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How often can I count them toward my 25 books? What equals a Book? Text Explanation How often can I count them toward my 25 books? 125 Pages of a fiction or a nonfiction book If you read a book with 80 pages and then read 45 of another that counts as one book. Read as many as you want 5 magazines any 5 magazines of your choice Only once per semester 15 newspaper articles Any 15 newspaper articles including the ones you read in your classes 50 pgs of a text book Any 50 pages from your textbooks 2 graphic novels or comic books any 2 graphic novels or comic books

Celebrating Books

Road Map Reading Interest Inventory Target Words How to Choose a Book

Reading Interest Inventory Complete your Reading Interest Inventory – take your time and really think through your answers. Open your ELA notebook to your Reading section “C – My Responses/Thoughts.” In this section reflect on your answers to the Reading Interest Inventory questions and write down any trends, thoughts, or new discoveries you’ve noticed. Turn in your Reading Interest Inventory in your class’ turn-in drawer – keep your notebook with you.

Target Words Blurb Fiction Nonfiction Genre

Term Meaning blurb n. the description of a book that appears on the inside front cover or the back of the book fiction n. works that present events or content that are imaginary nonfiction n. works that present events or content that are based on fact genre n. a type of writing that shares common characteristics

Reader’s Workshop In our Reader’s Workshop time together we will: Explore Reading Make Information Your Own Live through a fictional character, experience a life quite different from your own Choose Reading Material that YOU like Learn methods to Read Efficiently and Effectively

How Should We Choose Books? ?

Ways to Choose a Book... Look at the cover; read the blurb Choose books by authors that you have read before and enjoyed Read the same books as friends are reading Hear a presentation – from a classmate, the librarian, a teacher, a friend, a podcast Check websites that suggest books Choose a genre that you already like

Ways to Choose a Book... Read a series – Twilight, Harry Potter, Bluford, etc. Choose a book that has received an award Read the beginning Read a book after (or before!) you have seen the movie Reread a book you’ve already read

Preview the book by looking inside Read the first page Interviewing a Book Look at the cover Read the blurb aloud Preview the book by looking inside Read the first page Apply the 5-Finger Rule

The FIVE FINGER RULE Choose a book and read the first page or two. Put one finger up for every word you don’t know. If five fingers go up while reading, choose another book. If only two or three fingers go up, you’ve found a “just right” book for you. HAPPY READING 

PAIR SHARING...

Homework Interview three people (at least two must be adults) asking them the following questions: How do they choose material to read? What do they like to read? Examples: types of material (books, magazines, newspaper, and what genres they like). What do they do if they discover they don’t like the material they chose to read? How often do they read? Where do you read? What is the best advice they could give you about choosing something to read or their best advice about reading in general.

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