Spring Break Homework

Overview: Over the break you are required to read a book and complete a reader response on that book. On top of that, you are going to have to give a 2-3minute presentation in which you describe your book and discuss how your "artistic representation" relates to that book. See the task below for more information on the reader's response and the oral presentation.

Reader Response.

TASK: Complete a reader response for the book you read over break. It must include the following:

Information about the book:

• Title, author, genre and number of pages

A summary of the text which includes the conflict and enough infomration to demonstrate you understood what you have read. It should not give away the ending of the story.

• For nonfiction, your summary should demonstrate that you know what the text was about. You may choose two or three interesting things tha tyou learned and tell why they were important.

A response to the text that answers one or more of the following:

• What do you like/dislike about the way the text was written?
• How did the text make you feel?
• What do you remember most about the text?
• What does the text remind you of?

For nonfiction, your response might include what made the text interesting. It could also include how the author put the information together that made it easy or difficult for you to understand.

A recommendation that tells who else should consider reading this book

In order to receive a grade of "Exceeds Expectations," you must include a quote or excerpt from the text. It might do one of the following:

• Reflect a significant part of the text
• Contain an example of interesting language use by the author

ORAL PRESENTATION

When you come back from break, along with your reader response, you will be required to give an oral presentation on one of the following:

Draw or illustrate two or more of the following story elements:
· Main characters – choose any one or group of characters
· Settings
· An important event
· Parts of plot – beginning, climax, end

Design a poster that will advertise or “sell” your book

Using pictures from magazines, newspapers, etc., design a collage that represents an important aspect of your book

Write a poem about the book

Create and illustrate a timeline of your book