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Jennifer Anders-West Jefferson Elementary School Michelle Wilson NBCT-North Highland Elementary School. The Big Read. Why a “Big Read?”. 2010: Tom Sawyer (statewide) We adjusted to elementary school
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Jennifer Anders-West Jefferson Elementary School Michelle Wilson NBCT-North Highland Elementary School The Big Read
Why a “Big Read?” • 2010: Tom Sawyer (statewide) • We adjusted to elementary school • Adventure Journal (crossword puzzles, Mark Twain research, pirate research, new vocabulary terms, etc.) • Differentiated for multiple learning styles and ability levels • Facilitated through wiki: http://nheskids.wikispaces.com/The+BIG+READ+Resources • Steamboat contest-partnership with local public libraries
Meeting the Various Needs of our Various Learners david4books@aol.com
What??!! No “Big Read???!!!” • No funding for statewide initiative • Our response: “Let’s do our own!!!”
Collaboration is the key! • 2011: 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey by Kathryn Tucker Windham • Our rational for this selection • Alabama author • Timely • A favorite title
How we did it • Methods of collaboration: • Email • Text • Twitter • Facebook *Reflection
What we did • Introduced Kathryn Tucker Windham through video or a booktalk
Jeffrey Journal • Organizes activities for the unit • Differentiated • ACOS • Various activities: Tripline, booktalks, labeling Alabama counties, drawing route of Alabama rivers, ghost crafts, attendance at play • Facilitated on wiki • Quality finished product
For more information… • Jennifer Anders: janders@jefcoed.com or wjeslibrary.wikispaces.com • Michelle Wilson: mwilson518@gmail.com or nheskids.wikispaces.com