Hey, all!
Time to get up and running! We can use this blog as a way to share thoughts and ideas about possible books that we might recommend for book club selections.
Also, this serves as an effecient way to stay on top of the newest and best selections for our students to read! No need for everyone to read the same books (unless you want to) - if everyone reads/blogs about different books, we'll have a much greater array of recommendations and possible suggestions for book clubs and student reading in general.
Some aspects to include in each blog you write:
Title
Author
Hardback or paperback?
Brief synopsis - Think Tweet - 140 characters, maybe more?
Evaluation - Is it worth it?
Edginess Factor - How much does this author test the boundaries of young adult writing/topics?
Bonus Factors - Diverse characters/author? anti-bullying messages? civic leadership? societal commentary?
Anti-Bonus Factors - Anything that detracts from any of the above?
Will they like it? Boys? Girls? Reading level? Pace of the book?
Overall Recommendation
Let's throw in Universal Themes, too.
ReplyDeleteNote: If a book isn't recommended, don't feel like you have to fill in all the stuff. For a do not recommend, it would be nice to have Author, Title, Synopsis, Overall Recommendation.
Other thoughts?
Another thought--how about putting genres in the labels? That should help w/ sorting.
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