[LIT] Update favorite "read-aloud"

[Lucinda Marcello]

No, I did not do The Giver with 6th grade.  My 6th Honors did Number the 
Stars by Lois Lowry. She is remarkable. I love her as an author.( I have not 
read her new book Gossamer yet). Number the Stars could easily be 7th or 8th 
with the subject matter but I had many students come to me as 6th graders 
who had read it as 4th graders!!

Tomorrow, a group of Holocaust survivors are coming to our school to talk 
with our 7th Honors and 8th grade Honors LA classes. This is a fine 
extension for Number the Stars. My 6th graders loved the book & Lois Lowry. 
SO many authors write down to their age group or do not make books 
memorable. She is a winner.

I also loved Among the Hidden (first in a series) for 7th grade. The author 
has many books out with various topics that appeal to both boys and girls. I 
had all classes in the computer lab doing author website searches for both 
Lowry & Haddix Peterson and they loved learning about these authors. Neat 
women. I love hooking them on a series.

Barnes and Noble called me locally to say what was going on....so many 
coming to request their books! Yes, that is what it is all about. I do read 
aloud with drama. And the author's words and plot hook them. Such a 
combiniation!

I love reading and I learn so much from my wonderful students and other 
exceptional teachers like all of you!

Lucinda  sunny Tucson, Arizona
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Janet Smith" <jtsmith1 at suite224.net>
To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." 
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Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [LIT] Update favorite "read-aloud"


>
> Lucinda....did you do The Giver with 6th graders? If so, did you think 
> they
> were mature enough to handle the heavy subject matter  Lowry is 
> addressing?
> Thanks,
> Janet Smith
> 8th Grade Reading,
> Conneaut Middle School
> Conneaut, Ohio
>
> -------Original Message----
> From: Lucinda Marcello
> Date: 2/14/2007 8:05:22 PM
> To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades.
> Subject: Re: [LIT] Update favorite "read-aloud"
>
> Lois Lowry is a wonderful writer. We loved Number the Stars (historical
> fiction) and The Giver. She has a good author website we searched as a 
> class
> in the computer lab. She even responded to me on her blog. The 6th graders
> loved that.
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