ReadnQuiz
is our new online computerized book report program that is replacing
Accelerated Reader. I have now introduced RQ to all the ELA classes.
RQ is accessed by the link on the Lakeview library webpage. If anyone
has difficulty logging in, please let me know and the problem will be
fixed. Like Accelerated Reader, RQ presents 10 questions about each
book with 4 possible answers. Students select the best answer based
on what they remember about the book. As with AR, I highly recommend
that students take their RQ quiz as soon after they finishing reading
the book as possible. Teachers have requested that all RQ quizzes for
book reports be taken at school and the supervising teacher sign the
score page printout. At the end of the quiz the score page can be
printed using Control-P. If the quiz is for points to earn prizes, no
printout needs to be made.
I
will continue the prize rewards just as I did for AR. Both AR and RQ
points will be included in a student's total so no one loses anything
in the transfer to the new program. Point totals are taken at
mid-term and end-of-quarter. Students who have earned 25 points or
multiples of 25 points will receive a coupon for prizes that can be
redeemed with me.
Other
similarities with AR include:
Quizzes
can be taken only once (unless a teacher allows more tries).
Once
you start answering questions, you cannot go back.
You
must login to take a quiz.
You
can check your record in the My Stuff section when logged in.
You
may always ask for words in the quiz to be defined, for answers or
questions to be rephrased, or for the quiz to be read aloud to
improve your quiz result.
The
red running book sticker will mark books that have RQ quizzes.
(Please note that during this transition period, students should
not rely only on the stickers. Please check each book in RQ if it
is for a book report.)
Differences
include:
A
two-question survey about your feelings for the book before you start
the quiz.
The
Find a Book section to locate which books have quizzes available.
Quizzes
written by teachers and librarians across the country are added
daily.
Optional
survey for each question to help the designers make the quiz better.
Many
of our new books have RQ quizzes which do not have AR quizzes.
Quizzes
reflect a more overview, comprehensive test of the book.
What
unusual weather we are having this January! Due to much snow and very
cold conditions we have be closed 4 days for bad weather. Of course,
these conditions have messed up everyone's schedule including the
library. In the days we have had school the 8th grade Social Studies
students have researched people and groups for a Political Spectrum
project. Using print and online sources groups of students have
investigated anarchist, liberal, conservative, moderate, and
reactionary points of view. Just this past week 8th grade ELA classes
have worked on an analyzing advertisements. Tucked in between all
grades have checked out books for book reports and many students have
taken quizzes at our new online book report website, ReadNQuiz.
