Primarily Latino and African American-- basic/proficient in language arts. Many are interested in Ann Schrafe type drama even though the books are to low for them reading wise.
--- On Thu, 4/24/08, Heather Poland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Heather Poland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIT] 8th grade lit circle books > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle > grades." <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, April 24, 2008, 1:04 PM > What are your students like- What is the demographic? What > are the reading > levels? > > > On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 12:04 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 > > > > > > -- > - Heather > > "The world of books is the most remarkable creation of > man. Nothing else that he builds ever lasts. Monuments > fall; nations perish; civilizations grow old and die out; > new races build others. But in the world of books are > volumes that have seen this happen again and again and yet > live on. Still young, still as fresh as the day they were > written, still telling men's hearts of the hearts of > men > centuries dead." --Clarence Day > > "While the rhetoric is highly effective, remarkably > little > good evidence exists that there's any educational > substance > behind the accountability and testing movement." > —Peter Sacks, Standardized Minds > > "When our children fail competency tests the schools > lose > funding. When our missiles fail tests, we increase > funding. " > —Dennis Kucinich, Democratic Presidential Candidate _______________________________________________ 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
