Sounds like your goals are similar to mine... and others... I would also love to see what you (and others) have developed and used. I want students to explore their own interests as lifelong readers, but I also want to give students quarterly book lists that complement/reinforce our themes and core novel/literature. How have some of you merged these ideas....?
Barb Lazar Bosque School Albuquerque, NM > Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:22:45 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LIT] Independent Reading > > Sherri -- > > I am just redesigning mine as you sent this! What is your goal? Do you > want to use independent reading as a "workshop" to incorporate lessons > in your curriculum, or are you looking to have them read for enjoyment, > or both? > I tend to want my 8th graders to read for enjoyment, but I want to keep > track of what they're reading, what they're "abandoning" and what they > like. > > My goal was to encourage them to read for fun, but also to keep them > accountable for what they were doing without requiring reports, > journals, or extensive projects at the end of each book. We read class > books together along with independent reading, so they're already doing > those things. I needed something easy to grade, but something that keeps > them on track, so I designed it myself -- it's based on the Reader's > Notebooks that I've seen published, but I made it to my own specs. I can > send it as a word attachment if you give me your email. > > Ms. Liz McGivern > 8th grade Language Arts > Hudson Memorial School > Go HMS Colts!! > "Be kinder than necessary, because everyone you meet is fighting some > kind of battle." > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Sherri Neofotist > Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:57 PM > To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades. > Subject: [LIT] Independent Reading > > Hi, > As a rule, I simply lurk on this site, but I'm trying to re-incorporate > independent reading back into my language arts curriculum. I'm looking > for > help in designing both an independent reading contract for > students/parents > for each trimester and reading log for them to keep and turn in during > the > trimester. If any of you have and use one or both, I'd be interested in > hearing from you. > Thanks in advance, > Sherri > West Middle 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Get your vacation photos on your phone! http://windowsliveformobile.com/en-us/photos/default.aspx?&OCID=0809TL-HM _______________________________________________ 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
