Oh! a warning about the Curious Incident. It has some references to sex so make sure you know your students! I will check out Cirque Du Freak. I had heard about it and it sounds interesting. Thanks so much! On 10/21/07, Lucinda Marcello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you for your ideas! I just purchased Nanci Atwell's book but have not > read it. I will start today. > > I LOVED Stehanie Meyer's Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse--the series. Shared > it with my students and they are on it like white on rice. My students are > loving Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan. The genre is horror about boys who go > to a traveling freak show in town and getting sucked into the show. Both > boys and girls are loving this series. > > Thanks for the Mark Haddon and Maximum Ride suggestions. I will add them to > my personal library in class. > > Stephanie Meyer has a video about her inspiration as an author on > YouTube.com. Maybe you can view it here. > http://www.youtube.com/user/LittleBrownBooks I wonder if sharing info like > this in class, if it would further encourage reading. She lives in Phoenix > and is a young mother. > > > Bill, it is so exciting to hear your students are reading like never before. > What else are you doing? Do you have book reports or response logs? Or do > you only discuss? Thanks so much for your insight and help. > > Lucinda > > ---- Original Message ----- > From: "TLP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 10:03 AM > Subject: [LIT] Reading Question > > > > 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 > >> > > > > > > -- > > Tena > > _______________________________________________ > > 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: 269.15.3/1082 - Release Date: > > 10/20/2007 2:59 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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