Accelerated Reader.

I don’t assign independent reading to punish you. Reading is beneficial in so many ways. It improves your memory, writing skills, your vocabulary, and enhances the way your brain works in countless other ways. Besides all that, a truly good story is just fun to read and can teach us valuable lessons.

You will be required to read one A.R. book each marking period. That’s one book every ten weeks. After reading the book, you will take a quiz in the library and turn it in to me. This will count as part of a major assignment grade. Our library has hundreds of A.R. books at every reading level in all genres. Most of the books available in stores or in the public library also have quizzes. Find a book that you like and stick with it.

I understand that some students don’t take tests as well as others. I have designed the second part of this assignment with these students in mind. The other half of this assignment is a book review. You must write a 3 paragraph review that I will clearly outline for you.