Have you seen Linda Dorn's and Carla Soffos' Teaching for Deeper Comprehension? It is awesome! Chapter 7 is about literature discussions. It comes with a DVD featuring literature discussions with an upper grade classes and even adult lit. discussions. I believe it is worth the $20ish I spent...she and Carla are amazing! Arkansas is lucky to have these ladies leading our state in developing a literacy vision and a path to a conceptual depth of knowledge among teachers. If you haven't ever purchased one of their books...I'm thinking you'll want them all about you read this one! gina nunley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My kids are having some of the best literature circle discussions I have ever seen, and this year's kids actually struggle more than in the past. The one thing I did differently was to model one for them. Two teachers and myself used the last chapters of a book the class had just finished to conduct a lit circle. We modeled all the good stuff we wanted to see and had the kids observe and record...
Good literature circles "Look like" and "Sound like" All three of us were impressed with the obvious and not so obvious behaviors the kids picked up on. Their first book club meeting was exciting to watch. Gina _________________________________________________________________ Get the latest Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Beta version. Join now. http://ideas.live.com _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. --------------------------------- Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on Yahoo! Answers. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
