Independent Reading Self-Assessment: Term Three

Independent Reading Self-Assessment: Term Three

What books did you read during term 3? How many total pages did you read during Term 3?

How much were you expected to read during term 3? Did you meet expectations? Did you fail to meet expectations? Did you exceed expectations?

Describe the book(s) that you have read. Tell me if you’ve read fiction or non fiction. Tell me the genre. Here are some examples of genres: sports biography, nonfiction narrative, memoir (which a true story about some part of someone’s life), fantasy novel, romance novel, science fiction novel, narrative poem, etc.

Describe the difficulty of the book(s) that you have read. Think about difficulty in terms of the language (vocabulary and sentence structure) and the content: Are there lots of characters to keep track of? Are the characters complex with no clear good guys and bad guys? Are there different story lines to follow? Do story lines intersect or follow non-chronological patterns? Are the themes explored mature and sophisticated? You might want to compare the book to Lord of the Flies, Brave New World, or other books you’ve read this year. Is what your independent reading more or less challenging than the other books?

Convince me you have been engaged in your reading. 10+ sentences about what you have gotten out of reading the book. Think of some of the purposes of reading: to be informed, to be persuaded, to be entertained.