No, I did not do The Giver with 6th grade. My 6th Honors did Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. She is remarkable. I love her as an author.( I have not read her new book Gossamer yet). Number the Stars could easily be 7th or 8th with the subject matter but I had many students come to me as 6th graders who had read it as 4th graders!!
Tomorrow, a group of Holocaust survivors are coming to our school to talk with our 7th Honors and 8th grade Honors LA classes. This is a fine extension for Number the Stars. My 6th graders loved the book & Lois Lowry. SO many authors write down to their age group or do not make books memorable. She is a winner. I also loved Among the Hidden (first in a series) for 7th grade. The author has many books out with various topics that appeal to both boys and girls. I had all classes in the computer lab doing author website searches for both Lowry & Haddix Peterson and they loved learning about these authors. Neat women. I love hooking them on a series. Barnes and Noble called me locally to say what was going on....so many coming to request their books! Yes, that is what it is all about. I do read aloud with drama. And the author's words and plot hook them. Such a combiniation! I love reading and I learn so much from my wonderful students and other exceptional teachers like all of you! Lucinda sunny Tucson, Arizona ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 2:04 PM Subject: Re: [LIT] Update favorite "read-aloud" > > Lucinda....did you do The Giver with 6th graders? If so, did you think > they > were mature enough to handle the heavy subject matter Lowry is > addressing? > Thanks, > Janet Smith > 8th Grade Reading, > Conneaut Middle School > Conneaut, Ohio > > -------Original Message---- > From: Lucinda Marcello > Date: 2/14/2007 8:05:22 PM > To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades. > Subject: Re: [LIT] Update favorite "read-aloud" > > 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. > > > >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.412 / Virus Database: 268.18.0/689 - Release Date: 2/15/2007 > > _______________________________________________ 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
