Incoming Grades 3 & 4

Summer Reading Instructions

Step 1: Choose your book. (see page 2)

Step 2: Review the project options and rubric.

Step 3: While reading, take note of important

details that will help you complete your project.

Step 4: After reading, choose one option from the

project choice board to complete based on your book.
You may use the templates provided, or complete
the project on construction or poster paper.

Project Due Date:

Friday, September 6th 2024
to your ELA teacher
Step 1: Choose your book from any of the following options
Any title from the Sora Sweet Reads List

PDF Options
● Freckle Juice by Judy Bloom
● There’s a Boy in the Girls Bathroom By Louis Sachar
● Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
● Reach for the Stars by Stephen Schutz

Recommended titles to find at local library or bookstore:

● Non-Fiction: Six-Minute Nature Mysteries by Faith Brynie
● Graphic Novel: Max Meow Series by John Gallagher

Step 2: Review the project options and rubric.

All About the Characters Design a Book Cover
Create a page all about your book’s characters Design a new book cover for the book you read.
for 2 of the main characters in the book you read. Include key details from the story as well as
Template Option 1 important characters to help you create your
Template Option 2 illustration. On the back or a separate sheet of
paper, explain important story elements of the
book that are shown on your cover (characters,
setting, important events.)

Book Review or Letter to the Author

Book Report
Write a heartfelt letter to the author of the book
Create a flyer encouraging others to read the you just read. Express your thoughts, feelings,
book you read. Think about important details and reactions to the story. Ask questions about
from the story that would capture a reader’s the author's inspiration, writing process, or
interest. Be sure not to give away too much characters. Share your appreciation for the
information! impact the book had on you.

Comic Strip Cereal Box Book Report

Template Option 1
Template Option 2 Using an empty cereal box, you will develop a
creative report on the book that includes all
Design a comic strip based on a favorite scene in parts of the template provided.
the book. Include captions and speech bubbles
for what is happening in the cartoon.

If you prefer to work on the computer, you can

use the comic creator to help you.
 Summer Reading Project Rubric

4- Distinguished 3- Proficient 2- Apprentice 1- Novice

Project exceeds all Project meets the Project partially Project does not meet
requirements requirements meets the criteria the criteria outlined
Completion/ outlined in the outlined in the outlined in the in the project
Following Directions project description. project project description description, and no
description. but is not well supporting
supported by information from the
information from book is provided.
the book.

-Demonstrates an - Demonstrates an - Demonstrates a - Demonstrates a

expert level of expected level of reasonable level of reasonable level of
Development & comprehension, comprehension, comprehension, comprehension,
Content detailing the book’s detailing the detailing most of detailing some of the
theme, characters, book’s theme, the basic literary basic literary
setting, and plot. characters, elements of the elements of the book.
Quality of setting, and plot. book.
Information - Ideas are - Ideas were not
presented in logical - Most ideas - Some ideas presented in logical
order. presented in presented in logical order.
logical order. order.
- Information \- There is a need - There are no
provided goes - Content of the for more supporting details or
beyond the obvious book is clearly supporting details information from the
or predictable and shared, with and information book.
supports the detailed from the book.
project. information
provided to
support the
project.

- The project is - The project is - The project is - The project lacks

extremely creative above average in somewhat creative creativity and effort.
Creativity, Effort & and shows superior terms of creativity and shows little
Neatness effort. and shows effort. - The student did not
excellent effort. present or submit a
(Appearance) - Appearance of the - If applicable, published piece of
project is - Appearance of students read from work.
exceptionally the project is the project while
attractive in terms attractive in terms presenting. - Appearance is poor.
of layout, design of layout, design - Layout, design
and neatness. and neatness. and neatness could
be improved.

The project is free The project is The project The project

of spelling and mostly free of contains many contains many
Mechanics grammatical spelling and spelling and spelling and
errors. grammatical grammatical grammatical errors
errors. errors. making it difficult to
read.

Notes:
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