Empty Checklist
 Pre-Reading Detective (Graphic Organizer). 5 pts______________
Finished______
 Character Worksheet 1.
4 pts_____________
 Quiz 1: Chapters 1 thru 4
28 pts_____________ Finished______
Finished______
 Before, During, After (Graphic Organizer). 5 pts_____________
Finished______
 Character Worksheet 2
4 pts_____________
 Quiz 2: Chapters 5 thru 7
12 pts_____________ Finished_______
 Word Pockets (Graphic Organizer). 5 pts_____________
Finished_______
Finished_______
 Character Worksheet 3
4 pts_____________
 Quiz 3: Chapters 8 thru 10
12 pts_____________ Finished_______
Finished_______
 Supporting Characters Chart (Graphic Organizer) 5 pts_____ Finished_______
 Character Worksheet 4
4 pts___________
Finished_______
 Quiz 4: Chapters 11 thru 13
11 pts__________
Finished_______
 Before, During, and After (Graphic Organizer) 5 pts ___________
Finished_______
 Find a Book Review About Empty
 Quiz 5: Chapters 14 thru 16
10 pts__________
10 pts__________
Finished _______
Finished________
 Word Blast! (Graphic Organizer)
5 Pts___________
Finished_______
 Quiz 6: Chapters 17 thru 19
15 pts__________
Finished_______
 OPEC Country Profile
15 pts (10 for infor. 5 for electronic
resource).
OPEC Information: 12 pts
 Country_________________
 Square Miles_________________
 Population__________________________
 Other Natural Resources__________________________
 Barrels of oil per day____________________________
 Crude Oil Exports_______________________________
Electronic Resource: 3 pts
Choose at least one (1) and no more than three (3).
 Podcast _________________________
 Blog ____________________________
 Website__________________________
 E-journal_________________________
 E-book_____________________________
 Database____________________________
 Other electronic resource___________________________
 Final Quiz: Chapters 20 thru 22
10 pts_____________ Finished____
Alternative Resource 20 pts

Type________________________

Pro (How does it help save energy?) ________________________

Con (What is a problem of using this form of energy?)________________
Electronic Resource:
Choose at least one (1) and no more than three ( 3).

Podcast_____________________

Blog ______________________

Website_________________________

E-Journal_______________________

E-Book___________________________

Database__________________________

Other electronic resource_____________________
Final Project: 25 points
Get Approval from Mr. Scott
Once approved by Mr. Scott, you can start your project at anytime.
Projects are due no later than November 6, 2014.
1. Write a letter to the main character and the character's reply.
2. Write a different ending for the book.
3. Pretend you are a talk show host and interview the main character.
4. Create a travel brochure for the setting of the story or scrapbook pages about key
characters.
5. Create a book jacket, including illustrations, an enticing synopsis, author bio, and
favorable reviews.
6. Summarize the book into a comic or story aimed for younger students or your
classmates.
7. Write a news article about an important event from the book.
8. Write about the decisions you would make if you were the main character in the
book.
9. Dramatize a scene from the story with other students or using puppets.
10. Post a book review on Share What You're Reading. EXTRA 5 POINTS IF YOU
BRING IN A COPY OF YOUR REVIEW!
11. Chose two characters from the story and write a conversation they might have.
12. Write a letter or email to a close friend recommending the book you have just
read.
13. Make a list of new, unusual, or interesting words or phrases found in your book.
14. Prepare a television commercial about your book. Act out the commercial for
your classmates.
15. Write ten chat room-style questions that could be used to start an online
discussion about the book. Or, write ten questions that test other students'
understanding of the story. (Make sure you provide a list of answers.)
16. Explain why you think this book will or will not be read 100 years from now.
Support your opinion by stating specific events in the story.
17. Discuss one particular episode in the story that you remember most. Describe why
you think it remains so clear to you.
18. Write a letter/email to the author of your book. Address it to the publisher and
mail it. Or, see if the author has a Web site and email it.
19. Write a ballad or song about the characters and events in your story. Set the words
to the music of a popular song and sing it to the class.
20. Give a dramatic reading of a scene in the book to your classmates.
21. Describe in detail three characters from the story. List reasons why you would or
wouldn't want to get to know these people.
22. Design a poster or new book cover depicting the climax of the story.
23. Write an acrostic poem about the book using the letters in the title of the book or
the name of a character or author.
24. Draw a classroom mural depicting a major scene(s) from the book.
25. After reading an informational book, make a scrapbook about the topics.
Final Count:







Character Worksheets: Total of 16 points.
Quizzes: Total of 98 points.
Graphic Organizers: Total of 30 points.
Find a Book Review: Total of 10 points.
OPEC Profile: Total of 15 points.
Alternative Energy Profile: Total of 20 points.
Final Project 25 points.
Total Points= 214 points
Grade Scale:
A = 214 – 200 points
B = 199 – 185 points
C = 184 – 170 points
D = 169 – 155 points
F = Below 155 points