Summer Reading

United States History Summer Reading 2008

US History Bloggin Instructions

US History Summer Reading Project 2008
Generation Me By Jean M. Twenge

The book Generation Me has mature themes that some parents may find objectionable.
With this in mind, an alternate selection is offered, Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis.Students should respond to the same questions and same deadlines as those provided for Generation Me.

You are going to read Generation Me and post your review on a blog. Blogging is easy and I have detailed instructions in this package. To make sure that you can blog, you must post a blog for me immediately. The post should have 2 things: a message saying "I did it." And your first name and last initial. This is due by Friday, May ___ and is worth 5 points. If you have any problems, you can see me or Mrs. O'Berry in the library and we will help you. You must do this initial posting this week so that I can be sure that everyone knows how to post on the Blog.

All writing should be in your own words. You should not copy directly from the book or other sources without using quotation marks and citations. Failure to properly cite sources will be regarded as plagiarism and could result in an Honor Council offense.

Summer Reading:

Generation Me by Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D.

Students will read the book and write a brief review (no fewer than 200 words) using the rubric below. The review will be posted on a blog. I have created a blog for our summer reading project. A blog is an online journal. Blogging is the act of journaling. The post is the actual writing. You will be required to post (write) on the blog (journal).

The blog must be posted by Monday, August 11th. Any student who has difficulty with this deadline should contact me at: You will also need to read the blog and make a comment on another classmate's review. These comments should be at least 50 words long and contain a response to the opinions voiced on the blog. These comments should be posted on the blog by Monday, August 18th Students are reminded that all comments should be pertinent, appropriate and respectful of other classmate's opinions.

Deadlines are set and any student that does not complete the assignment on time will lose 20 points per day. If you will not be able to meet these deadlines, you must contact me BEFORE the due date to get an extension.

The review about the book should contain the following:

What are the author's credentials?
You can use wikipedia for this		 Worth 5 points
A review of the book. A brief description of the material presented in this book. Worth 10 points
Opinion of the book with 3 specific references to material in the book . You should parenthetically cite where you got this information in the book. Worth 30 points
Recommendation? Worth 5 points
Post Deadline met on August 11? Worth 5 points
Comments on another's blog Worth 10 points
Comments Deadline met on August 18? Worth 5 points
Initial post due in May _____2008 Worth 5 points
  Total points: 75

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