autora, y la traductora.
Common Core Standards Addressed: Reading: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining here the text leaves matters uncertain. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.
Writing: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level and concerns. Use words, phrases, and clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
IB AREAS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT:
Identities and relationships – An inquiry into the nature of the self; beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships including families, friends, communities and cultures; rights and responsibilities; what it means to be human. Personal and cultural expression – An inquiry into the ways in which we discover and express ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs and values; the ways in which we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity; our appreciation of the aesthetic. Orientation in space and time – An inquiry into orientation in place and time; personal histories; homes and journeys; the discoveries, explorations and migrations of humankind; the relationships between, and the interconnectedness of, individuals and civilizations, from local and global perspectives.
ASSIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS:
The Summer Reading Project is due Monday, August 21, 2017 This is a required assignment for your 9th grade language arts class and Spanish language arts class. This is not an extra credit assignment.
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An in-class essay will be given after the due date to measure your understanding of the essential question provided on page 1; this essay will require you to incorporate required texts from this assignment. Those students registered during the summer months and/or are new to Blair are still required to complete this assignment by the given date. The teacher may make additional provisions to this policy if the student entered school after the first day; however, this assignment is still mandatory. This assignment will count as 20% of the first 5-week grading period.
Questions? Contact Rene Rodriguez, 9th Grade English Teacher:
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¿Preguntas? Elizabeth Najera,
[email protected] Maricela Brambila,
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