You are invited to join Mrs. Breese and Mrs. Vignola in a year-long reading adventure. This is an opportunity for students to explore the magic of reading for enjoyment. The following procedure will be followed:

• Mrs. Breese and Mrs. Vignola will offer three different Gateway Award nominee books during the first through fourth quarters. (Gateway Award nominees are books of all genres selected by librarians as exceptional reading material for students in grades 9-11.)
• Students must have paid the $5 membership dues. You can join any time throughout the year. Fees are used to pay for snacks at each meeting.
• The student will attend a before or after school discussion of the selection of their chosen book. The discussions usually last approximately thirty to forty minutes.
• Extra credit of up to 20 points per meeting will be awarded in a student’s English class. The requirements for the bonus points are explained below.
• The student is responsible for checking out the book of choice for each quarter he/she participates. There are usually only 10 copies of each book available so please make sure to check out the book well in advance and return it as soon as possible for the next person to read.
• Students may attend three book club meetings per semester.  Mrs. Breese will keep track of attendance.

Please contact Mrs. Breese or Mrs. Vignola if you have any questions.

The following must be written and completed before coming to the discussion.

1. Name
2. English teacher’s name
3. Five (5) thought-and discussion- provoking questions on the front of the card. Yes/no questions or one word response questions as well as fact recall questions will not earn bonus points! Many times the paperback editions of the books have discussion questions or interviews with the author in the back of the book. Please do not use these questions – come up with your own original questions. While coincidence is understandable, you must not have the same questions as another member.
4. Your questions must reference specific information from the novel to demonstrate you have read the book. Each question is worth 1 bonus point for a total of 5 bonus points.
5. At the end of the meeting, students will write a paragraph (at least ⅓ of a page) summary of the meeting, stating what they liked/disliked about the book and why. (Worth up  to 5 bonus points)
6. Each student must appropriately participate in the discussion. Students must not only ask one of their own questions, but they must also respond to the questions of other members. A good discussion allows for the participation of all members, with no one person (or club sponsor) doing a majority of the talking. A total of up to 10  bonus points will be awarded by the club sponsors for participation
7. The questions will be turned into Mrs. Vignola and Mrs. Breese at the end of the meeting.

Bonus Point Breakdown:  questions (5) + meeting summary (5) + discussion (10) = 20 total