In select sophomore classes, students will be given the opportunity to participate in a full unit of free-choice reading – students are responsible for selecting a book on their own, and will keep a reader’s journal as they proceed, chronicling their thoughts and questions about their text. We will add more resources to this page as we build this program.

WHAT TO READ?

HHS Reading Recommendations – a website dedicated to books recommended by HHS faculty and students
Check out the HHS Recommendation Wall in the English Dept. hallway (3rd floor – temporarily on hold due to COVID-19)
What Should I Read Next – a website that gives reading recommendations based on titles or authors you’ve liked in the past

HANDOUTS & FORMS

Rubric for conference discussions
Reading Pace Bookmark (link downloads a copy onto your computer)

OTHER INFORMATION

BOOK BUZZ – What is it? (Credit to Chrissie M. Wright for this explanation)
BOOK BUZZ Example #1
(for more examples, check out the PEER RECOMMENDATIONS below!)
Conferencing: How it SHOULD look
Conferencing: How it should NOT look

PEER RECOMMENDATIONS

BOOK REVIEWS recorded by HHS students and teachers

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