| A copy of the Reading Log is posted on the Powerpoints and Docs page.
Students will be required to turn in a reading log every two weeks during
the school year.
Each reading log will document 200 minutes of independent
reading. You may read newspapers or magazines, but the majority of
your reading should be a middle-school level novel or nonfiction book.
Occasionally, instead of a reading log, you will be assigned an alternate
activity such as a vocabulary log or book report.
2007/2008 Reading Log Due Dates:
Tuesday, August 28
Tuesday, September 11
Tuesday, September 25
Tuesday, October 9
Tuesday, October 23
Tuesday, November 6
Tuesday, November 20
Tuesday, December 11
Tuesday, January 8
Wednesday, January 23
Tuesday, February 5
Tuesday, February 26
Tuesday, March 18
Tuesday, April 1
Tuesday, April 29
Tuesday, May 13 (bonus for those students missing a log this nine weeks)
PLEASE DO NOT TURN IN A LOG WITH ONLY A TOTAL. It is important that you
document your reading and develop regular reading habits. When you read in
class, after a quiz, in the car, or on the bus, be sure to write it down!
Some suggested books(the title is first, followed by the last name of the
author):
FICTION
Crispin, Avi
Slave Dancer, Fox
Shadow Children Series, Haddix
House of Dies Drear, Hamilton
London, White Fang
The Giver, Lowry
Esperanza Rising, Ryan
The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Speare
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Taylor
Miracle's Boys, Woodson
NONFICTION
Newton, The Greatest Scientist of All Time, Anderson
African Beginnings, Haskins
Looking Back: A Book of Memories, Lowry
Work and Simple Machines, Richards
How to Split the Atom, Richardson
The Ancient Chinese, Shuter
Ancient Communication: From Grunts to Graffiti, Wood
Ancient Transportation: From Camels to Canals, Wood
Ancient Warfare: From Clubs to Catapults, Wood
The Five Biggest Ideas in Science, Wynn
POETRY
Grand Mothers: Poems, Reminiscences, and Short Stories about Keepers of Our
Traditions, Giovanni
The Sign of the Seahorse; The Eleventh Hour, Base
Reading logs documenting 200 minutes of reading will each carry a score of
100! Students not turning in reading logs or activities will receive a 0.
Logs improperly filled out (no breakdown of schedule) will receive a 75. A
downloadable copy of the reading log is available on the Powerpoint and Docs
page.
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