SSR Book Project
Hallie Rusk
"High Heat" By: Carl Deuker
"When" By: Victoria Laurie
"Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban" By: J.K. Rowling
"Out of the Dust" By: Karen Hesse
Reading Reflection
This year I learned a lot. I learned about my active reader strategies. I learned that using these strategies while reading helps me comprehend a lot more. I use visualization the most when I read. I also ask questions like; what is going to happen next, or why is this person doing what they're doing, etc. Another active reader strategy that I use when I read is infer. When I get done reading, I like to infer what's might happen next or why something happened. Inferring also helps me comprehend.
I've also learned more a about literary elements. I learned about how you can put the events in the story in order. I learned how to determine the plot. I also learned how to determine what the rising action and falling action. I learned more about conflict, cause, and effect too.
Another thing I learned more about was setting. I also learned about characters and author's purpose. When we got those Critical Reading packets, that really helped me. It taught me about using the strategies and elements to comprehend. I also learned about author's purpose and critical thinking skills with our Critical Readings.
Another thing I learned more about was setting. I also learned about characters and author's purpose. When we got those Critical Reading packets, that really helped me. It taught me about using the strategies and elements to comprehend. I also learned about author's purpose and critical thinking skills with our Critical Readings.
During the year, I learned how to read more fluently. Reading our book club books aloud helped me. Reading aloud helped me with my fluency out loud. Our SSR time also helped me. SSR helped me with staying focused and remembering the right place to read.
Write to Learn
Dear School Board,
I would like to discuss a problem with you. In most schools today, students are playing video games, whether they're finding a way to play on school devices or they're playing on their own devices. They are choosing video games over important things like family, homework, reading, and more.
Choosing video games over reading is a big deal. Kids need to read. It will help them with so much. It can help you with something like getting your reading level higher. It can teach you a lot more than you think it might. It will help you throughout grade school. It can also help you once you're in college and after college.
In my opinion, reading is really great. I think that some people don't really enjoy reading because they haven't found a book that they have an interest in. People should find books that will keep them reading. They need to find a book that will make them want to keep reading when they're ready to stop. If you don't have a book with good qualities like this, more than likely you'll turn to video games or television.
I enjoy reading so much. I find books interesting when they are fiction. Some people are the opposite. They prefer non-fiction. Some people think that reading is boring, and they don't want just fiction or non-fiction. Well, there are many other genres of books that they can choose; fiction, non-fiction, science-fiction, mystery, myth, etcetera. Personally, my favorite genre is mystery because it always keeps me reading. If kids would just put down their games and pick up a book long enough to interest them, they might start to feel the same way.
Some advantages you have with reading compared to playing video games and watching television are; it improves your vocabulary, it builds your reading level and more. Those are only a few examples of advantages with reading.
I think that a way you could make kids want to read is by making it more enjoyable. If you found a way to make reading fun, kids might actually want to read. They would see reading as a version of something fun to do in their free time. I hope you take my suggestions into consideration.
Sincerely,
Hallie Rusk