Hey everyone, Grade updates were sent this morning (11/18). Thank you for some creative work with the YA novels! Looking ahead (after break): We’ll be reading Miller Chapter 5 and thinking through some overall take aways for her book when we return. If you want to get a bit ahead, you could read chapter 5 …
I really enjoyed reading your comics and your reading plans! Thank you for some really thoughtful ideas, especially with Miller’s chapter. Up next: You have a response due Tuesday focused on a character analysis from your YA novel. Last Goodreads review (on YA novel) due by Friday (11/17) Make 6 due Friday too. I highly …
Make Cycle 6 is ready to roll. Link here (and above on the site, of course). Response to Miller chapter 4 due this Thursday, Nov 9 (Friday is a holiday). A response to your YA novel is next Tuesday, plus the last Goodreads review and a Make by Nov 17. Also, you might notice that I moved some …
Make Cycle 5 is ready to roll! Link HERE and above in our course tabs. Hope you enjoy the graphic novels in this cycle! We are going to return to Reading in the Wild in two weeks; instead of reading Miller’s text in this cycle, I’m going to have you work with a rich resource that supports reading and teaching …
Hello everyone! Grade Update: I sent a grade update to y’all earlier. Loved reading your responses to Miller from last week: you continue to do such smart work with the ideas in her book. I appreciate your reflective stance as you think about the teaching of reading. I wish I had time to give more specific …
This week (Sept 18-24): Response due by Wednesday about your series book (which you should also finish by then). You’ll talk about how you might use the series in your future classroom. Post under Week 5: Series Book prep in G+ Review of your series book due on Goodreads by Friday. You can totally copy …
Hi everyone! Friendly reminder that your first “make” is due tomorrow tonight (Friday, Sept 8). Really enjoying reading the new tales and poems that are there already; thank you! And you did fabulous work with the gruesome Cinderella tales. I’ll post grade updates this weekend per usual. New video above with reminders, including more information about the picture …
Hello everyone! You’re doing thoughtful work with the LRRH versions of tales. Thank you so much for engaging with these ideas! Please remember to respond on a peer’s discussion every time too! The places where a few of you end up having a conversation about these ideas are awesome. I’ve highlighted some of your work on …
Here is the email I sent today and the weekly video update (below): Very much enjoyed getting to know you through our G+ Community! Thank you for the introductions and for chiming in on each other’s posts. As will be our routine, here is a Friday email update. Each Friday, I will give you the …
Hello everyone! I am so excited to read and work together this semester! Please check out our site and the various pages. I’ve created a welcome video that I hope offers some insights into our course and how we’ll work together (see above). You should also check out: The book list on the Syllabus & …