Growing Good Readers: Part 2

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Posted by Jenny Nash | Posted in reading, Uncategorized | Posted on 26-10-2010

cat with books

It’s time to begin our second nine weeks reading!

This grading period, students will be required to read the following books:

  1. An Andrew Clements chapter book (other than Frindle)
  2. Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
  3. A biography (chapter book)
  4. One of the 2010-2011 Battle of the Books selections
  5. Free choice chapter book
  6. Free choice chapter book

After reading each of the books above, students will respond to EACH book, including the following information:

  • Title and author of book
  • Genre of book
  • What is the setting of the book?  (Consider they physical, geographic, and time settings.)
  • Who are the main characters?
  • Write a summary of the book using a “Who? Wants what? But? So? Then?” summary.
  • Make a connection to your book.  Your connection should be personal (text-self), social (text-world), or literary (text-text).  Explain this connection in 3-5 complete sentences.

For more information, refer to your handout.  If you lose your handout, you may print a replacement copy here.

Comments (1)

One of the new nine weeks books are _Love That Dog_ by Sharon Creech it is a poem chapter book that I cheif BubbleGum have not read. I never even read a poem chapter book!

Cant wait to get my fingers on the book!

May everyone chew bubble.

my best BubbleGum wishes,

Cheif BubbleGum!!!!

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