6th Grade Language Arts Reading Challenge-2nd Quarter
Once again this nine weeks students will be required to read four books of their choice for
Language Arts class for a grade. After reading each book, students are required to write a short
summary about that book. A summary is a brief statement of the main points of the text. Students
need to turn summaries into Mrs. Mason in order to earn credit for reading the book. Summaries
should be a minimum of five sentences long. Once summaries are graded, students will write their
name and the title of the book on a book cut out to hang in the hall. The class with the most books
read at the end of quarter will win a reward.
Your Summary for an Informational Text should include:
Who- who (or what) is the story about?
What- what mainly happened to the ‘Who?’
When- when did the ‘What’ happen?
Where- where did the ‘What’ happen?
Why- why did the ‘What’ happen?
How- how did the ‘What’ happen?
Your Summary for a Fictional Text should include:
Somebody- who is the main character?
Wanted- what does the main character want or what is the main goal?
But- What is the problem?
So- What is the solution to the problem and/or what steps does the character take to solve the
problem?
Then- How does the story end?
Additionally, this quarter students will be completing a book project over one of the books that
they have read. Students will choose a project from the list below. Students should choose a project
that they will enjoy doing and that shows off their individual talent and learning style. Students will
need to be prepared to do a short presentation to the class about their book and project. Projects will
be due December 14th.
Project Choices
Choose 1 from the list below to create about your
novel.
Poster Project
Make a poster that relates to the novel
on poster size paper (12x18) that
includes the title, author, setting, plot,
theme, etc of your novel. Share the
poster with the class.
PowerPoint Project Make a PowerPoint presentation about
your novel that includes the title,
author, setting, plot, theme, etc of your
novel. Share the PowerPoint with the
class.
Prezi Project
Make a Prezi about your novel that
includes the title, author, setting, plot,
theme, etc of your novel. Share the
Prezi with the class.
Comic Strip
Create a comic strip that highlights the
important events throughout your
book.
Diorama
Build a miniature diorama/stage
setting/shadow box for a scene in your
novel. Be as detailed as you can. Share
your display with the class.
Diary
Imagine that you are one of the main
characters in your book. Write a diary
account of daily thoughts and activities
for your character. You need to have a
total of 14 (2 weeks worth) diary
entries. You will present your diary to
the class.
Dress Like a
Dress like a character in the book and
Character
read excerpts from the book or act out
parts of the book as the character for
the class. The pages that you read
must be chosen ahead of time and
explain why they are being read.
Brochure
Create a brochure that highlights the
essential elements of the book using
text and pictures. This can be
handwritten or types. Share your
brochure with the class.
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