SUMMER 2020 READING ASSIGNMENTS FOR GRADES 6,7,8
(GRADES FOR SEPTEMBER)
Grade 6 (in September):
The 6th grade will be reading Percy
Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. The
publisher is Disney-Hyperion and the publication date is 2006.
The children should read a minimum of two
Chapters per week. That means they should be finished at least up to Chapter 18
when school starts. They are welcomed to read more if they wish to. They can
use a yellow highlighter to mark important information or characters, settings,
etc. They can also write down information in any type of notebook if they want
to.
I will update the blog as more information
becomes available. I will also start a google classroom as soon as I get each
child’s email. You can email me at mstoscano@olqmnyc.org
if you have any questions.
Grade 7 (in September):
The 7th grade will continue reading Percy
Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. The
publisher is Disney-Hyperion and the publication date is 2006.
The children should continue reading from where
they stopped in June. That means they should be finished the whole book when
school starts. They should read at least two chapters per week. They are welcomed
to read more if they wish to. They can use a yellow highlighter to mark
important information or characters, settings, etc. They can also write down
information in any type of notebook if they want to.
I will update the blog and google classroom as
more information becomes available. You can email me at mstoscano@olqmnyc.org if you have any questions.
Grade 8 (in September):
The 8th grade will finish reading The
Outsiders. There were about two chapters left in the book when school ended
in June.
The new book they should purchase is The
House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Vintage Books, 1984.
They should read the introduction first. Then
they should read about twenty-five pages per week. They are welcomed to read more
if they wish to. They can use a yellow highlighter to mark important
information or characters, settings, etc. They can also write down information
in any type of notebook if they want to.
I will update the blog and google classroom as
more information becomes available. You can email me at mstoscano@olqmnyc.org if you have any questions.
