Chapter 4: Silent reading 29 Approach: Level: Resources: Book brochure Station Year 8 only 4-page book brochure Scene (page 1 illustrated). Questions/instructions Use the book brochure to answer these questions. You can have 10 minutes to do your answers. 1. Pretend that you have won a prize in a competition, and you can have any book from the brochure. Write down the book you would choose. 2. What is it you liked about this book? 3. Find The Yearbook. How much does it cost? 4. Find the Rugby League book. How many pages does it have? 5. How many books in the brochure cost $5.00 or less? % responses y8 % responses y8 All titles received some nominations, ranging from 0.2% for the least frequent choice to 14% for the most preferred title. The two most preferred titles were Goosebumps 14 Rugby League 11 topic of interest 58 enables learning or performing skill 7 author or book series known 4 perceived reading level 1 other 5 combination of the above reasons 21 $6.80 86 Commentary Both this task and the similar year 4 version Book Club News, produced similar results, despite differ- ent resource materials and questions. Most students chose books largely on the appeal of the topic. Most students were competent in using the brochure to locate information provided that information was readily observable. 82 pages 98 8 books 32
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Chapter 4: Silent reading 29
Approach: Level:
Resources:
Questions/instructions
Book brochure
Station Year 8 only
4-page book brochure Scene (page 1 illustrated).
Questions/instructions
Use the book brochure to answer thesequestions. You can have 10 minutes to doyour answers.
1. Pretend that you have won a prize in acompetition, and you can have anybook from the brochure. Write downthe book you would choose.
2. What is it you liked about this book?
3. Find The Yearbook. How much does itcost?
4. Find the Rugby League book.How many pages does it have?
5. How many books in the brochure cost$5.00 or less?
% responsesy8
% responsesy8
All titles received some nominations,ranging from 0.2% for the least frequentchoice to 14% for the most preferred title.
The two most preferred titles were
Goosebumps 14 Rugby League 11
topic of interest 58
enables learning or performing skill 7
author or book series known 4perceived reading level 1
other 5combination of the above reasons 21
$6.80 86
Commentary
Both this task and the similar year 4 version Book
Club News, produced similar results, despite differ-ent resource materials and questions. Most studentschose books largely on the appeal of the topic. Moststudents were competent in using the brochure tolocate information provided that information wasreadily observable.
82 pages 98
8 books 32
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