Read Aloud Ideas for Middle School Students

In article <e5bae77e.0411181307.73bea55.DeleteThis@posting.google.com>,
damon1272.DeleteThis@yahoo.com (Joy) wrote:

 > I teach a seventh grade class of low level readers. They test between
 > third and fifth grade level. Does anyone have any good suggestions
 > for books to read aloud to them? I would especially like some ideas
 > to interest the boys in my class. I have read them bits of Sharon
 > Draper and Cirque du Freak, and they are hits with the class.

Last year I read "Holes" to a group of jaded eighth graders, and they
got into it. And this will have the added effect of being able to show
the movie later for compare/contrast purposes. "The Cay" might also be
one to look into.

--Eric Gjovaag<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Maybe Terry Pratchett's non-Discworld series with Johnny Maxwell, 12 years
old. Only You Can Save Mankind, etc.

Becky

Joy wrote:
 > I teach a seventh grade class of low level readers. They test between
 > third and fifth grade level. Does anyone have any good suggestions
 > for books to read aloud to them? I would especially like some ideas
 > to interest the boys in my class. I have read them bits of Sharon
 > Draper and Cirque du Freak, and they are hits with the class.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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