Reader's Journey

The Reader’s Journey is designed for students who want to develop as readers, whether they are avid readers who already know their reading preferences, or reluctant readers looking to discover their identities as readers. It allows students to develop an individualized reading plan to address their reading strengths and weaknesses, as well as their interests. They will use these texts to hone their critical reading skills. All students’ reading lists will include both fiction and nonfiction texts that span a variety of cultures, time periods, and genres, including essays, poetry, and short stories. Students will work with the teacher to create a reading plan that includes relevant texts by completing assignments based on those texts. Over the course of the year, students will participate in informal conferences with the teacher, facilitate class discussions, participate in reading circles, and write informative, narrative, and persuasive essays. Students will keep reading journals throughout the year and prepare a final portfolio and/or multimedia presentation at the end of the year which may include an appearance on The Tina Fay Show. This course is open to grades 9-12. It can also be taken as an honors class.