Entering+Seventh+Grade

Welcome to the entering seventh grade summer reading list! Use the inset scroll bar to move through the list. Use the tool bar to zoom or download a copy to print. There is information about the Core Summer Reading book is below the list. Please use it to guide your reading. Click here for to see videos about some of the books on the list. media type="custom" key="9539698"

Schooled by Gordon Korman Key Vocabulary
 * **community (pg. 3) **//noun. // a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.
 * **hippies (pg. 4) **//noun. // a person, esp. of the late 1960s, who typically rejected the government and sought direct personal relations expressing love and expanded consciousness, often expressed externally in the wearing of casual, folksy clothing and of beads, headbands, used garments, etc.
 * **social security (pg. 4) **//noun. //A U.S. federal benefits program developed in 1935. The program includes retirement benefits, disability income, veteran's pension, public housing, and even the food stamp program.
 * **homeschool (pg. 5) ** //verb.// to teach (one's children) at home instead of sending them to school.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">barometer (pg. 5) **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">noun. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">anything that indicates changes.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">microprocessor (pg. 5). **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">noun. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">an integrated computer circuit that performs all the functions of a CPU.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">lentils (pg. 10) **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">noun. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">a plant of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">sitar (pg. 11) **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">noun. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">a musical instrument of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">tarmac (pg. 13) **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">noun. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">a brand of material used for surfacing roads, airport runways, parking areas, etc.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">statistics (pg. 27) **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">noun. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">the science that deals with the collection, classification, analysis, and interpretation of numerical facts or data.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">projectile (pg. 30) **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">noun. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">a substance projected or impelled forward, as through the air.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">apex (pg. 40) **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">noun. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">the tip, point, or vertex; summit.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">shrouded (pg. 42) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">//verb.// to wrap or clothe for burial; enshroud.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">peppering (pg. 52) **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">verb. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">to pelt with as if shot or missiled
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">refugee (pg. 56) **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">noun. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">a person who flees for refuge or safety, esp. to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">immortal (pg. 61) **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">adj. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">mollify (pg. 63) **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">verb. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;"> to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">commune (pg. 83) **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;"> noun. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">a group of persons living together, sharing possessions, work, income, etc., and often pursuing unconventional lifestyles.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">philanthropy (pg. 122) **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">noun. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">An activity performed with the goal of promoting the well-being of fellow man.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">beseeching (pg. 153) **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;"> verb. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">to implore urgently.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">intermittent (pg. 174) **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">adj. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;"> stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">obnoxious (pg. 179) **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">adj. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">highly objectionable or offensive.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">contamination (pg. 181) **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">noun. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">the state of being impure or unsuitable made by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">Guiding Questions //<span class="wiki_link" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">The questions are in chronological order. //
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">What is the relationship like between Cap and his grandmother? Describe the setting in which they live. What type of place is “Garland Farm”?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">With whom will Capricorn be staying? How does he feel?
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">How is the class president elected? Who is being nominated? Why?
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">Cap states, “everything was more complicated in the world outside the community.” What does he mean?
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">Up to this point in the book how would you describe Capricorn Anderson?
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">Although Cap gets teased about knowing everybody’s names, what is the value in knowing someone’s name? How do you feel when others forget your name?
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">What is “empathy”? How does Cap show empathy toward Sophie?
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">How are Sophie’s feelings for Cap beginning to change? Why?
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">In Chapter 10, how does Cap react to the pranks against him? How does it make the pranksters feel? How does Naomi feel?
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">In Chapter 11, who considers himself a victim? How does he feel about Cap getting all the “attention”?
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">What is the importance of “power” to the characters in this book? Who has it? Who doesn’t? Is power important to you?
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">In Chapters 14 and 15, how do we know Cap’s “popularity” is changing?
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">In Chapter 16, how does Cap use his “power”? Do you agree or disagree with Cap’s actions?
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">How does Cap’s “charity work” and “organizing” of the dance affect his popularity? Why?
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">What prank is pulled on Cap at the pep rally? Whose fault is it for Cap’s injury? How does the school react?
 * 16) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">After Cap leaves school, what is rumored as to his whereabouts? How does Zach Powers react?
 * 17) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">In the final chapters of the book, to what event is everyone headed? What is happening there? What does Cap do that “silences” the crowd? Why is this an important act?
 * 18) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">In the end, how do the characters learn the importance and social impact of personal responsibility by taking ownership of their behavior? How do the characters in the book stand up for what they believe is right? (Note: you may pick one character to discuss or the student body as a whole)

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">Supporting Resources //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">In the book, Capricorn's lifestyle is a throwback to the 1960's. Here are some sites that will help you understand the period better. // <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">//A video on a "real life" commune// <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">[]

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Your assignment:
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">On a separate piece of paper, choose 10 of the 18 "Guiding Questions" above to answer. Please bring your assignment on the first day of class. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px;">We will discuss the book when you return in September. Use the resources on this page as a guide.