Checking Out Books From Classroom Library

Shawn Reavis-Long

Purpose:� This lesson is to encourage students to check out books from the classroom library and to read different types of genre available to them.� Students will find authors, writing, and topics they enjoy reading.

Materials:����� Book Checkout Notebook

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Time: 10-15 minutes

Objectives:

NCTE Standards:

• 1.� Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment.� Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.
• 2.� Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience.

NCSCS Standards:

• Competency Goal 5: The learner will respond to various literary genres using interpretive and evaluative processes.
• 5.01:� Increase fluency, comprehension, and insight through a meaningful and comprehensive reading program by:
• reading self-selected literature and other materials of individual interest
• reading literature and other materials selected by the teacher

5.02:� Study the characteristics of literary genres (fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry) through:

� reading a variety of literature and other texts (e.g., novels, autobiographies, myths, essays, magazines, plays, pattern poems, blank verse).

Script:���������� Say:� I am going to explain how to check out books from the classroom library.� When you want to choose a book to check out, take the Book Checkout Notebook, put the date, sign your name, and put the title of the book.� When you are ready to turn in the book, go back to the page, check the box, put the date and initial.

Date

Name

Book Title

Check

Initial