1. Who are you as a reader?

2. Self Reflection Student Self-Assessment: Reading Questionnaire Interview family members Collect memories and artifacts

3. Organize your ideas… Chronologically Birth to now By books that made an impact Dick and Jane Laura Ingalls Wilder Nancy Drew Harlequin Romance Jane Austen

4. Organization cont. Grade Level Preschool-now Elementary, Middle, High By people My mom My aunt Mr. Schwanebeck Mrs. Ahmann Professor Vander Meulen

5. Be Creative Add color Add pictures You as a child reading Covers of favorite books Pictures of favorite authors Things you associate with reading Snowy day, hot chocolate, favorite blanket, secret spot, etc. Let your personality come through….

6. Show and Tell Bring an artifact to share Favorite blanket Picture of someone that read to you Favorite book Stuffed animal Etc., etc., etc. Be prepared to share 1-2 minutes, explaining the artifact and an important reading memory.

7. Good writing Attention grabbing introduction: anecdote, quote, startling fact, summary, description, etc. Clear thesis Organization Concluding paragraph Strong word choice Sentence fluency Voice Grammar and Usage

8. Introduction: Anecdote From behind me I could hear a voice say, “Schuler do you want to set that book on my desk and pay attention today.” Slowly I could feel the heat creep up my face until I was sure the normally pale pallet o fmy face was a deep crimson. Mr. Johnson reached under my math textbook and unearthed the current harlequin romance that I was trying to stealthily read during his class…obviously not as stealthy as I thought. Oh well, it wasn’t the first time I had been busted in class for reading nor would it be the last.