WebQuest

Great American Reads

Process

I grew up in northwestern New Mexico and always loved the Tony Hillerman murder mysteries that were set in the clear, high-desert landscapes that I hiked in daily. I remember as a high school student being completely creeped out by the thought of skinwalkers.

�To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries.� - A C Grayling, Financial Times

The Project: Here you will find the rules and guidelines for your independent reading project.

Step One: Getting Ready

Choosing a book

The book should be by an American author.
Limit yourself to traditional "literature" choices. (Manuals for how to fix your car will not be approved.)
The book must be approved by your parents/guardians and your teacher.
The book must be one you have not read yet.
Challenge yourself!

Choosing a partner

Your reading partner must be an adult.
Your reading partner can be a parent/guardian but does not have to be.

Making a plan

Research book choices
Make sure the book is approved
Make sure you can get the book
Decide when to start the project (1st semester project--due 4 weeks from when you start.)

Step Two: Enjoying the book

Interacting with the book

As you read, reflect on interesting ideas, characters, quotes, plot twists, details, techniques the author uses.

Interacting with your partner

Through email/blog/face to face tell your partner what you are thinking about. Ask questions. Tell each other what you like. Wonder.
Remember you will have to show your book conversations for a final grade.

Step Three: Reflecting on what you learned