[LIT] Novel projects

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Mrs. Mac wrote:
> With my honors classes I use high level novels and conduct Book Bites.  
> Students are given 4 weeks to read a novel.  The 4th week I hand out a list of 
> 15 to 20 discussion / prompts for the students to prepare for Book Bites.  On 
> the day of Book Bites we all volunteer to bring our favorite finger 
> munchies.  We use the prompt / questions and discuss the book for that period.  I tell 
> them I will be choosing one of these questions for them to respond to in a 
> Response to Literature writing.  It will not be a traditional book report, but 
> we will address conflict or theme as well as symbolism, connections and 
> evaluations.  Since it was my first year I already want to change and adapt this 
> Book Bites to my Basic Classes using the stories in the Holt . . the better 
> ones, what few their are.  My problem is finding enough novels for all the 
> students.  Perhaps I could do Literature Circle Book Bites and have group novels 
> in the same genre or author or theme.
> 

Pam writes:
This is a really cool idea.   I think I'm going to see if I can tweak it to 
fit my kiddos.   I'm also going to share with our gifted teacher.



Pam Tempest
Team Neon-6th Gr. ELA
Hudson Middle School
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"The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as 
that every child should be given the wish to learn." John Lubbock





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