Activities for Any Novel
by Pieces of Learning Staff Development Presenter Nancy Polette
. . . provides approaches for developing a balanced reading program using literature as its focus. Polette presents literature-based activity examples allowing students to respond to literature in creative ways using skills important to literacy. Involve students with:
- Vocabulary to group and/or use in sentences
- Open-ended sentence starters
- Higher order discussion questions
Chapter summaries
The strategies incorporate the Six Keys to Learning.
- Learning is social.
- Learning begins with the learner's experience.
- Successful learning requires risk taking.
- True learning stresses meaning.
- Learning must be active.
- Effective learning mandates choice.
Polette also presents a clear procedure for evaluating projects.
Sample Pages from the book. (In .pdf Form)
CLC0223
3rd - 6th
112p.
ISBN 1-880505-39-8
