Summer Reading Assignment

May 20 2025

Hampton Middle School Summer Reading Assignment 2025

Due Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025

One of our goals at HMS is to continually encourage lifelong learning through reading. Summer is a great time to explore new books or read those that you never had time for during the busy school year. During the summer of 2025, we are highly recommending that all students participate in the summer reading assignment. You are encouraged to select books and genres that most interest you. You may choose to access books through SORA, your local public library, bookstores, or your personal collection. A suggested list of books are also provided as an option; however it is not mandatory to follow the list.

After reading your selected book, you will choose one of the following tasks to complete and turn in to your 2025-2026 Language Arts teacher on or before Tuesday, September 2nd. This assignment will count as an assessment grade for the first 9 weeks. Students who submit the reading assignment byAugust 7th will be honored on our 2025 - 2026 Hornet Wall of Fame.

During summer break, if you have any questions regarding the assignment contact Mrs. Gaynor, Instructional Coach at latrica.gaynor@henry.k12.ga.us.

Engagement Tasks

Engagement Task #1

*PLOT*

Engagement Task #2

*TEXT CONNECTIONS*

Engagement Task #3

*SUMMARIZING*

Engagement Task #4

*SUMMARIZING*

Develop a timeline or plot diagram of major events in the book. You may use any platform (ex. Google Slides, Prezi, Powerpoint, etc.) or you may create your timeline on paper/poster. Each plot element should be labeled on your diagram or slides. You may use the link below to use a plot template:

https://bit.ly/HMSPlotTemp

Write a 2-4 paragraph response explaining how you connect to any aspect of your book (characters, setting, theme). You can also include information about how aspects of your selected book relate to the world (current events). Your response should be written in first person point of view and should reference at least two characters from the novel. Responses should be no less than 300 words.

Create any kind of advertisement (brochure, commercial, newspaper ad, etc.) recommending your book to other readers. You should include brief information about the plot, setting, and characters. *Do not tell the ending of the story* Explain why your selected book is worth reading.

*Can be digital or completed on copy paper/poster board*

Create a one-page collage digitally or on lineless/copy paper. Your collage should include images to represent characters, setting, and the conflict of your book. You should also include brief explanations about the theme of the book and 4-5 sentence summary.

*For ideas feel free to Google Image search one-pagers*

Suggested Reading List (Not Mandatory)

6th Grade	7th Grade	8th Grade
Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes	A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle	The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick	Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card	The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
A Long Walk to Water by Sue Park	Holes by Louis Sachar	Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
Across Five Aprils by Iren Hunt	Peak by Roland Smith	The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson	The Crossover by Kwame Alexander	Hitch by Jeanette Ingold
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston	The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown	Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates	The Westing Game by Elle Raskin	Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

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