Reading Log and Wiki Checklist

Reading Log for 30 books (to paste into your blog in at the end of the term)

·       Instructions: List the titles and authors you read under each genre, and use checklist below for Wiki posts. Then, highlight this material and paste it into a final blog post. I have already included (in the 30) the ones we read for discussion. Feel free to read more in each genre as you make time.

Genre / Titles You Read

           I.     Non-fiction/Informational (1 chapter book or photo essay book reflection required on blog)

1)     My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen.

2)     Animal Heroes: True Rescue Stories by Sandra Markle.

3)     Karate Hour by Carol Nevius.

4)     Luba The Angel of Bergen-Belsen by Michelle McCann.

         II.     Poetry (1 chapter or picture book reflection required on blog)

1)     Witness by Karen Hesse. (required for discussion)

2)     Tomie dePaola’s Mother Goose by Tomie dePaola.

3)     20^th Century Children’s Poetry Treasury by Jack Prelutsky.

        III.     Modern Fantasy (1 chapter book reflection required on blog)                 

1)     The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. (required for discussion)

2)     The Giver by Lois Lowry.

3)     The Pea Blossom by Amy Poole.

4)     The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon by Mini Grey.

        IV.     Historical Fiction (1 reflection required on blog –can be a picture book)                 

1)     A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck. (required for discussion)

2)     The Escape of Oney Judge: Martha Washington’s Slave Finds Freedom by Emily McCully.

3)     The Librarian Who Measured the Earth by Kathryn Lasky.

         V.     Multicultural/Traditional (2 reflections required on blog – one can be a picture book)                 

1)     Cinderella by Barbara Karlin.

2)     The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaola.

3)     The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin.

4)     Chicken Little by Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley.

5)     The Skin I’m In by Sharon Flake.

6)     Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears by Verna Aardema.

        VI.     Realistic Fiction (1 chapter book reflection required on blog)

1)     The Last Safe Place on Earth by Richard Peck. (required for discussion)

2)     Hatchet by Gary Paulsen.

3)     The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster.

4)     Three Pebbles and a Song by Eileen Spinelli.

      VII.     Picture Books (5 reflections required on blog during the first two weeks of class. There should be a total here of at least six.)

1)     Flossie & the Fox by Patricia McKissack. (required for discussion)

2)     David Gets in Trouble by David Shannon.

3)     Click, Clack, Moo, Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin.

4)     When Sophie Gets Angry—Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang.

5)     Edwardo The Horriblest Boy in the Whole Wide World by John Burningham.

6)     Sheila Rae, the Brave by Kevin Henkes.

7)     Good Night, Good Knight by Shelley Thomas.

8)     Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni.

9)     Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert.

10)  Stellaluna by Janell Cannon.

11)  The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka.

Wiki Checklist

Instructions: Write the number of entries for each category you posted into on the Course Wiki (requirement is four total posts, in four different categories)

(1) Art

(1) Reading/Language Arts

(1) Science

(1) Math

Social Studies

Music

Physical Education

Other