And speaking of short stories, I love Bradbury and have used his short stories from 5th grade on up.....My students LOVED them. So very much thinking about the future (and now....bradbury said he uses fantasy to think about issues we hav enow).
sally On 2/16/11 1:05 PM, "Dave Middlebrook" <[email protected]> wrote: > Check out "The Philip K. Dick Reader". It's a collection of his short > stories. Short, easy reads, but lots of interesting ideas to talk about. > You know his work, even if you think you've never heard of him. He's all > over the culture: Blade Runner, Total Recall, Screamers, etc. He's a big > name -- and deserves every bit of praise -- in sci fi. > > - Dave > > Dave Middlebrook > The Textmapping Project > A resource for teachers improving reading comprehension skills instruction. > www.textmapping.org | Please share this site with your colleagues! > USA: (609) 771-1781 > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JO NORBUTAS" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 2:11 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Science Fiction read aloud > > >> any suggestions for high school struggling readers? >> >>>>> <[email protected]> 2/15/2011 2:14 PM >>> >> Alistair in Outer Space by Marilyn Sadler >> Baloney (Henry P.)by Jon Scieska >> Cosmo and the Robot by J. Brian Pinkney >> Foating Home by David Getz >> June 29, 1999 by David Wiesner >> Sector 7 by David Wiesner >> Space Case by James Marshall >> Tuesday by David Wiesner >> Wallpaper from Space by Daniel Pinkwater >> Weslandia by Paul Fleischman >> Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg >> >> >> Dr. Sandra Henry >> Middle School Curriculum Coordinator >> Sioux Falls School District 49-5 >> 201 E. 38th Street >> Sioux Falls, SD 57105 >> 605-367-7871 >> 605-367-7906 fax >> [email protected] >> >> P BE GREEN Please don't print this e-mail unless really necessary! >> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including any attachments, contains >> information which may be privileged, confidential and/or protected from >> disclosure. The information is intended only for the use of the >> individual or entity named above. If you think you have received this >> message in error, please email the sender then delete the email from your >> computer system and destroy any hard copies of the email. 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