Pre-University: Fall 2009 reading projects schedule

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.

Pre-University: Book Reports

For my class, one project will be to read a novel, write a book report about it, and give a presentation. The first step is to choose your book. Your book should…

• be a novel (fiction)
• have 100 pages or more (not counting illustrations)
• have chapters
• be in English
• not be a book you have read before, in English or another language
• be approved by the teacher – very important!
  

In addition…

• I prefer that you choose a book that is not also a movie. However, if you choose a book that has been made into a movie, you will be required to compare and contrast the book and the movie in your oral report.

Dates for this project:

Jan 28 (Mon) – Have your book chosen and bring it to class to be approved

Feb 4 (Mon) – deadline for changing books

Feb 4 – Apr 7 (every Monday) – In class, write a short summary of what you have read that week

Apr 7 (Mon) – Finish reading your book by this date (it’s okay if you finish early!)

Apr 11 (Fri) – Written book reports due

Apr 14-15 (Mon-Tues) – Oral presentations in class