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The Big Read

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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The Big Read

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  1. Jennifer Anders-West Jefferson Elementary School Michelle Wilson NBCT-North Highland Elementary School The Big Read

  2. 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

  3. Steamboats

  4. Steamboats

  5. Steamboats

  6. Steamboats

  7. Adventure Journal

  8. Adventure Journal

  9. Meeting the Various Needs of our Various Learners david4books@aol.com

  10. Adventure Journals

  11. What??!! No “Big Read???!!!” • No funding for statewide initiative • Our response: “Let’s do our own!!!”

  12. 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

  13. How we did it • Methods of collaboration: • Email • Text • Twitter • Facebook *Reflection

  14. What we did • Introduced Kathryn Tucker Windham through video or a booktalk

  15. 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

  16. Our Go-To Resources

  17. Southern Architecture

  18. Southern Architecture

  19. Ghost Museum

  20. Ghost Museum

  21. For more information… • Jennifer Anders: janders@jefcoed.com or wjeslibrary.wikispaces.com • Michelle Wilson: mwilson518@gmail.com or nheskids.wikispaces.com

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