7th and 8th Grade Summer Reading Assignment - Mrs. Abercrombie

1.  Watch TV less!

Did you know that too much television makes reading physically harder to do?  Research shows that the waves of the TV screen move in short vertical lines, and your eye muscles make short up and down movements as you watch TV.

Why is this a problem?  Reading requires long horizontal eye movements--just the opposite of the exercise you get watching TV.  Television actually tones your eye muscle movements in the wrong direction for reading.

2.  Read more!

Did you know that teachers can pick out those students who read a lot?  It shows in your spelling and sentence structure.  A good reader is a good writer.

3.  It's a fact.  Every book you read makes you a little smarter.

4.  Minimum summer reading assignment--4 books:

1 free choice
1 biography or autobiography of your choice
2 books from the attached reading list

5.  Write a book report for each of the 4 books assigned.

The report must be 2 pages (no longer please) and be handwritten in cursive (good penmanship practice).  Write lots of specific details about the book in  your report.  Be sure to include at the top of the page:

book title
author
number of pages in the book
assignment category from #4 above

6.  Assignment is due the first day of school.

7.  Did you read more books?

This is fantastic!!!!  It will help you in more ways than you can ever imagine.  Write the names of the books and the number of pages of each book on a list, turn it in the first day of school, and receive extra credit for the fall semester!

You do not have to write reports for these extra books.  A list is sufficient.