We Read Together, We Learn Together

Funded Aug 4, 2019

Your donations have enriched our Language Arts block. Because of your generosity, we now have two sets of novels that we can read in class. Your donations are the foundation of our in-class library.

One novel, Hoot, has been meaningful to our students for several reasons. First, it is set in South Florida, our backyard, so the students are very excited about the setting, "Coconut Cove". Reading about young people making a difference in their community is inspiring to the students. With this novel, we are learning about character development, and plot development. In addition, this novel is helping students with argumentation skills, such as writing persuasive essays and speeches.

The second novel, Call of the Wild, was a request from my seventh graders. Last year, we read a short excerpt as we prepared for our annual state assessments. The students were so captivated by the selection, that they wanted to read the entire novel. Thanks to your donation, now we can. With this novel, students will explore point of view and character development.

Class novel studies are engaging and meaningful. All students regardless of reading level and ability benefit from the rich discussions that develop in class. I find that novel studies keep students focused, and even the most challenging students stay on task. Again, we thank you, the donors, for starting our classroom novel sets.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Cue