Slide 1
Americas ChoiceThe 25 Book Campaign 1 MILLION words1What equals
a Book?TextExplanationHow often can I count them toward my 25
books?125 Pages of a fiction or a nonfiction bookIf you read a book
with 80 pages and then read 45 of another that counts as one
book.
Read as many as you want5 magazinesany 5 magazines of your
choiceOnly once per semester15 newspaper articlesAny 15 newspaper
articles including the ones you read in your classesRead as many as
you want50 pgs of a text bookAny 50 pages from your textbooksRead
as many as you want2 graphic novels or comic booksany 2 graphic
novels or comic booksOnly once per semester2Celebrating Books
3
Reading Interest InventoryTarget WordsHow to Choose a Book
Road Map4Reading Interest InventoryComplete your Reading
Interest Inventory take your time and really think through your
answers.Open your ELA notebook to your Reading section C My
Responses/Thoughts. In this section reflect on your answers to the
Reading Interest Inventory questions and write down any trends,
thoughts, or new discoveries youve noticed.Turn in your Reading
Interest Inventory in your class turn-in drawer keep your notebook
with you.5Target WordsBlurbFictionNonfictionGenre
6TermMeaningblurbn. the description of a book that appears on
the inside front cover or the back of the bookfictionn. works that
present events or content that are imaginarynonfictionn. works that
present events or content that are based on factgenren. a type of
writing that shares common characteristics7Readers Workshop
Explore ReadingMake Information Your OwnLive through a fictional
character, experience a life quite different from your ownChoose
Reading Material that YOU likeLearn methods to Read Efficiently and
EffectivelyIn our Readers Workshop time together we will:8
How Should We Choose Books??9Look at the cover; read the
blurbChoose books by authors that you have read before and
enjoyedRead the same books as friends are readingHear a
presentation from a classmate, the librarian, a teacher, a friend,
a podcastCheck websites that suggest booksChoose a genre that you
already likeWays to Choose a Book...10Read a series Twilight, Harry
Potter, Bluford, etc.Choose a book that has received an awardRead
the beginningRead a book after (or before!) you have seen the
movieReread a book youve already readWays to Choose a Book...11Look
at the coverRead the blurb aloudPreview the book by looking
insideRead the first pageApply the 5-Finger Rule
Interviewing a Book12
Choose a book and read the first page or two.Put one finger up
for every word you dont know. If five fingers go up while reading,
choose another book.If only two or three fingers go up, youve found
a just right book for you.
HAPPY READING The FIVE FINGER RULE13
PAIR SHARING...14
Interview three people (at least two must be adults) asking them
the following questions:
How do they choose material to read?What do they like to read?
Examples: types of material (books, magazines, newspaper, and what
genres they like).What do they do if they discover they dont like
the material they chose to read?How often do they read? Where do
you read?What is the best advice they could give you about choosing
something to read or their best advice about reading in
general.Homework15
D.E.A.R.time16
