Semester 2
AR Goals:
50% due March 17
100% due May 27
arbookfind.com -- lets to check to see how many points your free reading book is worth
tinyurl.com/arparent -- lets you see your goal, progress, and book recommendations
Take pride and ownership in your work: Please put your name on your assignments & keep track of your own things!
50% due March 17
100% due May 27
arbookfind.com -- lets to check to see how many points your free reading book is worth
tinyurl.com/arparent -- lets you see your goal, progress, and book recommendations
Take pride and ownership in your work: Please put your name on your assignments & keep track of your own things!
Free-Reading Book Recommendations & Links
Here's a few helpful website links:
Teen Reads a website full of teen book recommendations and reviews Common Sense Media a website for reviews and ratings of books, music, movies, TV, etc. Guys Read a website with many book suggestions for boys (girls can read them, too!) Good Reads a social networking site that helps readers write reviews about books they've read and identify books they might like to read in the future Links Local Libraries: Letts Public Library Wapello Public Library Muscatine Public Library |
Reading Syllabus
Free Reading (20%)
WHAT: This is reader’s choice however, all students are expected to have some sort of free reading material at all times in all classes. Students must independently read three to four books--either fiction or non-fiction--per quarter.
WHEN: This can be accomplished by reading in class during SSR time, by reading in other classes when in-class work/homework gets finished early, during AAT and Homeroom, and at home.
HOW: Students may check out books from Ms. Gordon’s library, the school library, public libraries, home libraries, etc. Linked here is a list of “good books,” most of which are recommended to students by other students.
GRADES: Students will be required to pass AR quizzes to prove their reading and understanding of free reading books. If there is no AR test for a particular book that a student has read, s/he will do a book analysis instead.
Participation (10%): being on time and in seat, being on task, being prepared for class with paper, writing utensil, agenda/planner, free reading material, copy of in class reading text, reading guide, folder, etc.
Reading & Literary Analysis Units (70%): We will be examining various texts: non-fiction, fiction, novels, memoirs, articles, short stories, poems, plays, movies, websites, and images. Students will be expected to read both silently and aloud from time to time. We will study and practice the reading strategies and learn what to do when you get stuck or confused during reading. We will learn literary terms and devices and apply these terms to the in-class texts and study vocabulary words selected from the readings. Students will read in small groups (lit circles), as a whole class, and individually and discuss texts in a variety of settings (one-on-one, teacher led, and small group). Assessment over these units will be done in the form of quizzes, tests, and projects administered during class time.
WHAT: This is reader’s choice however, all students are expected to have some sort of free reading material at all times in all classes. Students must independently read three to four books--either fiction or non-fiction--per quarter.
WHEN: This can be accomplished by reading in class during SSR time, by reading in other classes when in-class work/homework gets finished early, during AAT and Homeroom, and at home.
HOW: Students may check out books from Ms. Gordon’s library, the school library, public libraries, home libraries, etc. Linked here is a list of “good books,” most of which are recommended to students by other students.
GRADES: Students will be required to pass AR quizzes to prove their reading and understanding of free reading books. If there is no AR test for a particular book that a student has read, s/he will do a book analysis instead.
Participation (10%): being on time and in seat, being on task, being prepared for class with paper, writing utensil, agenda/planner, free reading material, copy of in class reading text, reading guide, folder, etc.
Reading & Literary Analysis Units (70%): We will be examining various texts: non-fiction, fiction, novels, memoirs, articles, short stories, poems, plays, movies, websites, and images. Students will be expected to read both silently and aloud from time to time. We will study and practice the reading strategies and learn what to do when you get stuck or confused during reading. We will learn literary terms and devices and apply these terms to the in-class texts and study vocabulary words selected from the readings. Students will read in small groups (lit circles), as a whole class, and individually and discuss texts in a variety of settings (one-on-one, teacher led, and small group). Assessment over these units will be done in the form of quizzes, tests, and projects administered during class time.