I read "The Chocolate Touch" to my third graders under the same time
constraints that you have. I don't read them the book every session. I mix
up the story reading with information skill sessions involving the book. For
example, we do an encyclopedia fact finding exercise re.the history of
chocolate. We compare King Midas to John Midas. We do a thinking map
comparing John's addiction to chocolate to other addictions We do spend
several weeks on it, but they love it and get the information skills in
there without even knowing it.
Janet Gross
Media Specialist
Oaklawn Language Academy
Charlotte, NC
jgross2@carolina.rr.com
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From: "Karen Walstein" <mets53@COMCAST.NET>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 11:14 AM
Subject: ELEM: Question for those who read entire novels to a class
> I never read an entire novel to 4-5th graders. I only see these students
> once a week for 43 minutes minus book selection I have approximately 25
> minutes. At that rate it would take 4-6 weeks to finish an entire novel.
> Sometimes I'll read an excerpt to get them started. For example, around
> Halloween. I ask the 4th graders to write down what a witch looks like.
We
> share a few. Then, I read the chapter from Roald Dahl's The Witches when
> the grandmother describes a witch. After that I have a long list of
> students who want to borrow the book. Or I'll read a chapter and then
give
> the book to the classroom teacher to finish. They can read everyday and
> keep the momentum going.
> I have sooo much to cover with the older students I can't tie up the
number
> of weeks it takes to cover a novel.
> Karen Walstein, Teacher-Librarian
> Old Bridge Public Schools, NJ
> mets53@comcast.net
>
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