I use this project as a research project not only to help hold students responsible for their independent reading, but also to help guide them through their reading selection. Our state reading test usually consists of 60 to 70% nonfiction selections. My students usually do much better on the fiction passages than they do on the nonfiction ones. Therefore, I use these pages to help improve their nonfiction reading skills. I find these pages help the students focus on the important points in