Reading Challenge! “MARCH MADNESS”
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“MARCH MADNESS” Reading Challenge! Over the next few weeks, you will be participating in the 2020 “March Madness” Reading Challenge! You will choose books and articles that are of interest to you, keep track of your reading, and challenge yourself to accomplish additional reading tasks! Completing the Challenge Beginning March 17th 1. Select 8 tasks from the “March Madness” Reading Challenge Criteria list 2. Each time you complete a task, ill in one of the 8 spaces on the outer columns of your bracket. 3. Compare the activities you have completed and determine a winner of your bracket. 4. Turn in completed brackets to your teacher when we return to school. By turning in your bracket you will be entered to win a drawing! 5. If you would like to do more than 8 activities you can ill out additional brackets. 6. Keep track of your progress on the Reading Record. If you complete Achieve Activities ill in the score you received in the appropriate column. 7. Record evidence of how you completed each task on the “March Madness” Reading Challenge Evidence page
Transcript of Reading Challenge! “MARCH MADNESS”
“MARCH MADNESS” Reading Challenge!
Overthenextfewweeks,youwillbeparticipatinginthe2020“MarchMadness”ReadingChallenge!Youwillchoosebooksandarticlesthatareofinteresttoyou,keeptrackofyourreading,andchallengeyourselftoaccomplishadditionalreadingtasks!
Completing the Challenge Beginning March 17th
1. Select8tasksfromthe“MarchMadness”ReadingChallengeCriterialist
2. Eachtimeyoucompleteatask,�illinoneofthe8spacesontheoutercolumnsofyourbracket.
3. Comparetheactivitiesyouhavecompletedanddetermineawinnerofyourbracket.
4. Turnincompletedbracketstoyourteacherwhenwereturntoschool.Byturninginyourbracketyouwill
beenteredtowinadrawing!
5. Ifyouwouldliketodomorethan8activitiesyoucan�illoutadditionalbrackets.
6. KeeptrackofyourprogressontheReadingRecord.IfyoucompleteAchieveActivities�illinthescoreyou
receivedintheappropriatecolumn.
7. Recordevidenceofhowyoucompletedeachtaskonthe“MarchMadness”ReadingChallengeEvidencepage
When We Return to School
8. TurninanycompletedbracketstoyourELAteacher
9. Completethe“MarchMadness”ReadingChallengeSelf-Assessment
❖ CheckofftheChallengeCriteriayoucompleted
❖ Re�lectonyourpractices
❖ Shareevidenceofhowyoucompletedeachofthetask(fromyourReadingRecordand“March
Madness”ReadingChallengeEvidencepage)
“March Madness” Reading Challenge Self-Assessment
Directions:Youwillbeparticipatinginthe2020“MarchMadness”ReadingChallenge!Overthenextfewweeks,marktheChallengeCriteriathatyoumeet,scoreyourselfonthepro�iciencyscale,andre�lectonyourpractices.Maintainadetailedrecordincludingthetitle,author,andsource.ForeachAchieve3000article,recordyouractivityscore.Goal:Takestepstowardbecomingalifelongreader.Readingallowsustotraversetheworldthroughbooks,learnaboutdifferentculturesandlifestyles,andimproveourknowledgeandunderstandingofdifferentconcepts.Readingjust10-20minutesadaycanpreventlosingessentialskillsduringthetimewearenotattendingschool.Yourjourneybeginsnow!
Challenge Criteria Ichallengemyselfto:
❏ read15minutesormoreaday,5daysaweek.❏ createalistofbooksthatIwouldsomedaybeinterestedinreading.❏ readanewgenre.❏ readashortstory.❏ readahistorical�ictionbookoranarticleaboutahistoricaltopic.❏ readabookbyyourfavoriteauthor.❏ readtwobooksbythesameauthor.❏ readtwonewsarticlesaboutthesameissue.❏ seekresourcesformeaningofwordsorconceptsthatareconfusingtome.❏ readabookaboutanissueortopicthatIfeelstronglyabout.❏ readabookthatwonaliteraryaward.❏ readabookandhaveadiscussionaboutit.❏ readtoasiblingortoanotherperson.❏ readabookreviewto�indabookIaminterestedinreading.Suggestion:www.goodreads.com.❏ readaprofessionalreviewofamovieyou’verecentlywatched.❏ watchamoviebasedonabookorstorythatyouhaveread.❏ researchaplaceyouwouldliketotravelto.Writeashort�ictionalstoryaboutwhatitwouldbeliketovisit
thisplace.Whatwouldseeanddo?❏ writealettertoafamilymemberorfriend.❏ writeastepbysteprecipeforyourfavoritedish.❏ writeadiaryentryaboutyourdailylife.❏ writeanalternateendingforastoryyouhavereadoramovieyouhavewatched.❏ writeareviewofavideogame,book,movie,orTVshow.❏ writeapoemorsong.❏ recommendyourfavoritebooktoafriendonsocialmedia.❏ listentoapodcast.❏ complete5Achieveactivitieswithan88%orhigher❏ completeIARpracticeexercisesatyourgradelevel:
https://il.mypearsonsupport.com/practice-tests/english/❏ re�lectonwhoIamasareader.
DifferentTypesofGenrestoConsiderReading:Science�iction,autobiography/biography,dystopian,poetry,historicalnon-�iction,mystery,fantasy,companionbook(abookthatanalyzesanotherbook),informationaltext,bookofshortstories
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Afterre�lectingonmyworkoverthelastfewweeks,whatwouldIsayaboutmyselfasareader?
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Reading Record Directions:Fillintherecordbelow.Indicatethetypeofsource(book,Achieve,NewsELA,ActivelyLearn,etc.).IfyoucompleteanAchieveActivity,recordyourscoreinthelastcolumn.
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“March Madness” Reading Challenge EVidence Directions:Asyoucompleteeachchallengecriteria,keepnotesforyourselfinordertobepreparedtoshareyoursuccesseswithyourlanguageartsteacherwhenwereturn.LettheReadingChallengebegin!
ChallengeCriteria ChallengeConquered(Evidence)
Iread15minutesormoreaday,5daysaweek.
IcreatedalistofbooksthatIwouldsomedaybeinterestedinreading.
Ireadanewgenre.
Ireadashortstory.
Ireadahistorical�ictionbookoranarticleaboutahistoricaltopic.
Ireadabookbymyfavoriteauthor.
Ireadtwobooksbythesameauthor.
Ireadtwonewsarticlesaboutthesameissue.
Isoughtresourcesformeaningofwordsorconceptsthatwereconfusingtome.
IreadabookaboutanissueortopicthatIfeelstronglyabout.
Ireadabookthatwonaliteraryaward.
Ireadabookandhadadiscussionaboutit.
Ireadabooktoasiblingortoanotherperson.
Ireadabookreviewto�indabookIaminterestedinreading.Suggestion:www.goodreads.com
IreadaprofessionalreviewofamovieIrecentlywatched.
IwatchedamoviebasedonabookorstorythatIhaveread.
IresearchedaplaceIwouldliketotraveltoandwroteashort�ictionalstoryaboutwhatitwouldbeliketovisitthisplace.ImentionedwhatIwouldseeanddo?
Iwrotealettertoafamilymemberorfriend.
Iwroteastepbysteprecipeofmyfavoritedish.
Iwroteadiaryentryaboutmydailylife.
IwroteanalternateendingforastoryIreadoramovieIwatched.
Iwroteareviewofavideogame,book,movie,orTVshow.
Iwroteapoemorsong.
Irecommendedmyfavoritebooktoafriendonsocialmedia.
Ilistenedtoapodcast.
Icompleted5Achieveactivitieswithan88%orhigher
IcompletedIARpracticeexercisesatmygradelevel:https://il.mypearsonsupport.com/practice-tests/english/
Ire�lectedonwhoIamasareader.
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