Independent Reading Activity: One-Pagers, Annotation Guides, + Bulletin Boards

Motivate your middle school students to read books for enjoyment with these flexible and easy to assess activities! Students practice identifying the literary elements and reading with a purpose! Students will identify themes and summarize the plot and conflict.

Book Bistro is a research-based independent reading program that fosters a love of reading.It's essentially a high-interest, middle school book report that taps into the social nature of middle school students. The assignment puts the fun back into fundamentals, while remaining manageable for both teachers and students!

Here is how it works:

Students read a book of their choice for Independent Reading. An Annotation Guide helps students succeed on the assignment. Students complete a brief, one-page assignment, applying the elements of fiction and answering questions that apply to any novel. This assignment serves as the basis for small group literature discussion.

⭐ This Product Includes 3 Files:

✅ A PDF File with the entire product—Teaching Resources, graphic organizers, and Bulletin Board Resources

✅ A PowerPoint Slideshow—The slides are images, so you can open the file in Keynote or Google, and they will retain their formatting. Slides are 11 X 8.5

✅ A PowerPoint file with Editable Record-Keeping Forms

• Plus an Easel Activity with colorful graphic organizers
• Plus an Editable Easel Assessment you can use as a Pretest to assess students' prior knowledge of Literary Terms, then assign to students for practice and review.

Product Overview

1. Directions for How to Use This Product
2. A detailed Lesson Plan Overview
3. Tips for Success
4. An Introduction to Independent Reading Slideshow: Reading with a Purpose, Setting Goals, Finding a Book You Enjoy
5. Handouts for Students on Genre & the Elements of Fiction in an easy-to-read format. These handouts can be used with any literature assignment!
6. Annotation Bookmarks to Guide Student's Reading
7. Notice & Note Graphic Organizer
8. Independent Reading Assignment Graphic Organizers

Plus . . .

1. Book Discussion Notes Handout
2. Bulletin Board Ideas
3. Bulletin Board Resources to help promote a love of reading
4. Editable Rubric

✅ This product also includes Sample Completed Assignments to help you model expectations.

In their book discussion groups, students also practice speaking and listening skills as they discuss high-interest questions about their novels. This activity meets many of the middle school ELA learning standards!

The assessment strikes a balance between making sure students read while still fostering a love of reading. It's also quick and easy for you!

This activity also provides a solid foundation for writing literary analysis essays.

This assignment is research-based, fosters a love of reading, and promotes adolescent literacy.

For more ideas and information, check out my blog, "Fostering a Love of Reading in Middle School": ELATeacherToolbox.com

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• Literature One-Pager Templates for Google Drive™

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Best wishes always,

Linda Ricci

M.A. Education (Master's Thesis on Promoting Adolescent Literacy)

M.A. Journalism

B.A. English

Taught 7th and 8th Grade Literature and English for 12 years