Read a Novel in 3 Weeks!
Welcome to GEC’s new Novel Study class! A class ideal for getting students reading, critically thinking and engaged this summer!
Throughout three-week periods, our students will get a chance to engage in the thought provoking material of critically acclaimed novels, while developing their analysis, comprehension, vocabulary and writing skills throughout the process!
What types of activities will our students be completing?
Each class will engage in their own age/curriculum appropriate books and reading comprehension activities before and during our classes.
Students will be assigned chapters to read before each class and will come to class prepared to discuss the material. Within the first portion of our class, we will be engaging in thought provoking discussions about the novel, developing our reading comprehension skills, while making connections to the real world throughout the process!
Reading and Comprehension Activities:
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Building a Class Glossary
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Identifying key themes
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Character Analysis
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Examining the Plot
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Summarizing the Text
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Making Inferences
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Comparing and contrasting
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Finding text-text, text-self and text-world connections
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And many more!
Post Reading Writing Activities:
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Creating timelines of events
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Developing a Plot Diagram
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Writing Backstories of Characters
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Forming a Summary
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Writing an Alternative ending
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Debating Themes
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Designing an Alternative Book Cover
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Writing a Book Review
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Etc.!
The Preliminary List of Books
Grades 5-6
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Wonder
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Holes
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Number the Stars
Grades 7-8
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A Wrinkle in Time
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The Maze Runner
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The Outsiders
Grades 9-10
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The Hunger Games
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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The Hate You Give
What’s the importance of completing a novel study?
Although the fundamentals of simply reading are essential for all students to learn, novel studies take their skills development up to the next level! Completing a novel study is much more than just reading, it allows students to learn how to truly engage with a book! Our students will understand how to interpret texts beyond what the words on a page say, learning how to understand the hidden themes and messages by using literary analysis skills.
That's why joining our novel study classes this summer will allow your child to not only expand their vocabulary and improve their literacy skills, but will give them the chance to learn to analyze a text with ease!
Why GEC?
By signing up with GEC, we offer all of our students a chance to think-critically in a small-group environment, with a teacher who is passionate about the material and will do anything to see her students succeed!
At GEC we will continue to stress the importance of all students doing their part and reading along to create the best learning environment possible. That’s why our motto this summer is: “To Succeed, We MUST Read!”
Our primary goal is to develop a fun, active and engaged atmosphere for our students to work in, where they will be actively participating, dialoginging, thinking and learning together!
So, get your child engaged this summer, and sign up with GEC today!