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Summer Reading 2016 Grade 10

(Your Name)

Lancaster High School

2016 -2017

My Reading Ladder: A 2016 Summer Reading Project Lancaster Independent School District

Dear Parent/Guardian,

The end of the school year has arrived. As is

our tradition in Lancaster Independent

School District, we have designed a summer

reading program. Like you, we believe

reading throughout summer instills in our

children that reading is a pleasurable and

life-long activity. All students currently

enrolled in Pre- Kindergarten through 11th

grade are required to complete a summer

reading project. This year, we have created

reading ladders for 3th through 11th grades.

Our reading ladders are thematic groups of

books arranged from the simplest picture

books to more complex texts to help your

student explore themes on a deeper level.

Each reading ladder will prepare your

student to handle texts that are part of the

coming year's curriculum resources.

All students will be responsible for completing the project of his/her grade. All projects will be assessed as a major grade the first six weeks of school. Projects are due the first day of school, August 22, 2016.

Please remember: the Lancaster ISD Code of

Conduct Handbook includes the following

statement: "Every student in Lancaster ISD

will be required to complete a summer and

winter reading academic project or packet.

The project or packet will be due the first

day students return to school in the class or

period designated by the campus."

The summer projects will be distributed to

students or parents/guardians on or before

June 1, 2016.

Thank you for your cooperation and

support!

Sincerely, Connie IsabellConnie Isabell,

Chief Academic Officer

Lancaster I.S.D.

Here's how it works:

Students will start reading at the bottom rung of their assigned reading ladder. Students must read #1 and #5 and #2 or #3 or #4 on each ladder for a total of at least three books. Once a student reaches the top of the ladder, he/she will complete three of the following activities. Students will bind their products with a document protector or stapler, and they will be sure to write their names on each page of their project. Pre-AP students will complete tasks A and E only.

**Mandatory for all students.

A. Write an Essay**

Write a four-paragraph expository essay explaining how the topic of your

reading ladder influences a person's everyday decisions. Use text evidence to

support your ideas. For example, if your ladder is about identity crisis, you

would write about how having an identity crisis affects everyday decisions.

(Verbal Linguistic; up to 50 points)

B. Create a Nonlinguistic Representation

Create a drawing (digital or hand drawn) that communicates the main idea of

your thematic readings. Your drawing should clearly communicate what the

books in your reading ladder have in common. For example if your ladder is

about unrequited love, you might draw a heart and include a one way sign to

symbolize what happens when only one person in a relationship is in love. This

may serve as your cover page.

Unrequited Love

+ =

(Spatial; up to 25 points)

C. Create a Game

Create a game about the topic of your ladder. Your game should clearly

emphasize the topic of your ladder. For example, if your reading ladder is

about unrequited love, you might include elements from games like Sorry or

Red Light, Green Light. Be sure to create a handout with step by step directions

to your game.

(Kinesthetic; up to 25 points)

D. Create a Song

Write lyrics to a song or rap that reflect the gist of what your reading ladder is

about. For example, if the topic of your ladder is unrequited love, you might

write a song like "Have You Ever?". Your song must have at least three verses

and a chorus.

(Musical/Auditory/Verbal Linguistic; up to 25 points)

E. Pre-AP Connections {Mandatory for all Pre-AP students)

Analyze Text #5 on your ladder for syntax, shifts, situation, speaker, and

sentences. See the attached Pre-AP worksheet. Create a pechakucha with your

answers. "Pechakucha is presentation where you show 20 images, each for 20

seconds. The images advance automatically; you talk along to the images"

{Pechakucha 20x20). {Verbal/Linguistic/Auditory/Spatial; up to 50 points)