| R.E.A.C.H. Assignment Description Page |
| Vocab Book Boxes |
| Reading Response Journals (RRJs) |
| Analytical Essays |
| From out-of-class books that |
| From out-of-class books that you are reading, choose a word that you are not familiar with. Do not choose proper names or extremely technical terms; the words you choose should be words you can use in your own writing and/or speaking. As you are reading, make note of the word and the page number where it can be found. Later, you can come back to finish the vocabulary "Book Boxes" correctly. Each Book Box should be completed with each of the following: - Word - Book & author - Page # - Book sentence that contains the word - Dictionary definition that seems most appropriate - Your own sentence, which shows understanding Keep an ever-growing list of your words in your notebook, and study your seven new words each week so you are ready for the oral vocabulary quizzes, which are given every other Tuesday. |
| An RRJ is an activity in which students are to reflect upon and analyze works of writing that they are reading. Each RRJ should be based on one of the topics from the RRJ prompt handout; a new RRJ prompt handout will be given out at the beginning of each new quarter. Each RRJ should be one well-developed paragraph in length. Be sure that you provide a reflective answer that addresses the prompt completely and always use info from the text for support and elaboration. You should complete one RRJ each week, although they will only be collected, three at a time, every three weeks. |
| Once each quarter, students will complete an analytical essay based on one of the novels we read in class. For this assignment, students wil use analytical skills to delve in depth into pieces of literature and write essays addressing an assigned topic. While reading, students should make note of text, page numbers, etc that he or she may want to include in the analytical essay. The following guideline should be followed: - Essays should be in 5 paragraph form - The prompt should be completely addressed in the thesis - Students should use exact quotes from the text for support - Student analysis should be included throughout the essay - Basic MLA format should be followed - A bibliography must be included - All grammatical rules should be implemented; however, grading will focus on the analysis of the text |