Task Completion discussion
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R7: Task Ideas
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Thanks, Melanie! You always have great ideas :)
I was thinking of an idea where we pick a word/our name/ a month etc and have to read books based in a country for each letter. e.g. If I was to pick APRIL, I could read a book based in Australia, Peru, Russia, Ireland and Lebanon.
It might be too hard though.
Very Clever! I think that's a fun idea!
I love that idea, Melanie! It is indeed very clever :). Trying to think of what we could do as far as words to choose from. Any ideas, ladies?
Thanks. If we go with a fall theme, maybe short words like FALL, LEAF.Or we could do the Fall months which for us Southern Hemisphere readers is March, April May (short task numbers) and for the Northern Hemisphere readers is September, October, November (longer task numbers.)
This website might be helpful with the country lists.
http://travelerscenturyclub.org/count...
This Goodreads groups might be helpful as they list books from each country.
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/2...
Thanks for the links! I'm thinking we'll do the fall themed words, because the Northern Hemi months are more than 7 letters, which means more than 7 books. I will think on it some more, though. Definitely using this task :)
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LEAVES-fall leaves, leaving town, etc.
COLORS-orange, red, yellow, brown, green
FLOWERS-tiger lilies, roses, calla lilies
PICTURES-cake, church, family, kiss, dance, tears
School is in session so read a book that can be seen on a school reading list.
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Read a book that is on this list: http://www.teenreads.com/teenreadscom...
or for PDF: http://www.teenreads.com/sites/defaul...
I have read quite a few good books from this list.
I will keep thinking of others
Thanks Meghan!! And congrats on your engagement :)
Congratulations on your engagement and all the best for your wedding day.For some reason I thought that you (Meghan) and Zakiya were friends in real life. lol
LOL honestly sometimes it seems like we could be! What with the love of reading and all. Plus we're in a few groups together, so I always run into her somehow :)
I think it was how close you seem that I thought that.
Thanks!I will be posting the tasks up sometime Saturday afternoon.
It may be too late but you could do something similar to what you did with the princesses.. except since it'll be halloween you could use monsters... You know what I'm talking about? Sorry I haven't been on in a while.. school and my computer has been broken... I'm ready to get started reading again!
I completely understand, Kristin! I haven't been on a lot either, because of school.I do know what you're talking about :). I wouldn't be able to do it for a 50 task, but I have some 20 pt spots left open. I will put it down for one of those.
I love all the tasks this time, must get myself off the computer more so I can read more. lol
LOL thanks Melanie :). I need to get my priorities straight so I can read more haha. good luck!
Thanks Zakiya, with study now I just don't have as much time to read so I need to get my priorities right too. lol
Lol glad to know someone else is kind of struggling too :)
Oh yes, combine studying by distant education with 2 kids and a husband and its always a struggle. lol
I did get my priorities right last night and read instead of watched TV.Masterchef Australia has finished so instead of watching the show that replaced it, I got reading.
woohoo! :) I actually toggled brtween two books a lot yesterday. even though I needed to iron lol.
LOL In my house the ironing can always wait.
That's the way it is with me. I don't take care of it until the clothes are stacked too high or I need to listen to an audiobook. Then its the perfect chore lol.
I only iron when clothes need it (uniforms or going out clothes.)All others get hung up straight away and thankfully the creases fall out. lol
My mom makes us iron everything. She even irons her sweatpants... smh lol. I don't go that far, though. If it's jeans, t-shirts, regular shirts, some skirts. Those are the only things I iron. Everything else either isn't important enough to me or it has the pleasure of hanging up immediately (like if I hang it up to dry, I'm not about to iron when the wrinkles probably aren't bad).
I remember my mum telling me when she married my dad, he complained as his mum used to iron his underpants and my mum refused to. lol
Wow, that's to the extreme haha. But I don't really blame your mom for saying no.
LOL I know. Nan used to iron everything including sheets, bath towels, tea towels. lolI have way too much other things to do than to iron that much.
Available Tasks:
5.1, 5.2, 5.3
10.1, 10.2, 10.3
15.1, 15.2, 15.3
20.1, 20.2, 20.3
25.1, 25.2, 25.3
35.3
Point Value Requirements:
The little notes after the number of books required is sort of how I think when I'm making tasks. When leaving your ideas, just let me know what point value you think your task should go under.
5, 10, 15: Has to require one or two books being read. These should be fairly easy tasks, with a few that are a little more challenging.
20, 25: Has to require two or three books to be read. These challenges will be a little more challenging than 5, 10, & 15.
35: Has to require 3 to 4 books being read. Harder than the previous ones, but ones that can be completed before the 50, 75 and 100 for sure.