Independent Reading Project
For your independent reading books, you must complete oneproject per book. You can choose to give a book talk for one novel or choosethe other options from the grid for both.You will be reading two novels this year outside of class, so you coulddo a book talk from the grid or you may do two options from the grid.
Due date: April 7th
Total PossiblePoints: 50
Independent Reading Project Marking Period 2 Independent reading is an important part of our class. You are required to read 20 minutes of your independent novel selection each day. Expectation: All students are required to read one grade-level appropriate book every four weeks, which means you will read at least 2 novels over the next 8 weeks. Independent Project Ideas. Depending on your curriculum, you can try a variety of independent projects on indicators being taught in the class. Students can work on these while the other students are completing work that is excused or work that can be skipped by the gifted student. Independent reading is children's reading of text — such as books, magazines, and newspapers — on their own, with minimal to no assistance from adults. It can consist of reading done in or out of school, including purely voluntary reading for enjoyment or assigned reading for homework. Jul 9, 2016 - Explore Wendy Bridges's board 'Reading Projects', followed by 241 people on Pinterest. See more ideas about reading projects, school reading, reading classroom.
Option 1: Book Talk
Give a 3-5 minute talk about your book. Include basic information about the story andcharacters. This is a review, so you will need to highlight major themes,symbolism, ect. Have your speechprepared on note cards and be thorough but not overly detailed in yourexplanation. At the end of thepresentation, tell the class who might enjoy reading this book, and what youcan get out of it.
Option 2: Multi-genreProject
One book talk and something from this grid or two items fromthe grid throughout the course of the year.
Write a review of the novel (about 1 page). Include information about what you liked and didn’t like in the story with details. You will also need to highlight major themes, characterization, and symbolism. Same assignment we did as a group for the summer reading project. | Represent the novel visually, musically, or make a movie trailer. See me if you're thinking about this option to discuss specific details of the project. | Write a few letters from one character to another in the story. They should relate to a significant event in the story. |
Make a time capsule for a character in your story. The capsule should include objects that are significant to your character and the time he/she lived in. Each item in the time capsule must be explained. | Write a series of poems (at least 4) inspired by the story. Include illustrations, if you like, that correspond with the poems. Remember, poems don’t always have to rhyme! | Write a magazine interview with a character in your story. If you’d like to see how one of these works, look at a music magazine like Rolling Stone or Spin. |
Write a promotional brochure that relates to a character, event, or theme in the story. You can make the brochure by hand or on a computer. Just make sure it’s neat and professional! | Write an advice column in which a character in your story writes in for help with his/her problem. Have the columnist respond with thoughtful, helpful advice. | Make a newspaper or magazine advertisement that relates in some way to a character or event from your story. This should reflect careful thought and creativity. Look in a magazine for inspiration! |
Book options for April 7th project:
All the Pretty Horses Cormac McCarthy*some questionable material
iRobot Isaac Asimov
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen
Antigone Sophocles
The American Henry James
Independent Reading Projects 9th Grade
The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway
Frankenstein Mary Shelly
The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne
Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian Sherman Alexie*some questionable material
Independent Reading Project Options
A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens