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“devastating.” Researchers refer to this as the“summer slide.” It is estimated that school summer breaks cause the average student to lose up to one month of instruction. It is important that students are reading throughout the summer to maintain the hard work and gains that they make during the school year.  \nAll incoming 9th grade Introduction to Literature students are required to read the following novel in its entirety and complete the writing assignment. ALL WORK is due by August 23rd.  \n\n| Class | Book Title |\n| --- | --- |\n| 9th Grade\u003Cbr>Introduction to Literature | Annotate: Lord of the Flies by William Golding\u003Cbr>Writing Assignment: Lord of the Flies by William Golding |\n\nBelow are the links to purchase the book on Amazon for your convenience. You are not required to purchase from Amazon.  \nLord of the Flies Novel  \nELA 9-Introduction to Literature Reading & Annotation Assignment  \nLord of the Flies  \n1. You will need your own copy of this book  \n2. You will need a pencil and a yellow highlighter  \nInside front cover: major characters with descriptions, page numbers for major events for each character  \nInside back cover: make a list (including the page number it is found on) of vocabulary words and their definitions  \n1st page of chapter: simple summary  \nTop of page: important plot notes (note specific instances of plot that are important to the story arc) . Bottom and side margins symbol key:  \n!!! = something new, or interesting??? = things you do not understand I =imagery (words that appeal to the 5 senses) F =figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification)  \nT =tone (overall mood of the passage)  \nTH =theme (overall message or lesson in the story) Pencil: use for symbols, notes, circle words you do not know  \nYellow Highlighter: key information in the story, plot elements  \nAnnotation Rubric Unless otherwise stated for a given assignment, here’s the rubric we’ll use for assessing text annotations:  \nGrade A: Evidence of helpful, thoughtful annotations related to the topics specified throughout text. Front and back covers are complete according to directions. Summaries are comprehensive and focused. The student interacts with the text, and stars and responds to ten or more key moments in the book.  \nGrade B: Evidence of annotations that will be helpful for a quick review of major characters, plot, and vocabulary. 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