Rising 8th Graders are required to read Red Stars by David Morosinotto as their summer reading assignment.

It is a novel set in Russia in 1941 during the siege of Leningrad, and written in a diary format.  They will be reading the play  “The Diary of Anne Frank” in 8th grade, and  will be a good introduction to  this style of writing  and the era of WWII.  They will also be studying WWII as part of the Social Studies curriculum, and will help them build prior knowledge of that time in history.

Format

Title

Author

Genre

Setting

Characters

I   Introduction: Tells genre and setting in sentence form

II  Plot

    A.

    B.

    C.  etc.

III Theme

    A.

IV My Reaction

1.  Your opinion of the book, and whether you would recommend it to others.  Why or why not?

Please complete the packet you received in June.  The packet is due on the first day of school. This assignment will be graded.  Make sure to show all work for credit. (If you cannot locate your packet there is a copy you can print out below.) Click on "Summer Math 8 Packet"