Exploratory Reading with Diane Peer

Seventh grade STARS in section 3 are reading Scott O'Dell's Sing Down the Moon, a historical fiction book about the forced migration of Navahos from their homeland in Arizona to Fort Sumner, New Mexico.  Students are taking turns being the discussion director, passage master, vocabulary enricher, or connector for each assigned reading.  These tasks require thoughtful, interactive reading to prepare for literary circle discussions.  The students are taking responsibility for connecting what they have read to the world outside.  Each class period begins with a short reading comprehension exercise.  There is evidence of improvement in rereading, rethinking, and active reading as we practice reading passages and answering a variety of questions.  Good job, STARS!