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English 400

Unit Requirements:
Set up an account on goodreads.com.
Select a book to read.
Enter your book on goodreads.
Update your progress at least twice a week on goodreads.
Read three positive and three negative reviews of your book. Comment on two reviews.

Set up an account on noredink.com.
Check your school email for your class code.
Complete two noredink assignments a week. You must earn an 80% or better before you can move on.

Set up an account on quizlet.com.
Check your student email for the URL to join the RVHS Alt-Ed Group automatically.
Enter five vocabulary words from your book each week. Include definitions.
At the end of the month, take a vocabulary quiz. In preparation for the quiz, play Scatter at least once. You must earn 80% or better before you can move on.

Final project (Pick one of the following options)
Create a prezi about your book
Example:
http://hansengeorge.blogspot.com/2015/02/thirteen-reasons-why-final-project.html
Create a Ted Talk about your book or one of the book's themes
Create a bulletin board about your book, author, or theme(s)

Extra Credit:
Set up an account on freerice.com. Join the group "Room 71." For every 1,000 grains of rice, earn 5 points extra credit.


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