My eighth grade son is racing through the Twilight Series, so I can quite see the 'of course'. His two guy buddies are reading through it as quickly as he is. With the movie coming out, I would think there will be even more of an audience. The gender assumptions bother me.
Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach and Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 5755 ----- Original message ----- From: Kelly Wade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: mosaic <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, December 07, 2008 6:15 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] Help: Need to start 8th Grade Sci-Fi Club > Hi all, > > A friend of mine works at a school that spends a lot of time trying to engage > reluctant and struggling readers. He started a reading club for his eighth > graders, featured the book Twilight, and attracted a lot of kids. The catch: > all girls, of course. So now my friend is looking for a sci fi book or sci fi > series that will attract some of the boys in his target group. Any ideas? > Remember I'm looking for eighth grade interest but maybe a bit lower in terms > of reading level. > > Thanks in advance! > > Kelly W > CT > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > _______________________________________________ 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.
