8th Grade Summer Assignment (Part 1)
This assignment is designed to introduce students to the eighth grade United States History curriculum.  All assignments will be due upon the students return to school in September.
 
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The 8th Grade Social Studies Team
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Instructions
Students will need to complete one book review from the following list of books. The book review should be typed and two pages in length. Students will write a one-page summary of the book as well as a one-page critique of the book where you discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the book.

Book List
1. Jungle by Upton Sinclair
2. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
3. The Grapes of Wrath  by John Steinbeck
4. How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis
5. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
6. Native Son by Richard Wright
Which book did you choose? *
Write a one-page (3 paragraph minimum) summary of the book. *
Write a one-page (3 paragraph minimum) critique of the book.  Make sure to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the book. *
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