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