Dear Sixth Grade Students,
Welcome to 6th grade -- officially! This summer at Oak Hill School, we want you to read the books and stories you love! You may read any books or e-books of your choice: mystery, fantasy, sports, science, history – whatever authors or genres you love to read. Go for it!
The assignment? 6th grade students will read a minimum of 1,000 minutes this summer and complete 6 blog posts. Blog posts need to restate the question and be detailed and thoughtful. You may also respond to someone else's blog posts as long as it is also detailed and thoughtful. It sounds like a challenge, but 1,000 minutes averages out to around 15 minutes a day. You can do it! This summer, read for fun!
To recap, you must:
-read 1,000 minutes
-complete a reading log with parent signatures (This can be estimated and 4-5 books or 2 very long books will be sufficient.)
-blog 6 times
To help you with book choices, last year's students made book trailers of their favorite books. I will post the book trailers throughout the summer to help you choose interesting books.
If you are looking for a book to read, here are a few book trailers of books recommended by last year's students. As a note: students will recommend a wide variety of books -- different genres, reading levels, and maturity levels. I encourage you and your family to use Common Sense Media and other book reviews to see if the book is appropriate for you. There are many, many options!
First blog response: Describe yourself as a reader. Be honest. You can write about what you like, don't like, and books you like to read. I have written my response in the comment section as an example.
Don't forget to edit your blog response and to answer the question in great detail explaining your answer.
Enjoy the book trailers and reading!
Ms. Sikes