Good Shepherd Catholic School
Woonsocket, RI
Summer Literature Assignment: Grade 6
During the summer, incoming sixth grade students are required to read the following book and complete the following assignments which are due Friday, September 6.
Assignment 1: Read Loser by Jerry Spinelli.
Students are expected to type a minimum of 10 or more detailed bulleted notes for every five chapters. These do not need to be in full sentences. Students should include such elements as settings, characters, and plot. In turn, these notes will be used while taking an assessment that will be given within the first month of school. The notes will also be subject to teacher review and graded.
Assignment 2: Vocabulary
In addition, students must find 15 unfamiliar vocabulary words. Write the word, part of speech from the context of the sentence, the definition, and the sentence in which the word is used. Please underline the word and write the page number where it was found in the book. This must be typed on a separate page from the bulleted notes and will also be graded.
Example: heave: (verb) lift or haul a heavy thing with great effort
The boy heaved heavy supplies up the mountainside towards camp. p. 106
Woonsocket, RI
Summer Literature Assignment: Grade 6
During the summer, incoming sixth grade students are required to read the following book and complete the following assignments which are due Friday, September 6.
Assignment 1: Read Loser by Jerry Spinelli.
Students are expected to type a minimum of 10 or more detailed bulleted notes for every five chapters. These do not need to be in full sentences. Students should include such elements as settings, characters, and plot. In turn, these notes will be used while taking an assessment that will be given within the first month of school. The notes will also be subject to teacher review and graded.
Assignment 2: Vocabulary
In addition, students must find 15 unfamiliar vocabulary words. Write the word, part of speech from the context of the sentence, the definition, and the sentence in which the word is used. Please underline the word and write the page number where it was found in the book. This must be typed on a separate page from the bulleted notes and will also be graded.
Example: heave: (verb) lift or haul a heavy thing with great effort
The boy heaved heavy supplies up the mountainside towards camp. p. 106