READING
- Learn how to use the library (card file or computer), and with the
assistance of your counselor or your librarian, select six books of four
diverse types (such as poetry, drama/plays, fiction, nonfiction, and
biographies). After you have read this material, discuss your reading with
the counselor or librarian. Using your log as a reference, explain why you
chose the material, whether you enjoyed it, and what it meant to you.
- Read two books or material from any two sources (magazines, newspapers,
field manuals, etc.) about the world around you (sports, environmental
problems, politics, religion, etc.) and discuss your reading with your
counselor.
- From a catalog of your choice, fill out the application as if you
intended to place an order, and discuss it with your counselor.
- Choose ONE of the following activities and devote at least 4 hours of
service to that activity:
- Read to a sick, blind (contact the American Foundation for the
Blind at 1-800-232-5463), or homebound person, in a hospital or in an
extended-care facility.
- Perform volunteer work at your school or public library.
- Read stories to younger children, in a group or individually.
- Assist in a literacy program (the National Institute for Literacy
may be contacted at 1-800-228-8813;by Internet address: http://novel.nifl.gov;
or National Institute for Literacy, 800 Connecticut Avenue N. W., Suite
200 Washington, DC 20006, for information about the nearest library
center) and discuss your participation with your counselor.
BSA Advancement ID#: 95
Source: Boy Scout Requirements, #33215E, revised 2002
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