Welcome back! Today's post is devoted to notifying you that your child is beginning the second independent reading project of the school year in English class. You may recall that your child read a historical fiction novel for Independent Reading Project #1 back in October.Your child will be reading either a science fiction or fantasy novel for Independent Reading Project #2.
On Thursday, students visited the Chenery library to begin searching for science fiction and fantasy novels. In order to whet their literary appetites, Ms. Duff (our school librarian) and I told the students about a range of science fiction and fantasy novels, and then they had the rest of the period to browse and begin their search. Students should select their book by Monday, January 12th. By the way, all of the titles Ms. Duff and I described are located on the right side of this blog in a virtual bookcase. (If the virtual bookcase does not appear because your web browser doesn't recognize it, you may access the bookcase by clicking on the following link - www.shelfari.com/nilesenglish/shelf )
Students must finish the novel they selected by Monday, January 26th. In addition to reading the novel, students should also fill out the Science Fiction/Fantasy Novel Graphic Organizer and photocopy a brief scene from their book that they think is the most exciting, interesting, or important. Students will be working with this scene during the second part of the project, so they should make sure that they pick a scene that they like. Your child received all of this information, including the graphic organizer, during Thursday's class.
I'd like to close this blog by mentioning a couple of things...
- Due to the length of many fantasy and science fiction novels, students will have to be diligent in order to complete the novel on time. Your child will make a plan on Monday regarding how many pages he or she must read each day in order to finish the novel by January 26th. Students will keep track of their daily reading on a bookmark they receive in class. My one request of you is that you occasionally check to make sure your child is keeping up with his or her reading.
- There is a WIDE variety of fantasy and science fiction novels out there. Some novels are on the short side, while other novels appear to be the size of telephone books. Some novels are light and fun, and others have mature themes. You and your child are the best judge about what novels are appropriate for him or her. Please check in with your child to see what he or she is reading.
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