8th+Grade+Honors+English+AR+Guidelines

** //2012-2013// **
 * Eighth Grade Honors English** **AR Guidelines**

1. Each fall, each student is tested for his or her reading level. **8th grade honors students** are required to read and take quizzes on two fiction or nonfiction A.R. books* at or above the 7.0 reading level, and these two books must total at least twenty points. **For all students,** the average (% correct) of these quizzes counts as a test grade. In addition students are sometimes asked to prepare a paper or oral presentation about one of these books, which counts as one or two paper grades.

2. AFTER a student has completed these requirements, he or she is welcome to read and test on additional books at ANY reading level for extra credit. A student who completes these requirements while reading at least 30 points during the quarter (essentially an extra A.R. book) is eligible for a bonus: That student's lowest daily quiz grade can be raised to a perfect score. To receive this bonus, a student must meet the requirements above, then submit a grade printout with the appropriate grades circled. Students who meet these same conditions while reading 50 points or more can have their TWO lowest daily quiz grades perfected.


 * A.R. reading is independent reading. Students may NOT receive A.R. credit for a book being read for English or for any other class without special prior permission from the teacher. If a student wishes to read a book below his or her reading level, prior teacher permission is required as well. (Such permission is seldom given, since the 7.0 reading level gives students over 1200 books from which to choose in our library alone!)