Free Reading Assignment, Marking Period 4
Choose a book. Any book of at least 100 pages is acceptable.
Read the entire book, filling in a reading log to show your progress. Do not begin the activities until you have read the entire book.
If your book is 100-125 pages, you need to complete all five of the activities below.
If your book is 126-150 pages, you need to complete your choice of four of the activities below.
If your book is 151-175 pages, you need to complete your choice of three of the activities below.
If your book is 176-200 pages, you need to complete your choice of two of the activities below.
If your book is 201-225 pages, you need to complete your choice of one of the activities below.
If your book is 226 pages long or more, you do not have to do any activities. You do, however, need to show me a well-completed reading log.
Activities
1.)Choose 15 interesting words in your book. Write each word, the sentence in which it appears in the book, and a definition from the dictionary.
2.)Write a summary of your book. This summary should be at least 300 words long, and should tell all of the important events or ideas in your book.
3.)Write a letter to a person in your book. (If your book is nonfiction and is not about people, write a letter to the author instead.) In your letter, discuss that person’s actions, asking questions and making judgements. Your letter should be at least 200 words long.
4.)Draw a double-bubble map comparing your book to another book you have read. You should include at least six ways these books are similar and six ways that they are different.
5.)Give your book a rating between 1 (for really bad) and 10 (for really good). Explain, in at least 250 words, why the book deserves this rating.
All of this work – the reading and the activities – is to be done in class, during Free Reading!
If you finished this assignment before the end of the marking period, you may spend the rest of this marking period’s Free Reading sessions reading any material of your choice.
This assignment is a major part of your grade for this marking period, so please complete it carefully and completely.
Free Reading Assignment Log, Marking Period 4
My name is ______.
I am reading a book titled ______.
The author of this book is ______.
This book is (circle one):
From the Classroom LibraryFrom the school libraryFrom home
This book is (circle one):
FictionNonfiction
This book is ______pages long, so I have to complete ______activities.
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