Reading+Log


 * Directions:** You are expected to read one book a month at home. Some months have an assigned genre; others you get to choose. Each book must be 150 pages in length, unless otherwise approved. You will track your reading on your Goodreads account.

For Goodreads instructions, go here. (this includes screen shots and step-by step guides)

 * Requirements for monthly book: (on my website this has screenshots)**
 * Add the book you read to your read shelf and grade level shelf. (and any other shelf you have created)
 * Rate the book
 * Write a review—make sure you are typing in the review box, not the comment box
 * 2-8 sentences explaining why you did or did not like the book
 * Type the genre of the book
 * If you didn’t finish the book, you must state what page you got to or whether it was less than half, half, or more than half
 * Scroll to the bottom of the review box, and select the date you finished
 * Click save.
 * Post at least one review per quarter in Mrs. Chambers's class group

Assigned Genres & Genre Descriptions include page="crazenglish:HTML_div_leftcolumn"

//August:// Utopia/Dystopia or Sci-Fi

//September//: //Fahrenheit 451//

//October:// Horror/Supernatural

//November:// AP Book

//December//: //A Doll's House//

//January:// //Animal Farm//

//February:// Non-Fiction

//March:// Realism/Romance/Sports

//April:// AP Banned Book

//May:// Thriller/Adventure/Fantasy

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 * Fantasy:** Has magic or mystical elements as the primary element of plot or theme.


 * Science-Fiction**: Deals with the impact of imagined innovations in science and technology. It differs from fantasy in that its imaginary elements are explained through scientific possibilities.


 * Utopia/Dystopia:** (these novels are almost always considered sci-fi as well) Utopian novels create the ideal, perfect society. Dystopian is the opposite--the creation of the nightmare world. Many novels combine both in the sense that they tried to create an ideal society, but ended up created a terrible place. Some novels only have one element: the society is completely ideal or the society is a complete nightmare.


 * Horror:** Novels that are intended to scare the readers. It can have supernatural elements or not.


 * Supernatural:** (These novels are also always fantasy novels). Novels dealing with supernatural elements like vampires, werewolves, and ghosts.


 * Thriller:** Novels that use suspense, tension, and excitement as the main element. A sub-genre of thrillers would be spy novels.


 * Non-Fiction**: True stories


 * Historical Fiction:** Stories that take place in another time period. Some events in the story may be completely true or based on fact and some of the characters may be real actual people, but the story and main characters are fictional.


 * Adventure:** (These novels are also often thrillers). The protagonist or other main characters are constantly placed in dangerous situations.


 * Mystery:** Where a detective or amateur solves a crime. They center around discovery who committed the crime.


 * Romance:** (These novels often contain teen problems) The primary focus of the novel is based on the romantic relationship between two people, or an individuals self journey.


 * Realism:** Although untrue, they could actually happen. A lot of these novels center around the problems of the world: drugs, violence, gangs, teen pregnancy etc. (On Ms. Madsen's shelf all sports fiction and humor are realistic novels as well)

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