Instructions for Teacher Assigned Reading.
- Mr. Martocchio will assign a portion of a book to read each week.
- Students will read the material and provide written answers to at least ten questions provided to them at the end of this document and also found on the Student Resource page of InstructorDave.org.
- As a class, the students will discuss the book and the questions with Mr. Martocchio on the last day of the week.
- During a one-on-one reading conference between Mr. Martocchio and each student, the student will read a section of the book to Mr. Martocchio.
- During the conference, Mr. Martocchio will assess the student’s reading skills and comprehension and provide instruction as necessary.
- Book Club is due every week and is graded in the ‘Passed’ or ‘Not Passed’ style.
- A ‘Passed’ grade means that the student responded well to at least ten questions and made meaningful contributions to the oral discussion on the last day of the week.
- The Book Club grades will appear in the Takes Responsibility and Perseveres in Learning section of the Report Card.
READING ASSIGNMENTS
Week 1 — Pippi Longstocking pages
Week 2 — Pippi Longstocking pages
Week 3 — Pippi Longstocking pages
Week 4 — Pippi Longstocking pages
Week 5 — The Mysterious Benedict Society pages
Week 6 — The Mysterious Benedict Society pages
Week 7 — The Mysterious Benedict Society pages
Week 8 — The Mysterious Benedict Society pages
Week 9 — The Mysterious Benedict Society pages
Week 10 — The Mysterious Benedict Society pages
Week 11 — Treasure Island
Week 12 — Treasure Island
Week 13 — Treasure Island
Week 14 — Grimms’ Fairy Tales
Week 15 — Grimms’ Fairy Tales
Week 16 — Grimms’ Fairy Tales
Week 17 — Grimms’ Fairy Tales
Week 18 — Historical Atlas of California
Week 19 — Historical Atlas of California
Week 20 — Tom Sawyer
Week 21 — Tom Sawyer
Week 22 — Tom Sawyer
Week 23 — Tom Sawyer
Week 24 — Kaiulani: The People’s Princess, 1889
Week 25 — Kaiulani: The People’s Princess, 1889
Week 26 — Kaiulani: The People’s Princess, 1889
Week 27 — Kaiulani: The People’s Princess, 1889
Week 28 — The Great Hornspoon
Week 29 — The Great Hornspoon
Week 30 — The Great Hornspoon
Week 31 — From Farm Worker to Astronaut: My Path to The Stars
Week 32 — From Farm Worker to Astronaut: My Path to The Stars
Week 33 — From Farm Worker to Astronaut: My Path to The Stars
Week 34 — The Comedy of Errors
Week 35 — The Comedy of Errors
Week 36 — The Comedy of Errors
Week 37 — Student chooses a book to read.
Week 38 — Student chooses a book to read.
Instructions for Student Choice Reading.
- Students are to form into groups of 2, 3 or 4.
- Students in each group chose a book they want to read together. Books can come from the classroom, home, school library, public library, a book store, or any other source.
- Students divide the book into sections to be read each week so that the book is read in a reasonable amount of time.
- Students read the material and answer the questions provided to them at the end of this document and also found on the Student Resource page of InstructorDave.org.
- Students discuss the book and the questions with each other.
- After the students have read, answered the questions, and discussed the book and questions with each other, they set a time to meet with Mr. Martocchio to discuss the book and questions.
- If the students are in agreement and have a good knowledge of what the reading was about and have thoughtful answers to the questions, they will be checked off for the work.
- If the students are not in agreement and/or do not have a good knowledge of what the reading was about and don’t have thoughtful answers to the questions they will not be checked off and will be asked to read and discuss the questions some more.
- If a member, or more than one member of the group, is not keeping up with their reading and preparation, and another member or more, are keeping up with their reading and preparation, then that member, or members of the group that are ready to meet with me to get checked off on their Book Club can meet with me without the rest of the group. If that member or members of the group do well while meeting with me, then that member or members will be checked off for their work while the member or members of the group that did not meet with me will not be checked off.
- Book Club is due every week and is graded in the ‘Passed’ or ‘Not Passed’ style.
- The Book Club grades will appear in the Takes Responsibility and Perseveres in Learning section of the Report Card.
Reading Questions
- How are the characters relating to each other?
- Why are the characters relating to each other in that way?
- What are the settings in the story?
- How do the settings contribute to the story?
- What progress has been made in the plot?
- How has the progress in the plot contributed to the story?
- What is (are) the problem(s) in the story?
- What is (are) the solution(s) in the story?
- What do you like about the story and why?
- What do you not like in the story and why?
- What connections can you make to your life from the book?
- What connections can you make from the book to any other subject?
- Summarize what you have read so far in the story.
- What do you think will happen next in the story and why?
- What is the most interesting thing about the book so far?
- What character do you identify with the most and the least and why?
- What questions do you have about the story?
- Do you like the story? Why or why not?
- Did you like the ending? Why or why not?
- Would you change anything in the story? Why or why not?
- What have you learned in reading this book?
- What does the author do to keep the reader interested in the story?
- What would you do differently if you were one of the characters?
- Would you recommend that a sequel to this book be written? Why or why not?
- Would this book make a good movie? Why or why not?
