Book Buffets in the H.S. Library – Don't Shush Me! In the past couple of weeks I’ve posted a lot of pictures of my Book Buffets on the library Insta (@gvhslibrary), leading to several requests from my fellow librarians about what a Book Buffet is and how it works. Book Buffet, aka “Book Tasting” The Book Buffet is basically my version of what is often called a “Book Tasting,” or “Book Speed Dating.” I like the idea of Book Tastings and such, but I found that my students didn’t respond as well when I used those other terms. Plus, I like the alliteration of “Book Buffet.” How it works I am very fortunate, and very excited, that our ELA departments are currently working to revamp their curriculums to include many more independent reading opportunities. You can imagine how engaging and exciting (and successful) this method was……… not. Step #1 – Student Interest Survey The first step is that the teacher reaches out to let me know they have an independent (or lit circle) reading assignment coming up. Step #2 – Review the Results Like this:
Literature Circles Structure: Middle School How do you get started? As we lay the foundation for literature circles, I’ve found that it works best to have the whole class read the same novel. This sets the stage, providing guided practice with all components of literature circles that students will later apply more independently in their groups formed around book choices. This first round is really a training session so we go slowly and all procedures are modeled and reviewed. • Brainstorming to launch discussions: After students have read several chapters of the whole-class novel, we prepare for discussion with a short brainstorming session. • Fishbowl: Students also need to see and hear examples of discussion in order to begin to understand what to do. How are the literature circle groups formed? I find that groups of four or five students work the best. Later, when students choose from an array of books, I form the groups according to students’ choices. How often do students discuss? What does a typical week look like?
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Info Ohio Search Why reading aloud is a vital bridge to literacy | Books I was very lucky to have been brought up in a household where my older brother and my father read out loud to me as a teenager. It was a form of conversation or entertainment. They were “hey-listen-to-this” moments, taking in Dickens, Hardy, Catch-22, Catcher in the Rye, the Molesworth books, newspapers, magazines, Konrad Lorenz’s science books, Alan Moorehead’s accounts of exploration and any random passage from their studies. Come to think of it, my father didn’t stop! In his 70s, when I was in my 40s, my father still read me the stories he wrote about his childhood. His intonation, his pronunciation of Yiddish, our cackling at his jokes live on. This week, it was suggested that in order to foster a love of reading, parents and teachers should continue reading aloud to children well into their teen years. The way we speak is very different from the way we write – especially from the way we write continuous prose. Continuous prose flows without hesitation.
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Google Slides: Animate Items Together Google Slides is a presentation tool in the collaboration suite of Google Docs and Drive. Like in other presentation tools you can animate the elements on the slide. If you select multiple items at once, you can animate them together. Use animation very very sparingly. Animations are fun to play with when you first discover them. On your slide, select the element you wish to animate. You can also locate “Animate” under the Tools menu. Choosing animate reveals the Animations panel. You can have multiple things you want to appear at the same time, such as an image and text. When you choose to add animation on a group of items, they will appear together at the same time. You can create Google Slides from Google Drive, or you can go to the Google Slides website where you will find all of your presentations and templates to get you started. slides.google.com Highlight 2 things and animate, the 2nd one animates WITH the first one. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2015
Google Classroom 10 Rejected Book Covers That Almost Made the Cut We’re back with our rejected book cover series, where designers walk us through the process and show us the book covers that could have been. (For previous entries in this series, see here and here.) What kind of planning and thought goes into the cover design process, and what beautiful art gets dropped along the way? Training School for Negro Girls by Camille Acker I was immediately taken with this debut collection of short stories, which details the lives of black girls and women who are all living, learning, and finding their own distinct ways in Washington, DC. Everyone appreciated the initial designs, the first being a stylized silhouette of a black woman with an afro wearing pearls. After several more versions were presented, the author suggested that using a representative image might be a more successful approach. Barker House by David Moloney The novel details the work and personal ongoings of several guards at a correctional facility. Three Novels by Stephen King
Literature Circles: Getting Started ReadWriteThink couldn't publish all of this great content without literacy experts to write and review for us. If you've got lessons plans, videos, activities, or other ideas you'd like to contribute, we'd love to hear from you. More Find the latest in professional publications, learn new techniques and strategies, and find out how you can connect with other literacy professionals. More Teacher Resources by Grade Your students can save their work with Student Interactives. More Home › Classroom Resources › Lesson Plans Lesson Plan Student Objectives Session One Session Two Session Three Session Four Session Five Session Six Session Seven Session Eight Session Nine Session Ten Following Sessions Extensions Student Assessment/Reflections Students will back to top Session One Introduce literature circles by explaining they are "groups of people reading the same book and meeting together to discuss what they have read" (Peralta-Nash and Dutch 30). Session Two Session Three Session Four Session Five Session Six
A Couple of Ways to Add Reminders to Google Calendar Earlier this week Google added a new "add reminders" option to the Google Calendar mobile apps. If you have updated the Google Calendar app on your iOS or Android device, you should now see a red "+" button. Tap that button to add a reminder to your calendar. The same option to to add reminders hasn't been added to the desktop version of Google Calendar, yet. There are other methods of adding reminders to Google Calendar. I'm a fan of using Google Keep to set reminders for myself.
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