2018 Reading Challenge discussion
2/25/18 readathon
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Hello. I am reading Strays. I got up this morning and read pages 114-191. In an interesting coincidence for me, I actually taught tropes and archetypes to an 8th grade class using Perrault's Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood during Fall semester 2017. He also read (compare/contrast) two short stories from Marissa Meyers short story collection Stars Above. That's the Lunar Chronicles series that sets Fairy Tales in a Sci Fi future. We even discussed (the students saw it immediately) how Perrault's "Little Red Riding Hood" is the original "stranger danger" story. Years ago when I taught 4th grade we read the Chinese Cinderella "Yeh-Shen". What a beautiful book!! We compared and contrasted that one with the Disney version that all the students knew. I love fairy tales and never expected to encounter them in this book. Since I play piano/organ at church, I have to take a reading break for a few hours.
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But anyways, I finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone around 4 a.m. I fell asleep while reading The Chamber of Secrets, so I'm only about halfway done with it but there's still 15 hours and I'm fully confident that I can get to at least the Goblet of Fire... or maybe even further than that.
The Fairy Tales were just two weeks out of a semester in something called RTI (Remediation and intervention time) which lasts for 30 minutes each morning. It was in the RTI class with a group that had been separated for reading level that we looked at the Fairy Tales among other things. That group also read The Giver and numerous short stories. This is all separate from the regular hour-long ELA classes that span the rest of the day.
I read the rest of Strays. I really enjoyed it. I gave it five stars and a review. So that is 118 pages so far. I think I am going to read Marissa Meyers Heartless next.
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That is a huge amount of Harry Potter reading in a day. When I read the series I spaced it out over three months. Good luck with your goal!
Well, thank you for the inspiration to read. I really enjoyed Strays and I never would have heard of it, if not for this group. I changed my mind and read Radiance by Alyson Noel instead of Heartless. Radiance was 183 pages, so I read a total of 294 pages today. It's time for bed now. Good luck with the Harry Potter -a - thon. I wouldn't be surprised if you hit 1000 pages today!
The readathon lasts from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on February 25.
The goal of the readathon is to read as much as you possibly can in the 24 hours you are given, whether it is 100 pages or 1,000. There is no pressure to read the whole time or to meet a certain page requirement, as long as you read. It can be anything, from a full novel to the label on your shampoo bottle.
I will try to update my progress on Goodreads hourly during the readathon, as well as responding to any questions or comments you guys have.
With just 20 minutes before my readathon begins, I'm gearing up and settling down for a day of Harry Potter inspired reading fun. What are you guys going to be reading? What's your goal for the readathon?
Thank you for participating!!
Anyways, as always, goodbye! And I wish you happy readings!