[LIT] Science and Literature: Literacy objective

[Melanie Davis]

HI Mark! I am not sure what science topics you  have to teach. Currently, my 
7th grade class is reading Hoot by Carl Hiaassen and there are a ton of 
science connections. For example, the story deals with three middle school 
students saving the homes of burrowing owls from a large franchise. Our 
science teacher is going to study the owl, dissect owl pellets, endangered 
species, etc. There are tons of science topics.

One of the main characters is a student who was sent away to military school 
and then ran away from the school.  He was unable to conform to school 
rules. A good topic maybe for your "unruly" group.  Also, the topic of 
bullying is very strong throughout the book.

My students LOVE this book. They hate it when the block has come to an end 
and we have to stop reading. Good Luck!

Melanie Davis
7th Grade Language Arts/Literature
Ritchie County Middle School
Ellenboro, WV
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Anderson/Sally Haldorson" <mskg at earthlink.net>
To: <lit at literacyworkshop.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 10:31 PM
Subject: [LIT] Science and Literature: Literacy objective


> Hello, everyone.
>
> I'm new to the listserv and I'm also a new middle school teacher. In order 
> to improve literacy in our school, I've been given a Science and 
> Literature class to teach. I am looking for suggestions for books that 
> have been successful in 7th and 8th grade classes (and relate to science) 
> and methods that really work for you to get kids reading. I've got about 
> 1/3 of my students who are unruly and I'm not sure how they will receive 
> an assignment to read as opposed to doing some specified project or 
> experiment/activity (which is, of course, what I am used to teaching).
>
> Thank you for any help you can offer,
> Mark Anderson
> Milwaukee WI
>
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