A couple parents have requested that the home reading response tasks be posted to the web so they have a reference place to look when work has been misplaced, or left behind at school. Below is a list of the tasks the students may choose from, because there is a variety, I ask that the students not choose the same one twice.
Beside the task is the maximum mark they are able to achieve. Since some tasks require more time and effort than others, they are weighted differently.Over the weekend I hope to have up the rubric that is used to mark these, as they are a part of your child's reading mark.
Please ensure that your child has one completed per month, and has it submitted by the last instructional day of the month at the latest (if the last day of the month lands on a weekend like this month, then it will be due the Friday before that weekend). Thanks for your ongoing support.
Mr. Anderson
Home Reading Response Topics
1)Write a diary from the point of view of a character in your book. Be sure to include any thoughts, feelings, or emotions that your character might be experiencing. (L4)
2)Design a character portrait of one of the main characters in your book. Be sure to use plenty of descriptive detail in the drawing. (L3+)
3)Make a connection between the main character in your book, and a main character in another book that you have read. How are the same? How are they different? (L4)
4)Make a newspaper article about a major event that has happened in your book (L4)
5)Your book has been made into a movie and is going to be on the BIG SCREEN! Design a poster advertising your movie (L3)
6)Re-write the ending of your book. Be sure to explain the previous ending of the book before outlining your ideas for the end of the book. (L4)
7)What connections could you make when reading the text (connections to yourself, another book, or the world). How did making these connections help you better
understand the text? (L4)
8)Write a letter to the author of your book. In your letter make sure to include whether or not you like their book, and if you have any suggestions for improvement (L4)
9)Re-design the cover of your book. (L3+)
10) Write a poem about one of the characters in your book (this can be any form of poetry) (L4)
11) The main character in your book just got a letter that will change their life. Write this letter to your main character explaining how their life is going to change. (L4)
12) Pick a character in your book. Are you like them? Why? Why not? (L4)
13)What character in the book did you feel the most sympathy for? What was it about that character that made you feel that way? (L4)
14) Create a list of questions that you would like to ask the author if you were to meet them. Why are these questions of importance? (L 3+)
15) What qualities make a hero? Would you consider the main character in your book to be a hero? Why? Why not? (L4)
16) Visualize the setting. Draw me a detailed picture of the setting for one of the chapters in your book. (3+)
17) What is the main subject of your book/magazine? Research into the subject, and in your own words summarize what you are reading about.(L4)
18) Create your OWN comic strip to show the interaction between characters in your book. Make sure that you comic strip includes dialogue (conversation) between
character, and shows what the chapter is about. (L4)
