The Gift of Reading” Book Report Project

1. The Gift of Reading”Book Report Project By: Carrie Meranto & Alexis Novotny Smart Goal: “We want kids to love reading”.

2. Mission • Dear Families, We are beginning a book report project this month entitled, “The Gift of Reading”. Students will be able to read their book report books for Red Carpet Reading and/or Book Log. The following presentation describes the project and it gives examples – Happy Reading…

3. t Goals of Lesson • Increase the # of Red Carpet Readers and cultivate a more effective relationship with parents. • Standards: Language Arts Gr. 3 • Comprehension, and fluency. • Writing: Applications, process, conventions, • Communication

4. t Measuring Success? • STARS Reading Assessment (bi-weekly) • OAA Spring Results • Red Carpet Readers • Number of Hits on my webpage

5. t Home Letter

6. t How to choose a book?“The Five Finger Rule” Use the 5 Finger Rule to determine if a book is "just right" • 1. Open a book to any page. • 2. Start reading the page. • 3. Hold up one finger for EVERY word that you don't know or havetrouble pronouncing. • 0-1 Fingers The book is too EASY • 2-3 Fingers the book is at the Interest level. • 4 Fingers the book is at the Challenge level. You can try it ~ be sure it makes sense. • 5 Fingers the book is at the Frustration level and is not a good choice for now.

7. t Directions: What Should I do (and how to do it)?

8. t Front of the Report

9. t Back of the Report

10. t Rubric

11. t Oral Presentations (Tips)

12. t Example 1 (Excellent )

14. t Example 2(Average)

16. t Example 3(Below Average)

18. T Great Job & Thanks for the Support!