[LIT] 8th grade lit circle books

[Pam]

What about TrueSight to partner with it for the kids who've already 
read "The Giver"?  It is of similar nature and difficulty.

Westerfeld's Uglie series and Meyers Twilight were popular with many.  
So was Westerfeld's other series (Midnighters??)  It is a darker 
vision, but apparently hard to put down for both boys & girls.


"The Giver" is a great read for 8th graders but we found that it works
better as a school year reading than a summer reading book because many
of our students needed some support/discussion/refection as they read.
Some of my favorite class discussions and reading response projects were
related to this book. Sadly, we took it out of our curriculum because
younger grades were reading itI
I am very interested in the book suggestions that have come out of this
discussion.

 :o) Pam/6th gr./FL
An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how 
much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do 
know and what you don't.
Anatole France (1844 - 1924)


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From: Caruso, Sally <CarusoS at bw.k12.ri.us>
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"The Giver" is a great read for 8th graders but we found that it works
better as a school year reading than a summer reading book because many
of our students needed some support/discussion/refection as they read.
Some of my favorite class discussions and reading response projects were
related to this book. Sadly, we took it out of our curriculum because
younger grades were reading itI
I am very interested in the book suggestions that have come out of this
discussion.
To Annie, who is going from 6th grade to 8th grade, my suggestion, other
than books which others have recommended and I will add a few below, is
BE PREPARED - it's a whole different country!
A book that my 8th graders have been loving for several years now is a
collection of stories from beloved YA authors edited by James Howe,
called "13: Thirteen stories that capture the agony and ecstasy of being
thirteen." Lots of my boys, who are often hard to draw into reading,
love Darren Shan's books. Scott Westerfeld's "Uglies" series has also
been very popular.


Sally K. Caruso - 8th Grade LA
carusos at bw.k12.ri.us
Kickemuit Middle School
525 Child St. Warren RI 02885
401-245-2010 X 2218

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Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 4:07 PM
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on middle grades.
Subject: Re: [LIT] 8th grade lit circle books

Lowis Lowry's "Giver" is a great read for 8th grade. It is the only book
I use as a grade level lit group in my multi-age class. Yes, younger
kids read it and like it but the 8th graders are more likely to "get"
it!
Zusak's "The Book Thief" for you more sophisticated readers.
Cynthia Lord's "Rules"

On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Andrea Countryman <
anniecountryman at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'm so excited--I just got a grant to purchase literature circle books

> for 8th graders-- I'm a sixth grade teacher now, and  next year will
> be my first time teaching 8th grade.  I would love suggestions!
>
> Annie
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