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

 Iread_____________booksduringourtimeawayfromschool.SomethingIwouldliketoshareaboutmyexperienceis:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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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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