STRATEGIES FOR

TEACHING READING

Amanda Gafkjen

Lincoln Middle School

7th Grade Reading/English

TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED: Teaching Novels and incorporating them into

different content areas

Creating and setting up a successful classroom library

Methods to get students interested in reading independently

My favorite Young Adult book choices

TEACHING NOVELS AND INCORPORATING THEM INTO OTHER CONTENT AREAS

NOVELS I HAVE TAUGHT IN THE PAST:

City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith

One Fat Summer by Robert Lipsyte

Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch

Some novels have worked for me better than others for many different reasons:

Content or subject of book

Action level, excitement of storyline

Read aloud vs. read as a class

Up to date/current novels vs. older/classics

HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR NEXT NOVEL

Look at what your school has to offer Research the next big book in Young Adult

Literature Do some reading yourself; try to read from

the perspective of the students in your classes

Once you choose your next book, find a way to build a class set if you do not already have access to one Student donations with incentives http://www.donorschoose.org/

NOVEL PACKETS

Read the book yourself Make notes as you read for things such as:

Plot Character Development Setting Discussion Questions Themes Vocabulary

*Use a different color for each element to stay organized.

*When finished, use your notes to create packet worksheets.

Photos of eleventh plague packet

Eleventh Plague Book Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__f4S0hv1

EI

Empty Book Trailer

READING A NOVEL FOR NON-FICTION UNIT

Empty by Suzanne Weyn

Used this fictional book to get kids thinking about non-fiction topics.

Tracked gas prices and created graphs. Mapped out what the average percentage of

household income spent on gas is in each state in the U.S.

Created Earth Day pledges after learning about alternate fuels and power alternatives such as wind and solar.

REACHING SEVERAL LEARNING STYLES WHEN TEACHING A NOVEL

Setting activities used in each novel Underground home activity used in Empty Graphing used in Empty Imaginative Cities used in City of Ember Things Made from Oil that we use Daily

activity from Empty

CREATING AND SETTING UP A SUCCESSFUL

CLASSROOM LIBRARY

HOW TO BUILD UP A CLASSROOM LIBRARY

Savers/GoodWill Used book stores Student donations School funds http://www.donorschoose.org http://bradenaboud.com/Events/tabid/594/De

fault.aspx

CLASSROOM LIBRARY ATMOSPHERE

Arrangement of Books Alphabetical by author Arranged by genre

Seating Pillows/beanbags carpeting

Appearance Posters Checkout system

METHODS TO GET STUDENTS INTERESTED IN READING INDEPENDENTLY

SERIES BOOK POSTERS

FIRST LINES An excellent way to grab a student’s

attention and make them want to learn more about the book.

“What’s New in Young Adult Literature and how to use it in your program 2013” BY Patti Tjomsland

Create posters or small signs to hang up in library area with the first lines to grab readers’ attention.

Make sure the lines come from books you have available to them in the library.

Examples:

“BLUE SARGENT HAD FORGOTTEN HOW MANY TIMES SHE’D BEEN TOLD THAT SHE WOULD KILL HER TRUE LOVE.”

The Raven Boys

By Maggie Stiefvater

“I’VE ALWAYS BEEN FASCINATED BY SPIDERS.”

Cirque Du Freak: A Living Nightmare

By Darren Shan

“UNTIL SHE WAS FIVE, SKY BELIEVED HER LIFE WAS PERFECTLY NORMAL.”

Saving Sky

By Diane Stanly

“I KNOW THAT ONE DAY I WON’T BE ON THIS EARTH ANYMORE.”

Deadly

By Julie Chibbaro

“I REMEMBER LYING IN THE SNOW, A SMALL RED SPOT OF WARM GOING COLD, SURROUNDED BY WOLVES.”

Shiver

By Maggie Stiefvater

“IF HE TOUCHES HER, I SWEAR I’M GOING TO RIP OUT HIS GUTS WITH MY BARE HANDS AND SEND THEM TO HIS NEXT OF KIN FOR LUNCH.”

Bruiser

By Neal Shusterman

“THERE WERE FOUR THUGS, TOTAL GANGSTERS, IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE WITH THEIR RIFLES AND THEIR NIGHT-VISION GOGGLES.”

Hero

By Mike Lupica

“THESE ARE THE THINGS YOU THINK WHEN YOU COME HOME TO FIND THAT YOUR SISTER HAS STARVED HERSELF TO DEATH AND YOU HAVE DROPPED TO YOUR KNEES TO REVIVE HER.”

Skin

By Adrienne Maria Vrettos

“ONE MONDAY MORNING, A COUPLE YEARS BEFORE MY COUSIN MIKE SHOT ME IN THE FOREHEAD WITH AN ARROW, MY EIGHTH-GRADE HOMEROOM TEACHER BROUGHT TWO CARTONS OF RAW EGGS TO SCHOOL.”

Devine Intervention

By Martha Brokenbrough

“SOMEONE MUST HAVE BITTEN OFF HER NOSE.”

Quarantine: The Loners

By Lex Thomas

“NEWBORN #485GA18M DIED ON JUNE 30, 2076, AT 6:07 IN THE MORNING.”

Partials

By Dan Wells

“LUCY HUNCHED OVER THE CORPSE AND FELT A TINY BUBBLE OF HYSTERICAL LAUGHTER GURGLE UP.”

Ashes, Ashes

By Jo Treggiari

“MY MOTHER THINKS I’M DEAD.”

Legend

By Marie Lu

“THE DEMON EXPLODED IN A SHOWER OF ICHOR AND GUTS.”

Clockwork Angel

By Cassandra Clare

BOOK TRAILERS

HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=QX82GGGCF7CSTOP ACTION TRAILER FOR SHIVER CREATED BY MAGGIE STIEFVATER

WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=TNTNDQF4EV0HTTPS://CLOCKWORK ANGEL TRAILER BY CASSANDRA CLARE

HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=95S8GLKY40OTHE BOOK THIEF BY MARKUS ZUSAK

HOW TO FIND BOOK TRAILERS

http://booktrailers.wetpaint.com/page/Young+Adult+book+trailers+-+by+title

http://bookwink.com/archives.html

http://digitalbooktalk.com/?page_id=6

SOME OF MY FAVORITE BOOK TRAILERS

52 Reasons to Hate my Father by Jessica Brody

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmdyY4YT2aA&feature=plcp

Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Extra Credit by Tommy Greenwald

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PTYBn_wu1M

Cinder by Marissa Meyerhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXrMAFGWyuE&feature=plcp

Curveball: The Year I Lost my Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsxo5g2LQp4&feature=plcp

MORE OF MY FAVORITE BOOK TRAILERS:

Everyday by David Levithanhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZjSHv_8dOw&feature=em-subs_digest

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lygahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wwRp7Ou53E&list=PLC819185E1A7ED05F

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvaterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJsExvprKK8&feature=channel&list=UL

The Future of Us by Carolyn Mackler and Jay Asher

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKs74qAjDz8

Dead to You by Lisa McMannhttp://lisamcmann.com/

COMPARE/CONTRAST TWO TRAILERS FOR THE SAME BOOK

Crewel by Gennifer Albin Adelice is gifted with the rare ability to

weave time with matter and is chosen as a Spinster, but although it is a life of privilege she discovers there are also lies and secrets.

Synopsis written by Patty Tjomsland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQT1k69a_io

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sbIE7eg72s&feature=player_embedded