Mark, I want to teach this class....what a great idea. I think I'm going to forward this to my principal. How about Phineas Gage- it's truly gruesome, yet the middle schoolers are mesmerized by it. It goes into brain research and how the brain reacts after traumatic injury (spike through eye and into brain) and how such trauma affects injury. It also touches on medical knowledge of the 1800's. Phoenix Rising, by Karen Hesse is also quite good. It deals with the aftereffects of a nuclear accident. There are several books out about surviving hurricanes, tornadoes, wilderness...I'm thinking of Night of the Twister, but it might be a little low for 7th. We created tornado preparedness books as a result. Mickelsen also has a novel about the first kid in space, Countdown. It's ok- and compares an American boy to a tribal boy in Africa. There are several books out about Vesuvius, Pompeii, and The Wreck of the Isis- all dealing with archaeological science and comparing to a fictional history of what might have happened. Hoot and Flush, by Carl Haissen deal with environmental issues versus profitability. Hope this helps! Karen Onyx Carusi Middle School Karen Onyx
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Mark Anderson/Sally Haldorson Sent: Sat 9/16/2006 10:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LIT] Science and Literature: Literacy objective Hello, everyone. I'm new to the listserv and I'm also a new middle school teacher. In order to improve literacy in our school, I've been given a Science and Literature class to teach. I am looking for suggestions for books that have been successful in 7th and 8th grade classes (and relate to science) and methods that really work for you to get kids reading. I've got about 1/3 of my students who are unruly and I'm not sure how they will receive an assignment to read as opposed to doing some specified project or experiment/activity (which is, of course, what I am used to teaching). Thank you for any help you can offer, Mark Anderson Milwaukee WI _______________________________________________ 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.
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