The LAST independent reading assignment

What are we reading?
For your final independent reading assignment, read a book by an award winning author.  The book you read doesn't have to be the one that won the award.

How do I find a book?
Try one of these links:
Powell's City of books award list
wikipedia's list of winners (yes, I know I'm not supposed to use wikipedia, but it has EVERYTHING!)
info about different awards
amazon's award winner list
Harbor High Library list of award winners
You can also ask Ms. Smith. And if there's a book you really want to read, do some research to find out if the author has won an award.  Being an Oprah Book club book or a New York Times best seller is NOT the same as winning a literary award.

How long does it need to be?
You must read 250 pages or a complete book, which ever is MORE.  So you can read plays or poems, but you'll need to read several and they should all be by the same award winning author.  You can read a 600 page book, but you will need to finish it.

When do I need it?
Get it as soon as you can... why not?  Let's say Monday by the latest.

What are we doing with it?
Writing poetry.  No, I'm not kidding.  After Woman Warrior, we'll be studying poetry and it'll fit in with that unit.  More about that later.