Reading Logs
Your student has been enrolled in the Advanced Language Arts class. This means that they have demonstrated proficiency. So the focus of reading in my class will go beyond simply reading. The emphasis is on students' ability to accurately answer the reading log questions which are aligned with Common Core Standards. On their reading logs, I will be asking students to apply what was taught in class to their own novels read at home.
Where to get a novel?
1. Students may check out a book from the class library.
2. Students may check out a book from the school or public library.
3. Purchase a book at any book store.
4. Go to the California Department of Education Recommended Literature and search the list for a book based on awards, interest, and reading levels.
5. Order from Scholastic Online. If your child wishes to order a book online, please use the Class Activation code: MKZQD. Every book you buy earns a FREE book for the classroom library!
Mrs. Mondragon’s Recommended List:
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Holes by Louis Sachar
Starfall by Jerry Spinelli
Mania Magee by Jerry Spinelli
The Cay by Theodore Taylor
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Hunger Games
Catching Fire
Mockingjay
The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan
The Red Pyramid
The Throne of Fire
The Serpent’s Shadow
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
The Lightning Thief
The Sea of Monsters
The Titan’s Curse
The Battle of the Labyrinth
The Last Olympian
The Divergent Trilogy by Veronica Roth
Divergent
Insurgent
Allegiant
Check out the following blogs for more book options! :)