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Dec 3, 2020 · Many schools are working hard to improve reading, recognising the impact that it has on children’s lives, and are looking for ways to inspire and engage pupils. Setting up a book club is one great way to do this. Petrich (2015) found that book clubs not only facilitated reading, but also developed social-emotional learning and self-motivation.
Jun 10, 2021 · Determining the purpose for running a book club, stressing the importance to students, accessing the books, and making time in the curriculum are just the first steps to getting a successful independent reading program off the ground.
Feb 2, 2017 · But no matter if you are a book club purist or a book club hybridist, here are THREE STEPS with FOUR FREE GUIDES for setting up and assessing book clubs in your classes. 1. Selecting a Text. One of the cornerstones of book club is student choice, and this element begins with allowing students to select their text.
Jul 3, 2023 · With the right strategies in place, you can make running successful and sustainable book clubs within your classes simple. You can also implement various activities to meet high school literature standards.
- Let students create their own reading schedule. Book clubs are all about giving students more ownership in learning. One of the best and easiest ways to do that from the beginning is by asking students to create their own reading schedule.
- Structure your book clubs with group roles. When you get them right, book clubs are a perfect example of collaboration and community. After all, students can learn more from each other than they can from you.
- Create a flexible routine for book club meetings. One of the most common questions I get about lit circles is “What does a typical day look like?” Well, every day differs, but that’s the beauty of book clubs.
- Scaffold student-led discussions with modeling, question stems & types, and more. Students absolutely can lead their own discussions, but they need lots of support and scaffolding to master this skill.
Aug 7, 2018 · During book clubs, I offer five or six books that are related either to a whole class text or to each other by topic, theme, genre, or author. In 2016–17, my ninth graders read popular young adult titles by authors such as John Green, Rainbow Rowell, and Ernest Cline.
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Apr 6, 2022 · That’s what can happen when you run a book club with your middle or high school students. But how do you plan one? How do you keep students accountable? Read on to learn strategies for successful classroom book clubs. The best time to do a book club 🗓
