Literature Circles
A group of Carol Morgan teachers model literature circles. ***See more educational videos from TeacherTube Member carolmorganshool at www.TeacherTube.com.***
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Comment by Niall Cooke on April 2, 2009 at 2:16pm - Thanks for being brave and filming yourselves. This is so valuable to see how it works as well as for inspiration. Thank you!
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I have had good success with modeling the whole lit circles thing through short story groups. We begin by working on a couple of short stories as a whole class. During this time we review literary terms, discussion protocols, different types of qu...
Shortly I will be offering the non-fiction text, Stiff by Mary Roach as a whole class reading with seniors. I have noticed that several people have used it as an independent selection or group choice. Any suggestions on how to introduce or approac...
I agree with Clix.
Which is not to say she will probably agree with me.
In general I have little use for the term "professional" and find people who try to control me and everyone else by their definitions of their term, well, annoying. I know s...
Kipling's Mowgli stories are delightful - banish the Disney images from your mind if you can - but my favorites in the collection are "The White Seal" and "Toomai of the Elephants," about the boy who saw the elephants dance.
Thank you, Steve, for posting the list.
The Jungle Book comes up as free on Kindle!
I think you misunderstood me.
if it costs me my job, it's still worth it - plus I really don't want to work for a district that's so messed up
I don't want to work for a district that would fire me for meeting a student for lunch in a public pla...
One strategy I have used that is less obvious than groupin the kids is to offer a contract for projects. For example, when I assign an essay on literature, I offer these options:
For a C: I provide the thesis statement and a list of useful quotes...
plus I really don't want to work for a district that's so messed up.
That is quite an insulting remark about my district, since you know nothing about it other than that it is small.
The gossip phenomenon I describe is not unique to my district ...
Ah. It may be more of a semantic difference, then :)
That brings up something I hadn't thought of, though. One thing that worked for me was having students who weren't prepared go to another room to get their work done on their own. The first day...
Hi Ms. Sanders,
I teach in a tough school where most of my students are below grade level. I MUST differentiate at least 3 times per week. There are some simple ways to do this (most of my classes have 35 kids).
A. I explicitly teach group conduct...
David Small's graphic-novel memoir, Stitches, recounts - from Small's point of view - both the secret and obvious pains he and his family endure during the author's childhood and adolescence. Counseling and art emancipate Small from his family's d...
Michael,
I'm really not into surveys at all, but I'd be interested to know what most people mean when they say "moral." In fact, this was the first time I tried to articulate it myself. It is a word I usually avoid because I generally find myself...
Carol's suggestion is a good one, especially getting ready for a break. Christmas is busy, but we all have those moments during the holiday break where we can start/finish that book (or those books) we have been meaning to read. I have a TBR pile ...
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