Independent Reading
December-January
October 16-November 10
You will read 350 pages in 4 weeks. You can choose from fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry. You will create how you will interact with each text (e.g. annotate, blog, view, research, website, discussion, book club, create a new list based on a book you read that extends the learning). Consider how real people engage with real literature and art. Investigate and decide how you want your interaction(s) to look.
August 21-October 6
Independent Reading: Choose two memoirs from our book list
*Get approval from Mrs. Schulz if the memoir you want to read is not on this list.
Assignment Due October 6
Part 1 (do this assignment for one of your books) - Reader Response Journal: Create FIVE 300-word responses to quotes you select from the book (the quote doesn't count towards the 300 words). In your responses you will make one thematic connection and one personal connection.
Format:
Quote
Thematic connection (What is a theme in the book and how does the quote you selected connect to that theme?)
Personal connection
Part 2 (do this assignment for the other book) - Book Trailer
Create a book trailer. I recommend reading the same book as one or two other people in class so you can do the book trailer together as a pair or small group. More info on Teams Assignments.
Part 3 (you will choose which book to write your essay for once you see the prompt) - Essay: This will be done in class one day the week of October 6.