We’re going back to school and this time you’re in charge of the assigned reading list! Ready to join Michelle & Berls for the 2018 Reading Assignment Challenge!? We’ve made a couple little changes to make it a little easier, but just as fun!
The Rules
- The 2018 Reading Assignment Challenge runs from January 1st to December 31st 2018. You may sign up anytime before October 1, 2018.
- You may only participate for the months AFTER you sign up (so if you sign up in February, January doesn’t count)
- Commit to reading 1, 2, 3, or 4 books a month and MAKE A LIST of the SPECIFIC books you will read in January – June. This is one of our changes… rather than committing for a year, you’re just picking the books for the first half of the year. You’ll make a new list and commit to a new number of books per month in June for July – December. So 2 books a month works for January – June, but only 1 for July – December? That’s fine!
- You may read any genre or any format (i.e., eBook, Audiobook, Paperback, Hardcover). But they must be published before January 1, 2018 and they must be at least 100 pages.
- Pick a level and make your list. REMEMBER: you’re committing to not just those books, but that number of books a month. You CANNOT read them all in one month.
- At the end of each month, cross off the book(s) you read. We will have a link-up each quarter for you to link your progress.
- Tweet your progress to #2018HW and keep an eye out for random tweets from us.
- There will also be a grand prize drawing in January 2019. The number of entries you get in the grand prize giveaway will depend on how you perform in the quarterly Report Cards and what percentage of books you read from your list.
The Levels
Reading Level 1:
12 books (1 book/month)
Reading Level 2:
24 books (2 books/month)
Reading Level 3:
36 books (3 books/month)
Reading Level 4:
48 books (4 books/month)
Note: This year DNFs count as having read the book – you will NOT need to replace books that you DNF.
The Quarterly Report Cards
You get a do-over. Every quarter.
Here’s what you’ll need to do every time you turn in your Quarterly Report Card:
- Report which books you read, during which months.
- Report which months, if any, you didn’t make it.
- Link to your review and/or reading progress on Goodreads showing you read the book(s).
- Your final grade for the quarter, based on this chart:
- I made an A! Read all your books all three months of the quarter.
- I made a B! Read all your books for two months of the quarter.
- I made a C! Read all your books for one month of the quarter.
- I made an F!Didn’t read all your books during any months of the quarter.
So what if you made an F for that quarter? Yeah, it stinks, but it’s a new quarter and you get a chance to start over with your spring semester list in January – June and your fall semester list in July – December. At the end of the year, when you enter the final giveaway you’ll get extra credit based on your grade for each quarter. To get the extra credit, though, you must have turned in your report card for that quarter.
We’ve come to realize that making a list for the whole year just doesn’t leave enough room for your mood to change, though. So the other do-over we all get is a second chance to make a reading list. You’re making two lists, the first one is due at the start of the challenge (January 1, or the first day you participate), with the books you’ll read in the Spring Semester (January – June). When July rolls around, you get to make a Fall Semester reading list with the books you’ll read July – December. This gives a lot more room for mood changes throughout the year.
And that’s it! This is a bit stricter than a lot of year-long challenges, but that’s because we want it to be a little harder and hopefully more satisfying when you rock it!
Time to Make Your Spring Semester 2018 Reading Assignment List!
Make the list of the books you WILL read for the challenge, picking your level. Remember you’re only picking the books for January -June. Also remember, you must read the number of books you say you will each month. If you have any questions now or at any point during the challenge, email Berls (berls@fantasyismorefun.com) or Michelle (limabean74@aol.com).
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I’m confused as to how I actually join in on the challenge.
Make a post stating that you are join the challenge and link it up to the link above.
What does the HW stand for in the #2018HW hashtag? :O)
The Reading Assignment is like school work so this is the spring semester. The HW stands for Homework so it’s your 2018 Reading Homework.
Thanks, Michelle, that makes sense! You’ll have to excuse me but my school years were *ahem* a few years back, so …:p
Mine were also a very long time ago 🙂 when we created the challenge we like the idea of it being like school assigning you Reading. So we themed it around that. 🙂 I will say I like this type of school work better than the real school work lol
I’m going to join! I’ve tried strategizing my challenges to help me meet them all because they have such similar focus.
Really excited about this! Lists and reading should be two things that always belong together. Made my list for Jan, hoping I can keep up with it. Reading a bit more than four a month. We’ll see how it goes! Thanks for this.
I’m joining up! I’ve been wanting to take part in this challenge for a long time! 🙂
Yay! Good luck!!
Hmm, dare I try again?!? After doing so well the first half of this year, I’ve really dropped the ball in the second half. But you know, I’m in. I’ll just have to figure out a way to put books on the list that I’m really itching to read but diverse enough genre-wise that they’ll fit my mood. No problem, right? LOL
I miss you both!!! {{{HUGS}}}
Omigosh! I love that I only have to pick a list for six months at a time!!! Woohoo!!!!!!!!
Isn’t that great? It was my idea, because I suck at the second half of the year lol!
Sounds like you had the same problem as me…. Hopefully this new list in July thing will fix it for you 🙂 mi you!!!
The few times I’ve participated in this challenge, I failed big time. Not sure if I’ll try again next year or not 🙂 I do like that we can make a list for the first six months, and then make a new list afterwards, though…
I’ve never fully succeeded, but having the list has definitely helped me get through several books that I don’t know if I would have without it. So I call that a win, even if I failed lol. But I came up with the idea of two lists because the 1st 6 months always goes so much better… And I think it’s because of the books on my list being what I was more in the mood for.