Independent+Reading+Projects

=Independent Reading Projects= In addition to the reading I assign in class, you will independently read two books each semester. //In the fall semester, one of these books must be a memoir, autobiography, or biography.//

For each book, you must complete one of the projects outlined in the attached document and a Good Reads post (which you will share with me and five friends--instructions below). You must choose a different project for each book.

DUE DATES: OCT 15 & DEC 10

=Posting to Good Reads= Good Reads ([|www.goodreads.com]) is a social networking website for readers. For each independent reading book that you complete this semester, you will create a post on Good Reads.

__**Each post must**__
 * 1) include a rating
 * 2) include a review
 * 3) be shared with Ms. Bergman and five classmates

__**To create your Good Reads account**__
 * 1) click on the link to my Good Reads page [|Ms. Bergman's Good Reads Page]
 * 2) click on Sign In
 * 3) click on Not a member? Sign Up
 * 4) follow the directions to sign up as a Good Reads user

__**Alternate Assignment**__ If you prefer not to use the web for your book postings, you may create a rating and review for each book on paper and post it in Ms. Bergman's classroom. Return to Ms. Bergman's home page.