Incoming Ninth Grade Summer Reading
Select a book of your choice. Read the book over the summer.
What is a Book Chat?
A Book Chat is a conversation with your teacher about a book you have read. It is a discussion, not a quiz and there are no wrong answers in Book Chats.
Book Chat Questions – select two or three.
Viewpoint
Connections
Evidence
Relevance
Supposing
- Select two or three questions from the list below and think through how you would answer them in a discussion about your book.
- In the fall, schedule and have a “Book Chat” with your mentorship teacher. Bring the book with you to your Book Chat. You may want to make a few notes on the sheet under the questions you select – feel free to bring to the Book Chat.
- Book Chats are 10% of your Language Arts grade, so when you complete your first Book Chat with your mentorship teacher, you will have fulfilled part of your Language Arts class requirement!
What is a Book Chat?
A Book Chat is a conversation with your teacher about a book you have read. It is a discussion, not a quiz and there are no wrong answers in Book Chats.
Book Chat Questions – select two or three.
Viewpoint
- From whose perspective is the novel told? Why did the author choose this perspective?
- How did the book cause you to look at the world differently?
Connections
- What other books did this one remind you of and why?
- Which of the book’s characters do you most admire/connect with? Why?
- Explain how one of the characters is like and unlike you.
- Explain how one character influenced another.
Evidence
- Was this book believable? Why or why not?
- What research do you imagine the author had to do to write this book?
Relevance
- What is the meaning/importance/significance of the book’s title?
- Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Supposing
- How could this character have changed his/her fate? Was it possible to change his/her fate? Why or why not?
- Propose a different ending and support your choice.