The Reading Activity Room

The reading activity room includes activities and resources to help you enjoy and understand books better and to help you share what you learn with other people.  Click on the link you want.

Using a conflict theme. Almost all novels are about conflict.  Analyzing the conflicts in a novel can give you new ideas for resolving your own conflicts

 Writing Activities. Suggestions for writing about literature

Analyzing a book with a journey to identify theme.  Many books are about a character's struggle to find an identity.  You may learn to understand other people better from exploring their struggle to identity.

Literary Terms. This link has a list of literary terms you may want to use in discussing books.

Role Playing.  Activities to do with books using dramatic methods or role playing.

Asking Questions.  Drawings and diagrams help you understand and remember better.

 Using Visual Strategies.Good questions help you to read more effectively and create good discussions.

Shared Reading

Community Connections .  Connect reading experiences to real issues in your community.

Small Group Discussions

Web sites with additional activities

A site with information about authors who write for teenagers.

http://authors4teens.com

A source of books and activities and software about reading.

http://scholastic.com

Marco Polo is a rich site with educational resources of all kinds.

http://marcopolo.worldcom.com

The America Online school site also has activities for reading and other subjects.

http://school.aol.com

Scholastic is a major publisher of books and software for young people.  Their website has online activities.

http://scholastic.com

Another important publisher of books for young people is Sundance.  

http://www.sundancepub.com