Like the universe, knowledge is vast and expanding - you will never be able to discover it all in your lifetime. Also, as with the universe, people have explored only some areas of knowledge, and understanding of these areas often changes over time.
Select a nonfiction book to read and have it approved by Ms. Liddell. The title that you pick will determine the coordinates of your launch destination in the knowledge universe.
What does it mean to meta-read?
Meta-read means "reading at the same time as expressing thoughts, making predictions and asking questions about what is being read" (Pritchard, p. 48).
In other words, be curious and pay attention to thoughts and questions that arise in your mind as you read. By doing this, you will be using the text as a springboard for further research.
Below are questions to help get you thinking, although do not be limited by them.
Follow your curiosity piqued while reading and conduct research outside of the main text.
Sample sparks for some fiction-inspired side trips: Description, Paper Towns links, Number the Stars links
After you finish reading the book and making research side trips, your goal is to synthesize and present the interconnected knowledge that you have discovered.
Similar to how constellations are human-created patterns identified in the universe, you will be defining the knowledge pattern that you have derived from your reading and research experience.