Middle School Literacy
Middle School Literacy Activities
1. Read! Read! Read!
- Read 30 minutes a day.
- Find the most important word from the last 2 pages you read. Why is it important to the story?
- Think about a book you are reading. If you could change the setting of the story, what would you change it to?
2. Research
- Have you thought about what you want to be when you grow up? Pick a profession a week to research online.
- What type of training/schooling do you need to work in that profession?
- What is the yearly salary if you work in that profession?
- Why do you think you would like to work in that field?
- If you could pick anywhere in the world to go on a vacation, where would you go?
- Create a vacation plan including what you would do each day.
- How much would it cost?
- How long would your vacation last?
3. Write about it!
- Interview someone who is employed in a profession that you are interested in.
- Write 5 interview questions prior to the interview.
- After the interview, are you still interested in that career?
- Create a book trailer video that gives a "preview" of a book.