Teen Literacy Tips

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I love reading novels aloud to my students, but sometimes I want something short and self-contained. These books will give you enough read-aloud material to last an entire school year (and then some). Not only are they great to use at the start of each class, they’re also perfect “sponge activitites” for soaking [...]

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Charger at the A to Z Teacher Stuff forums asks:
I teach 6,7,and 8th grade Science. I love books and really want to include some novels into the curriculum or even just as something I have the kids do.
The lang. arts teacher reads The Giver and A Wrinkle In Time with them, so I need some [...]

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Sylvia at Classical Bookworm has just finished a second reading of The Lord of the Rings, and she asks about the appendices:
“Does anyone read them? I’ve made a start and have gleaned one or two tidbits to fill in some gaps the story, but I’m not sure I can make it through the “Chronology of [...]

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These are some of the sites I use over and over to help me in my teaching endeavors.  If you know of more online resources, leave a comment and I’ll add them to the list.
Lesson Plans and Other Teaching Resources
The Great Books Foundation - Essential website for learning Shared Inquiry Discussion, the best way to [...]

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