I want to thank everyone who donated to my DonorsChoose project, Read On! Thanks to the generosity of several donors, I now have new additions to my classroom library with high interest books that will appeal to many kinds of readers, especially those who may be reading at a higher Lexile level. Finding middle … Continue reading Thanks to Donors Choose, 8th Graders Will “Read On!”
We just started our literary nonfiction (my favorite genre!) and memoir book clubs yesterday! In this post, I'll outline the "legwork" I did to get the clubs formed and ready to go. Book Sampling/Book Tasting We began with a book sampling/tasting in early December; compared to years past, I kept this activity pretty low key. … Continue reading Literary Nonfiction and Memoir Book Clubs: Organizing Groups and Resources for Success
