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SSR Project due Monday!
Sustained Silent
Reading Book Club Chat
Combining good
food, good conversation and good literature!
60 Points
The
second semester SSR project will be an informal book club style chat. You will
be sharing your SSR book(s) with your fellow classmates while relaxing and
eating a dish inspired by your book. You will share your reflections and
observations about what you have read with your group. My hope is that your
conversations will expose your group to a book that they would not otherwise
know about. The objective of this presentation is to provide students with
possible choices for free reading books over the summer.
This project consists of 4
parts:
1. The Passage: Hook your group members! Choose an exciting, interesting or
descriptive passage to read to your group. The passage should be long enough
(at least half a page in length) to reveal something interesting about a
situation in the story (element of the plot) or provide insight into a main
character.
2. Visually Stimulating: A picture is worth a thousand words! Create a small 8x11 (size of
a piece of computer paper) poster with the title of the book, the author, and
at least one symbol incorporated into your collage or drawing. This poster
should be creative and colorful! I am looking to see that you have invested
time, energy and effort into this visual.
3. Honest Reaction: Is this book worth reading? Write an 8-12 sentence
reflection on your book. This reflection should focus on your reaction to the
book. Are you enjoying this book? Why or Why not? Do you connect with the
subject of the book or with a character in the book? What was your favorite
part of the book? Why? Would you recommend this book to a classmate? Why or why
not? What type of reader would enjoy this book?
4. The Perfect Dish: This book makes me crave… Choose a type of food, dish
or beverage that you think goes nicely with this particular book and bring it
in to share. Is there a scene that involves a particular type of food? Are the
characters from a distinct cultural background that specializes in a particular
type of food? Is your story sad or emotionally draining and therefore results
in cravings for “comfort food”? Is your book a teen-read where the character is
addicted to pizza or popcorn flavored jellybeans? Is your action adventure
taking place on a climb to Mt. Everest where the characters only have access to
Cliff Bars or freeze dried meals? Look at the details in your book and come up
with something creative to share with your group of ~5 students. Write a 4-6
sentence explanation of how this food goes with your book.
Rubric Breakdown:
q 15points- Reading
passage/overall group conversation.
q 15 points- Quality of
Visual.
q 15 points- Quality of
Reflection/Critique.
q 15 points- Food and
explanation of why you chose the particular food or drink.
