READING BINGO

Every three weeks students should completely read a book and complete a BINGO for the book. Books must be at least 75 pages long. Three books must be read by Spring Break . Every 250 pages shall count as one book (i.e. one 375 page book counts as 1.5 books). The sentence lengths listed are the minimum, more is encouraged! Keep all work until the entire Bingo is completed or the due date arrives.

DUE DATES FOR BINGO – February 6^th; February 27^th; March 20th

B	I	N	G	O
Explain why you chose this book to read. (6 sentences)	Explain the author’s purpose for the story? (10 sentences)	Describe one problem and its solution. (6 sentences)	Rewrite your favorite part in your own words. (8 sentences)	Write the definitions for 10 unknown words.
Make an acrostic poem using the title that describes a character.	Describe the story’s setting. (6 sentences)	Take an AR test for the book and score at least 80%.	Summarize the story (12 sentences)	Describe how a character changed during the story. (8 sentences)
Compare or contrast this story with another text. (10 sentences)	Design a story timeline.	FREE CHOICE Mrs. Corke must approve a project not on this sheet.	If you could be a character, which one? Why? (10 sentences)	Describe two obstacles a character had to overcome. (8 sentences)
Write 9 predictions about the book before you start to read.	Would you recommend this book? Why or why not? (8 sentences)	Draw a picture of an important scene and describe it (4 sentences)	Create a new ending to the story. (10 sentences)	Draw a scene you visualized during reading and describe it. (4 sentences)
If you had to buy a character a gift, what would you buy and why? (8 sentences)	Describe the plot. (12 sentences)	List 6 connections you made with the story (text-text; text-self; text-world)	Compare yourself to a character. (8 sentences)	How would you have handled one of the conflicts differently? (8 sentences)