Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Division of Academics, Secondary English Language Arts

It’s time to Inspire, Motivate & Engage with “Author Talks”

September/October’s Read On! Suggested Readings Grades 9-12:

Suggested Activities

Fiction

5th Wave Series by Richard Yancey

· The 5th Wave

· The Infinite Sea

· The Last Star

· Untitled 5th Wave Novel

e-Reader:

· Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.

· Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password).

https://dadeschools.follettdestiny.com/

Fiction

Author Richard Yancey in the 5th Wave the Earth is

attacked by a group of aliens known as “The

Others”. The story follows a group of children as

They try to find their way through a world that is

slowly reverting to the Stone Age.

Follow link for Activities:

http://teachnet.com/lessonplans/language-arts/more-ideas-than-ever-book-reports/

Nonfiction

Finding a Career Series

· Careers If You Like Government and Politics by Michael Uschan

· Careers if You Like History by Jenny Mackay

· Careers If You Like Math by Gail Sneider

· Careers If You Like the Arts by Stuart Kallen

· Careers If You Like Writing

e-Reader:

· Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.

· Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password).

https://dadeschools.follettdestiny.com/

Nonfiction

 Authors is this series look at possible careers for

students interested in government, history, math,

the arts, and writing. Detailing average salaries,

educational requirements, work setting and future

job outlook.

Follow link for Activities:

http://teachnet.com/lessonplans/language-arts/more-ideas-than-ever-book-reports/

Suggested Websites with Additional Resources:

· http://www.readkiddoread.com/index

· https://wonderopolis.org/

· http://www.epicreads.com/

 

November/December’s Read On!

Suggested Readings Grades 9-12:

Suggested Activities

Fiction

Court of Five Series by Kate Elliot

· Buried Heart

· Court of Fives

· Poisoned Blade

e-Reader:

· Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.

· Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password).

https://dadeschools.follettdestiny.com/

Fiction

Author Kate Elliot weaves an epic story of a girl struggling to do what she loves in a society suffocated by rules of class and privilege.

Follow link for Activities:

http://teachnet.com/lessonplans/language-arts/more-ideas-than-ever-book-reports/

Nonfiction

Next Generation Medical Technology

· 3D Printing in Medicine by Craig Blohm

· Genetics and Medicine by Toney Allman

· Nanotechnoloy and Medicine by Don Nardo

· Robotics and Medicine by Kathryn Hulick

· Virtual Reality and Medicine by James Roland

e-Reader:

· Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.

· Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password).

https://dadeschools.follettdestiny.com/

Nonfiction

The authors in this series discuss how advances in

Medical technology are helping people live longer,

and healthier lives.

Follow link for Activities:

http://teachnet.com/lessonplans/language-arts/more-ideas-than-ever-book-reports/

Suggested Websites with Additional Resources:

· http://www.readkiddoread.com/index

· https://wonderopolis.org/

· http://www.epicreads.com/

January/February’s Read On!

Suggested Readings Grades 9-12:

Suggested Activities

Fiction

Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo

· Ruin and Rising

· Shadow and Bone

· Siege and Storm

e-Reader:

· Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.

· Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password).

https://dadeschools.follettdestiny.com/

Fiction

Intro of book/author

Author Leigh Bardugo’ s is about a teenage orphan who grows up in the land of Ravka before her entire life changes after unexpectedly harnessing a power she never knew she had to save her best friend.

Follow link for Activities:

http://teachnet.com/lessonplans/language-arts/more-ideas-than-ever-book-reports/

Nonfiction

Cause and Effect Emotions

· Anger by Rosa Waters

· Embarrassment, Shame, and Guilt by Kim Etingoff

· Emotional Self-Awareness by Rosa Waters

· Envy and Jealousy by Z.B. Hill

· Fear and Anxiety by Kim Etingoff

· Empathy and Compassion by Rosa Waters

· Happiness by Z.B. Hill Loneliness by Z.B. Hill

· Optimism and Self-Confidence by Z.B. Hill Romantic Attraction by Z.B. Hill

· Sadness by Z.B. Hill

· Stress and Tension by Rosa Waters

· Surprise and Flexibility by Rosa Waters

e-Reader:

· Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.

· Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password).

https://dadeschools.follettdestiny.com/

Nonfiction

The authors of this series discuss the origin of

Emotions and help young people understand why

they field the way they do, by exploring the science

behind their feelings.

Follow link for Activities:

http://teachnet.com/lessonplans/language-arts/more-ideas-than-ever-book-reports/

Suggested Websites with Additional Resources:

· http://www.readkiddoread.com/index

· https://wonderopolis.org/

· http://www.epicreads.com/

March/April’s Read On!

Suggested Readings Grades 9-12:

Suggested Activities

Fiction

Gone Series by Michael Grant

· Gone

· Hunger

· Lies

· Plague

· Fear

· Light

· Monster

· Villain

e-Reader:

· Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.

· Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password).

https://dadeschools.follettdestiny.com/

 

Fiction

Author Michael Grant centers this series on the

Fictional Southern Californian town of Perdido

Beach, in which every human aged 15 and older

vanishes.

Follow link for Activities:

http://teachnet.com/lessonplans/language-arts/more-ideas-than-ever-book-reports/

Nonfiction

· March Trilogy by John Lewis

· March: Book 1

· March: Book 2

· March: Book 3

e-Reader:

· Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.

· Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password).

https://dadeschools.follettdestiny.com/

Nonfiction

Congressman John Lewis in this series gives

Firsthand account of the marches in the Civil

Rights movement.

Follow link for Activities:

http://teachnet.com/lessonplans/language-arts/more-ideas-than-ever-book-reports/

Suggested Websites with Additional Resources:

· http://www.readkiddoread.com/index

· https://wonderopolis.org/

· http://www.epicreads.com/

May/June’s Read On!

Suggested Readings Grades 9-12:

Suggested Activities

Fiction

Half Bad Trilogy by Sally Green

· Half Bad

· Half Lost

· Half Wild

e-Reader:

· Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.

· Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password).

https://dadeschools.follettdestiny.com/

Fiction

Author Sally Green’s trilogy is a gripping tale of alienation and the indomitable will to survive, a story that will grab hold of you and not let go until the very last page.

Follow link for Activities:

http://teachnet.com/lessonplans/language-arts/more-ideas-than-ever-book-reports/

Nonfiction

· Powerful Medicine by Sandra Markle

· Wounded Brains: True Survival Stories

· Leukemia: True Survival Stories

· Faulty Heart: True Survival Stories

e-Reader:

· Have students click on the link below and locate their school from the school list.

· Students will log in thru Portal using Username (student ID Number and password).

https://dadeschools.follettdestiny.com/

Nonfiction

Author Sandra Markle has readers explore the

power of Medicine through the true stories of

people who lived through injuries and diseases

that impact one part of the body.

Follow link for Activities:

http://teachnet.com/lessonplans/language-arts/more-ideas-than-ever-book-reports/

Suggested Websites with Additional Resources:

· http://www.readkiddoread.com/index

· https://wonderopolis.org/

· http://www.epicreads.com/

Office of Academics and Transformation, Division of Academics, English Language Arts-Secondary, 2020-2021 6