8th+Grade

New genre book pass silent reading and checkout Book Club discussion Boys - Trouble Girls - If the Witness Died Book fair video and preview silent reading and checkout book club discussion Book trailer Chasing Lincoln's Killer http://www.schooltube.com/video/4a07b975e92c6f441bba/ Rocket Boys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnX6yU8PJHE New Genre - Informational books silent reading and checkout new genre? over Christmas vacation - book club books Boys - Historical Classics - All Quiet on the Western Front http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtMI-SNK3N8 Girls - A Walk to Remember - Sparks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e_FScNZedc
 * Wednesdays in February**
 * Book Club introduction**
 * Wednesdays in January**
 * January 9 2013**
 * January 2, 2013**
 * Wednesdays in December**

http://reg.accelacomm.com/servlet/Frs.frs?Script=/LP/51148056/reg&Context=START http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf0p_Jggro8
 * December 5, 2012**
 * Book Trailer - Closed for the Season Mary Hahn**
 * Book Trailer - Heist society by Ally Carter**


 * silent reading and checkout**

silent reading and checkout Book trailer in classroom - Seraphina http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohk4WvvIPno
 * November after Thanksgiving**

Pass the book - Realistic Fiction
 * October 30, 2012**

Silent reading, independent book selection
 * October 24, 2012**

Silent reading, independent book selection Book Club discussions were this week (I think)
 * October 17, 2012**

Silent reading independent book selection
 * October 10, 2012**

Silent reading, independent book selection
 * October 3, 2012**

Girls - explanation of girls book club - Speak Boys - silent reading in library with teacher
 * September 26, 3012**

Boys - explanation of boys book club - Ender's game Girls - silent reading in library with teacher
 * September 19, 2012**


 * September 11, 2012**
 * - Please Pass the Book - Library Sparks October 2011**

Review of library rules and procedures and expected behavior, Science Fiction/Fantasy Fiction book pass See link below for record and scan for article. - 8-9 books at each table, 5 kids at each table - fiction book pass - call time - take one book to investigate 1. read title and author's name and look at front cover 2. Read the book blurb on back cover or flap of jacket 3. Turn to first chapter and keep reading, if not interested - flip to middle and start reading 4. Call time - stop reading and record book on book pass log - include comment and rating Name on book pass and collect. [] -
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Science Fiction checkout Sci Fi Book Club for Boys - Ender's game See lesson files for discussion questions Realistic Fiction checkout Realistic Fiction Book Club for Boys - Trouble [] Historical Fiction - book tryouts, genre book mark, change visual search - update website Girls Book Club - get 10 copies from NBPL - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Read aloud Chapter 23 - When Francie finds a new school
 * September, 2011**
 * October 2011**
 * March 2011 - Mystery Checkout**
 * Boys book club - And then there were none by Agatha Christie**
 * Read aloud nursery rhyme**
 * Discussion Questions**
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 * Characters []**
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 * [] - video/song**
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 * January, 2011 - Classics Checkout**
 * December 1, 2010**
 * September 1, 2010**

Genre Assignment - Science Fiction

Book tryouts - When the class comes in, they choose a table to sit and pick a book that appeals to them. They are given 5 minutes to "get to know" the book they pick up. After 5 minutes - everyone goes to a different table. If the first book they read has really grabbed them - they can check it out and go sit on the bean bag chairs and read the rest of the time. If the first book did not grab them - they choose a book from the 2nd table and give it 5 more minutes. We had them switch 4 times. Then the teacher told them it was time to make a final decision on which book they were going to take out for a longer "date". The kids really enjoyed it. It was a very peaceful activity as the kids descended into the books. It gave kids a "method" for choosing books.

Book Club Introduction - KW in classroom with boys - MR in library with girls

Summary Twice before the alien "buggers" invaded, and twice before Earth's defense forces turned them back at the last moment - and at great cost. Now, eighty years have passed and no one knows if the buggers will return. What earth's military leaders //do// know is that they're not willing to give the enemy another chance - they're determined to take the fight to the buggers this time, and to ensure that when the fighting's over there won't //be any buggers left// to take revenge.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, so the International Fleet convinces the civilian government of the Hegemony to approve a program to screen children for those who show promise as brilliant military strategists. These wunderkind are then taken to the Battle School, an orbital academy where they endure brutal discipline and play endlessly at zero-gravity games. One of them is surely destined to be the admiral who will direct earth's attack fleets, which have been traveling for decades through interstellar space, when they arrive at the bugger planets.

And now the watchers believe that Ender Wiggin is the one. Not yet seven years old, Ender is a sweet little boy who is neither as craven as older brother Peter nor as timid as sister Valentine. All Ender wants is to be a little kid; unfortunately, he has a mind that will not allow him to lose.

Read Aloud - First chapter - stop before Ender returns to class Show Ender's Game book trailer on smart board in classroom []

NOTE: NEXT YEAR - RESEARCH PROJECT - INCLUDE PHONE BOOK!!!! Poetry genre assignment
 * April-May 2010**

Mystery genre assignment
 * March-April 2010**

Historical fiction genre assignment
 * February 2010**

Classics genre assignment
 * December 2009-January 2010**

January 8, 2010

Book club discussion - lunch - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn []

=December, 2010=

- Book club - Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith - girls only - read aloud chapter when Francie finds a new school - Classics checkout for all - books on extended loan from NB public library for book club - =December 2, 9, 16 - and January 6, 13, 20=

Mini Research projects - each child will do one project using atlas, almanac, encyclopedia, database and nonfiction book - individual, graded work.

Realistic fiction genre assignment
 * After October 7, 2009**

Science fiction genre assignment
 * First week of September 2009**

1st quarter - optional book club - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 2nd quarter - mini research projects - every week - Wednesday morning 3rd quarter - individual selection prompted by students 4th quarter - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson optional book club - girls only

Speak - Discussion Questions []

[] You Tube - Video - at end [] =September 4, 2009= Boys Only - keep in Classroom - Ender's Game Book club - $5 for pizza lunch - books from HA and public library - some available now - some need to wait until Tuesday

Summary Twice before the alien "buggers" invaded, and twice before Earth's defense forces turned them back at the last moment - and at great cost. Now, eighty years have passed and no one knows if the buggers will return. What earth's military leaders //do// know is that they're not willing to give the enemy another chance - they're determined to take the fight to the buggers this time, and to ensure that when the fighting's over there won't //be any buggers left// to take revenge.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, so the International Fleet convinces the civilian government of the Hegemony to approve a program to screen children for those who show promise as brilliant military strategists. These wunderkind are then taken to the Battle School, an orbital academy where they endure brutal discipline and play endlessly at zero-gravity games. One of them is surely destined to be the admiral who will direct earth's attack fleets, which have been traveling for decades through interstellar space, when they arrive at the bugger planets.

And now the watchers believe that Ender Wiggin is the one. Not yet seven years old, Ender is a sweet little boy who is neither as craven as older brother Peter nor as timid as sister Valentine. All Ender wants is to be a little kid; unfortunately, he has a mind that will not allow him to lose.

Read Aloud - First chapter - stop before Ender returns to class.

Speed Dating for Books"Science Fiction"- source lm_net We are having SO much fun with it. I have piled stacks of books all over the tables. When the class comes in, they choose a table to sit and pick a book that appeals to them. They are given 5 minutes to "get to know" the book they pick up. After 5 minutes - everyone goes to a different table. If the first book they read has really grabbed them - they can check it out and go sit on the bean bag chairs and read the rest of the time. If the first book did not grab them - they choose a book from the 2nd table and give it 5 more minutes. We had them switch 4 times. Then the teacher told them it was time to make a final decision on which book they were going to take out for a longer "date". The kids really enjoyed it. It was a very peaceful activity as the kids descended into the books. It gave kids a "method" for choosing books. It gave kids an opportunity to share about books that were on the table that they had already read. Lots of fun was had by all!

HA Version - same thing - just call it book tryouts