Wow! Armegeddon Summer and Scorpions book club members, you all sure did drive home the point that learning can be shown in such diverse ways. Good job!

Thank you all for sharing information from the sessions you attended at the Literacy Conference.

Special thanks to Erin for sharing important information on working with students in poverty.

Tell us about one of the strategies you've tried or something you've read that's really made you think about the way you teach.

Although this was our first Monday back and many of us were tired and/or not feeling well, you all still managed to have a great attitude! Thank you for that.

Nancy, Bonnie, Jenny, Bobbie, MarySusan, and Barry, showing us how you used the role sheets in your book club was important. It gives us an idea of what it looks like and how it works with our students. Did you all like having the role sheets or did you feel they were too restrictive? Do you think you will try book clubs with your students?

On to the writing...
You all impressed me with your writing. Thank you for being so open and willing to share.
How did you feel about using Quickwrites? What are some of the benefits of using them with your students? If you use them, please tell us how it goes. How did you feel about being asked to write? Did you enjoy the writing time? Did I give you enough time?

After reading Chapter 4 in Subjects Matter, what are you thinking about? What about textbooks vs. other genres, choice vs. assigned, fiction vs. nonfiction, classics vs. contemporary, hard vs. easy, etc...

Please respond to our January 8th meeting under this comment thread.