Doral Academy Preparatory School

NEW: This summer students in Grades 6-12 will be required to do two assignments. The first one will be to read ONE book from their grade level (the grade they will be entering) assigned reading list and do a Reading Journal. The second assignment will be a Writing Assignment. Be sure to follow all directions carefully.

Grade 6
Title	Author	Lexile	Interest Level by Grade
Where the Red Fern Grows	Wilson Rawls	700	4-6
Tuck Everlasting	Natalie Babbit	720	4-6
Number the Stars	Lois Lowry	680	4-6
The Cay	Theodore Taylor	860	6-8
The Egypt Game	Zilpha Keatley Snyder	1010	6-8
The Man in the Ceiling	Jules Feiffer	820	6-8
Woodsong	Gary Paulsen	1090	6-8
A Week in the Woods	Andrew Clements	820	4-7
Sarah, Plain and Tall	Patricia MacLachlan	650	4-6
Becoming Naomi Leon	Pam Munoz Ryan	830	5-8
Grade 7
Title	Author	Lexile	Interest Level by Grade
Leonardo Da Vinci	Kathleen Krull	1010	6-8
Heat	Mike Lupica	940	6-10
Taking Sides	Gary Soto	750	6-8
Pigman	Paul Zindel	950	7-12
The Devil's Arithmetic	Jane Yolen	730	6-8
The Slave Dancer	Paula Fox	970	6-8
Catherine Called Birdy	Karen Cushman	1170	6-8
The Giver	Lois Lowry	760	7-12
The Big Field	Mike Lupica	970	5-7
Esperanza Rising	Pam Muñoz Ryan	750	6-8
Grade 8
Title	Author	Lexile	Interest Level by Grade
The Secret Garden	Frances Hodgson Burnett	970	4-8
The Summer of My German Soldier	Bette Green	800	6-8
Island of the Blue Dolphin	Scott O'Dell	1000	4-8
Make Lemonade	Virginia Euwer Wolff	890	6-8
It's Not About the Bike	Lance Armstrong	890	9-12
The Outsiders	S.E. Hinton	750	8-12
Warriors Don't Cry	Melba Pattillo Beals	1000	6-8
I Am the Cheese	Robert Cormier	810	7-12
Life on the Oregon Trail	Gary L. Blackwood	1190	6-8
Grade 9
Title	Author	Lexile	Interest Level by Grade
Andromeda Strain	Michael Crichton	840	9-12
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon	Stephen King	1040	9-12
The Hobbit	J.R.R. Tolkien	1000	9-12
Fahrenheit 451	Ray Bradbury	890	9-12
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings	Maya Angelou	1070	9-12
The Mysterious Adventures of Sherlock Holmes	Arthur Conan Doyle	1090	9-12
Mama, I Want to Sing	Tonya Bolden	900	9-12
A Young Man's Journey with Aids	Luellen Reese	940	9-12
Flowers for Algernon		910	9-12
Weep No More My Lady	Mary Higgins Clark	750	9-12
Grade 10
Title	Author	Lexile	Interest Level by Grade
Life of Pi	Yann Martel	830	9-12
Hot Zone	Richard Preston	1030	9-12
The Kite Runner	Khaled Hosseini	840	9-12
King Dork	Frank Portman	1060	9-12
Uncle Tom's Cabin	Harriet Beecher Stowe	1050	9-12
At the End of Words: A Daughter's Memoire	Miriam Stone	1060	7-12
Postcards from France		1050	9-12
Into Thin Air	Jon Krakauer	1000	10-12
Season of Life	Jeffrey Marx		9-12
Loves Music, Loves to Dance	Mary Higgins Clark		9-12
Grade 11
Title	Author	Lexile	Interest Level by Grade
Breakout	Paul Fleischman	860	9-12
Into the Wild	Jon Krakauer	1270	9-12
House of Sand and Fog	Andre Dubus	1170	9-12
Johnny Got his Gun	Dalton Trumbo	970	9-12
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn	Betty Smith	810	9-12
Founding Brothers	Joseph J. Ellis		9-12
The Bean Trees	Barbara Kingsolver		9-12
Go Ask Alice	Anonymous	1010	8-12
Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind	Suzanne Fisher Staples	970	9-12
My Antonia	Willa Cather	1010	9-12
Grade 12
Title	Author	Lexile	Interest Level by Grade
Pillars of the Earth	Ken Follett		9-12
Catch 22	Joseph Heller	1140	9-12
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	Douglas Adams	1000	9-12
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	Ken Kesey	1110	9-12
Rich Dad, Poor Dad	Robert Kiyosake		9-12
The Things They Carried	Tim O'Brien	880	9-12
The Dead Zone	Stephen King	790	9-12
Love in the Time of Cholera	Gabriel Garcia Marquez	1440	11-12
Up a Road Slowly	Irene Hunt	1130	9-12
Kim	Rudyard Kipling	940	9-12

Note: If lexile score is not listed it is because it could not be found.

Grades 6 – 12 Reading Journal
Assignment # 1: READING JOURNAL – Students are required to choose one novel from the appropriate grade level lists above and do a reading journal following the specific directions below.

Please be sure you do NOT Plagiarize. Plagiarism is the act of copying another person's ideas, writing, or creative work and presenting it as one's own. Any student who plagiarizes will receive an automatic zero with no chance of making up the grade.

1. This assignment must be typed and contain two vertical columns. Label the left-hand column CHAPTER and the right-hand column SUMMARY.
   
   As you are reading, write a brief summary for each chapter that you read. You must do this for each chapter in the entire book.
   
   
2. The first page of your journal should be a cover page which includes the following:
   
   • Your name
     
   • Title of book
     
   • Author
     
   • Number of pages book contains
     
   • Description of setting
     
   • Description of main characters
     
   • A brief description of the plot
     
   
   
3. The last page of your journal should be a reflection page. This page contains your
   personal reaction to the book. It should be 2-3 paragraphs in length and explain what you liked about the book, didn't like about the book, if you would recommend it to a friend, and any other opinion you have about the novel.

TEACHER EVALUATION OF READING JOURNAL:

1. It will count as your first project grade for the 2010-2011 school year.
2. Cover page that contains all necessary information.
3. Reflection page that is well thought out and developed.
4. Thorough summaries written for each chapter.
5. Visually attractive, organized, and neat in appearance.

Grades 6 – 8 Writing Assignment
Assignment # 2: Please respond to your grade level prompt (the grade you will be entering) in 250 Words (approximately one typed page – double spaced)

Grade 6: Each school year can take a lot of work! You need to think about getting ready for the first day of school. Describe everything you should do to prepare for this important day.

Grade 7: Can you really decide on the nicest thing? Write about the nicest thing your family has ever done for you?

Grade 8: If you could talk on the phone for an unlimited number of minutes to anyone in the world, who would it be, and what would you talk about?

Please double space your essay and use correct grammar and usage.

Grades 9 – 12 Writing Assignment
Assignment # 2: Please respond to your grade level prompt (the grade you will be entering) in 500 Words (approximately two typed pages – double spaced)

Grade 9: What are your goals for your high school career? (GPA, Awards, Courses, Extracurricular Activities)

Grade 10: Now that you have just completed your first year of high school, has your perception of what you expected high school to be still the same? Respond in detail describing what you thought of high school before ninth grade and what you think of it now.

Grade 11: What career would you like to pursue after high school? Research the career and describe in great detail what you learned about it. (requirements needed to obtain a job in that field, salary, where in the country are there positions available in that career, etc.)

Grade 12: Describe your educational goals and motivation to attend this college. (Choose a real college or university that you are considering attending and incorporate it into your essay)

Please double space each of your essays and use correct grammar and usage.

TEACHER EVALUATION OF ESSAY:

1. It will count as your first test grade for the 2010-2011 school year.
2. The essay will be graded using a rubric to evaluate the following elements:
   1. Organization of Writing
   2. Grammar
   3. Mechanics
   4. Development of Thoughts