Reading resources
novels to check out:Thomas, Angie- The Hate U Give
Gyasi, Yaa- Homegoing Morrison, Toni- Beloved Atwood, Margaret--The Handmaid’s Tale Krakauer, Jon- Into the Wild Capote, Truman- In Cold Blood Stockett, Kathryn- The Help Adams, Douglas- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Kidd, Sue Monk- The Secret Life of Bees Adichie, Chimamanda- Americanah Dickens, Charles- A Tale of Two Cities Tolkien, J.R.R.- The Hobbit Satrapi, Marjane- Persepolis Austen, Jane- Pride and Prejudice Walker, Alice- The Color Purple Hemingway, Ernest- The Sun Also Rises Alexie, Sherman- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Flaubert, Gustave- Madame Bovary Rowling, J.K.- Harry Potter Ruiz Zafron, Carlos--The Shadow of the Wind Conrad, Joseph- Heart of Darkness Zusak, Markus- The Book Thief Chbosky, Stephen- The Perks of Being a Wallflower Wiesel, Elie- Night Bronte, Emily- Wuthering Heights Tolkien, J.R.R.- The Lord of the Rings Salinger, J.D.- The Catcher in the Rye Feel free to email me and add on to this list! |
Reading comprehensionClick here for Read Write Think, a website with printable graphic organizers aimed at helping reading comprehension
Click here for Adolescent Literacy, a website with reading comprehension strategies, information on reading skills and next steps to take Audio resourcesPlease contact me with any questions you might have about audio resources. Readings of many short stories and poems can be found online on youtube.com. There are also other ways to access audio versions of texts:
-Public library: many libraries contain large amounts of audio books that you can rent and take home -Audible, an app that is run by Amazon; monthly subscription -Learning Ally, a website aimed towards providing audio versions of texts to students with learning differences |
a few of my all time favorite books:Adichie, Chimamanda- Americanah
Dickens, Charles- A Tale of Two Cities Krakauer, Jon- Into Thin Air Gyasi, Yaa- Homegoing Austen, Jane- Pride and Prejudice Zusak, Markus- The Book Thief |
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