Interestingly, I found this attached to the prompt question so I am changing the subject line to help get Lucinda's question out. Lucinda, I have incorporated Nanci Atwell's "The Reading Zone" into my classroom. It has made a huge difference. My kids are reading like never before. I have eliminated the genre focus to concentrate on book talking as a means for promoting reading. I also bought new books to enhance my already huge library. Favorites right now are the Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson, Books from the Twilight Saga by Stephanie Meyer, Curious Incident of the Dog at Night Time by Mark Haddon, and many more. Having my kids for 3 years tends to deplete my inventory of offerings! On 10/21/07, Lucinda Marcello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bill, > > What do you do to encourage reading for middle school students at home and > in class? Do you have reading logs for your students or how do you encourage > reading & responding? I am wondering how valid they are after our first > quarter. We have been using them in our middle school. Some students have > really embraced it, saying they are reading more, others are lying, and > others refuse to do it which tanks their grade. > > I respect your feedback and would welcome any ideas you may have > implemented. > > Thanks you. > Lucinda Marcello > 7th Grade Language Arts > Secrist Middle School > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill IVEY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "MT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Lit Site" < [email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 6:27 AM > Subject: Re: [LIT] Prompts Take Two > > > > Hi! > > > > How about "Why do we care what others think of us?" > > > > Take care, > > Bill Ivey > > Stoneleigh-Burnham School > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.15.3/1081 - Release Date: > > 10/19/2007 5:41 PM > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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