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1 Name: #: M= 29/36 points Score = /36 Distributed on 10/5/18 Independent Reading Study for 2 nd Quarter Fiction Option You will read two books this quarter. You will need to get the books approved by me before you get started. These books need to be books you have not read before, and that are grade level appropriate. You will also need to complete, and turn in, the questions below. Whenever you finish, you can turn it in! You may count So B. It (the book we ll read together as a class) as a book for this quarter; however, if you challenge yourself and read two novels in addition to our class novel, you will receive Dawg Bucks for taking on a challenge. Novel One (18 points total) The last day I will sign off for approval is on Tuesday, November 27 th. The last day I will collect this form is Tuesday, December 11 th. My book was approved by (3pts.): Title (1 pt.): Author (1 pt.): Genre Specific fiction type (2 pts.): Protagonist name (1 pt.): Antagonist name (1 pt.): Type of Conflict (2 pts.):

2 Novel Two (18 points total): My book was approved by (3pts.): Title (1 pt.): Author (1 pt.): Genre Specific fiction type (2 pts.): Protagonist name (1 pt.): Antagonist name (1 pt.): Type of Conflict (2 points):

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4 Name: #: M= 29/36 points Score = /36 Distributed on 10/5/18 Independent Reading Study for 2 nd Quarter Nonfiction Option You will read two books/articles this quarter. You will need to get the books approved by me before you get started. These books need to be books you have not read before, and that are grade level appropriate. You will also need to complete, and turn in, the questions below. Whenever you finish, you can turn it in! You may count So B. It (the book we ll read together as a class) as a book for this quarter; however, if you challenge yourself and read two novels in addition to our class novel, you will receive Dawg Bucks for taking on a challenge. Novel One (18 points total) The last day I will sign off for approval is on Tuesday, November 27 th. The last day I will collect this form is Tuesday, December 11 th. My book was approved by (3pts.): Title (1 pt.): Author (1 pt.): Genre Specific fiction type (2 pts.): Protagonist name (1 pt.): Antagonist name (1 pt.): Type of Conflict (2 pts.):

5 Nonfiction Book/Magazine Article #1 (18 points total) My was approved by: (3 pts.) Title: (1 pt.) Author: (1 pt.) Information Learned Select three new or interesting facts that you learned while you read your nonfiction book. Be sure to write these facts in complete sentences. (3 pts.) CS CL! Fact 1: Fact 2: Fact 3: State the main idea from the text. In other words, in 1-2 sentences, what is THE most important thing to take away after having read the book or magazine? What is the book/article mostly about?(2 pts.) Using your main idea sentence from above, list two details that seem important to the main idea and explain why they seem important. (4 pts.) Detail from text: 1) Importance This detail is important because 2) Use A.P.P.E. to answer the following question. Please explain and give two reasons why you selected this book or magazine article? Conclude your reason with a final explanation of what made you choose this and why you chose to count it for the reading study this quarter. (4 pts)

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