Ambrose, Kathleen
Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:09:12 -0700
HI- Well, I went to the Scholastic website (www.scholastic.com) and showed them the "book trailer" on the smartboard that scholastic provides (Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman)... it got them intrigued... we read 2x week during advisory (school wide program- each grade level has a different book) and every 20-30 pages the book directs you to a website where you enter in the "password" and play a video -- all the clues/passwords so far have been Poe references. You have to be careful as Scholastic is releasing the second book in the series this month, you want to get the correct book trailer to show... but if you are just looking for yourself, you can view any of them... I am searching for other books that have been written in this interactive way-- our digital students eat this up! LOL Kathleen Ambrose Reading Specialist Hampton Bays Middle School ________________________________________ From: lit-bounces+kambrose=hbschools...@literacyworkshop.org [lit-bounces+kambrose=hbschools...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Susan Thornfeldt [sthornfe...@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 4:30 PM To: lit@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [LIT] Read-aloud Recommendation Kathleen- Is the interactive clip you speak of a link you could share? I love the idea of have a preview "hook" for students! Susan Thornfeldt Lyman Moore Middle School > From: kambr...@hbschools.us > To: lit@literacyworkshop.org > Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 09:04:52 -0400 > Subject: Re: [LIT] Read-aloud Recommendation > > Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman. about 1/2 my class went out and bought the > book independently to read ahead of me- we are doing it as a grade level wide > read aloud in 8th grade during advisory... kids are talking about it in the > halls at lunch etc...every 20-30 pages you go to the internet and show an > interactive clip related to the book... kind of like a youtube video.... they > are hooked like fish!!! LOL > > > Kathleen Ambrose > Reading Specialist > Hampton Bays Middle School > ________________________________________ > From: lit-bounces+kambrose=hbschools...@literacyworkshop.org > [lit-bounces+kambrose=hbschools...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Nancy > Carroll [creativte...@yahoo.com] > Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 2:31 AM > To: lit@literacyworkshop.org > Subject: [LIT] Read-aloud Recommendation > > Hi Everyone, > I'm looking for a read-aloud recommendation for a 6-8 grade small class. > Something not overly silly that would send 7th grade boys into wackyville, > but entertaining enough that I could readaloud as a sponge activity or any > short stories you'd recommend. Not Stargirl or Harry Potter. Thanks! > > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222984/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive