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Class

Reading Explorations

Guided reading around classics, book series, poetry, discussion, response projects, and shared noticing beyond simply finishing a book.

This class

  • Students read selected books, excerpts, or poems during the week and come together for one live online class event
  • Live time can include discussion, character and theme mapping, close reading, comparison, and creative response work
  • Past and possible selections include works such as Anne of Green Gables, The Jungle Book, Oz stories, Treasure Island, Aesop's Fables, Gulliver's Travels, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Moby-Dick excerpts, and poetry
  • The goal is not just finishing the reading, but learning how to notice, explain, connect, and respond to it

What families should know

  • Reading load, book selections, and groupings vary by age, readiness, and session theme
  • Some sessions may include written, spoken, illustrated, or media-based response work
  • Students should expect to discuss what they notice and support their ideas from the text
  • Families receive the specific text list and expectations before a session begins

Registration

Join the interest list for updates about the next Reading Explorations session and when this class is running again.