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7th Grade - All Summer Reading 20-21

The McAllen ISD summer reading assignment for 7th graders aims to foster a love of reading by encouraging students to choose at least one novel or book of their interest. Research indicates that summer reading can enhance reading achievement and confidence, while also preventing reading loss during vacation. Students are required to maintain a reading log documenting their experiences, and suggested book choices include titles like 'Ghost' by Jason Reynolds and 'The Wednesday Wars' by Gary D. Schmidt.

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7th Grade - All Summer Reading 20-21

The McAllen ISD summer reading assignment for 7th graders aims to foster a love of reading by encouraging students to choose at least one novel or book of their interest. Research indicates that summer reading can enhance reading achievement and confidence, while also preventing reading loss during vacation. Students are required to maintain a reading log documenting their experiences, and suggested book choices include titles like 'Ghost' by Jason Reynolds and 'The Wednesday Wars' by Gary D. Schmidt.

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2020-2021

7th Grade
Summer Reading for All
McAllen ISD
Summer Reading Assignment

Purpose of Summer Reading

The purpose of summer reading in middle school is to foster a love of reading and develop students’ ability to
choose books that interest them. Students are required to read at least ​ one novel or book ​of their choosing. If
needed, students can choose one of the books suggested in the links below or can choose a book from the grade
level suggestion lists on the pages that follow.

By allowing choice, we hope to encourage students to become independent readers and develop their reading
identities. In addition, the required reading will give students a shared reading experience that will enable them
to participate in rich discussions and meaningful conversations with their teachers and peers.

Research:
● Studies show that students who participate in summer reading programs show increased reading
achievement scores as well as increased confidence in the classroom (​Booktalking: Avoiding Summer
Drift​).
● Students who don’t read during summer vacation lose two to three months of reading achievement
(​“The Effects of Summer Vacation on Achievement Test Scores”​).
● Students who read five to six books over the summer don’t suffer from that summer reading loss
(​“Summer Reading and the Ethnic Achievement Gap“​).

Selecting Books

We encourage students to read books that they find intriguing, challenging, and interesting. We hope students
find a series of books that hooks them and diverse books that allow them to experience the world through a
different perspective. If you can’t quite decide what to read, feel free to choose a book from the short lists on the
pages that follow.

Furthermore, we encourage parents to be actively involved in the selection of the books to make
sure students choose the books ​that are “just right” for them and their family values.

Possible Book Choices:

The Ultimate Backseat Bookshelf for Kids 9-14

The 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time

Assessments:

● All students will be required to keep a reading log where they will document their summer reading
experiences.
7​th ​Grade Suggested Reading Choices

Ghost – J ​ ason Reynolds


Running. That's all that Ghost (Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But never for a track team. Nope, his game
has always been ball. But when Ghost impulsively challenges an elite sprinter to a race -- and wins -- the
Olympic medalist track coach sees he has something: crazy natural talent. Thing is, Ghost has something else: a
lot of anger, and a past that he is trying to outrun. Can Ghost harness his raw talent for speed and meld with
the team, or will his past finally catch up to him?

The Wednesday Wars- ​Gary D. Schmidt


Meet Holling Hoodhood, a seventh-grader at Camillo Junior High, who must spend Wednesday afternoons
with his teacher, Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Baker doesn’t like Holling—he’s sure of it. Why else would she make him
read Shakespeare outside class? But everyone has bigger things to worry about, like Vietnam. His father wants
Holling to be on his best behavior, but how can Holling stay out of trouble when he must face a bully, angry
rats, and a baseball hero signing autographs the same night Holling has to appear in a play in yellow tights! As
fate sneaks up on him, Holling finds Motivation in the most unexpected places and musters up the courage to
embrace his destiny.

The Running Dream- Wendelin Van Draanen


Jessica thinks her life is over when she loses a leg in a car accident. She's not comforted by the news that she'll
be able to walk with the help of a prosthetic leg. Who cares about walking when you live to run?
Name: _______________________________

Summer Reading Log

Click Here for the Digital Reading Log

Novel: _______________________________________________

Author: ______________________________________________

As you read this summer, write a summary for each chapter of one book and draw an
illustration to go along with each summary. You may use one of the following formats
for writing your summaries:

BME: ​Explain what happened at the beginning, middle and end of each chapter.

CPR: (C​haracter ​P​roblem ​R​esolution​): ​Write about the character’s problem and how the problem
was solved.

S​omebody ​W​anted ​B​ut ​S​o ​T​hen​: ​Explain what the main character wanted, the problem that
happened, how the problem was solved and the outcome to the problem being solved.

Chapter Summary Image that represents the chapter

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