Hmmm, not sure how to further divide the teen issues. Maybe a Guy Stuff bin? Oh I also had one labeled "Books Most Likely to Walk Away" I kept this by my desk, but they could still see it. I would put all the popular books in it- the ones always stolen! I hoped that this bin would allow me to retain more of them. I did somewhat, but the better part was all the students HAD to have those books!
On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 4:39 PM, McGivern, Liz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > WOW! Thanks so much for all the responses. > > I love the "Poland's Picks" idea and I think I'll add a bin with some > adaptation of that. The Chicken Soup books are a good idea, too -- that > might be a good addition to the "short stories" bin. The Bluford High series > is so popular that I ordered a whole set from Townsend -- that's a great > site!! We have Touching Spirit Bear in our book room, so I might swipe a > few battered copies from there...the kids aren't thrilled with that one when > they have to read it with the class, but I bet they'd love to read it if it > was a choice book. > > I have one library-type table-display shelf that I rotate books through, > and it's true that those books get read more often. I'd love to do the rain > gutter bookshelves, but I can't afford them. > > Does anyone have ideas about how I can further divide my "Teen Issues" > novels? They just seem so overwhelming, and the boys just don't go there, > but I bet there are a bunch of books that guys would get into. > > I just got some of the Korman & Kidnapped series in my latest Scholastic > order (that came AFTER the end of school) so I'm psyched about that. I'll > have to check into the Dear America books!! > > THANK YOU THANK YOU for all your help and advice. You gave me some good > meat to chew upon, but keep the thoughts coming. > > Ms. Liz McGivern > 8th grade Language Arts > Hudson Memorial 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 > > -- - Heather "DIBELS is the worst thing to happen to the teaching of reading since the development of flash cards." - P. David Pearson" "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
