Monthly Reading Assignment
SCHOOLED
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Publisher House: Scholastic Canada
Author: Gordon Korman
Publish Date: 2007
We are reading “Schooled” as a school wide read in September and October.
There will be some school wide activities and tasks related to the novel.
As part of our L.A. program, students will be given 15 minutes of silent reading
time each day. To enable students to share what they have been reading, as
well as keep them accountable, they complete a monthly reading assignment.
Students will be able to select a different assignment each month. MRA will be
due the last Monday of each month.
Please choose a different task each month:
Book on Ms. Abbot’s to Read List
Comic Strip
The Book Thief
Using comic strip format, illustrate your favourite part of the
story. Ensure that the comic introduces the story and then leads
into your favourite part. You may use thought or spoken
bubbles.
Author: Markus Zusak
The House of the Windjammer
Author: Viv Richardson
Plot Summary
Write a brief (no more than half a page) plot summary including
the ending.
Word Nerd
Author: Susin Nielsen
Analyze This!
Discuss the psychological, intellectual, and emotional issues
involved and their effect on the individual, the family, and the
surroundings. This task may be represented in visual or written
format.
Choose Your Own Ending…
Re-write a new ending for the story. Ensure you include enough
information about the characters and the plot for your reader to
understand the changes.
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Due Dates
Date: Last Monday of Every Month
Due: to Ms. Abbot’s hand in bin
Due Dates: September 27th, October 25th,
November 29th, January 31st, February 28th,
March 28th, April 25th, May 30th
Monthly Reading Task con’t
Movie Trailer
BOOK LIST SUGGESTIONS
Design a movie trailer to advertise your book. Use technology
to develop a digital trailer for your book.
http://www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca/programs
andevents/Teens/Teen+Booklists.htm
Literary Critic
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/reading_lists.h
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You are a literary critic for the local newspaper. Write an
article about your evaluating the story evaluating. Be sure to
support your opinions by referring to different parts of the
story. Set up assignment to look like an article from the
newspaper.
Is there any comparison?
Compare two books within a genre. What has influenced the
development of the genre &/or the authors?
Adventure Fiction
http://www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca/NR/rdonl
yres/B7C36FFE-7F74-40DD-B169B0671D145D56/105919/CMadventure09.pdf
Fantasy Fiction
http://www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca/NR/rdonl
yres/B7C36FFE-7F74-40DD-B169B0671D145D56/105922/CMfantasy09.pdf
Movie Trailer
Design a movie trailer to advertise your book. Use technology
to develop a digital trailer for your book.
Social Issues
Research an issue raised in your book. Explain in visual or
written form how this novel could develops an understanding
of the issue. How does the book engage the reader in the
issue? Are their parts of the issue not addressed in the novel?
The Classics
Read a literary classic and compare it to a contemporary novel.
Explore the universal themes in each book. Please select your
presentation format. Outline a plot for a novel you would like
to write that explores the same themes.
The Ultimate Top 10 List
Create a top 10 list. Justify your selections and category. For
example: Top 10 Pioneer Fiction Stories.
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Mystery
http://www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca/NR/rdonl
yres/B7C36FFE-7F74-40DD-B169B0671D145D56/105927/CMmystery09.pdf
Science Fiction
http://www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca/NR/rdonl
yres/B7C36FFE-7F74-40DD-B169B0671D145D56/105928/CMscifi09.pdf