Why Read? If you read 15 minutes a day, you would read ½ book a week, two books a month, 24 books a year, or approximately 1000 books in your lifetime. Which is equal to going to college five times, making you an authority on any subject you choose, or taking a trip around the world. If you read 15 minutes a day, you would read ½ book a week, two books a month, 24 books a year, or approximately 1000 books in your lifetime. Which is equal to going to college five times, making you an authority on any subject you choose, or taking a trip around the world.

Independent Reading Requirements Time – 150 minutes per week (30 minutes a day, 5 days a week) for the first term (6 weeks). – Suggestions to accumulate minutes during the school day: In language arts/social studies – 7:30 – 7:47. – Down time during class. Carry book with you all day and read when you have down time in other classes. Recording minutes – Log sheet Log sheet Every time you read Travels with your book as a bookmark Assessment – Minutes checked every Monday. Log sheet must be complete. Log sheet must be in your possession Status to check book, page number, and minutes – Written assessment or conference with me 2 times a week to check in on your reading and comprehension.

Books – Your choice. – Fiction or nonfiction. – Prefer it to be a new read. – Reading level appropriate—not too hard, or not too easy. – Give a book at least 50 pages before abandoning it—don’t force yourself to read a book you are disliking! – Where and when to locate books in school: My library before class, after class, down time during class, workshop time, on your way to lunch. School library before class, after class, down time during class, workshop time, on your way to lunch – You need to have a pass to enter the library—they are hanging on the front board. Bring the pass back to the classroom! – You should never be without a book for more than twenty-four hours— begin searching for your next book when you are reaching the end of your current book, and have the next book ready! – “Books Read” sheet: “Books Read” Record every book you abandon and complete on your books read sheet. Record the title, author, and page amount read for each book. Check the yes box if you finished the book, or the no box if you abandoned the book.