Bookworms: A Book Club for Middle Schoolers

Completed by 104 learners

Ages 10-14

Live Group Class

Join us for this book club for middle school readers!

Dr. Sharon BC

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5.0

Number of reviews:

(126 reviews)

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Live video meetings

1x per week

2-8 learners per class

45 min

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What's included

1 live meeting

45 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

US Grade 5 - 8

We'll be reading and discussing novels together!

The class is comprised of teacher presentation and learner participation. Learners are assigned a novel and each class meeting begins with a plot summary of the novel. Following this plot summary review, I pose guiding questions to initiate a discussion of the novel and to analyze the author's use of literary elements including: characterization, setting, internal and external conflict, motivation, suspense, imagery, narration, and theme. Learners are encouraged to participate in the discussion and to offer their interpretations of the literature. Assigned books are listed below:

*TUESDAY SECTION*
2/4 & 2/11 - Ophie’s Ghosts (Ireland)
2/18 & 2/25 - No Fixed Address (Nielsen)
3/4 & 3/11 - Music for Tigers (Kadarusman)
3/18 & 3/25 - A Home for Goddesses and Dogs (Connor)
4/1 & 4/8 - Amina’s Voice (Khan)
4/22 & 4/29 - Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (Bowling)
5/6 & 5/13 - Posted (Anderson)
5/20 & 5/27 - Outside Nowhere (Borba)
6/3 & 6/10 - The Whole Story of Half a Girl (Hirandaani)

*WEDNESDAY SECTION*
2/5, 2/12, 2/19, & 2/26 - Ban this Book (Gratz)
3/5, 3/12, 3/19, & 3/26 - Restart (Korman)
4/2, 4/9, 4/23, & 4/30 - Other Words for Home (Warga)
5/7, 5/14, 5/21, & 5/28 - The Stars Beneath Our Feet (Moore)

*THURSDAY SECTION*
2/6 - The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl (McAnulty)
2/13 - Coop Knows the Scoop (Souders)
2/20 - The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Barnhill)
2/27 - Hello Universe (Kelly)
3/6 - It Wasn’t Me (Levy)
3/13 - The Science of Breakable Things (Keller)


*Please feel free to contact me if the cost of this class (or any of my classes) is a prohibitive factor to enrolling.

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External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Dr. Sharon BC

Joined March, 2021

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126reviews

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Teacher expertise and credentials

2 Degrees

Doctoral Degree in Education from George Washington University

Master's Degree in English from Old Dominion University

Welcome to my classroom! 

For 30 years I've helped students appreciate literature, develop their rhetorical and creative writing skills, and better organize and complete tasks. A central goal of my teaching & coaching is empowering students with strategies they can make use of on their own, and in each class I encourage students to participate fully in our sessions together by contributing to class discussions and asking questions. 

I have a Bachelor's Degree in English Education, a Master's Degree in Literature, and a Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction. My current class offerings include literature studies, book clubs, creative writing and formal essay writing classes, and Executive Function coaching. 

When I'm not teaching, I love spending time with my family and traveling! :)