SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT AND REPORT
MS. FIORI GRADE 5
Email: vfiori@saintanneschool.com
Assignment: Students are to read one of the recommended books from the attached fifth grade reading list. After they are finished reading, he/she will write a book report. The report will be graded using the following rubric. This will count towards a reading and writing grade.
Due: The first day of school. August 15, 2011
DO NOT LOSE THIS RUBRIC
PLACE THIS ON YOUR REFRIGERATOR
Content: 5 paragraphs (50 points)
1st paragraph-Author, Setting, Time ……………………………… .10 points
2nd paragraph- description of Main Characters …………………..10 points
3rd paragraph-Plot (problem/solution faced by characters)……..10 points
4th paragraph-Theme/Moral (underlying idea & subject/lesson learned)….10 points
5th paragraph-Opinion/Recommendation (reason for choice)…..10 points
Mechanics (30 points).
Spelling………………………………………………………………….10 points
Punctuation …………………………………………………………….10 points
Grammar/Usage ……………………………………………………….10 points
Form (20 points)
Legible (How easy the report is to read and understand) ….... 10 points
Typed (12 font only) or neatly hand-written………………………10 points
TOTAL 100 points
Remember:
- Pick a book from the recommended reading list.
- Indent the first line of each paragraph.
- Write your own book report. Parents may assist, but we will know if the report is written in your words because we have samples of your writing.
- The book report is worth 1 Reading and 1 Language (writing) grade.
- * DO NOT “CHEAT” BY WATCHING THE MOVIE AND TRYING TO PASS IT OFF AS READING, I HAVE SEEN ALL OF THESE MOVIES AND READ ALL OF THESE BOOKS!
GRADE 5 SUMMER READING OPTIONS
* Milne, A.A. The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh
*Rawls, Wilson Where the Red Fern Grows
*Bradbury, Ray Farenheit 451
Fleischman, Sid Sir Charlie Chaplin: The Funniest Man in the World Chronicles
Flemming, Candace Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
*Fitzhugh, Louise Harriet the Spy
*Konigsburg, E.L. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
*Wilder, Laura Ingalls Little House on the Prairie
