Welcome to our Weekly NOTEBOOK OF DOOM Book Club—an immersive literary adventure for young minds! In this ongoing course, students will delve into the captivating world of the NOTEBOOK OF DOOM book series, combining the thrill of storytelling with a comprehensive focus on essential literacy skills. Each week, our dynamic book club will explore a new NOTEBOOK OF DOOM title, offering an exciting platform for practicing reading, enhancing reading comprehension, and refining various reading strategies.

This course is good for homeschoolers, avid readers, after-school reading practice or ESL students. 

The course goes beyond the pages as students develop language arts proficiency, including literacy, fluency, vocabulary enrichment, and writing skills. Engaging discussions will foster a deeper understanding of the characters, plots, and themes, enhancing both critical thinking and communication skills. Additionally, students will practice grammar within the context of the stories, reinforcing their understanding of language structures.

Course Details: 

We will focus on a new book each week. Students should read the book at home before coming to class. The NOTEBOOK OF DOOM books can be read in any order, so learners can join at any time. 

Each class will consist of four parts:
1. Greeting and opinion of book
2. Comprehension and vocabulary
3. Reading skills and strategies*
4. Grammar practice**
5. Writing prompt (if time allows)***

*Reading skills and strategies will change/rotate each week. Some of the skills include: prediction, inference, main idea and details, cause and effect, figurative language, sensory images, making connections, summarizing, asking questions, character traits, plot diagram, similes and metaphors, compare and contrast, fantasy and realism, facts and opinions, story elements, visualization and theme. 

**Grammar practice topics will change/rotate each week. Some of the skills include parts of speech, nouns, verbs, adjectives, synonyms, antonyms and adverbs.

***Writing prompt topics will change/rotate each week. Some of the topics include letter writing, persuasive writing, narrative writing, poetry and how-to writing. 

Course Schedule:

Week of Jan. 15 - Rise of the Balloon Goons
Week of Jan. 22 - Day of the Night Crawlers
Week of Jan 29 - Attack of the Shadow Smashers
Week of Feb. 5 - Chomp of the Meat-Eating Vegetables
Week of Feb. 12 - Whack of the P-Rex
Week of Feb. 19 - Pop of the Bumpy Mummy
Week of Feb. 26 - Flurry of Snombies
Week of Mar. 4 - Charge of the Lightning Bugs
Week of Mar. 11 - Ramble of the Coaster Ghost
Week of Mar. 18 - Snap of the Super-Goop
Week of Mar. 25 - Sneeze of the Octoschnozz
Week of Apr. 1 - March of the Vanderpants
Week of Apr. 8 - Battle of the Bossmonster


Because this class is ongoing, learners can enroll at any time. Classes do not build upon each other. 

Materials will be displayed and used in a Google Slide presentation that is screen shared on the teacher's screen only. Learners should have their own copy of the book for this course. We encourage readers to read and review the book at home prior to class.