This summer, I decided to do something fun (besides just teaching class) and I decided to join the local library book club. Everthing is online and the program functions like a scavenger hunt. Here are the tasks (Total - 300 pts.)
BARC Task List
10 points
1. Read a book with some form of number in the title. Numerals or spelled out numbers.
2. Read a book with an author that uses 3 or more names.
3. Read a book with an author that uses only initials for a first name.
4. Read a book that has a word in the title that is in a language other than English.
5. Read a book with a food in the title.
6. Read a book with a “beach” word in the title. Beach, sand, surf, tide, shell, sea, ocean.
7. Read a book set in the mountains or in a mountainous region or with the word mountain or the name of a mountain in the title.
8. Read a book set in a big city or with the word city or the name of a big city in the title. (We will define big as one million or more population.) New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Dallas, San Diego.
9. Read a book about something you consider to be a hobby or with a hobby in the title. Scrapbooking, reading, sewing, quilting, etc.
10. Read a book with the name of a character in the book in the title.
11. Read a book that has a setting on a continent other than North America.
12. Read a book that is set in a state other than Texas.
13. Read a book that has maps in it. Either within the actual story or illustrated on the inside cover.
14. Read a book that includes something other than printed words. Some kind of graphics. Illustrations, handwriting, pictures, etc. Maps do not count.
15. Read a book about a sport or game that is played outside or a book that has a sport or game that is played outside in the title. Soccer, baseball, Frisbee, football, golf, etc.
16. What should I read next? Ever wonder if there was another author you might like. Go to this website and enter a book that you have read and read one of the books that it recommends. www.whatshouldireadnext.com
17. Read the Book Club Selection for June~~How I Became a Famous Novelist by Steve Hely. (You may start reading this book before June 1st, but must finish it after June 1st to earn the points.)
18. Attend the Book Club Meeting on June 3 @ 6:30 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room.
19. Read the Book Club Selection for July~~Homer & Langley by E. L. Doctorow.
20. Attend the Book Club Meeting on July 1 @ 6:30 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room.
1. Trains, planes, automobiles~~Read two books with two different forms of transportation either in the title or with traveling in the storyline. Trains, automobiles, airplanes, walking, running, jogging, bicycles, motorcycles, trucks, hot-air balloons, etc.
2. Read a book by an author that has published only one book. Then read a book by an author that has published 10 or more books.
3. Read a book that is over 300 Pages.
4. In honor of Summer School~~Discover The Equation For Good Books-Pick 2 Of The Following...
• Addition - Add Up The Number Of Letters Found In Your First and Last Names Then Read A Book Written By An Author Whose Name Contains The Same Number Of Letters. Ex. For Me That Would Be 13 Letters So I Could Read A Book Written By Elizabeth Berg.
• Subtraction - Subtract The Number Of Letters Found In Your Whole Name (First, Middle, Last) From Your Age And Read A Book With That Many Letters Or Words In The Title. Ex. I'm 43 And My Name Has 17 Letters Which Would Mean I Could Read A Book With 26 Letters In The Title Such As The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
• Multiplication - Multiply Your Age By The Number Of Letters In Your Whole Name (First, Middle, Last) And Read A Book With Approximately That Number Of Pages (+/- 25 Pages). If Your Total Is Less Than 100 Pages You Would Need To Read A Book Between 100-125 Pages. Ex. 43*17 = 731 So I Would Need To Read A Book Between 706 And 756 Pages Such As Dragonfly in Amber.
• Division - Divide The Year You Were Born By Your Age (Round That Number To The Nearest Whole Number) And Then Read A Book That Is That Number In A Series. Ex. 1967/43 Is Equal To Approximately 46 Therefore I Would Need To Read A Book That Is The 4th Or 6th In A Series.
5. In honor of our co-operation with the Summer Reading Club~~Read 2 books that are considered Young Adult or Juvenile.
MY COMPLETED TASKS!
10.1 - 200 Vegetable Growing Basics by Richard Bird
10.2 - Teaching with the Tools Kids Really Use by Susan Brooks-Young
10.3 - How to Speak Your Spouse's Language
10.5 - Chicken Soup for the Soul: Recipes for Busy Moms
10.8 - Rework - by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hanson
10.9 - Ask: The 1000 Most Asked Questions about Gardening by Daphne Ledward
10.13 - Fodor's Boston 2010 by Fodor's
10.14 - Organizational Communication - Foundations, Challenges, and Misunderstandings by Daniel P. Modaff, Sue Dewine, & Jennifer Butler
20.3 - Real Communication: An Introduction by Dan O'Hair & Mary Wiemann
20.5 - Gallop!: A Scanimation Picture Book (Scanimation) & Cat by Matthew VanFleet and Brian Stanton
POINT TOTAL - 120 pts.
*If you have ANY ideas for books, please let me know! I plan to use some of the scavenger hunt ideas in a future course!
Millennial Professor
Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.
