Bringing the Novel to Life - Creating a Historical Book Club
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Teach 8th grade American History at South Valley Jr. High in Liberty,
Missouri
Adjunct faculty at Park University teaching graduate course
“Technology for the Classroom”
Currently working on my doctorate at Walden University in
Teacher Leadership
All notes and links from this presentation can be found online at:
www.speakingofhistory.com/novel
Please share with others
First 20 minutes of the day – Monday thru Thursday
SSRSilent Sustained Reading
EVERYONE in the building reads for enjoyment
Most powerful initiative I have ever seen in education
The History Geeks will read 5 historical novels this year in the book club and 1 in class
Guns for General Washington by Seymour Reit
George Washington, Spymaster by Thomas B. Allen
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Chainsby Laurie Halse Anderson
Counting on Graceby Elizabeth Winthrop
Guerrilla Season by Pat Hughes
Guerrilla Season describes life in Missouri at the start of the Civil War
Fits curriculum perfectly and engaging book
Finding the right book for your needs
•Fits Curriculum•Engaging•Reading Level
NCSS Annual Notable Trade Books for Young People
School Library Journal
Monthly lists reviews of books
Getting your books:
Check existing collections
Barnes and Noble – 20% discount
Amazon – also used books
Book clubs are appealing idea for grant applications
•Replicate •communityInvolvement•curriculum ties
Set up a schedule for your book club
Create a pacing guide
Helps everyone stay on the “same page”
Invite people other than students to read join the book club
Other teachers, parents, principals, community leaders
Spark interest in your book club by reading a section out loud in class as a teaser
Bring a coffee maker into the classroom and have hot chocolate for the participants
Contact the author if possible to see if they would like to communicate with students
•E-mail•Phone Call•Video Skype
Interview an author
Resource for finding authors who are willing to conduct a video chat with your students
Find resources to support your book
•Videos•Related books•Images•Maps•Book on CD
Create a place to discuss the novel online
One option is to utilize existing message boards – like BlackBoard or Moodle
A more public option is a site like Wallwisher
Extend the novel using a variety of final projects students can create
Give students a variety of options, make it fun
Write an alternate ending to the novel
Create a movie poster for the novel
Great online tool from a site at FlickrToys
Conduct an interview with one of the characters
Write transcript and record if possible
Create a comic strip of one scene in the novel
Design a new book cover for the novel
Write a poem or song about the novel
If you have an online site post the final projects from the students
Guerrilla Season by Hanna
The night is dark and still,But you know they are there,
Maybe they aren’t there to get you, but they’re after someone.
After lying still for hours he hears it, the sounds that no fifteen year old should have to wake up to in the night.
He grabs his gun and runs outside, he is the man of the house and he has to defend his love ones, whether he
wants to or not.
It’s too late, the flames are in the clouds,The scream pierces his ears as he runs towards the only
light in the cold dark night,He stops as hears the gun shots and even more screams,
After running toward the flames he now can’t move,He knows what had just happened.
Now, so close to the house he sees the monsters that have done this,
Knowing they are proud with sinful smiles on their faces he turns around knowing there is nothing he can do for this
family.
All notes and links from this presentation can be found online at:
www.speakingofhistory.com/novel
Please share with others
Eric Langhorst8th Grade American HistorySouth Valley Jr. High School
Liberty, Missouri
Twitter : elanghorstSkype : elanghorst