Can you read an entire book in 1 hour?

Yes! With a little help from your friends.

CDS Middle School Reads

Have you ever read a book in one hour? Impossible, right? Not for our amazing Patriots.

CDS 8th-grade Spanish students used a special technique to review and prepare for an assessment. Working in teams, they divided the book into chapters and each group took a chapter to read. At the end of the class, the groups presented their chapter highlights of the book, Pobre Ana, about an exchange student from the United States that traveled to México. At the end of the hour, with each group presenting their images and ideas, the entire plot unfolded! 

Middle School students reading a book in 1 hour
Middle School students reading a book in 1 hour

All the students, from in-class to the ALP learners, enjoyed this fun way to read an entire book in one hour! So grab some friends and read a book.


Thank you to CDS Middle School Spanish Teacher, Maria Milian for teaching this great technique.