Tween Book Club
📚 Join us to read a tween/middle school novel each month in this fun, engaging, social book club class! 📚
As an author, I love talking about books with students-- and I especially love urging them to dig deep and think about books beyond a simple "I liked it" or "I didn't like it". This class seeks to engage students in meaningful discussion about books while also touching on literary devices like symbolism, foreshadowing, tone, and voice. We will read modern books that should appeal to a multitude of readers-- even reluctant ones! While I love the classics as much as the next person, I think it's important for students to see that reading "smart" isn't just for dusty old books-- and that spotting literary devices can feel like cracking a secret code that helps you love and understand books on a deeper level.
The books selected for this course are modern reads that are less likely to strike students as "required reading"; I also select books from a variety of genres, and strongly encourage parents and students interested in the course to enroll even if the book selected isn't one they'd usually be drawn to-- there is so much to be learned from reading outside our "comfort zone" and learning to express our like or dislike for a book in a productive, meaningful way.
Please note that students must independently purchase or borrow the month's selected book-- copies are not provided by myself or Outschool, and are not available for free download anywhere online. These books can be purchased anywhere books are sold. Additionally, students who are under ten years old-- even if they are advanced readers-- should consider the Read Smart: Elementary Book Club (Under 10) class instead. While younger students may be able to read the selected books, the conversation in class might be too mature for them academically or emotionally. Parents of younger students, please consider the titles and your individual student carefully!
𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸.
While reading ahead isn't "against the rules", please encourage your student not to get too far ahead, lest they risk accidentally revealing spoilers to the other readers. Please note that we read one book per month/per session, and that it is the student's responsibility to acquire and read the first one-fourth of the chosen book before class begins. These books are widely available wherever books are sold or borrowed, as well as in e-book format.
📚 Join us to read a tween/middle school novel each month in this fun, engaging, social book club class! 📚
As an author, I love talking about books with students-- and I especially love urging them to dig deep and think about books beyond a simple "I liked it" or "I didn't like it". This class seeks to engage students in meaningful discussion about books while also touching on literary devices like symbolism, foreshadowing, tone, and voice. We will read modern books that should appeal to a multitude of readers-- even reluctant ones! While I love the classics as much as the next person, I think it's important for students to see that reading "smart" isn't just for dusty old books-- and that spotting literary devices can feel like cracking a secret code that helps you love and understand books on a deeper level.
The books selected for this course are modern reads that are less likely to strike students as "required reading"; I also select books from a variety of genres, and strongly encourage parents and students interested in the course to enroll even if the book selected isn't one they'd usually be drawn to-- there is so much to be learned from reading outside our "comfort zone" and learning to express our like or dislike for a book in a productive, meaningful way.
Please note that students must independently purchase or borrow the month's selected book-- copies are not provided by myself or Outschool, and are not available for free download anywhere online. These books can be purchased anywhere books are sold. Additionally, students who are under ten years old-- even if they are advanced readers-- should consider the Read Smart: Elementary Book Club (Under 10) class instead. While younger students may be able to read the selected books, the conversation in class might be too mature for them academically or emotionally. Parents of younger students, please consider the titles and your individual student carefully!
𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸.
While reading ahead isn't "against the rules", please encourage your student not to get too far ahead, lest they risk accidentally revealing spoilers to the other readers. Please note that we read one book per month/per session, and that it is the student's responsibility to acquire and read the first one-fourth of the chosen book before class begins. These books are widely available wherever books are sold or borrowed, as well as in e-book format.
📚 Join us to read a tween/middle school novel each month in this fun, engaging, social book club class! 📚
As an author, I love talking about books with students-- and I especially love urging them to dig deep and think about books beyond a simple "I liked it" or "I didn't like it". This class seeks to engage students in meaningful discussion about books while also touching on literary devices like symbolism, foreshadowing, tone, and voice. We will read modern books that should appeal to a multitude of readers-- even reluctant ones! While I love the classics as much as the next person, I think it's important for students to see that reading "smart" isn't just for dusty old books-- and that spotting literary devices can feel like cracking a secret code that helps you love and understand books on a deeper level.
The books selected for this course are modern reads that are less likely to strike students as "required reading"; I also select books from a variety of genres, and strongly encourage parents and students interested in the course to enroll even if the book selected isn't one they'd usually be drawn to-- there is so much to be learned from reading outside our "comfort zone" and learning to express our like or dislike for a book in a productive, meaningful way.
Please note that students must independently purchase or borrow the month's selected book-- copies are not provided by myself or Outschool, and are not available for free download anywhere online. These books can be purchased anywhere books are sold. Additionally, students who are under ten years old-- even if they are advanced readers-- should consider the Read Smart: Elementary Book Club (Under 10) class instead. While younger students may be able to read the selected books, the conversation in class might be too mature for them academically or emotionally. Parents of younger students, please consider the titles and your individual student carefully!
𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸.
While reading ahead isn't "against the rules", please encourage your student not to get too far ahead, lest they risk accidentally revealing spoilers to the other readers. Please note that we read one book per month/per session, and that it is the student's responsibility to acquire and read the first one-fourth of the chosen book before class begins. These books are widely available wherever books are sold or borrowed, as well as in e-book format.