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Remembering Information If you have trouble remembering facts from your reading take notes. This will help you develop the skills to retain information. Vocabulary If you don’t know what words mean you will not understand what you are reading. Write down the words you find in your reading that you do not know. Check their meaning in the dictionary Do You Still Need Help? If you still need some help you may need to find a tutor. The public library or your school may be able to help you find someone to help you improve your reading.
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| Creech, Sharon | The Wanderer | |
| Cushman, Karen | Catherine, Called Birdy | |
| Dunkin, Lois | Down a Dark Hall | |
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DuPrau, Jeanne |
The City of Ember, or The People of Sparks | |
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Flake, Sharon G. |
Money Hungry or Begging for Change | |
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Funke, Cornelia |
Inkheart, or Inkspell |
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Greenberg, Jan and Jordan, Sandra |
Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist | |
| Grimes, Nikki | Jazmin’s Notebook | |
| Hesse, Karen | Witness | |
| Hiaasen, Carl | Hoot | |
| Krull, Kathleen | Leonardo Da Vinci | |
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Levine, Gail Carson |
Ella Enchanted |
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| Lord, Walter |
A Night to Remember |
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| Lupica, Mike |
Sports Series – The Bat Boy, or Travel Time |
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| Myers, Walter Dean | Slam! | |
| Sachar, Louis | Small Steps | |
| Selznick, Brian | The Invention of Hugo Cabret: A Novel in Words and Pictures | |
| Spinelli, Jerry |
Star Girl, or Loser |
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| Steinbeck, John |
Travels with Charlie: In Search of America |
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| Woodson, Jacqueline | Locomotion | |
| Zindel, Paul |
The Pigman |
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1. Interview a Book Character Select a character from a book you have read. Create a list of 10 questions you would ask that character if you were interviewing him for a news show. Pretend that you are the character and answer the questions as the character would. 2. Create a Scrap Book of the Book While you are reading a book create scrap book pages for each important event in the story. Your scrap book should be at least 4 pages long. Each page should include a picture that goes along with the event and at least one paragraph explaining it. 3. Create a Book Jacket After you have read a book create a book cover or jacket for it. Include the title, author, a picture, a one page summary, and information about the author. 4. Create a Collage After you have read a book create a collage using cut out pictures, drawings, and words that displays the theme of the book. You may have to draw your own images. Then include 3-4 quotes from the book with page numbers on your collage. |
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