Genre+Reading+Log

__GENRE READING LOG__ **DUE: JULY 11** You will complete a reading log for 50 children’s book during this course. A reading log is simply a way to organize books you’ve been exposed to so you have a resource at your fingertips for your future classrooms. Your goals are to read as many good children’s book as you can, and develop a love of reading yourself. Your love of reading good children’s books will be shared with children. This reading experience will also help you match a student with a meaningful book. It will prepare you to talk about many books with children and encourage them to read for enjoyment.

For each book, you will share:

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 * You may use 10 books shared from class, the other books must be ones that you find on your own**
 * Title
 * Author
 * Book Type (Picture book or Novel)
 * Genre (Realistic fiction, Historical fiction, Science fiction, Folklore, Fantasy, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Biography)
 * You need a minimum of 5 books from each genre. The remaining 10 books can be from any genre.
 * 1-2 sentence response about the book (This can really help you to know what the book is about quickly).
 * Your rating (Don’t read; Pretty Good; A Must Read)

Nice to have, but not required:
 * Lexile level or reading level
 * Age level that would enjoy the book
 * Notes about how you’d use it.

Organization: How you organize this reading log is ultimately up to you. A reading log worksheet is included in the wiki and you may download and print out the pages if you prefer to have a hard copy. You may also choose to download and type your entries into the worksheet. You could create a wiki with your reading log typed into the page (creating your own wiki at wikispaces.com is not difficult). You could create a Google document spreadsheet or form to organize your reading log (an example is provided on the wiki). I personally encourage you to use technology if possible, as you are more likely to use your reading log in the future if it easily accessible.

__GRADING FOR GENRE READING LOG:__

A = superior effort; wide-range of reading exhibited (picture books, chapter books, short novels, novels, etc.); every genre included; neatly printed, written, or typed; responses are thoughtful; at least 50 books listed.

B = beyond satisfactory effort; a range of reading exhibited; most genres included; neatly printed, written, or typed; most responses are thoughtful; at least 40 books listed.

C = satisfactory effort; limited range of reading exhibited; most genres included; some responses included; at least 30 books listed.

D = unsatisfactory effort demonstrated

This is an example of a genre reading log. I used Google documents to create a form which inputs into a spreadsheet. media type="custom" key="9878825" How do you make a Google doc form for your Genre log?

Genre Reading Log: You can print off this form and handwrite entries. You can use the form as a template and type in the entries.