Summer Book Suggestions

The following suggestions come from students who are currently going into the 9th grade.  If you click on a title that looks interesting you should be brought to a page that gives you more information about the book or series.  I look forward to reading with you next year!

Series

The Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Rangers Apprentice by John Flanagan

The Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King

Pretty Little Liars series by Sara Shephard

The Inheritance series by Christopher Paolini

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

Individual books from various genres

American Sniper by Chris Kyle

All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

Outlaw Platoon by Sean Parnell

Shooting Stars by LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger

Trapped , by Michael Northrop

Paper Towns by John Greene

6/12

Reflection piece in English class. If not complete--must do so and turn in tomorrow.

6/11

I-movies shared by end of day and new citations shared to Noodletools Carlisto folder.

6/6-6/8

Work on I movie projects in library.  iMovies should be exported to quicktime and shared but the endo f the day on Monday

6/5

Today we finished up presentations on IR books.  Some students gathered more pictures for the iMovie while others began recording.  All pictures with citations due by the end of the block tomorrow.

6/4

Today we started IR presentations.  IF you were absent, you will need to see me to make these up.  Tomorrow we will finish them and then work on finding pictures for the i-movies.  Some students will begin recording their audio for their i-movie.  FINAL DRAFTS TURNED IN TUESDAY
with Works cited page-you are responsible for the sources for the paper not the pix YET.

6/1

WOO HOO June is here!   Today in class we collected rough drafts and self editing sheets and assessed a "look see" grade.  Students then continued working on rough drafts or reworking them or began to find pictures.  Final typewritten drafts are due on Tuesday of next week.  Monday is the science test in the morning but the afternoon classes will complete assignments and presentations based on their IR books and post its that are due on that day.  Morning class will do this IR work on Tuesday.

HW: Be prepared to turn in final papers on Tuesday 6/5
 COMPLETE IR BOOKS AND BRING THEM AND POST ITS WITH YOU TO CLASS ON MONDAY