As I mentioned in my March 7th slice, I set a personal reading goal to read five ALA-award winning books in the third quarter (ALA awards include Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, Pura Belpre, etc.). My goal looks like this:
Goal #2
I will read 5 award-winning books from the 2019 American Library Association (ALA) list in order to recommend books to students. Award winners are carefully reviewed and selected. To accomplish my goal, I will:
- Research the award winners
- Create a “to read” list
- Include variety — picture books, YA, middle grade
- Create a notebook page for each book
I am happy to report that I finished book number four this morning. The addition of a second reading goal this quarter has added motivation to read even more than I normally read.
But, a favorite part of my new reading goal is the commitment to create a reading notebook page for each book. As I read, I find myself considering what I might include in the notebook page. Thus, I am an extremely active, engaged reader.
Every couple weeks, my students have a day in class to read and create a notebook page. Leafing through student reading notebooks, I am struck by the variety of entries and the level of analysis. I tell my students it is not about beautiful art. I am not naturally artistic. Instead, the regular practice of making thinking visible DEEPENS the reader’s interaction with the text.
Here are my notebooks pages for the four ALA award winners I have read so far:
A Reading Life 
These are fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing and for being a role model to your students.I want to put these titles on my to-read list!
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I love this idea. It could be a game changer in the classroom, especially now when it seems an injection of “new” energizes.
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Wow, so much work and effort, what beautiful pages you have created and how your students must enjoy following your example!
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Your post reminds me about how important goal setting is. And your Darius page reminds me that I need to finish mine, too. So I guess peer pressure is important too! Thanks for sharing. I love how you embrace ideas by living them well.
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So happy we are in community and sharing pages. I can’t wait to see your Darius page…I wonder if you focused on other parts of the book.
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Your pages are beautiful and so inspiring!
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How cool! I love the sketchnotes and the goal! Thanks for sharing both. Good luck on the rest of your challenge.
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Thanks!
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Thank you for sharing your reading life and exquisite pages! Your post prompted me to write my post… so I am super grateful.
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Great idea to give yourself reading goals and also to give your students time to sketch note about their own reading. THank you for sharing.
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These are great pages, and your post is such helpful advice for someone like me who is just getting started with reading workshop and trying to figure out notebook pages! Thanks for sharing!
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You rock, Beth!! I absolutely love how you mark your pages while you read and then use the text as the basis for a deeper reflection. Your students benefit so much from your love of reading and learning!
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This is the second post I have read about reading notebooks. I am in awe! My copy of Darius arrived last week, so I am anxious to get to that one. Might have to strongly consider doing this.
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Leigh Anne, I think you will enjoy Darius the Great. The story has so many wonderful elements — travel to Iran, father-son relationship, friendship and more. Reading notebook pages are changing the quality of conversation about reading in the classroom. I think you will love them!
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Gorgeous and awe-inspiring. And by the look of your pages, you ARE artistic!
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