Many middle and secondary English Language Arts teachers are required to teach specific novels to the entire group. Using these as the only method of instruction is faulty and this forcing of reading a required text could turn students off to reading. I am not against doing a SHARED novel experience; I don't support using the novel as the only means of instruction. What are whole class novels? Teachers are given a novel to use with their class. This novel is typically an on g

Forcing students to read specific texts over the summer could start the year off on a sour note. I get it... We want to make sure our students are still reading over the summer, so we give them a list of REQUIRED books to read. The intention behind this is logical. It’s a sure-fire way to get them to read. It gives you something they can do when they return to school in August/September. It’s your first grade for your grade book. It helps you determine what kind of readers th