Happy Summer Holidays! Here's a homework reminder....

Summer Holiday Reading...

Spend your time wisely this year and grab a good book. Preparing for Year 11 is easy.
Read. It is that simple.
Reading a book from our Year 10 classes' recommended book list is the intelligent way to get ready for next year.

How will reading help me in English?

• Improve your spelling
• Push you to use ambitious vocabulary
• Inspire you to be more imaginative
• Help boost your concentration skills
• Push you to be more perceptive
• Help you use writing techniques to better effect

In fact, the bottom line is reading will make a difference.

So what is our final list? This list of 16 has been compiled by you. Pick one title to read over the summer holiday. You can read as many as you like, but you must read at least one.
When you have read it, you can make recommendations for other students in the class.

1.  The Fault in Our Stars, John Green
2. The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
3. Harry Potter Series, J K Rowling
4. Divergent, Veronica Roth
5. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, John Boyne
6. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
7. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
8. The Host, Stephenie Meyer
9. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky
10. Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn
11. The Uglies, Scott Westerfeld
12. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs
13. Never Eighteen, Megan Bostic
14. My Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult
15. The Vampire Diaries, L J Smith
16. The Maze Runner, James Dashner

Homework Task: Write a review

Write a review (one A4 page) about your favourite book and why you have chosen to review the novel. You are writing for an audience of Year 11 students. Remember to include;

• A summary of the book
• The book title and author name
• Your opinion

This homework is due in on your first English lesson.