Reading

Grades 3-4
Mythology
Reading Newbery Winners
Reading Reinforcement
Grades 5-6
Guided Summer Reading
Strategic Reading
Word Power
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Reading and Writing for Meaning
Summer Reading Seminar
Verbal Power

Reading and Writing for Meaning 7-9

This is an introduction to critical reading and writing. Genres include short stories, journalistic writing, essays, and poetry.

Classroom exercises develop important literary analytical tools including compare/ contrast, cause/effect, and prediction.

Students write a variety of compositions on the results of their analyses and the literary themes expressed in the texts. They also write an original work in one of the genres.

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Class Sections
Session 1: 6/24 - 7/5	McLean	Afternoon Class
Session 1: 6/24 - 7/5	Reston	Morning Class
Session 2: 7/8 - 7/19	Alexandria	Morning Class
Session 2: 7/8 - 7/19	Herndon	Afternoon Class
Session 2: 7/8 - 7/19	McLean	Afternoon Class
Session 3: 7/22 - 8/2	Falls Church	Afternoon Class
Session 3: 7/22 - 8/2	Oak Hill	Afternoon Class
Session 4: 8/5 - 8/16	Alexandria	Morning Class
Session 4: 8/5 - 8/16	Leesburg	Morning Class