"The Giver" is a great read for 8th graders but we found that it works better as a school year reading than a summer reading book because many of our students needed some support/discussion/refection as they read. Some of my favorite class discussions and reading response projects were related to this book. Sadly, we took it out of our curriculum because younger grades were reading itI I am very interested in the book suggestions that have come out of this discussion. To Annie, who is going from 6th grade to 8th grade, my suggestion, other than books which others have recommended and I will add a few below, is BE PREPARED - it's a whole different country! A book that my 8th graders have been loving for several years now is a collection of stories from beloved YA authors edited by James Howe, called "13: Thirteen stories that capture the agony and ecstasy of being thirteen." Lots of my boys, who are often hard to draw into reading, love Darren Shan's books. Scott Westerfeld's "Uglies" series has also been very popular.
Sally K. Caruso - 8th Grade LA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kickemuit Middle School 525 Child St. Warren RI 02885 401-245-2010 X 2218 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TLP Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 4:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades. Subject: Re: [LIT] 8th grade lit circle books Lowis Lowry's "Giver" is a great read for 8th grade. It is the only book I use as a grade level lit group in my multi-age class. Yes, younger kids read it and like it but the 8th graders are more likely to "get" it! Zusak's "The Book Thief" for you more sophisticated readers. Cynthia Lord's "Rules" On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Andrea Countryman < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm so excited--I just got a grant to purchase literature circle books > for 8th graders-- I'm a sixth grade teacher now, and next year will > be my first time teaching 8th grade. I would love suggestions! > > Annie > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
