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Wednesday, November 14

  1. page Lesson Ideas edited ... 11. Create a Character Scrapbook from Scholastic. 10. Write a blog post from a character's po…
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    11. Create a Character Scrapbook from Scholastic.
    10. Write a blog post from a character's point of view or post a book review for the class blog.
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    book trailer. Check out these great trailers by a middle school class in Amherst, NY.
    8. Create a Glogster EDU page on your favorite book series.
    7. Create a Twitter account for a character on Fake Tweet Builder.
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    4. Create a VoiceThread about your book and have your students (or classmates) comment on it.
    3. Use Fakebook to make a page for a character from a book.
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    iPod or iPad[[#|iPad]] apps (like
    1. Create a graphic novel using this site of the book.
    What ideas can you add?
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  2. page To Read List edited ... put my to read TO READ list so I did! I have read these great books since the Spring 201…
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    put my to readTO READ list so I did!
    I have read these great books since the Spring 2012 semester and highly recommend them.
    Wonder by R. J. Palacio
    Nerd Camp by Elissa Brent Weissman

    Dr. Fowler's
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    Read List 3-12-1211-26-12
    The Mockingbirds and The Rivals by Daisy Whitney
    Dear Dumb Diary by Jamie Kelley (series)
    Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
    Wonder by R. J. Palacio Read it and LOVED IT!
    Article 5 by Kristen Simmons
    Stay with Me by Paul Griffin
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    **Nerd Camp**
    by Elissa Brent Weissman

    On the Bright Side by S.R. Johannes
    My Own Worst Frenemy by Kimberly Reid
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    Cat Girl's Day Off / Kimberly Pauley \
    A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend / Emily Horner.
    {http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327936168l/10734210.jpg} BluefishTitle: Bluefish
    Author: Pat Schmatz

    I'll Be There / Holly Goldberg Sloan. with music for each character on the author
    A Smidgen of Sky by Dianna Marie Winget
    Pieces of Georgia by Jen Bryant
    Invisible Lines by Mary Amato
    Small Persons with Wings by Ellen Booraem
    Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
    Drama by Raina Telgemeier
    A Whole Lot of Lucky by Danette Haworth
    Glitch by HEATHER ANASTASIU
    Son by Lois Lowry

    Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Children’s Book by Anita Silvey
    The Gryphon
    Chronicle Books, 2001
    At last, best-selling author Nick Bantock brings us a new volume in the Griffin and Sabine story - a tale rich in the artistry, mystery, and surprise that makes the original saga so beloved. As the remarkable fates of Griffin and Sabine are gradually revealed, we are introduced to Matthew and Isabella, long-distance lovers who find themselves entwined not only in each other's lives, but also in a perilous and alluring intrigue. More....
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    Alexandria
    Chronicle Books, 2002
    Alexandria will continue to delight the 3 million readers who fell in love with the epistolary romance of Griffin and Sabine. Awash with gorgeous artwork, the mystery of Griffin Moss and Sabine Strohem now entwines Matthew Sedon, an archaeologist steeped in Egyptian antiquity, and Isabella de Reims, a student in Paris whose vision holds the key to a new reality. More....
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    A Girl Named Digit by Annabel Monaghan
    Small Medium at Large by Joanne Levy
    Nine Lives by Beth Balmanno
    Unwind by Neal Shusterman

    The Morning Star
    Chronicle Books, 2003
    The mystery that began with a single enigmatic postcard reaches its dramatic conclusion in The Morning Star. The final destination on a journey across fabled landscapes and the uncertain terrain
    Future of the human heart. More... Us by Carolyn Mackler
    Picture Books I want
    I Broke My Trunk! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems
    Interrupting Chicken by Ezra David Stein
    Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
    **Private I. Guana**, by Nina Laden
    This is not my hat by Jon Klassen
    Hello! Hello! by Matthew Cordell
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    Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
    by Eric Litwin
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    When Blue Met Egg
    by Lindsay Ward
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    Press Here
    by Hervé Tullet
    Balloons over Broadway by Melissa Sweet

    This list from this irreverent article was one I wanted to be sure to save.
    Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, by Mo Willems
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  3. page Reading for Older Students edited ... 2. They may have never finished a book since elementary school, not even one that was assigned…
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    2. They may have never finished a book since elementary school, not even one that was assigned.
    1. They don't know that reading can be fun. (and that it can include graphic novels, [[#|audio books]], and YA fiction!)
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    your classroom. Also, check out this blog post. We get to be better readers by--wait for it--READING! Not by dissecting every chapter, doing endless vocabulary lists, and regurgitating answers to factual, silly questions.
    Check out these great blogs about reading--
    The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller
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  4. page Reading for Older Students edited Reading for Older Students ... that older student students do not 5. They are not interest…

    Reading for Older Students
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    that older studentstudents do not
    5. They are not interested in reading stuff like Shakespeare, Nathaniel Hawthorne, or Beowulf, no matter how interesting I think they are.
    4. They are worried about understanding what you assign them to read.
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    of their friends.[[#|friends]].
    2. They may have never finished a book since elementary school, not even one that was assigned.
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    graphic novels, audio books,[[#|audio books]], and YA
    Read this article about making everyday a read aloud day in your classroom.
    Check out these great blogs about reading--
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  5. page Graphic Novels edited Graphic Novels ... are the next [[#|next]] big thing ... Random House. Lots of kids in mi…

    Graphic Novels
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    are the next[[#|next]] big thing
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    Random House. Lots of kids in middle grades and upper elementary love these kinds of books! Use the SQUISH series to grab boys' interest.
    Babymouse by Jennifer Holm
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  6. page Book Lists edited ... Bluefish, by Pat Schmatz, published by Candlewick. BookSpeak: Poems about Books, by Laura Pur…
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    Bluefish, by Pat Schmatz, published by Candlewick.
    BookSpeak: Poems about Books, by Laura Purdie Salas, illustrated by Josee Bisaillon, published by Clarion.
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    published by Walden[[#|Walden]] Pond.
    A Butterfly Is Patient, by Diana Hutts Aston, illustrated by Sylvia Long, published by Chronicle Books.
    The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred, by Samantha R. Vamos, illustrated by Rafael Lopez, published by Charlesbridge.
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    The Friendship Doll, by Kirby Larson, published by Delacorte.
    The Great Wall of Lucy Wu, by Wendy Wan-long Shang, published by Scholastic.
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    + Bray. Read it and loved it!
    Hound Dog True, by Linda Urban, published by Harcourt.
    Read it and loved it!
    Inside Out & Back Again, by Thanhha Lai, published by Harper.
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    from a Single[[#|Single]] Word, by
    Me...Jane, by Patrick McDonnell, published by Little, Brown.
    Read it and loved it!
    A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness, published by Candlewick.
    Okay for Now, by Gary Schmidt, published by Clarion.
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Tuesday, July 24

  1. page home edited ... In my next life, I think I want to be a children's librarian or own a bookstore. I have been g…
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    In my next life, I think I want to be a children's librarian or own a bookstore. I have been getting so much great information about Young Adult, Juvenile, and Picture books from my Twitter friends and from reading blogs that I am beginning to do more presentations like this!
    We don't all look like this when we read, but I like it!
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    Picture is from
    http://whatwillmatter.com/2011/12/worth-seeing-beautiful-paintings-depicting-the-gift-of-reading/
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Thursday, April 26

  1. page To Read List edited ... “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” by Brian Selznick The Running Dream by Wendelin van Draanen …
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    “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” by Brian Selznick
    The Running Dream by Wendelin van Draanen
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    by Will WeaverHisWeave
    His
    Eyes by
    Bluefish. By Pat Schmatz. Candlewick, 2011. Grades 7 and up.
    Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen by Donna Gephart.
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    Powerless by Mathew Cody
    The Way We Fall by Megan Crewe
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    Kimberly Pauley \
    A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend / Emily Horner.

    {http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327936168l/10734210.jpg} BluefishTitle: Bluefish
    Author: Pat Schmatz
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