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1 Ready-to-Use Independent Reading Management Kit Grades 4 6 by Beverley Jones and Maureen Lodge New York Toronto London Auckland Sydney Mexico City New Delhi Hong Kong Buenos Aires

2 Dedication We would like to thank all teachers who share their ideas and expertise. We especially want to thank Stacie Martino and Arla Pickens for their contribution to this book. Beverley Jones Maureen Lodge Scholastic Inc. grants teachers permission to photocopy the reproducible pages from this book for classroom use. No other part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. For information regarding permission, write to Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY Cover design by Frank Maiocco Cover photograph Ken O Donoghue/S.O.D.A. Interior design by Ellen Matlach Hassell for Boultinghouse & Boultinghouse Cover and interior illustrations by Mick Reid ISBN: Copyright 2002 by Beverley Jones and Maureen Lodge. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A

3 Introduction How to Use This Book Fiction 1 Independent Reading Contract Letter to a Librarian Famous Recommendations Interview a Character Persuasive Paragraph Accelerate With Action Verbs Step Up Your Vocabulary! Apostrophe Search Prepositional Phrases Fiction 2 Independent Reading Contract Vocabulary-Building Bookmark Write a Setting Postcard Character Wish List Noteworthy News Article Shaped Poem Double-Vision Verbs Awesome Adverbs Vocabulary Scramble Proper Noun Concentration CD Cover Fiction 3 Independent Reading Contract Expectations Chart Descriptive Paragraph My Journal Compare Yourself to a Character Draft a Dialogue Puzzling Plurals Onomatopoeia Dazzling and Different Words Search for the Subject Setting Pyramid Character Caricature Contents Fiction 4 Independent Reading Contract Sensory Chart Letter to the Author Plot Paragraph Grade a Character Character Fortune Cookies Super Spellers Game Linking Verbs Unlock Prefixes and Root Words Topsy-Turvy Title Character Coat of Arms Fiction 5 Independent Reading Contract Characterization Chart Advice Column All About a Character All About the Author Think About the Theme Vocabulary Study Chart Homophone Challenge Antonyms All Around Title Time Biography Independent Reading Contract K-W-L Chart: Biography Write a Letter Time Line Character Web Write a Speech Adjectives All Around Irregular Verbs Mini Thesaurus Name Search Postage Stamp Charm Bracelet

4 Mystery Independent Reading Contract Character Chart Character Limericks Find the Clues What Makes a Mystery? Set the Mood Interrogate With Interrogatives! Follow the Rules! Discovering Conjunctions Secret Code Realistic Fiction Independent Reading Contract Metaphor and Simile Chart Predict the Future Character Changes Quotable Quotations Overcoming Obstacles Synonyms for Said Noun-to-Pronoun Chart Retell in Rhyme! Sentence Structure Adventure Independent Reading Contract Plot Peak Write Your Own Chapter Goal Checklist Song Lyrics Most Exciting Part Word-Search Challenge Clever Clovers Dramatic Dialogue ocabulary Wall Nonfiction Independent Reading Contract K-W-L Chart: Nonfiction Paragraph Report Lesson Learned Cause and Effect Fact-or-Fiction Puzzle Resource Review Top Topic Sentences Clever Concluding Sentences Reach the Moon Game Additional Reproducible Forms Conference Form: Fiction Conference Form: Biography Conference Form: Mystery Conference Form: Realistic Fiction. 117 Conference Form: Adventure Conference Form: Nonfiction Books I ve Read Checkout Form Self-Assessment Rubric Assessment Rubric Teacher Record Letter Home Blank Contract

5 Name Date FICTION 1 Independent Reading Contract Book Title This book was: (easy) (difficult) Complete the activities based on your independent reading book. When you have finished an activity, check the box. Activities marked with an asterisk have an activity sheet. Reading Writing Skills (Do all 4.) (Choose ) (Choose ) (Choose ) Before Reading Think about why you chose to read this book. Write three reasons it appealed to you. Write a letter about your book to your school librarian. Accelerate with action verbs from your book. Art Draw a map of your book s setting. Halfway Point Write a prediction about the ending. Recommend your book to three famous people. Step up your vocabulary with new words. Create a comic strip with the characters from your book. After Reading Share your favorite passages with a classmate. Explain why they were your favorite. Interview a character. Go on an apostrophe search. they re cats Make a time capsule with drawings, objects, and writing to represent your book. After Reading Complete a fiction conference form and schedule a conference with your teacher. Write a persuasive paragraph from a character s point of view. Find 8 prepositional phrases. to the store up the tree Make up a game about your book. Fiction 1 9

6 Name Date Book Title Letter to a Librarian Write a letter to your school or local librarian. Explain why a librarian should or should not recommend this book. Include specific details about the book and why students your age would or would not like to read it. 10 Fiction 1 Writing

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