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.

For class on Monday, March 24

Here are the items that need to be finished for class on next Monday, March 24. 

If you were not in class, please stop by my classroom and pick up the study guide the The Witch of Blackbird Pond Chapters 1-8 along with the notes from March 17.

Please drop off your mid-term projects ASAP.


1. Read Chapters 1-8 in The Witch of Blackbird Pond and do the study guide.

2. Read Chapter 9 and respond to the blog questions on contemporary realistic fiction in the blog post below...and don't forget Chapter 8!

3. Do a genre study form sheet for contemporary realistic fiction and be ready to present in class. (You can still hand in your modern fantasy/science fiction genre book form.)

4. Select a theme for your final project! (See syllabus with questions.)

5. Go to Edmodo...make comments on the uploaded "book reading videos"....two compliments and one thing to work on. (Done in class on Monday)

6. Create your own "book reading video" and upload to Edmodo...Create a note and upload video from a device or attach a file...google it if you aren't sure how to do this. You can use Photo Booth on your Mac. (We did this in class on Monday.) Pay attention to expression and character voices.

That's all Folks!! :)

Blog questions for Contemporary Realistic Fiction (Ch. 9)

Respond to the Chapter 9 questions about realistic contemporary fiction in the comments below:

1. Define Contemporary realist fiction. What is the value of contemporary realistic fiction? 
2. Select two the categories of realistic fiction. Identify a book from each category. Give a brief summary of the book and explain why it is a part of that realistic contemporary fiction category.

For class on Monday, March 17: Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction

Mid-term Project and Modern Fantasy or Science Fiction genre-study due...Be ready to present them in class. (I can't wait!!)

Please respond to the following questions in the comment section of this blog entry.

1.  Choose an element of modern fantasy and a book discussed in the chapter. Describe how the element is used in the book. Find an internet site to support this book or element.

2.   Choose a category of science fiction and a book in this category. Describe the “category” in the book you selected. Find an internet site to support the book or the category.

Questions for Traditional literature: Chapter 7

Questions for Chapter 7: Please respond in the comment section of the blog. 

1. Select a story that is discussed in this chapter and describe why it is traditional literature.
2. Identify one type of folk literature and define it. Then find an internet site that depicts this type of literature.

For class on March 3 and March 10

Assignments

• Children's Literature Online Activity Due March 3
• Online Poetry Activity Due March 3
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• Read Chapter 7: Traditional Literature and answer blog questions Due March 10
• Select a book and do genre study sheet for a Traditional literature Due March 10

• Read chapter 11-30 in The Tiger Rising with at least 12 VIP Strips. Do a "little" character book. Due March 10
• Midterm Projects almost done so final questions will be ready by next class. Projects will be presented on March 17.

• No class Monday, March 3...Spring Break...but you do have assignments due.

Poetry links from class:

Nikki Grimes

Janet Wong - In Mother's Shadow

 Naomi Shihab Nye

Extra credit Opportunity!!!

Review the 3 links above (All videos of Nikki, listen to the commentary and poem of Janet, and listen to the interview of Naomi.) Email me a one-page response with a summary of each and your personal response.

For class on Monday, February 24

1. Read Chapters 11-20 in The Tiger Rising so you are ready for the literature discussion. Use sticky notes and the VIP sheet to help you with ideas to focus on. Also read the Discussion Questions at the end of the book can help guide or inspire your thoughts.  (Go to http://prairiepublic.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/63aad5f6-2d48-4ad5-b803-31d084ad4670/63aad5f6-2d48-4ad5-b803-31d084ad4670/ and watch the videos on literature circles if you were not in class when we view the literature discussion video.)
2. Decide on your mid-term project and begin putting it together!
3. Finish any late work ASAP!! Then I can get it entered in before mid-term grades are submitted.
4. Your binder should be put together and you are adding genre information as we go.
5. View the story Officer Buckle and Gloria below ... answer the quiz questions about how the text and pictures work together to enhance comprehension. (Quiz is on Edmodo.)
6. Read Chapter 6: Poetry ... and respond to the following questions in the comment section of this blog.
7. Do the genre study form for poetry. Bring the book and be ready to present in class.

Questions for Chapter 6:

1. Select a poet from chapter 6 and describe why their poetry appeals to you. Be specific.
2. The chapter discusses using poetry with children in the classroom. What do you think is most important when using poetry in the classroom to develop children's love for poetry? Describe in detail how you would do this as a teacher.

For Class on Monday, February 10

For class on Monday, February 10, you will need to:

1.  Respond to the following questions in the blog posts for Chapters 3&4 along with an article reading assignment.

2. Read Chapters 1-10 in The Tiger Rising and be prepared to discuss in a literature discussion:

•  author's purpose and main ideas
•  connections that you made while reading to other text or to your personal experiences
• story structure elements such as: characters, setting, problem/solution

3. Log on to Edmodo and do the poll and the quiz for the video of Teachings of Jon (posted in an earlier blog.)

4. Do a genre book-study for picture books and be ready to present in class. (See video of a model in earlier post.)

***You may stop by Brenda Rhone's classroom to pick up your paperwork from class, if you do not already have it!*****

After reading the paper by Brenda Rhone: Native American Children's Literature in a Native Americans Elementary Classroom, please respond to the following questions in the comment section below.

(If you don't have this paper, you need to see Brenda Rhone.)

Why is it important to ensure that literature is accurate and authentic?

Why use multicultural literature in your classroom?

After reading Chapter 4: Literature Representations of Diverse Perspectives, please respond to these questions in the comment section below.

How do books make a difference in beliefs and attitudes?

How do you fell about the argument that one has to be a member of a culture to write about it?

After reading Chapter 3: Picture Books, please respond to the following questions in the comment section of this blog entry.

Discuss how art and text are integrated to create a "satisfying whole."

Select a category of picture books and describe it. How would you use this category in your classroom?

For class on Monday, February 3

I can't see how you are able to take the online quizzes with the new edition of the textbook. Ch. 1 and 2 were similar enough that you should have been able to get by but it changes from there. SO...do not worry about doing Ch. 4 quiz but be sure to read Chapters 4 for class discussion!  (Topic:  Diversity in Text)  We will do Ch. 3 and Picture books next week along with the genre book-study presentations!

There is an update syllabus with the new schedule on the MY UTTC website.
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Also preview the following youtube video before you come to class.

The Teachings of Jon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfhDJfzQByQ

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Also bring your book genre study for picture books and Native American Children's Literature and be ready to share on Monday.  There is an example, the genre-study book form, and presentation rubric on the MY UTTC website.

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Also please get signed up for my Edmodo classroom.

Click on the link below. You will need to sign up for an Edmodo account as a student if you don't already have on. You may do this on a smart phone or on your computer...iPads too, of course! :)  You will need to join the UTTC ENG 238 group.

https://edmo.do/j/ttbnb3

If you need the code for the group is: xaim62

We will use this in class on Monday night.
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Here is a little video to help you get your binders set up!

Email or comment with any questions!

Monday, January 27

We will finally get to meet!!

We will discuss Chapter 4: Literature Representing Diverse Perspectives

In class:

• Review previous assignments
• Present bio-bags
• Discuss diversity in text
• Read "Native American Children's Literature in a Native American Elementary Classroom" by Brenda Rhone
• Discuss genre book study expectations
• Create a Native American genre book study and present
• Review Children's Literature Binders
• Review the assignments for the week

Can't wait to see you! If you are not in class, it is your responsibility to make arrangements for missing papers that are handed out in class along with assignment expectations!

Feel to fee to ask any questions in the blog comments...if you have a question, others probably have the same one! Or email me!

UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! 

It has been brought to my attention that I have an older edition of the class textbook than you just purchased at the bookstore. I will need to make some updates to the weekly agendas. I will have that ready by next Monday.

WOW...Sure missed everyone that was not in class!! Remember if you miss one night of class, it is like missing 3 days of class. :( The highlighted items above will be looked at in class next Monday.

Assignments that are due next week:

• Bio-bags...I would still like to see these from all students. Remember that I modeled an example of a bio-bag on my first screencast on the first blog entry. There is also a rubric on the MY UTTC website so you will know what I expect. (Was due tonight.)
• Genre-Book Study for a Native American Book (Form on UTTC)...this was to be done in class tonight. There is model of a genre book study on the UTTC website.
• Presentation for Native American Book (Rubric on UTTC)...this was to be done in class tonight.
• Genre-Book Study for a Picture Book (Form on UTTC)...see Resources at the end of chapter 3.
• Presentation for a Picture Book (Rubric on UTTC)
• Read Chapter 4 and Do quiz on Diversity....make sure you are using the chapter quiz that corresponds to the 4th Edition.

I know this looks like a lot but most of it was to be done in class tonight or was due by tonight.  We will cover Picture Book (Ch. 3) next week and review Diversity in Text (Ch. 4). 

SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!!!

No class on Monday, January 20…do this assignment.

As you probably know by now…We do not have class on Monday, January 20, 2014 as there are no classes past noon of that day.

So I have a short assignment update.

Complete quizzes and blog posts as soon as possible. That way I can get scores entered and we will be on a rolling start to our semester.  Have the Chapter 1 and 2 quizzes along with the first blog entry completed by Jan. 20… I know some of you have gotten started!

This short assignment is due on Monday, January 27. Be ready to share your "Personal bio-bag" that day! Bring your binder so that we can discuss them. Also, bring copy of the syllabus so I can collect the signature sheets.

Chapter 3 - Read pages 65-70 only. (Do not do the quiz for this chapter!)

Write a response to the thoughts below in the comment section of this blog entry!

1.  Think of a time that you got caught up in the world of a story. Write which story/book you have been "caught up in." Then describe your connections to personal experiences and your thoughts and reflections of the book.

2.  How can you help students become lifelong readers?

I guess we will see you on January 27!! It will be exciting to actually meet and have class!

Brenda Rhone