text: To begin, summer projects should be designed by teachers because teachers know what the curriculum looks like for the class. Teachers that know what the curriculum looks like allows them to know what to include in projects to help students prepare for the fall. For example, a teacher can assign a summer book report that focuses on Greek tragedies to prepare students for literature by Shakespeare. Teachers that know what the curriculum looks like will also know what skills can be used to ease the process of learning new material. For instance, teachers may give out a poetry project that focuses on figurative language to help students improve their writing for the upcoming school year. In addition, teachers that also know what the curriculum looks like can allow students to have a head start into the new year. An example of this is if students know what will be taught the first few weeks of school, there will be more time to work on other skills and more time for review at the end of the year for finals. Overall, summer projects should be designed by teachers because they know how to prepare their new students for the upcoming year.