Reading Log and Wiki Checklist

Reading Log

Genre / Titles you read

             I.      Non-fiction/Informational (1 chapter book or photo essay book reflection required on blog)

1)      Years of dust: The story of the Dust Bowl by A Marrin

2)      My Life in Dog Years By Gary Paulsen

3)      A Child Called It  by Dave Pelzer

4)      Little Rock Girl 1957 by Shelly Tougas

5)      We’ve Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson

 

          II.      Poetry (1 chapter or picture book reflection required on blog)

1)      Hate that Cat by Sharon Creech.

2)  No More Homework, No more Test by Bruce Lansky

 

       III.      Modern Fantasy (1 chapter book reflection required on blog)          

1)      The City of Ember-by Jeanne DuPrau

 

       IV.      Historical Fiction (1 reflection required on blog –can be a picture book)     

1)      The Teacher’s Funeral by Richard Peck. (required for discussion – do NOT use on blog)

2)      Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

3)      The Watson’s Go to Birmingham -1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

4)      Rosa by Nikki Giovanni

 

          V.      Multicultural/Traditional        

1)      Hiroshima: A Novella by Laurence Yep

2)      Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson

3)      Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say

4)      Mrs. Katz and Tush by Patricia Polacco

5)      More than Anything Else  Marie Bradby

6)      The Color of Us by Karen Katz

7)      Coming on Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson (Creators of The Other Side, I love that book!)

8)      The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith 

 

       VI.      Realistic Fiction (1 chapter book reflection required on blog)

1)      Baby by Patricia MacLachlan.

2)      Holes by Louis Sachar

3)      Flat Broke by Gary Paulsen

4)      Liar, Liar by Gary Paulsen

5)      Sounder by William Armstrong

 

    VII.      Picture Books

1)      The Wednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting.

2)      Duck for President by Doreen Cronin

3)      A Taste of Colored Water by Matt Faulkner

4)      Something About Hensley’s by Patricia Polacco

5)      Thundercake by Patricia Polacco

6)      The Junkyard Wonders by Patricia Polacco

Wiki Checklist

Instructions: Write the number of entries for each category you posted into on the Course Wiki (requirement is two total posts, in two different categories)

 

__1_ Social Studies

____ Science

____ Math

____ Music

____ Art

__1__ Reading/Language Arts

____ Physical Education

____ Other