Mr. Staten is holding a Tarkio High School Reading Challenge Checklist for 2nd semester for all students, staff, and community members. Reading more increases vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, higher test scores (MAP, EOC, and ACT), and well-rounded students.
Follow these 24 reading challenges:
• Read a book recommended by a librarian
• Read a book of letters
• Read an audiobook
• Read a book with one of the four seasons in the title
• Read a book with multiple authors
• Read an espionage thriller
• Read a book with an animal on the cover
• Read a book by an author who uses a pseudonym
• Read a bestseller from a genre you don’t normally read
• Read a book about food
• Read a book involving travel
• Read a book about a person who has a disability
• Read a book that is published in 2017
• Read a book from a nonhuman perspective
• Read a book with a red spine
• Read a book set in the wilderness
• Read a book you read as a child
• Read a book about a country you have never visited
• Read a book with a title that is a character’s name
• Read a book set during wartime
• Read a book where the main character is female
• Read a book with a month/day of the week in the title
• A book that is becoming a movie in 2017
• A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
Follow these 7 advanced reading challenges
• Read a bestseller from 2016
• Read a book with a family-member term in the title
• Read a book about an immigrant or refugee
• Read a book that is more than 800 pages
• Read a book you got from a used book sale
• Read a classic that you have never read
• Read a book based on mythology
THE MAIN GOAL IS TO READ, READ, READ!
We work on an honor system. Each person is in charge of keeping track of their own reading. One book works for each criteria. Do NOT use one book to check off three different criteria. The books MUST be read between January 1, 2017, and May 15, 2017. Keep the books close to your reading level. Sign the THS Reading Challenge Display in the hallway to spark others’ interests. Urge others to read. Friendly competition is fun! Challenge YOURSELF!