Meeting with Literature Circles Group
Today I had an overview session with the “Literature Circles” group. I used my Weblog Workshop and browsed through parts of it, showing them examples and discussing possibilities. Then we zeroed in on the Literature Circles weblog and the sample one Lynne Jordan and I are doing. It is so nice to have the time to give an overview before actually teaching the “how-to’s”. Now this group has time to think about it and check out the samples before we start building the EduBlogs. We are going to put them in groups of 4 or 5 and let them select their own book. The students asked good questions. They were very interested in the comments part and wanted to know what was expected of them. I’m thinking that it might be helpful for them if we write up some guidelines in this area but I want them to be creative and sometimes handouts stifle that! Lynne and I are thinking this through some more.
Some were even thinking of possibilities for students. One student said her classroom teacher is very interested in what they will be doing - great! This is a terrific group with an excellent teacher. I’ll be meeting with them again on September 16th.
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