Novels to Create a Love of Reading

Funded Dec 4, 2023

Our students are finishing the novels this week and are working on finishing up their culminating projects. During reading, students made connections to three major themes: violence in reality TV, Dystopian Society, and Survival. Students also worked on comprehension by answering and citing evidence to support their answers.

Reading in our classroom was done in many ways. I would do some read-aloud in the beginning. Eventually, we transitioned into reading groups. Students who did not need support read independently, while others worked in pairs. Students who needed more support were part of reading groups that were led by me and our teacher assistant.

All of our students were very excited to start reading The Hunger Games. I know a lot enjoyed reading the book. Some students read the book fast. Some students watched the movies, some students started reading the sequels, and so forth.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Esquivel-Diaz