Post Your Reading Lists by April 30, 2008

Please post the books that you read for your 6 independent choices. Give the author's name for each title. Write a 2-3 sentence summary/recommendation for each choice.

Example entry:

Barefoot Gen vol.1 by Keiji Nakazawa: This novel tells the story of a young boy's survival after the atomic bomb was dropped on his hometown in Japan. Though it does not shy away from showing the atrocities associated with nuclear weapons, I highly recommend it to teachers and students in grades 7-12.

Found Poems and Prompts/Poetry Responses (Post by 4.25)

Please post your found poem and your original prompt by Sunday, April 20. This will ensure that your peers have adequate time to craft a poem in response to your prompt.

We will share our responses to the prompts in class on Wednesday. Then, and only then, will you be asked to post your original poems to the blog as well. Remember to bring a copy of your crafted poem and a copy of the poem/prompt that inspired your poem.

See you Wednesday! :)

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Post your responses to the poems and prompts no earlier than after April 23rd's class but not later than midnight Friday, April 25.

Visual Bridges 4.25.08

Please post a write-up of your visual bridge (what it was, how you could/can use it) by Friday, April 25.

This space is for your visual bridge. Please post the write-up for your oral bridge in the appropriate space.

Oral Bridges! Post by 4.18.08

Please post a write-up of your oral bridge by Friday, April 18. A paragraph should cover it. Mention the text you used first, the text you bridged into, the grade level you taught, and the major ideas and themes you explored. Here's an example baed on my oral bridge:

How the Grinch Stole Christmas to "Ethan Brand": Following a brief introduction to the Great Chain of Being and the idea of knowing one's place/connectivity to humanity, I read from the Dr. Suess book, focusing on the parts where there is a clear "chain" of happily connected Hoos. I did some DRTA questioning before prompting you all to consider the theme in the Hawthorne story, from which I also read, completing the bridge.