Resources for Chapter 14: for use in class on Monday night, April 28

Literature Circles

Why???
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/literature-circles-how-to-and-reasons-why-elena-aguilar

http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/literacy/literature_circles.htm

https://www.teachervision.com/group-work/teaching-methods/48704.html

http://www.lauracandler.com/strategies/litcirclemodels.php

http://www.lauracandler.com/strategies/litcirclemodels.php#BasicLitCircle

http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/De/PD/instr/strats/literaturecircles/index.html

Journals

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr144.shtml

http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/De/PD/instr/strats/literaturecircles/index.html

Graphic organizers

https://www.teachervision.com/graphic-organizers/printable/6293.html

http://www.dailyteachingtools.com/free-graphic-organizers.html

http://www.lauracandler.com/filecabinet/literacy/litgo.php

Reader's Theater

http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/literacy/readers_theater.html

http://www.tips-for-teachers.com/readers_theater.htm

Poetry

http://www.lauracandler.com/filecabinet/literacy/poetry.php

Blog response for Chapter 14

What do you think will be the most challenging part of conducting a literature circle in your classroom? Why?

From the text, identify your favorite idea to utilize response journals with your students?

Blog for Chapter 12: Class on April 21

Be sure to read Chapter 12 as we will be having discussions and doing activities based on the content and you will need the background knowledge to make it successful. No questions...but in the comment section make a "promise statement" that you have indeed read Chapter 12!

Bring your work that you have completed so far on the theme project to class. We will be identifying "lessons" that will support your theme and be a part of your binder project in class.

See you on Monday!

Blog questions for Chapter 13: Inviting Children into Literature: Classroom Libraries, Read-Alouds, and Storytelling

Chapter 13: Inviting Children into Literature: Classroom Libraries, Read-Alouds, and Storytelling

Identify one area that the author discusses about classroom libraries that you feel is important. Why?

What do you feel is critical when planning or doing a read-aloud? Why?

Why is storytelling an art? What do you feel would be important for you to prepare if you were to use storytelling in your classroom?

Chapter 11: Information Books and Biography blog questions

Questions for Chapter 11: Informational Books and Biography

1.  Choose a category of an informational books and a book discussed in the chapter. Describe the book and find an internet site to support the topic.

2.   Choose a category of a biography and a book discussed in the chapter. Describe the book you selected. Find an internet site to support the book or the person.

Activity for historical fiction

We were not able to be in class on Monday, March 31, because of the weather. However, since this one night is worth 3 classes...life must go on! So...

• Below I posted a short assignment here that we were going to do in class.  Please respond below.
• Read chapter 11 and respond to the posted blog questions. 
• Complete The Witch of Blackbird Pond and the study guide.  
• Please bring an for an informational book genre-study form to class next week  and be ready to share. 
• AND don't forget, your assignments are still due today. Email the genre-study form for historical fiction to me as well as your topic for your theme for your final project.(Don't forget to bring copies to class for your classmates.) Also, make sure the blog questions are done for Chapter 10.

• Extra Credit Opportunity! ...Make corn meal at home! (One of my favorite things to eat! Follow the directions on the cornmeal tub.) Take a picture with you and the corn meal, then post on Edmodo...along with a couple sentences on whether you were able to make it without lumps and if you liked the taste.

Online assignment:

In the Witch of Blackbird Pond, we have read about horn books and making bayberry candles. Watch the youtube videos below on making bayberry candles and taper candles. (The ones they made in the story were bayberry taper candles.) Also read the short history on the horn book. Then respond to following questions in the comment box below:

Do watching these videos and reading this information help you understand the events in the story and make connections? If so, how? Be specific. How could you use these videos or other activities in the classroom to support the events in The Witch of Blackbird Pond?

Bayberry Candle

       

Taper candles

The Horn Book

Hands-on History of Horn Books

Historical Fiction questions-Due Monday, March 31

1. Define historical fiction. What is the value of historical fiction?

2. Select two  historical fiction novels/books. Give a brief summary of each book and explain why it is a part of the historical fiction category. Identify a website that might support the use of each book in the classroom.