The Reading Graffiti Wall
Cover a section of wall (or a large piece of butcher paper) with the prompt: "I just read ___ and I think ___." Give students markers and let them add to the wall whenever they finish a book. By the end of the month, the wall is covered with mini-reviews, recommendations, arguments, and opinions.
This creates a visible reading culture in the room. Students see what their peers are reading. They disagree with each other's opinions. They discover books they wouldn't have found otherwise. And the wall itself becomes a record of the class's collective reading life.
Gear for This
Books for This
Everything. The wall's value comes from the diversity of what's represented.

