Sept. 15/14

Week 3 Children’s Literature: Choice, Engagement and Response

Last week

• The Dot by Peter Reynolds

• Readalouds – Before, during,after

• Brainstorming for Personal Literacy Story

• Professional Learning Conversations

(Meller, Maloch)

• Choosing and sharing great books

• What makes a great book?

• Introduction to Readalouds

Today• Routines, housekeeping – THIS

SECTION!

• Choosing Children's Lit: Pinterest & Novelist

• Professional learning conversations�• Intro to Lit Circles/Book Clubs�• BREAK• Lit Circles/Book Clubs• Personal Literacy Stories

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Pinterest

http://www.pinterest.com/collierdr709/

Selecting great books

Guide to books through Brock Libraries

Novelist through your Public Library● St. Catharines● Hamilton● Toronto

Professional Learning Communities: ConversationsoSit in ~ grade level groups

oIntroduce yourselves

oFacilitator opens and closes conversation

oRecord participant questions on facilitator

sheet

oComplete evaluations and place in

envelope

Literature CirclesChoice

Talk

Pleasure

Book Clubs

If we have time...

Nancie Atwell on Readers Workshop

Book talks

In your group, think about your top three choices. Write your choices like this:

1. 1. title

your name

2. title

your name

3. title

your name

What are some other ways students could choose books?

Children in Literature Circleshttp://resources.curriculum.org/secretariat/circles/overview.shtml

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlJJhP3frUQ

In your group:

1. Warm up - My name is ___ and I love __.

2. Read your book on your own. Pay attention

to all aspects of the book

3. Distribute role sheets.

4. Read your book again, and complete the

directions on your role sheet.

5. Choose a facilitator, and discuss your

responses to the book.

Questions? Concerns?

Personal Literacy Stories

Examples?

Planning your story

Process for today

• Review your Week 1 and Week 2 brainstorming

• Decide on a possible topic

• Brainstorm/write/draw the details your will include (Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? So What?)

• Brainstorm possible digital tools (tip: choose more than one)

• Share your ideas in your small group and solicit feedback

For next week:

● three readings (Ministry of Education, Ontario)

● Reflect on Personal Literacy Story

● start talking with ILA group

● Get a library card? Try Novelist? Pinterest?