On 8/11/09 12:22 PM, "McGivern, Liz" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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." > Liz, Basically I'm looking at having students read more for enjoyment outside of class and want to hold them accountable for doing it. It sounds like you have a similar set-up to mine in that we read whole grade novels and short stories and I try to have independent reading one period at least every two weeks. I would love to see what you've designed and how you plan to use it. Thanks! Sherri [email protected] _______________________________________________ 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
