Pamela’s Thoughts

As our Literature Circles project is nearing the end, I have been giving a lot of thought to what worked, what didn’t, how to manage it better, and other reflections.  I will be posting later on the Literacy & Technology Instructor’s Edublog.  Meanwhile, I just had to post Pamela’s thoughts…. 

This is my posting on the thoughts I had about this project. Well, I liked it. I enjoyed posting about certain parts in the book that I found interesting. Yes, it was a little difficult to have to post on every role; however, it made me think about every aspect of the book I was reading. I had to think about the travel of the characters, the real world connections, and even the idioms used within the story. Because of the departments, I had to really analyze the story. This in turn helped so much with my comprehension of what was going on. At first, I really did not like having to wait to read the next chapter, but that gave me discipline and a chance to really absorb what I had previously read. Sometimes I tend to rush through a chapter just to quickly finish a book and get to the end. This was not possible this time. I had to be patient and take it one day at a time. I think this would be great for students in the classroom. My goal would be to have each student participate in posting. This could be accomplished outside of the regular reading schedule. You could group students throughout the year to read one short chapter book and post. If there was a class of twenty-four, you could have a group of six per month post. This would help with management of the site and monitoring the students’ reading. After the four months were up, you could have a grand conversation about the book everyone had read and posted on. This would be an ideal plan for schools that have limited technology resources. Every child would get a chance to participate. If it works, then you could start with a new book, and this time have everyone post at appointed times. Because the children will have already had experience with posting, they should need little management. I would just need to make sure that I keep up with the postings.


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