Intriguing Use of a Blog
In one of my weblog searches I came across United by a love for literature, an article written by Scott Martelle for the LA Times.
Twenty independent literary bloggers are working together to foster
deeper public discussions of literature. The group’s weblog is the litblog co-op. Five
of the bloggers will each nominate a title he or she believes worthy of
readers” attention. Then the co-op will vote for one to promote
jointly. They plan to announce the first title May 15th. I
I found this article intriguing. The article focuses on the attempt by
these bloggers “to shine a light on literary fiction likely to get
overlooked and lost in the shuffle.” They also talk about the unique
voice, interests and audiences that each of the bloggers have.
Hmmmm. I can think of ways we could adapt this for classroom use
between classrooms or within a classroom Pick childrens’ books,
journalism articles, trade books, biographies or just about anything
else you could think of to discuss. Fifth graders in an
elementary school could think of good read-aloud books and recomment
those for teachers to consider reading aloud. It could be a good way to
promote reading.
Have five students nominate an item of interest, then the class votes and away you go!
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