Hollywood Academy of Arts & Science
1705 Van Buren Street
Hollywood, Florida 33020
Phone: 954-925-6404
Fax: 954-925-8123
www.hollywoodcharter.org
To:
Parents/Guardians
From:
Ms. Hernandez, Reading Coach
CC:
Mr. Hage, Principal
Date:
09/07/16
Re:
HAAS Reading Treasures Grades 6-8
Reading is one of the most important skills your child will learn, which is why HAAS has created a
very exciting program to encourage reading year round! The reading requirement for your child
is to read 30 chunks of books independently this year. Please Note: Summer Reading counted
for at least two chunks.
About the Reading Treasures Program
“Open a Book…Find a Treasure!”
Students should track the books they’ve read throughout the year in their agendas or on the reading
log provided online for parents. This should be checked frequently to ensure that they are on track
to read twelve 125-page “chunks” each quarter. Each student will receive one 20 point grade in
Reading class each quarter based upon the number of “chunks” they have completed.
Once students finish reading a book, they will complete an activity of their choice listed under the
“Reading Response Activity List” on the next page. This assignment, once it has been completed
by your child and reviewed by you, should be turned in to the teacher.
We appreciate your support!
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please email Shaina Hernandez, Reading
Coach, at [email protected]
Thank you.
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Reading Response Activity List
Once your child finishes a book, choose and complete ONE activity from the list below to show
comprehension and turn in to the teacher. Please sign the activity and indicate the number of pages
the book contains. Please refer to the school’s website @ www.hollywoodcharter.org > School
Information Page for samples of the activities below.
1. Create an interview with a character for a popular magazine (10 questions and answers
minimum).
2. Create a questionnaire.
3. Write a 36-word summary.
4. Write five diary entries from the character’s perspective. (5 sentence minimum per entry).
5. Recreate a scene from the novel and record a video on it (1-5 minutes).
6. Illustrate a timeline of events in the novel, similar to a comic strip (minimum 10 events).
7. Describe and show the plot of the novel in diagram form (include the following elements as
applicable - exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution).
8. Create your own project with prior teacher approval.
9. Reading Plus: Three Combos completed on Reading Plus will count as one book.
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Reading Treasures End of Book Activity: Questionnaire
Reader’s Name: _________________________________________________Date: ____________
Parent Signature: __________________________________________________________________
Book Title
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Author ________________________________________________ Number of pages ___________
Genre (adventure, romance, realistic fiction, mystery, suspense, fantasy, science fiction, etc.):
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Rating (On a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being the best): 1 2 3 4 5
I. Describe the setting (time/place) of the book:
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II. Choose one part of the book you read that was (a) the most humorous; (b) the saddest; (c) the most
exciting; (d) the most interesting; or (e) the part you liked the most. Describe it and tell why you chose that
part.
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III. Which character did you like the most and why?
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IV. If you liked the book, what would you say to other readers about it to convince them to read it? If you didn’t
like it, what would you tell other readers about it to convince them not to waste their time on this novel?
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Reading Treasures End of Book Activity: Thirty-six Word Summary
Reader’s Name: _________________________________________________Date: ____________________
Parent Signature: ___________________________________________________________________________
Book Title ________________________________________________________________________________
Author ______________________________________________________ Number of pages ___________
Genre (adventure, romance, realistic fiction, mystery, suspense, fantasy, science fiction, etc.):
________________________________________________________________________________
Rating (On a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being the best): 1 2 3 4 5
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Write the name of the protagonist
Write two adjectives the describe the protagonist
Write three words that describe the setting
Write four words that state the story’s conflict
Write five words that describe the first event in the story
Write six words that describe he second event in the story
Write seven words that describe the third event in the story
Write eight words that explain the story’s resolution
**Write the summary on your own paper, using the format below, and attach it to this form.
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