extending book clubs

EXTENDING BOOK CLUBS

Why Book Clubs?

To learn to read well, all students need to read thought-provoking, age-appropriate books. They also need to respond thoughtfully to books by discussing and writing what they read.

Reading directly affects student achievement.

We are Media Specialists, reading is what we do!

Raphael, Taffy E., Susan Florio-Ruane, and MariAnne George. "Book Club Plus: A Conceptual Framework to Organize Literacy Instruction." Language Arts 79.2 (November 2001): 159-168.

How do I fit it in?

Make it part of your RBES.

Pick books from the past Reader Rally list since you already have multiple copies. Make a plan for the activities you want to do with the books.

When planning the activities think of alternative ways to enrich the book clubs.

How do I fit it in?

Block off time in your schedule to meet with your book club.

Pick a teacher who is flexible and easy to work with.

Students watch book trailers or listen to book talks to select

their books.

Discussion Questions Students are given 2 weeks to read

the book they choose.

Students discuss both the notes they wrote as well as questions I prepare.

Students discuss the book twice. Once when they are half way through the book and again when they have finished the book.

Discussion Video

Literary Focus Activities

During some of the books we also focus on an additional literary concept in addition to the discussion questions or journal responses. Character TraitsSetting

Journal Responses

This is in addition to the classroom discussions and is written in their reading journal.

One journal response is completed for each book. They have a choice of two journal responses. They write their responses as homework.

Journal Responses

Their journal responses counts as a grade for them for their classroom teacher.

Journal responses allow the students to think deeper about the book they read.

Edmodo Blog

They type their responses in Word and then copy and paste them into www.edmodo.com

The blog also houses surveys/polls about their books.

It has links to author videos.

It also has links to their completed projects.

Students blogging in the Media

Center

What they students

think of Edmodo (blog)

Enrichment Assignments

Author Study using Glogster Book Reviews using Animoto

Still to Come Readers Theater (rewrite a scene to

act out) Battle of the Books competition

Author Study with Glogster EDU

Cumulate reading Haddix books by doing an author study.

Provide students with a rubric, planning sheet, and checklist for what is required.

Set up accounts on Glogster. I chose the

single license for $11.99 a month since I only

needed 3 months access.

http://samolo.edu.glogster.com/dashboard/

Glogster Presentations

Student responses to Glogster

http://gwinoakspageturners.weebly.com/glogster.html

Animoto

Highlight key moments in books with pictures, video, music, and text.

Goal is to make a book trailer to entice others to read the book.

You can register for a free educator account and then register for multiple Gmail accounts to divide up access.

Animoto

Animoto ExampleChasing Lincoln’s Killer

Animoto ExampleEsperanza Rising

Students’ thoughts on book clubs