| The task Students were asked to keep a reading log of the materials they read throughout the course of one year. The students’ logs were to consist of three parts: a log listing the books read with brief annotations; a log listing the articles and informational materials read with brief annotations; and a two week log that gave a detailed description of the reading students did during those two weeks. The log of books read is included, as is one page from the five page log of articles and informational materials. Circumstances of performance This sample of student work was produced under the following conditions:
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What the work shows a
Reading: The student reads at least twenty-five
books or book equivalents each year. The quality and complexity of
the materials to be read are illustrated in the sample reading list.
The materials should include traditional and contemporary literature
(both fiction and non-fiction) as well as magazines, newspapers, textbooks,
and on-line materials. Such reading should represent a diverse collection
of material from at least three different literary forms and from
at least five different writers.The reading log provides evidence that the student met the goal of reading twenty-five books of the quality of literature appropriate for the middle school standard. The reading log also shows the variety of texts he engaged in from fiction, classic literature, and informational materials. |
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Reading: Read at least twenty-five books or book equivalents each year. |