Each week on the first class day a reading record will be due.  You may complete your assignment on the computer or a sheet of lined paper. It is important that you respond to the correct reading strategy for the assigned week. Reading strategies are explained below.  Home reading must be from a novel at a middle school reading level or higher.  Parents should monitor your novel selection to encourage you to challenge yourself and avoid continuous repetition of the same books.  You must read for a minimum of 100 minutes each week.

Your assignment should clearly show the following for each day you read:
            *title & author of novel
            *date & amount of time spent reading the novel
            *thoughtful response to ASSIGNED reading strategy
            *Parent Signature (REQUIRED FOR CREDIT)

READING STRATEGIES:

Connections Write down three things from this week’s reading that you could connect to personally, from your own experience, from other texts you’ve read, from things going on in the world right now, or from history.

Questioning/Big Idea Write down five Big Idea questions (who, what, why, etc.) that came to you as you read this week. Use higher level thinking skills to develop these.

Sensory Images Describe three things that you could imagine as you read this week. What specific words (give a quote) in the text helped you imagine ?

Infer / Predict Write down three predictions that you made as you read this week. What clues (foreshadowing) in your reading caused you to make these predictions? (Quote from the text.)

Questioning/Clarifying Write down five Clarifying questions (without a known answer in the text) that came to you as you read this week. Use higher level thinking skills to develop these.

Determining Importance Write down five of the most important things in your reading this week. Think deeply - don’t look just for surface knowledge.

Synthesize What’s the theme or author’s message? Synthesize the message in what you read this week 

You must complete the correct assigned strategy for the week to earn credit; do not deviate.
Reading Record Assigned Strategies 2009-2010

DUE DATE - ASSIGNED STRATEGIES FIRST TERM:
August 24 - Connections
August 31 - Questioning/Big Idea
September 8 - Sensory Images
September 14 - Infer/Predict
September 21 - Questioning/Clarifying
September 28 - Determining Importance
October 5 - Synthesis
October 12 - Connections
October 19 - Questioning/Big Idea

DUE DATE - ASSIGNED STRATEGIES SECOND TERM:
October 26 - Sensory Images
November 2 - Infer/Predict
November 9 - Questioning/Clarifying
November 16 - Determining Importance
November 23 - Synthesis
November 30 - Connections
December 7 - Questioning/Big Idea
December 14 - Sensory Images
January 4 - Infer/Predict
January 11 - Questioning/Clarifying

DUE DATE - ASSIGNED STRATEGIES THIRD TERM:
January 19 - Connections
January 25 - Questioning/Big Idea
February 1 - Sensory Images
February 8 - Infer/Predict
February 16 - Questioning/Clarifying
February 22 - Determining Importance
March 1 - Synthesis
March 8 - Connections
March 15 - Questioning/Big Idea

DUE DATE - ASSIGNED STRATEGIES FOURTH TERM:
March 22 - Sensory Images
March 29 - Infer/Predict
April 12- Questioning/Clarifying
April 19 - Determining Importance
April 26 - Synthesis
May 3 - Connections
May 10 - Questioning/Big Idea
May 17 - Sensory Images
May 24 - Infer/Predict