EXTRA CREDIT BOOKS

What do I have to do? Pick a book below (sorry, only books on this list) and read it (check out my book reading tips below).  Before the end of the quarter ( I will let you know when), you will come and see me, and  we will sit down and talk about the book.
What will you ask me? I will ask you a bunch of questions.  Some might be specific questions about events or characters in the story, others might be your opinion or reaction to certain things.
How much extra credit can I receive? The amount of points you receive will depend on how well I feel you have read the book.  Points usually range from 1 to 5 points.
Where do the points go? The points will be added directly to your quarter average.
Where can I get the books?  The library at Sachem North has all of them, or you can go to the public library.


BOOK READING TIPS
When many students come to talk to me about  the book they read, they either panic and go blank, or simply can't remember what they've read.  Reading comprehension is a very important lifetime skill, one that is acquired after years of reading.  In order to improve your comprehension
and thus increase your extra credit score, I have a simple suggestion.When you are reading the book, keep a notebook with you.  At the end of each chapter, stop and write down an outline of the key events in the chapter and your reactions to these events before you  have a chance to forget them.  Don't take notes as you are reading because this will tend to ruin the story (It would be like getting up during a movie twenty times).  You can bring the notes with you when we sit down
 and talk.
 
TYRANNOSAUR CANYON
by Douglas Preston
Great thriller..thats all I can say
THE STEEL ALBATROSS
by Scott Carpenter
An aquanaut and astronaut, Carpenter has written a thriller about the
oceans
ICEBOUND
by Dean Koontz
'Cool' story about the arctic and ice, ice and ice.
THE SIXTH WINTER
1979, by Douglas Orgill and John Gribbin.
This story is about the return of the ice age.  Its old and tough to find.
I can't beleive they haven't made a movie out of it yet.  This book should be must reading for climatology !!
TRAPPED: THE STORY OF FLOYD COLLINS
by Robert Murray and Roger Brucker
The true story of a caver who became trapped in a cave in Kentucky
and the attempts to rescue him
THE DECHRONIZATION OF SAM MACGRUDER
by George Gaylord Simpson: What a great time travel story !  It's written by one of the worlds greatest paleontologists !!
MEG
by Steve Alten: This is a story about a Megladon Cacharadon alive in our present day ocean. Makes Jaws look like a goldfish.

JURASSIC PARK
Michael Crichton:  If you choose this one, not only do you have to read the book, you must watch the movie.  We will make comparisons between the two.

FATAL VOYAGE
Dan Kurzman:  True story about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis during World War II.  Lots of sharks!

DINOSAURS IN THE ATTIC: An excursion into the American Museum of Natural History
Douglas Preston:  This is a chronicle of the expeditions, discoveries, and scientists behind the greatest natural history collection ever assembled.  If you like the museum, then you should read this book.


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