IR Weekly Reading Assignments

You should read your book every day. If you read 10 pages a day, you should have no problem finishing your book by the October 29th due date.

Every Monday until you finish the book, you will turn in a 1-2 page assignment based on one of the following options:

1. Quote: Find a significant passage from the book and respond to it. Be sure to copy the passage (use quotation marks!) and include the page number. Explain briefly the context of the quote, and then describe its significance. Why did you choose it? What does it mean to you? How is it important in the book?

2. Personal Connection: Write about something in the book that relates to something you’ve experienced or felt. Describe the moment in the book. Then, discuss how you can relate to it.

3. The Curious Mind: Research something that catches your attention in the book that you want to understand a little better. Explain what you find out, and be sure cite where you found it.

4. Bias: Discuss whether the author of your book lets his/her personal opinions affect the way they write about their subject. Where do you think they fit on the political spectrum? Use specific examples from the book to support your ideas.

5. Vocabulary: Find at least 5 challenging vocabulary words in your book. For each word, quote the sentence from the book that contains that word (include the page number), and write the dictionary definition. After you have defined your words, write a summary of the week’s reading using all five words.

In the header for your weekly assignment, be sure to include the following:

• Author's name
• Title of the book
• Date the assignment is due
• Pages read that week

NOTE: You must finish your book by Monday, October 29^th. During that week, we’ll meet with you individually to discuss your book and help plan the Final Book Report.