2022 Summer Assignments

Constantly Growing: Tenth Grade and College Link Summer Assignments

  • SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS

    Tenth Grade English- periods 1, 4, 5, and 7

    DISTRICTWIDE SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT

    THREE FINAL PROJECTS DUE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

    (-5 points will be taken off for each late day)

    • Read three literary pieces/texts
      • Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
      • Ibi Zoboi’s Punching the Air
      • A NOVEL/BOOK OF YOUR OWN
    • Complete one of the following assignments for one book

    (Need help: https://animoto.com/blog/guides/how-to-make-a-book-trailer)

    • A SONG PLAYLIST FOR THE BOOK USING AT LEAST 10 DIFFERENT SONGS
    • POST A BOOK REVIEW ON WWW.GOODREADS.COM

    SO YOU CAN ONLY DO ONE OF EACH-  If you made a playlist for Trevor Noah’s book, you could not do a song list AGAIN for Punching the Air or your choice!

    RUBRIC/CHECKLIST FOR EACH ASSIGNMENT

    CATEGORIES/CRITIERA

    YES!!!!

    DID IT!

    DID IT, BUT...

    FAIR DEVELOPING

    UNCLEAR

    DID NOTDO IT

    NECESSARY ELEMENTS

    • Did it fulfill what the assignment required

    ∆ ANIMOTO BOOK TRAILER: Title, author, IMAGES of least 4 characters, the setting(time/place), and 2 conflicts 

     

    ∆ SONG PLAYLIST: Title, author, 10-12 song titles with artists, 10-12 specific moments: one song per moment

     

    ∆ GOODREADS REVIEW: Title, author, a rating (1-5), summary of the story, 4 characters, setting, 2 conflicts, and reason for your criticism

     

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    CONTENT – What’s it all about?

    • Did it provide enough information about the text/work:

    • FOUR CHARACTERS, SETTING, 2 CONFLICTS
    • PLOT OVERVIEW- WHAT HAPPENED?
    • DOES NOT RETELL THE ENTIRE PLOT/STORY

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    COMMAND OF EVIDENCE: Where did you learn it?

    • Did it provide some explanation that relates to the book?

    • BACKS UP HOW YOUR CLAIM/OPINION PROVES YOUR IMAGES, SONGS, CRITICISM of TEXT
    • USES SPECIFIC DETAILS ABOUT CHARACTERS, A CONFLICT, SETTING

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    COHERENCE: How does it fit together?

    • Was it/the product: book trailer, song list, book review; easy to follow/understand?

    • CLEARLY POINTS OUT YOUR CLAIM- YOUR IDEAS
    • CLEARLY POINTS OUT SPECIFICS from TEXT
    • USES TRANSITIONS BETWEEN MAIN IDEA/MAJOR EVENTS

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    CREATIVITY: How did you convey your ideas?

    • Was it/the product selective of details?

    • NO PLAGIARIZED
    • ORIGINAL ART or MUSIC
    • APPROPRIATE DESIGN- It all flows
    • REVIEWS MAY RELATE IT TO OTHER WORKS
    • TRAILER INCLUDES ORIGINAL FILM WORK
    • SONG LISTS ORGANIZED BY THEME or ORDER OF EVENTS IN THE STORY/TEXT/NOVEL

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    15

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    5

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