Welcome to Shayna’s class! This semester, we will do some fiction and non-fiction reading projects. I will give you a handout with the schedule, but in case you need to access it online, here it is:
August
- 31 (Mon) – discuss book report process and choosing books
[If you need ideas choosing a book, there are some ideas in this post.]
September
- 2 (Wed) – book choice due to teacher by email or in class (Teacher will approve choice or suggest something else)
- 4 (Fri) – book choice form due in class (Lab 1)
- 7 (Mon) – Book Progress Report 1 (15 minutes in class, summarize what you read in the past week)
- 14 (Mon) – Book Progress Report 2; deadline to change book (new book must be approved by teacher)
- 21 (Mon) – Book Progress Report 3
- 28 (Mon) – Book Progress Report 4
October
- 5 (Mon) – Book Progress Report 5
- 12 (Mon) – Book Progress Report 6
- 13 (Tues) – talk about book report essays
- 16 (Fri) – deadline to finish reading novel
- 22 (Thurs) – written book reports due
- 26 (Mon) – talk about non-fiction; assign topics for nonfiction-related speeches; hand out Article #1
- 27 (Tues) – talk about oral book reports (presentations)
- 30 (Fri) – Article #1 quiz and discussion; oral book report presentation drafts due
November
- 2, 3 (Mon, Tues) – oral book report presentations in class
- 2 (Mon) – hand out Article #2
- 6 (Fri) – Article #2 quiz and discussion
- 9 (Mon) – hand out Article #3
- 13 (Fri) – Article #3 quiz and discussion
- 16 (Mon) – hand out Article #4
- 20 (Fri) – Article #4 quiz and discussion
* This schedule could change as we go on, but this is our goal.
