![]() ![]() Recently, I introduced my students to the six reading signposts which are described in Robert E. ![]() Wow, they have seriously changed my ELA world! You want books that students will fall in love with and won’t soon forget!įinally, the remainder of this blog post will be about the six reading signposts. Next, good novels! Don’t put boring books on your list of book club books. When students get the chance to get out of their desks for a while, they see that as a treat, and the opportunity to have book club meetings should be a treat! It doesn’t have to be something huge, just a cookie will do, or a Blow Pop, but allowing students to have a little treat during meetings keeps them looking forward to the discussions!Ĭomfortable spots- carpet pieces, comfy chairs, bean bags, anything goes. We recently had our second book club meetings in my seventh grade classroom, and I must say that it was a success! Four main ingredients contributed to the success: snacks, comfortable spots, great novels, and the six reading signposts.įirst, snacks. The kids just get more excited about a “club”. We call literature circles book clubs in my classrooms. Mainly, however, this post will explain how we hold literature circles using reading signposts in middle school ELA. More information is provided about the signposts later in this post. Have you heard of the reading signposts? If not, you need to purchase the book Notice and Note Strategies for Close reading by Kylene Beers and Robert Probst.
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