Reading Awards

Read a text which has won a literary prize (like the Carnegie Medal) within the last 5 years.

Read a non-fiction text which helps you to become more knowledgeable about a topic which you have been studying recently.

Read at least five poems written by the same poet. You should try and find an anthology of their work and think about how the poems connect to each other.

Read a book which someone has recommended to you. Be bold, and choose something which you wouldn’t try by yourself!

Read a book which tells a ‘life story.’ This should be a non-fiction biography or autobiography .

Read at least two books which are part of a series.

At BGS we actively strive to be conscious of our role as global citizens, so choose a text which is set in a different country to explore representations of different cultures and their concerns.

Be open-minded, and read a book from a genre that you normally wouldn’t choose.

Read a text where the main character is someone very different from you , allowing you to see alternative perspectives.

Read at least four short stories from a collection or anthology.

Read a play which you have not studied in class or performed as part of a theatre group/ school.

Read a graphic novel. This could be an adaptation of a novel or play, or an original graphic novel in its own right.

Read a piece of historical fiction– something set in a distinct time period which is WW2 or earlier.

Engaging with the news helps us to understand global and national issues in society. Read five articles from a news paper (not First News) over at least five weeks.