Ashli, I have a 49 minute language arts period. I will read 10-15 minutes every couple of days. I don't do any funky activites with a good read aloud, just discussion and maybe a personal response, if they choose to. I do a poem or a mini-lesson on the other days. I usually manage to get them about 20-25 minutes of independent reading or writing each day, depending on the day. Right now I am reading The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963, which is one I forgot on the first list... Kim
On 2/14/07, Ashli and Paul Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ok, so for this read aloud, are these books you literally read out loud to > your class during down time for like 5 minutes each day? or is this a > novel > you all read as a class out loud and do the activities and stuff? > > Thanks, > Ashli > > > On 2/14/07, Lucinda Marcello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Lois Lowry is a wonderful writer. We loved Number the Stars (historical > > fiction) and The Giver. She has a good author website we searched as a > > class > > in the computer lab. She even responded to me on her blog. The 6th > graders > > loved that. > > > > Among the Hidden was loved by my 7th graders this year. Many, many went > on > > to read the other books in this series as it started them in that fine > > direction. I like to read books in a series to hook them. > > > > Lucinda > > Tucson, Arizona > > --- Original Message ----- > > From: "kimberlee hannan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." > > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 5:11 PM > > Subject: Re: [LIT] Update favorite "read-aloud" > > > > > > > My favorite read alouds are The Giver (Lois Lowery), Among the > > > Hidden(Margaret Haddix), and The > > > Last Book in the Universe (Rodman Philbrick). These are tried but > true > > > favorites, but the sequels Messenger, Gathering Blue and many more > > > "Amongs" > > > just aren't great read alouds. They are however, great books to send > > kids > > > to when you are done with the read alouds. > > > > > > < > > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/104-8777963-9859111?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Rodman%20Philbrick > > >-- > > > > > > Kimberlee Hannan > > > Department Chair > > > Sequoia Middle School > > > Fresno, CA > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > Version: 7.1.411 / Virus Database: 268.17.39/685 - Release Date: > > 2/13/2007 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Kimberlee Hannan Department Chair Sequoia Middle School Fresno, CA _______________________________________________ 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
