Independent+reading+guidelines

** Individualized Reading ** a. Keep book log updated. ** Expectation is to read at least 3 books each term ** (that is about one book every three weeks). b. Maintain weekly reading log with at least 90 minutes of outside of class reading—signed each week by a parent. c. Develop a “Someday Reading List” and set reading goals ** Rules for Class Reading Time ** 1. ** Read a book **. Magazines and newspapers don’t offer the extended chunks of prose you need to develop fluency. More important, they won’t help you discover who you are as a reader of books. 2. ** Bring your book to class. ** Don’t disrupt reading time by asking to go to the library. 3. ** Don’t read a book you don’t like **. Don’t waste time with a book you don’t love when there are do many great titles out there waiting for you—unless you have decided to finish it so you can criticize it. 4. ** Skim or skip parts of a book if you get bored or stuck ** : good readers do this too. 5. ** Be prepared to discuss your book ** with your teacher or classmates on a regular basis. 6. ** Understand that reading is thinking. ** Try to do nothing that distracts others from the reading zone: sharpening a pencil, blowing your nose, asking to leave the room, etc. When you confer with me about your reading, use as soft a voice as I use when I talk to you: whisper. 7. ** Read the whole time. **  8. ** Read as much as you can. **
 * English I **
 * Requirements: **
 * 1. Booktalks. ** (10 pts each). Once each quarter, share with your class a book you just finished reading. Choose a book you enjoyed. Discuss the main character, what the main problem is, a bit of the plot, maybe the theme, or why you enjoyed the book. Limit your booktalk to one minute, and remember to have the book with you during your booktalk.
 * 2. Maintain reading folder: ** (50 pts)
 * 3. Use class reading time effectively. **
 * 4. Participate in book discussions with your teacher and classmates on a regular basis. ** Sharing what you read will not only help you remember what you read, it will also encourage others try new books and learn from what you read.
 * 5. Complete a reading letter once each term ** ---see instructions. (50 pts each)