Summer Reading Requirements
Mr. Frost
6th and 7th
Grade
During the upcoming school
year, we will be reading books representing various genres. This assignment will require the students to
compare two different genres, realistic fiction and fantasy.
The students will read two
novels, one realistic fiction novel and one fantasy novel.
The students will choose one
of the following five realistic fiction novels:
The Maze by
Will Hobbs
Tangerine by
Edward Bloor
Homecoming
by Cynthia Voight
Hatchet by
Gary Paulsen
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Creigh George
The students will choose one
of the following five fantasy novels:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle
The Hobbit
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Eragon by
Christopher Paolini
Eldest by
Christopher Paolini
Assignment Guidelines:
Aspects of the books that the
students should evaluate as part of their essay include:
Setting
Fantasy novels usually take
place in mythical worlds while realistic fiction takes place in settings that
actually exist.
Characters
Fantasy novels usually have
characters other than humans that take on human characteristics. For example, the main character in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is
a lion who talks.
The essay should be one page
(typed double spaced 14 point Arial font).