Reading Enrichment Unit Continues...
Once again I was 'stood up' by my booktalk participants. After having a short pity party for myself, I engaged in one of those MS dispositions called perseverance and hunted down my students. Both students later showed up in the day after having forgotten our pre-planned meeting time. They were both prepared for the booktalks which were fabulous! In addition, the survey for the BMMS Top Ten Teen Read books is officially underway after guiding several students to the link in which they successfully voted for their favorite book! Mass voting will occur over the next three days from all three grade levels. I will compile this information on Friday (a teacher work day) and prepare the final electronic presentation for this unit. The final presentation will be looped on the Mac display computer as well as booktalks run on the morning announcements through-out the week of October 18-22.
Collaboration with the 8th grade reading teacher for the collaborative unit lesson began today. A decision was made to incorporate the GPS standards regarding Georgia authors with student produced wikis. I am excited about this unit, but am unsure of how much I will be able to actually teach due to time constraints. However, I will present the unit with as much flair and gusto I can muster to show how great collaborating with a MS can be!
