Book Club · Middle School

Middle School Book Club

A Reading & Writing Summer Intensive

Summer is the best time to strengthen the skills the school year overlooked. Through real books and rich discussion, students build the three skills that matter most — reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing fluency.

As parents, we know summer is an optimal time to work on the skills the school year either neglected or flagged as weak. For middle schoolers, that means reading, vocabulary, and writing. This small-group workshop builds all three through guided reading, discussion, and hands-on writing practice.

Small group of 5
$65 per session
Aligned to MAP-R & MCAP
Rockville, Montgomery County
Overview

Three Skills. One Focused Summer.

An intensive workshop focused on skill development in three key areas — reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and writing fluency. Students read across genres, learn to read for evidence, build a stronger vocabulary, and grow from a single strong paragraph all the way to a complete five-paragraph essay.

Reading Comprehension

Read across fiction, non-fiction, articles, and primary sources — finding main ideas, citing evidence, and analyzing craft.

Vocabulary Development

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms and antonyms, connotation, and context clues — reinforced with regular quizzes.

Writing Fluency

Standard English conventions, strong paragraphs, clear theses, and the full writing process up to a five-paragraph essay.

Schedule

Cohorts

Two small-group cohorts (class of 5). The Middle School term runs Fridays and is underway with seats still open; the new 9th-Grade cohort runs Saturday mornings, Jul 18 – Aug 15, and is now enrolling.

Middle School Cohort Seats open

Fridays · 6:00 – 8:00 PM  ·  Grades 6–8  ·  Class of 5

Session 1 · Fri, Jun 26Full
Session 2 · Fri, Jul 3Open
Session 3 · Fri, Jul 10Full
Session 4 · Fri, Jul 17Open
Session 5 · Fri, Jul 24Open
Session 6 · Fri, Jul 31Open
Session 7 · Fri, Aug 7Open
Session 8 · Fri, Aug 14Open
Session 9 · Fri, Aug 21Open

9th-Grade Cohort Now enrolling

Saturdays · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM  ·  Grade 9  ·  Class of 5

Session 1 · Sat, Jul 18Open
Session 2 · Sat, Jul 25Open
Session 3 · Sat, Aug 1Open
Session 4 · Sat, Aug 8Open
Session 5 · Sat, Aug 15Open
$65 per session — you only pay for the sessions you choose. Pick any open sessions that fit your schedule; joining mid-term is welcome and you're only charged for the sessions you take. Reserve open seats →
Enrollment

Register for the Book Club

$65 per session — pick the sessions you want and we'll email you to confirm your seats. You're only charged for the sessions you choose.

We'll email you to confirm your seats & payment ($65 per session).

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We'll also email you to confirm your seats. Questions? Scoreup.sat@gmail.com

Please note: The Book Club is a small group of 5, taught in person in Rockville, MD. Tuition is $65 per session — you only pay for the sessions you choose. Credit / debit card payments at checkout include a ~3% processing fee. Questions? Scoreup.sat@gmail.com.