Mr. Wood

7th / 8th Grade English

Homework:

7th and 8th Grade: Read 30 minutes a day. Complete "mood" journal. Journals should be 14 font, single-spaced, and 1 page in length.


The 7th / 8th Grade Reading Challenge

Homework: Read a book for at least 30 minutes a day.

Read at least 40 books by the end of the school year.

What classifies as a book when completing the challenge:

  • Books 250 pages count as 1 book
  • Books over 250 pages count as 2 books
  • Books over 500 pages count as 3 books
  • Books more than 750 pages - see me
  • Depending on its size, a graphic novel may count as a whole, half, or quarter of a book
  • Audiobooks count as 1 book
  • At least 10 of the books are to be chapter books
  • Students are to record their reading in a weekly data sheet

Other details

  • Students pick the books they want to read
  • Students have until the end of the year to complete the challenge
  • Each individual is only competing against themself as a reader (and Mr. Wood if they want)


Books read by Mr. Wood:

1, 2 Rhodes, Morgan. Falling Kingdoms. Fantasy. Began 8/19 (completed) 3/4 stars

3 Snickett, Lemony. A Series of Unfortunate Events: Book 3. Began 6/19 (completed) 3/4 stars

4 Soto, Gary. Buried Onions. Began 9/3/19 (completed) 4/4 stars

5, 6 Cline, Ernest. Ready Player One. Began 9/8/19. (completed) 2/4 stars

7 Snickett, Lemony. A Series of Unfortunate Events: Book 4. Began 9/10/19 (completed) 3/4 stars

8,9 Draper, Sharon. Out of My Mind. Began 10/1/19 (completed) 3/4 stars

10, 11 Tremblay, Paul. The Cabin at the End of the World. Began 10/31/19 (completed) 4/4 stars

12, 13 Grace, Laura Jane. Tranny. Began 10/13/19

14, 15 Pinkney, Andra Davis. The Red Pencil. 11/1/19

16 Vandermeer, Jeff. The Strange Bird. 11/2/19 (completed) 3/4 stars)

17 Snickett, Lemony. A Series of Unfortunate Events: Book 5. Began 11/1/19

18 Stein, R.L. Son of Slappy. 11/1/19 (completed) 3/4 stars

19. Snicket, Lemony. A Series of Unfortunate Events: Book 6. Began 12/26/19 (completed) 3/4 stars

20. Del Toro, Guillermo. Pan's Labyrinth. Began 1/14/20.

21. Snicket, Lemony. A Series of Unfortunate Events: Book 7. Began 1/15/19 (completed) 3/4 stars

22, 23, 24, 25. Spitz, Bob. The Beatles: Biography. Began 2/14/20.

26. Gibson, William. Neuromancer. Began 2/14/20.

27. Ball, Krystal and Sagaar Enjeti. The Populist's Guide to the 2020 Election. Began 3/1/20.



I've read the following graphic novels:

Cates, Donny. Thanos HC. (completed) 4/4 stars

Cates, Donny. Venom Vol. 1. (completed) 4/4 stars

Cates, Donny. Venom Vol. 2. (completed) 4/4 stars

Cates, Donny. Venom: War of the Realms.

Duggan, Gerry. Guardians of the Galaxy Omnibus.

Duggan, Gerry. Infinity Wars. (completed) 3/4 stars


I've read the following comic books: (at least 87)

  • Absolute Carnage #1-5
  • Absolute Carnage: Deadpool #1-3
  • Absolute Carnage: Lethal Protectors #1-3
  • Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales #1-3
  • Absolute Carnage: Scream #1-3
  • Absolute Carnage: Symbiote Spider-Man #1
  • Absolute Carnage: Symbiote of Vengeance #1
  • Dr. Strange #1-3
  • Guardians of the Galaxy #7-12
  • Guardians of the Galaxy #1
  • Excalibur #1-8
  • Fallen Angels #1-6
  • House of X #1-6
  • Marauders #1-8
  • New X-Men #1-8
  • Powers of X #1-6
  • Savage Avengers #1-8, Annual #1
  • Scourge: Annihilation - Silver Surfer
  • Scourge: Annihilation - Omega
  • Silver Surfer: Black #1-5
  • Spider-Man: Velocity #1-3
  • Venom #17-22
  • West Coast Avengers #42-50
  • X-Men/Fantastic Four #1