Battle of the Books is here! This means, that the classes from the various grades will compete in a competition overseen by Ms. Alvarado and the media center, to see how many of the selected books we can read for “March is Reading Month”.
6th grade: this will be mandatory, and will be used for our cardmarking 3 book talk. This time it will be done a a group project, complete with a written summary and a book poster. Students will sign up for one of the 3 following books to read:
- “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” *
- “Little House in the Big Woods” *
- “Maniac Magee”
I have several copies of the starred copies available in the classroom. For “Maniac Magee”, you may have to look at the library when we go on Tuesday, or order it from the Centennial, using the Book Locker.
7th grade: I would still like us to participate in this, however, since we are already reading “The Maze Runner” as a class, I am going to make this voluntary. However, if you choose to read one of the books, you will be able to use it as extra credit, that substitutes your lowest summative grade (test or essay) with a 100%. In order to get the credit, you (or your group) must provide a written summary and a picture collage poster (like we did for cardmarking 2).
The options include:
- “The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe” *
- “The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle” *
- “Call it Courage”
The starred books are ones that I have available in the classroom (in the bottom cupboard in the back ofthe the room. Just ask!) For “Call it Courage”, you may have to visit the library, or order it from the Cntennial library, using our new Book Box program.
Good luck, and may the most well-read class win!
– Ms. Reynolds
