Summer Reading Instructions

Students at Uxbridge High School will have the opportunity to earn up to 2 extra credit points applied to a first quarter grade in one class by doing three things this summer:

1. Read a book. 

• You are welcome to choose your own book for summer reading—just submit your choice to Ms. Charpentier for approval using this Google Form.
• Members of the Uxbridge community have recommended the books, authors, and series on the attached list, and they are also sortable by genre, topic, and recommended grade level on the Recommended Books tab. You do not need to submit the approval form if you plan to read a book from this list.

2. Complete ONE of the following activities. 

• Write a letter to a future reader explaining why you would or would not recommend your book.Student responsibilities: Write a letter that addresses the strengths and weaknesses of the book you read and why you would or would not recommend it to other readers. (See an example letter.)
• Create fanart based on your book.Student responsibilities: Create a piece of original art that interprets the characters from the book or a scene from the book, and write a brief explanation of your artwork. (See an example of a student's fanart here.)
• Identify 2 recent articles that connect to the book you read. Student responsibilities: Locate 2 articles written in the past few years (from magazines, newspapers, news websites, etc.) that connect to the topic or theme of your book. Provide links to the articles and a paragraph explaining how they relate to the book you read. (See an example of two articles connected to one of the summer reading books.)

• Create a social media feed that represents a character from your book or the themes of the book.Student responsibilities: Select images and create text as a character in the book to construct a social media feed with at least 6 posts that represents a character in your book or reflects the themes of your book. Write a paragraph explaining why you chose images and text to represent the character or book. (Click here for examples and a few templates you can use to create a fake feed.

3. Click on the Submit Your Summer Reading Activity tab and follow the instructions to submit your summer reading activity by Tuesday, September 22.

We understand that as public libraries and businesses reopen slowly, access to new books may be more difficult this summer. Feel free to “shop” your home or organize trades with friends and family members. Additionally, many books are available in eBook and eAudio formats through public libraries. For links and detailed instructions for borrowing and downloading books and audiobooks through the public library, see the Borrowing Books from the Public Library tab.

Enjoy your summer reading; we look forward to seeing everyone’s summer reading activities in September! If you have any questions now or over the summer, talk to Ms. Charpentier (echarpentier@uxbridge.k12.ma.us).