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READING REASONS
I believe that reading regularly has many benefits, such as...
- mental stimulation ("It's exercise for your brain!")
- stress reduction ("A book can take you away to another land!")
- knowledge acquisition ("It makes you smarter!")
- vocabulary expansion ("You'll learn new words!")
- memory improvement ("It stretches your mind!")
- stronger analytical thinking skills ("You become a deep thinker!")
- stronger focus and concentration ("Your brain builds muscles!")
- improved writing skills ("Readers make the best writers!")
- free entertainment ("One library card takes you on limitless travels!")
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READING REQUIREMENTS
For all of these reasons and many more, I want to see all students build the reading habit; therefore, we have a reading assignment of thirty minutes each day, with a goal of a minimum of 900 pages each marking period.
You'll be proud of yourself at the end of the year when you've read almost 4000 pages (That's around 15 books!)
We will have a checkpoint every three weeks (300 pages) to make sure you are staying on track. Just make a plan and stick to it.
LET'S BREAK IT DOWN
900 pages / marking period
300 pages / every three weeks
100 pages / week
That's just 14-15 pages / day (if you read 7 days each week)
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20 pages / day (if you only read on school days - 5 days / week)
That should be easily done in 30 minutes each day. Build the daily reading habit today!
900 pages / marking period
300 pages / every three weeks
100 pages / week
That's just 14-15 pages / day (if you read 7 days each week)
OR
20 pages / day (if you only read on school days - 5 days / week)
That should be easily done in 30 minutes each day. Build the daily reading habit today!
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#1 Let's begin with a title page for the reading section of your binder. Print this page and slide it into a page protector so that it works as a divider for your reading section.
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#2 This sheet explains the reading requirements and grading procedures for your independent reading this year.
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#3 You have two choices to prove that you have finished a book. You only need to complete one for each book you finish reading, but please complete one or the other immediately you have finished the book.
- You may complete a "Book Snapshot." A link below will pull up one of those for you. That may be completed electronically or printed and handwritten.
- You may complete a "Book Recommendation." The other link below will pull up instructions and a worksheet for creating a recommendation. Recommendations must be typed because they will be placed on our "READ THIS" bulletin board.
How does a story change us? |
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#4 After finishing a book and completing a book snapshot, students should record the number of books you have read on the following G.A.M.S. Reading Log Sheet. This is just an overall list of books read for the entire year.
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#5 In addition to turning in Book Snapshots or Recommendations, students are also required to present one book talk each marking period. The goal of this assignment is to practice presentation skills, as well as to persuade other students to read the book you just finished.
Sample Book Talks
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Sample Book Talks
using Video
The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die
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This Is What Happy Looks Like
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Where She Went
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Sample Book Talks
using PowerPoint
The Silver Blade
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The Mentor and the CEO
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Coffeehouse Angel
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Sample Book Talk
using Thinglink
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#6 Finally, students have a Reading Wish List. As you listen to your classmates present their books to the class, "My Reading Wish List" is where you, the students, will maintain a record of the books you want to read next.