LIB5190

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LIB5190

• Critical Evaluation of Library Media for Children

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LIB 5190 Critical Evaluation of Library Media
for ChildrenTodays Learning

• Literature Circles
• Childrens Literature Wiki

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LIB 5190 Critical Evaluation of Library Media
for Children

• Updates

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Literature Circles

• The reading of any work of literature is, of
  necessity, an individual and unique occurrence
  involving the mind and emotions of some
  particular reader.
• (Rosenblatt, 1938/1983)

Rosenblatt, L. (2005). Making Meaning with Texts
Selected Essays. Portsmouth, NHHeinemann.
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Literature Circle

• Habits of lifelong learners
• Choose what they want to read
• Use a variety of cognitive strategies to
  understand what is read
• Often use notes, journals, drawings, etc. for
  deeper understanding
• Often seek out other readers to talk with

Daniels, H. Steineke, N. (2004). Mini-lessons
for Literature Circles. Portsmouth, NH Heinemann.
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Literature Circles

• Students choose reading material
• Grouping is by reading selection
• Groups read meet on a regular schedule that
  they create
• Individual group members record notes, thoughts,
  ideas questions that guide reading and
  discussion
• Discussion questions come from the personal
  connections of the group members

Daniels, H. Steineke, N. (2004). Mini-lessons
for Literature Circles. Portsmouth, NH Heinemann.
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Literature Circles -Practice

• Select a book from the International Childrens
  Digital Library
• The Blue Sky
• Buhuki
• Calling the Doves
• Daniels Ride

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Literature Circles -Practice

• Read the book and record notes in your journal
• Feelings
• Connections
• Predictions
• Questions
• Judgments
• Inferences
• Responses

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Literature Circles -Practice

• Get into groups
• Determine who will be Person A, who will be
  Person B, C, and D
• Read your book

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Literature Circles -Practice

• Write a posting in the discussion board about the
  reading selection
• under the title of your book
• and under your letter
• Your choice of topic for the posting
• Connecting
• Questioning
• Predicting
• Authors craft
• Evaluating, etc

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Literature Circles -Practice

• You will switch to the next discussion posting
  letter every two minutes
• E.g. if you are person A, you would go next to
  posting B and respond then you will go to
  posting C then posting D and finally back to A
• Write the entire two minutes
• Do NOT move to the next thread until you are told
  to do so.

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Literature Circles -Practice
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Literature Circles -Practice

• Your group should go to Chit Chats and discuss
  the following .
• Highlights or threads of your written
  conversation that sparked you to think write
• Come up with at least two helpful strategies that
  encourage written conversation.

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Literature Circles -Practice

• Remember to log out of the Glass Classroom TC!

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Literature Circles -Practice

• Highlights or threads of your written
  conversation that sparked you to think write.

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Literature Circles -Practice

• List of helpful strategies that encourage written
  conversation

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Literature Circles

• Literature Circle groups are in Spectacles
• Each Literature Circle has a group in the
  discussion board
• Post a brief introduction to your other group
  members

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Literature Circles

• Work together to determine group ground rules
  what will make your group successful?
• Post on the Discussion Board
• Determine which book(s) you will read
• One book from your section for each chapter

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Literature Circles

• Determine your reading and discussion schedule
• Post in the discussion board
• As a group, determine your method of discussion
• Discussion Board
• Chit Chats
• Post a summary of your conversation on the
  discussion board

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Literature Circles

• Read the selections
• Use your blog as a journal for your thoughts,
  questions, feelings, evaluations, connections,
  predictions, judgments, inferences, responses,
  etc.
• Discuss your readings

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Literature Circles - AET Zone

• To set up Blog
• Go to Blogger.com
• Click on Create Your Blog Now button (Orange
  Arrow near bottom of page)
• Follow Steps to create blog
• Blog Title
• Last Name LIB5190 Reflections
• Blog Location
• LastNameLIB5190
• Post something to your blog
• Email me the URL
• matzennj_at_appstate.edu

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Childrens Literature Wiki

• Go to Wiki World
• Click on the Childrens Literature Wiki
• Create an account (first time)
• Click on the genre
• Click on the edit tab
• Type (or copy/paste) your review
• Click save page at bottom of screen
• Click on Main Page on the left to return to the
  Main Page

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Childrens Literature Wiki

• Create a posting for a book from your Literature
  Circle Group section for EACH Chapter
• Work with your Literature Circle Group so that
  everyone is reading a different book
• Syllabus outlines what should be included
• Use APA style for bibliographic information
• Examine reviews in other popular reviewing
  sources
• Examine reviews currently in the wiki

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Book Sharing

• Select ONE book to share
• Syllabus outlines what should be shared
• Keep it Brief limited to 5 minutes, including
  questions
• Practice ?

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Homework

• Read Chps. 4, 5, 6
• Participate in Literature Circles
• Read selected books
• Blog while reading
• Submit review to the Wiki
• Prepare in class Book Sharing
• Finish International Fair Project