Listening to Your Inner Voice

Read "Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates. As you read, focus on your inner voice. Create a Double-entry Journal as you read, tracking the concrete details from the text that catch your attention as well as your inner voice commentary.

The Book Pass

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Book Pass

Book Passes are designed to give students a chance to choose possibilities that he or she might want to add to a reading list. The following books are either currently a part of my classroom library or are in my shopping cart as potential books to buy for the classroom later this fall. Please click on each link and browse the titles on the list. For each title, you are to take note of the following (if available):


Author
Original Copyright Date
Number of Pages
Awards (if any)
Front Flap
Back Flap
First Pages
Promotional Video

1. The Graveyard Book






2. An Audience for Einstein






3. I Was Born Dead: A Memoir







4. She's Come Undone










5. The Elegance of the Hedgehog










6. Pride and Prejudice










7. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance -
Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem










8. The Brothers Torres










9. The Bell Jar









10. Water for Elephants









Complete the survey after reading about each book.

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My Digital Footprint

Keep Track of Your Online Accounts

My Digital Footprint

Save the above document to your my documents folder and add user name and password information as you create accounts or as you gain access to my accounts that require a password.

Creating Your Personal Book List

Book List Power Point Due Dates: All Booklists are due no later than 8:00 a.m. on Friday, October 9th.




"We read to know we are not alone."
--C.S. Lewis

Choosing the right book is like choosing a friend. Take the next few weeks to put together a list of books that reflect your interests so that you'll find pleasure as we read and share this year in class. The more of yourself that you give to this project, the greater the reward.

View the Powerpoint for Book List Criteria
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The Reading Workshop

Friday, August 28
Monday, August 31

Let's Get Started

Task 1:

GoodReads Update/Signup

If you already have an account, create a new shelf (Eng12--Q1) and invite me as a friend (lbweygandt@gmail.com)
If not, create an account and then complete the above tasks.

Task 2: Let's Get Started

Add a bookmarks widget to your iGoogle homepage, and then add the following bookmarks:

bluestockingcafe.blogspot.com
goodreads.com
dictionary.com
batesvilleschools.org
protopage.com/whatsupwithlbw

Help me build my classroom library by completing the following survey:

Student Reading Interest Survey

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