Tower of Books: 20 Book Challenge
The 4th grade teachers are challenging their students to read at least 20 chapter books this year. Every two months we will focus on a different literary genre.
All students who reach this 20 book goal by June 1st will receive a special award from us at the end of the year.
Guidelines:
Along with this challenge, students will be writing a report on a single book from each of the five genres, 5 total, and create a fun project to present their book to their classmates. The report will be a part of their writing grade and the presentation will be a part of their speaking and listening grade. You can click on the genre name to download a second copy of the instructions, report forms and the rubric. The genres and timeline are as follows:
All students who reach this 20 book goal by June 1st will receive a special award from us at the end of the year.
Guidelines:
- All books need to be within the student's Accelerated Reader (A.R.) range to count. (Teachers can approve books outside of a student's level. Please contact me.)
- Once a student completes the book, they need to take an A.R. comprehension quiz, during school hours, and pass by at least 70%
Along with this challenge, students will be writing a report on a single book from each of the five genres, 5 total, and create a fun project to present their book to their classmates. The report will be a part of their writing grade and the presentation will be a part of their speaking and listening grade. You can click on the genre name to download a second copy of the instructions, report forms and the rubric. The genres and timeline are as follows:
- September/October - Historical fiction due October 15th Oral presentation ready to present Oct. 22nd
- November/December - Non-fiction report due Dec. 10th Oral presentation ready to present Dec. 17th
- January/February - Newbery Award Nominee and/or winner Report due February 11th Oral presentation due February 25th
- March/April - Chapter Book of student's choice Report is due April 15th Oral presentation is due April 22nd
- May - Poetry Students choose, rewrite and illustrate 1 poem (10 or more verses) and orally present memorized poem Due June 3rd.