Fourth Grade Student Edition
2016-2017
September 1, 2016
Dear Imagine Parents/Guardians and Students,
We invite you to participate in the Ninth Annual Imagine Schools National Advanced Reading Challenge (ARC). This
initiative is designed to challenge students to choose high quality literature, to read as much and as often as they are able,
and to share their love for reading with peers and adults on their Imagine Schools Campus. The ARC fosters students
“acquiring and owning” their education by “developing academic and character habits to increase learning
opportunities” and “becoming independent, self-directed learners.” (pp. 20-21, Imagine Schools Academic Excellence
Framework).
Many students are capable of moving ahead academically with only limited direction and attention from teachers. What
they need is encouragement to take risks, to develop perseverance, and to venture out into the world of ideas and
knowledge. We also believe that one of the best ways to become a life-long learner is to develop a love of reading. Each
year we survey students about the challenge and this is what a few of them said:
The ARC got me used to reading and I also enjoy reading because I get to know more things for school.
We get to talk about what we read and how we feel about the book.
The Advanced Reading Challenge is open to Imagine Schools’ students in grades 3-12 who are at or above grade level in
reading, and who can assume responsibility for independent work beyond their class and homework assignments. The
ARC book list is comprised of high quality, classic and award winning books at or above grade level. The 25 books must
come from the grade level lists, however, there are two ways provided for students to personalize their selection.
Students can select up to three books that are not on the lists to read towards the challenge or students may read from
lists higher than their grade level, but not below their grade level. Books selected by students must have coordinator
approval.
Grade-level book lists have been updated to provide more choices to students. This year, we encourage students to select
books in a purposeful way, either through an author study, series completion or genre study. As was the case in past
years, by accepting this challenge students pledge to read each book and complete a reflection about their book in order to
certify their accomplishment. Imagine Schools will give a $50 Barnes and Noble Gift Card to each student who reads and
reports on the designated number of books (25 for grades 3-8 and 15 for grades 9-12) during the school year. These
students will be recognized nationally by Imagine Schools. Last year, close to 2,000 Imagine students participated in the
ARC, and 318 were given awards for completing the challenge.
We hope that by taking on this challenge, students will stretch themselves to accomplish more than they might have in an
ordinary year, enjoy some great new books, and model achievement and excellence for their friends and peers.
Sincerely,
Dr. Nancy Hall
Dr. Nancy Hall
Chief Academic Officer
Imagine Schools
Imagine Schools 2016-17
Advanced Reading Challenge
Grades 3-8
Congratulations on your decision to challenge yourself through reading! We hope that by taking on
this CHALLENGE, you will stretch yourself to accomplish more than you might have in an ordinary
year, enjoy some great new books, and model achievement and excellence for your friends and peers.
Your Role as a Student:
1. Sign the commitment form to read the designated number of books (25 for grades 3-8) not
previously read. These books must come from the Advanced Reading Challenge grade level list.
1. However, you may choose books from a list on a higher grade level. So, you may read
“up” on the lists but not down (you cannot choose books from a lower grade level list).
2. Also, you can choose two or three books you select on your own to count towards the
challenge. These books must be appropriate, challenging and approved by your
Advanced Reading Challenge Coordinator or classroom teacher.
3. In addition, you can listen to 2-3 books towards the challenge on tape or CD. Your local
library should have some of your ARC books in an audio version.
2. Prepare a reading portfolio in which a table of contents with a list of books read and all
corresponding projects are stored/showcased (*see attached table of contents)
3. Participate in school initiated activities (e.g., after school book club to present projects, etc.) as
designated by your school of attendance.
4. Submit all materials upon completion to your school’s Advanced Reading Coordinator.
Helpful Adults:
Advanced Reading Challenge Coordinator: This person will receive guidelines from the Imagine
Schools office and will help you with the expectations and materials needed to complete the reading
challenge. He/she may hold meetings to share information with you and your parents, answer
questions that you might have along the way, and will find ways to help you complete this
challenge.
Teachers: Your teachers should be able to help you get started, share information with your
parent/guardian, remind you of deadlines, and help you make contact with the Advanced Reading
Challenge coordinator throughout the school year.
Parent/Guardian: Your parent or guardian should talk with you about the expectations of the
Advanced Reading Challenge and support you by signing the reading contract, helping you find
books (at the public library if needed), and asking you about the books you are reading and
responses you are completing. Your parent/guardian may participate as an audience for your book
summaries, discussions, and project presentations at school or home.
Librarian/Media Specialist: Your school librarian or media specialist can help you find books in
your school library or identify books on the reading lists that are in the public library collection.
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Advanced Reading Challenge
Important Dates
Start
End
Your school will start whenever your
coordinator is ready. All students
participating in the challenge should return
their contract to the ARC Coordinator by the
first week of October at the latest. Begin
reading your first book!
Monday, May 1st: All student portfolios must be
turned in to your Advanced Reading Challenge
Coordinator by Monday, May 1st, 2017.
Suggested Pacing Guide
2016 - 2017
CongratulationsontakingtheAdvancedReadingChallenge!
Usethisscheduleasaguidelinetopaceyourreading&projectcompletion.Trytokeeponoraheadofschedule.
ALLtwenty-fivebooksandprojectsareduebeforeMay1,2017.Goodluck!
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Advanced Reading Challenge
Creative Responses to Literature (Grades 3-8)
After reading each book from the Imagine Schools Advance Reading Challenge list,
create a new entry in your Reading Portfolio Table of Contents (*see attached). Then
choose a way to present your understanding of the book you just read. Use the table
below and pages that follow for ideas. Include each finished product in your portfolio to
share with your class and school. If your finished product is not written, be sure to get a
picture or include notes from an oral presentation so that there is record of what you
have done for each book. Keep all finished products organized neatly in your portfolio.
Remember, the goal of this challenge is to enjoy some great new books and help your
friends to enjoy them too!
Oral
Kinesthetic
Written
Visual
Graphic
Technological
One-Person
Show
PuzzleStory
It’sAllinthe
Mail
Posting
Postcards
The“What”
Chart3-W’s
Glog
Tell–Along
Boards
TradingCards
Quotable
Quotations
Quilt
Mappingthe
Way
Prezior
PowerPoint
Presentation
ThePress
Conference
Cana
Character
ToMarket, To
Market
Artistic
Timelines
Recipefora
GoodBook
BookBlogEntry
BookClub
CultureKits
FastFactCards
Crayon
Conversations
ThePlotChart
Cartoon
Pointof
Decision
Rollingthe
Dice
Catchthe
News
StoryTree
Top TenList
ShortVideoclip
Summary
NowHearThis
TangramTales
Signed,Sealed
andDelivered
Caricature
Double
Bubble
BookCharacter
Avatar
Kinesthetic
Oral
Creative Responses to Literature Descriptions
1.
One-Person Show: Perform a monologue, pretending you are the main
character (or another significant character) in your book.
2.
Tell-Along Boards: Use puppets and art to create a Tell-Along Board to
later use during storytelling—to retell the most important parts of the
story or book you read.
3.
The Press Conference: Pretend you are the main character in your book
and hold a press conference to answer your classmates’ prepared
questions.
4.
Book Club: Participate in a book club discussion with other students
and/or teachers in your school who are reading the same book.
5.
Point of Decision: List important decisions made by book characters and
explain what happens in the story as a result of those decisions.
6.
Now Hear This: Write a 2 to 3-minute radio advertisement persuading
the public that they should buy and read this book.
1. PuzzleStory:Discussthestoryandthencreateapuzzleboard,includingpictures
andadiscussionofthestory.Thenpassontootherswhoreadthestory.
2. TradingCards: Createtradingcardsoffavoritefiguresinyourstory.Youmightuse
apatternfromapopularsportsteam.
3. CharacterCanorCase:Takeagalloncoffeecanorsmallsuitcaseanddecorateitto
representacharacterinyourbook.Insertstripsofevents,problems,orchallenges
charactersfacedand/orovercamethroughoutthestory.
4. CultureKits: Createakitcontainingitemsrepresentativeofotherculture
describedinthebookyouread.
5. RollingtheDice: Createscenesfromthebookonthesidesofoversizeddice.One
dicedepictsthebeginningofthebookandtheotherfocusesonthescenesatthe
endofthebook.
6. TangramTales:TangramsareancientChinesepuzzles.Storytellersusethepuzzle
pieces,calledtans,whentheytellstories.YoucancreateaTangramTaleinmany
ways:a)Useyourtanstocreateapuzzlethatlookslikeorrepresentsyour
character.b)useyourtangramstomakeapuzzlethatlooksliketheeventorplace
wherethemajorityofactiontakesplace.c)Useyourtanstomakeapuzzlethat
lookslikesomethingfromtheendingofyourbook.*Askyourteacheroranart
teacherforanexampleofatangramifyouneedhelp.
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Written
Creative Responses to Literature Descriptions
1. It’sAllintheMail:Writeandaddresstwofriendlyletterstocharactersinyour
book.
2. QuotableQuotations: Identifyimportantquotationsmadebydifferentbook
characters,andexplainwhyeachquotationisimportantinthestory.
3. ToMarket,ToMarket:Asaliteraryagent,writealettertothepublishingcompany
designedtopersuadethemtopublishthisbook.
4. FastFactCards: ShareinformationfromnonfictionbooksbycreatingsetsofFast
FactCards.Createaminimumof10cards.
5. CatchtheNews: Createanewsreportthathighlightsyourstory’smaincharacters
andevents.
Visual
6. Signed,SealedandDelivered:Writealettertotheauthoraskingquestionsabout
thebookand/orwhatitisliketobeanauthor.
1. PostingPostcards: Pretendyouareacharacterfromyourbookandcreate
postcardstosendtotheirclassmates.
2. Quilt: Createpicturesofdifferentscenesandstitchthemtogethertomakeaquilt.
3. ArtisticTimelines: Studentsvisuallysequenceeventsandcreatetimelines.
4. CrayonConversations: Drawhighlightsfromyourbookasyouretellthestory.
5. StoryTree: Createastorytreelikeafamilytreehighlightingmainideasinthe
branchesandsupportingdetailsintheleaves.
6. Caricature: Createacaricaturethatemphasizesthemaincharacters’personality
withanappropriatebacckground.
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Graphic
Creative Responses to Literature Descriptions
1. The“What”Chart(3W’s):Listinformationaboutatopicyou’reinterestedinunder
threeheadings.“WhatIknowalready.”“WhatIwanttoknow”and“WhatI’ve
learnedfromreading.”
2. MappingtheWay:Createmapsorplotroutesintheformofamap.Createakey
toclearlyshowthesymbolism.
3. RecipeforaGoodBook: Followarecipeformattoputthemainidea(dish)andthe
supportingideas(ingredients)onanindexcardanddecoratewiththetastydelight.
4. ThePlotChart(SWBS): IdentifyplotelementsandwritethemonaPlotChart.
5. TopTenList: CreateaTopTenListofthethingsyoulearnedfromthisbook.
Technological
6. DoubleBubble:CreateaThinkingMappingcomparingthebooktoanotherbook
youhaveread.
1. Glog:Createyourowninteractiveblogor“glog”atwww.glogster.com.Find
creativewaystoshareyourglog withothers.
2. PreziPresentation:CreateaPowerPointorPreziPresentationatprezi.com.with
informationaboutyourfavoritepartsofthebook,asummaryofthebook,and
otherinterestinginformation. BesuretopresentyournewcreationtoyourARC
cluborclassmates,familyorfriends!
3. BookBlogEntry:Createabookblogandcompleteanentryaboutabookyou’ve
readtowardstheARC.Includeasummaryofthebookandyourpersonalreaction
tothebookinyourentry.Youcancreateafreeblogatwww.blogger.com.Share
yourblogwithfriends,yourARCclub,oryourclass!
4. Cartoon:UsingatoollikeCreaza www.creaza.com orPiki Kidswww.pikikids.com
createacartoonversionofthebook.
5. ShortVideoClipSummary: UsingatoollikePowtoons atwww.powtoons.com or
Animoto atwww.animoto.com
6. BookCharacterAvatar:Createanavatarforabookcharacterusingatoolsuchas
http://avachara.com/avatar/
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Advanced Reading Challenge (ARC) Rubric
4 = Advanced Mastery
3 = Mastery
2 = Nearing Mastery
1 = Emerging
Rating
Portfolio Criteria
Students who receive a rating of 1 or 2 in
a select area will revise their portfolio to
meet the expectations of that area.
Rating
Understanding
Projects display a
variety of creative
approaches. Student
utilizes a specific
project type a maximum
of three times.
Student
demonstrates a clear
knowledge of main
ideas and themes;
evident in all
projects.
Student selects texts
from the prescribed
booklists according to
rules of the ARC (or
receives approval for 23 choice books).
Student
demonstrates a deep
understanding of
themes, events, and
details in the text;
evident in all
projects.
Student interprets
symbols, phrases and
sentences to
understand meaning
of text; evident in all
projects.
Student analyzes text
to express
relationships between
actions, characters,
events or ideas;
evident in all
projects.
Parents, teachers or
ARC leaders may
provide guidance but
reading and project
completion must be
student’s own work.
Student includes a
completed cover page
with each title, type of
creative response, date
completed, and
confirmation signature.
Rating
Presentation
Student work
exemplifies an
effective editing
process. The project
is free from
grammatical or
spelling errors that
would hinder their
message.
Student graphics and
pictures support and
extend their
message.
Student effectively
presents portfolio
projects to peers,
parents, and
teachers.
Student work
depicts the sequence
of events, an
engaging visual
appearance, and
clear and organized
format.
Students explain their
thinking in their own
words – no plagiarized
excerpts from book
reviews or internet
articles.
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Advanced Reading Challenge
Grades 3-8
Purpose: The goal of the Advanced Reading Challenge is to challenge students to read 25
books over the course of one school year and complete short projects to show what they have
understood from reading.
Student Responsibility: To challenge myself to achieve to the best of my ability, enjoy the
books I read, and encourage my peers to read good literature.
Student Commitment
I, _____________________________________, accept the Advanced Reading Challenge. I
commit to trying to read 25 books from the Advanced Reading Challenge book list. I
understand that these should be books that I have not previously read. I commit to sharing
the story with my teacher, class, parent/guardian, or school group in a creative way and
documenting all books I have read through preparing an ARC Portfolio.
____________________________
Student Signature
________________________
Date
____________________________
School
________________________
Grade
Parent/Guardian Commitment
I, _____________________________________, accept to support my child with the Advanced
Reading Challenge. I am committed to supporting my child in his/her endeavor to read the
determined number of books, complete the portfolio to highlight his/her accomplishments,
and share the books read with his/her class and school community. I will sign to confirm that
my child has read each book.
____________________________
Signature
________________________
Date
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Advanced Reading Challenge
Portfolio Table of Contents Grades 3-8
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GoalSetting
Set monthlygoalsforreading:
September:
October:
November:
December:
January:
February:
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4th
Advanced Reading Challenge Book List 4th Grade
Title
Author
ADVENTURE
The Big Wave
Ralph S. Mouse
Buck, Pearl S.
Cleary, Beverly
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
The Black Stallion
My Father's Dragon
My Side of the Mountain
Pippi Longstocking
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Abel's Island
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Knots in my Yo-Yo String: The Autobiography of a Kid
BIOGRAPHICAL
The Pot That Juan Built
Cleary, Beverly
Farley, Walter
Gannett, Ruth Stiles
George, Jean Craighead
Lindgren, Astrid
O'Dell, Scott.
Rowling, J. K.
Rowling, J. K.
Rowling, J. K.
Steig, William
Sybil Rides for Independence
Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring
Walt Whitman: Words for America
All for the Better: A Story of El Barrio
Temple Grandin
Carl Sandburg: Adventures of a Poet
Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia
Earle
Brown, Drollene P.
Greenberg, Jan
Kerley, Barbara
Mohr, Nicholasa
Montgomery, Sy
Niven, Penelope
Nivola, Claire A.
Alvin Ailey
Clara Barton and Her Victory Over Fear
When Marian Sang
Funny Bones: Posada and his day of the dead
Calaveras
Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer
The Plant Hunters
FANTASY
The Book of Three
The Black Cauldron
Tuck Everlasting
Peter and the Starcatchers
Half Magic
The Reluctant Dragon
The Borrowers
Mrs. Frisby & the Rats of NIMH
FOLKTALE
Older Brother, Younger Brother: A Korean Folktale
Pinkney, Andrea Davis
Quackenbush, Robert
Ryan, Pam Munoz
Tonatiuh, Duncan
Spinelli, Jerry
Andrews-Goebel, Nancy
Wise, Bill
Silvey, Anita
Alexander, Lloyd
Alexander, Lloyd
Babbitt, Natalie
Barry, Dave & Ridley Pearson
Eager, Edward
Grahame, Kenneth
Norton, Mary
O'Brien, Robert C.
Jaffe, Nina
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Advanced Reading Challenge Book List 4th Grade
Title
GENERAL FICTION
Doll Bones*
Frindle
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Henry Huggins
Ramona the Pest
The Report Card
Rufus M.
The Moffats
The Hundred Dresses
King of the Wind
Paddle-to-the-Sea
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Unabridged)
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Echo*
Pollyanna (Unabridged)
Maniac Magee
All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown
HISTORICAL FICTION
Sounder
The War that Saved My Life*
Just Like Martin
Homesick: My Own Story
Out of the Dust
Sing Down the Moon
A Year Down Yonder
Heart of a Samuri
The Dreamer
One Came Home*
By the Shore of the Silver Lake
Farmer Boy
Little House in the Big Woods
Little Town on the Prairie
On the Banks of Plum Creek
The First Four Years
The Long Winter
These Happy Golden Years
LEGENDS AND MYTHS
D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths
D’Aulaire’s Norse Gods and Giants
MYSTERY
Blown Away (Hardy Boys Casefiles)
Foul Play (Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers)
Author
Black, Holly
Clements, Andrew
Atwater, Richard and Florence
Clearly, Beverly
Cleary, Beverly
Cleary, Beverly
Clements, Andrew
Estes, Eleanor
Estes, Eleanor
Estes, Eleanor
Henry, Marguerite
Holling, Holling C.
Lofting, Hugh
MacDonald, Betty Bard
Munoz, Pam
Porter, Eleanor H
Spinelli, Jerry
Taylor, Sydney
Armstrong, William H.
Bradley, Kimberly
Davis, Ossie
Fritz, Jean
Hesse, Karen
O'Dell, Scott.
Peck, Richard
Preus, Margi
Ryan, Pam Munoz
Timberlake, Amy
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
D'Aulaire, Ingri
D’Aulaire, Ingri & Edgar Parin
Dixon, Franklin W.
Dixon, Franklin W.
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Advanced Reading Challenge Book List 4th Grade
Title
Author
The Hardy Boys: Ghost Stories
The Secret of the Old Clock (Book #1 Nancy Drew)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
NON-FICTION
Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt’s
Treasured Books
Discovering Mars: The Amazing Story of the Red
Planet
Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery
from Your Own Backyard
Look Up!: Bird Watching in Your own Backyard
Headin' for Better Times: The Arts of the Great
Depression
A Black Hole is NOT a Hole
Barnum's Bones
Wild Horse Scientists
Alien Deep
The Beetle Book
About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks
The Polar Bear Scientists
The Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs: A Scientific
Mystery
Quest for the Tree Kangaroo
We are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
Parrots over Puerto Rico
Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites
of California's Farallon Islands
The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of
Spirit and Opportunity
My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to
Children Around the World
Horses
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the
Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her
Family's Fight for Desegregation
POETRY
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
A Light in the Attic
A Fire in My Hand
Casey at Bat: A Ballad of the Republic in the Year 1888
Dixon, Franklin W.
Keene, Carolyn
Selznick, Brian
A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poetry for Innocent and
REALISTIC FICTION
Willard, Nancy
Abouraya, Karen Leggett
Berger, Melvin A.
Burns, Loree Griffin
Cate, Annette LeBlanc
Damon, Duane
DeCristofano, Carolyn Cinami
Fern, Tracey
Frydenborg, Kay
Hague, Bradley
Jenkins, Steve
Koscielniak, Bruce
Lourie, Peter
Markle, Sandra
Montgomery, Sy
Nelson, Kadir
Roth, Susan L. & Cindy Trumbone
Roy, Katherine
Rusch, Elizabeth
Ruurs, Margriet
Seymour, Simon
Sweet, Melissa
Tonatiuh, Duncan
Morpurgo, Michael
Sidman, Joyce
Silverstein, Shel
Soto, Gary
Thayer, Ernest L.
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Advanced Reading Challenge Book List 4th Grade
Title
Author
From Miss Ida's Porch
Tangerine
Baseball in April and Other Stories
Loser
Maniac Magee
The Library Card
Belton, Sandra
Bloor, Edward
Soto, Gary
Spinelli, Jerry
Spinelli, Jerry
Spinelli, Jerry
AR Readability (ATOS formula): Measures the textual difficulty of a whole book, not just a single passage.
Interest Level: LG=Lower Grades (K-3), MG=Middle Grades (4-8), UG=Upper Grades (9-12):
Maturity level of a book's content, ideas, and themes based on publisher's recommendations about the content.
All classic books should be read in an unabridged form unless otherwise noted.
Books that are highlighted have been added to the ARC list during the 2016 - 2017 School Year.
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