Olga Nesi mentioned the Book Hooks website in her article about helping children talk about their reading (previous post http://libraryzest.blogspot.com/2010/09/talking-about-books-slj-article-by-olga.html )
From the website :
Bookhooks is an online book reporting toolkit for young readers. Bookhooks facilitates the publication of online book reviews. Book reports can be editorial (traditional reports/reviews) or generative (stories, poems, photographs, visual art responses to books) and submissions can be supplemented with illustrations.
http://www.bookhooks.com/index.cfm
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Books that changed lives
If you loved the NZ Book Council video promotion of Maurice Gee's Going West
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_jyXJTlrH0
then I think you'll love this book promotion from the Scottish Book Trust too...
Books that changed lives
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym5eJCx2EUc&feature=related
and there is more on the Book Trust website with interviews etc
http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/thebook
It follows the same format as the "consequences game" with one sentence moving comically into the next, like this book promotion video from the UK 2008 National Year of Reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSU1tgjcW8E with their slogan Anything, Anytime, Anywhere...
Australia is planning a Year of Reading in 2012
http://www.love2read.org.au/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_jyXJTlrH0
then I think you'll love this book promotion from the Scottish Book Trust too...
Books that changed lives
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym5eJCx2EUc&feature=related
and there is more on the Book Trust website with interviews etc
http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/thebook
It follows the same format as the "consequences game" with one sentence moving comically into the next, like this book promotion video from the UK 2008 National Year of Reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSU1tgjcW8E with their slogan Anything, Anytime, Anywhere...
Australia is planning a Year of Reading in 2012
http://www.love2read.org.au/
A couple of poetry links
Check out this article on the Scholastic website about digital poetry.
"All you need is a computer, projector, and an Internet connection to give students the power to make their words larger than life. Digital poetry can turn a typical school poetry slam into a multimedia event. Read on to captivate the most tech-savvy wordsmiths, grab links for your interactive whiteboard, and partake in some 21st century word play."
http://blogs.scholastic.com/top_teaching/2011/03/digital-poetry-make-words-zoom-and-fly-across-the-room.html#tp
and here is Laura Candler's poetry page with various resources
http://www.lauracandler.com/filecabinet/literacy/poetry.php
"All you need is a computer, projector, and an Internet connection to give students the power to make their words larger than life. Digital poetry can turn a typical school poetry slam into a multimedia event. Read on to captivate the most tech-savvy wordsmiths, grab links for your interactive whiteboard, and partake in some 21st century word play."
http://blogs.scholastic.com/top_teaching/2011/03/digital-poetry-make-words-zoom-and-fly-across-the-room.html#tp
and here is Laura Candler's poetry page with various resources
http://www.lauracandler.com/filecabinet/literacy/poetry.php
Paul Jennings
Here is a link to Paul Jennings' blog with the transcript of a talk he gave "Keep the magic going" with good advice about encouraging reluctant readers...
http://www.pauljennings.com.au/blogs.asp?cid=32
"My definition of a reluctant reader is as follows: a reluctant reader is a child for whom adults have not been able to find a good enough book."
"Imagination is the food of compassion. We should fear those who lack it."
Scroll down the left to see Other talks and articles by and about Paul.
http://www.pauljennings.com.au/blogs.asp?cid=32
"My definition of a reluctant reader is as follows: a reluctant reader is a child for whom adults have not been able to find a good enough book."
"Imagination is the food of compassion. We should fear those who lack it."
Scroll down the left to see Other talks and articles by and about Paul.
50 books every child should read...
Hello again, poor neglected blog - days and evenings and weekends overrun with things not at my computer !
From the Independent newspaper in the UK, a list created by authors Michael Morpurgo, Philip Pullman, Michael Rosen, and Independent writers Katy Guest and John Walsh, with each selecting 10 "not to be missed' books for a Year 7 reader. This piece was prompted by Education Secretary Michael Gove's recommendation that children aged 11 should be reading 50 books a year to improve literacy standards. A book a week...
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/the-50-books-every-child-should-read-2250138.html
How many of these have you read ? Do you agree with their selections? Are our 11 year olds reading a book a week ?
Here are a couple of other links with lists of "middle school fiction"...
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/middle-school-fiction
http://atn-reading-lists.wikispaces.com/home
and here is a LibraryThing page I set up for a session with Bream Bay College Year 7 and 8 teachers when we were talking about books...
http://www.librarything.com/home/BreamBayCollege
From the Independent newspaper in the UK, a list created by authors Michael Morpurgo, Philip Pullman, Michael Rosen, and Independent writers Katy Guest and John Walsh, with each selecting 10 "not to be missed' books for a Year 7 reader. This piece was prompted by Education Secretary Michael Gove's recommendation that children aged 11 should be reading 50 books a year to improve literacy standards. A book a week...
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/the-50-books-every-child-should-read-2250138.html
How many of these have you read ? Do you agree with their selections? Are our 11 year olds reading a book a week ?
Here are a couple of other links with lists of "middle school fiction"...
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/middle-school-fiction
http://atn-reading-lists.wikispaces.com/home
and here is a LibraryThing page I set up for a session with Bream Bay College Year 7 and 8 teachers when we were talking about books...
http://www.librarything.com/home/BreamBayCollege
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