M.A. Education, Curriculum and Instruction-English, Cleveland State University
Northeastern Ohio Writing Project Fellow Cleveland State University
Ohio Permanent Professional Certificate – English
Florida Professional Teaching Certificate – English.
Our themes for the year are: Practice Integrity (Doing the right thing even if no one is watching) and "Treat each day as a gift from God".
Summer Reading Lists
Summer Reading for students entering 6th grade:
Choose two (2) books from the following list.
While reading your book, you will write notes about the plot of the story. Notes need to be written in complete sentences. You will need to complete two pages of plot notes for each book. Also write five new words you found and define each. Turn in this work during the first week of school.
Crispin: The Cross of Lead
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamillo
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
On My Honor by Bauer
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Because of Winn-Dixie
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
Any book from the Newbery Honor section.
Any Lemony Snicket book
Summer Reading for students entering Seventh Grade
A minimum of two books with two pages of notes for each book is required. Also list and define five new words that you discovered while reading. Notes will be due the first week of school. Notes must be in complete sentences. You may type these if you wish. The note page must have your name, title of book, author, and starting and finishing dates.
Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Montgomery
Number The Stars by Lois Lowery
Miracle Worker by William Gibson
The Island by Gary Paulson
That Was Then This Is Now by S.E. Hinton
Holes by Louis Sacher
Hatchet by Gary Paulson
Travel Team by Mike Lupica
The Yearling by Marjorie Rawlings
Hoot and Flush by Hiaasen
You may also read any book by Gary Paulson or Lois Lowery and any Newbery Honor Book for Middle School Students.
Summer Reading for students entering Eighth Grade
A minimum of two books with two pages of notes for each book is required. Notes will be due the first week of school. Also, for each book, list five (5) words that were unfamiliar to you and define each. The note page will have your name, title of book, author, starting and finishing dates.
Red Badge of Courage by S. Crane
All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriott
Anne of Avonlea by Lucy Montgomery
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Gathering Blue, Lois Lowry
Messenger, Lois Lowry
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien or other books by Tolkien
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck or The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Flush by Carl Hiaasen
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Rocket Boys by Homer H. Hickam Jr.
Small Steps, Louis Sachar
You may also read any book of your choosing by Gary Paulson, Lois Lowry, J.K Rowlings, or any Newbery Honor Book for Middle School Students.
Revised May 22, 2008