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Just wondering for any of you who teach middle school, what recent books you're using in your middle school English classes. I've found that I don't usually teach these books to a whole class, but a lot of times I'll do some group reading projects and divide the kids up by interest. Some of my favorites Tangerine by Edward Bloor Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt The Art of Keeping Cool by Janet Taylor Lisle The Watsons go To Birmingham - 1963 Under the Blood-Red Sun by Graham Salisbury I've actually taught The Watsons to a few classes and it's a really fun one to do and there's a lot you can do with because of the historical context it's in. I tend to like the historical ones and funny ones and the Watsons fits both of those categories. I'm currently reading Al Capone does my Shirts. I love it. Other modern middle school books that you like? Posted by asorrell on Jun 27, 2008. |
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How about the Artemis Fowl and Harry Potter series? I taught middle school with the gifted program for a year before we left Florida, and I did Nancy Atwell's reading/writing program. We did a few books in literature circles (especially during the Holocaust Unit...seven groups, seven different books...worked out great!), but mostly they read from the library in the school and in my classroom. Every friday they gave 5-7 minutes book talks to speak of the book they had recently finished or were about to finish not giving away the ending, but encouraging others to read it.
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Anne Frank opens up a world of teaching and project possibilities. The girls
especially get into it, and the boys are intrigued by the whole subversive
aspect of it.
Having said that, my all-time favorite middle school book to teach has got to be
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. You can then tie in Jack London's short stories,
Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game," and other survival-themed
literature. It also gets students interested in other Paulsen books like
"Brian's Return," which isn't bad either. Posted by engtchr5 on Jul 18, 2008. |
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Persepolis is an interesting new take on the Anne Frank Model. I believe this book can find itself working on many different grade levels Posted by jeff-hauge on Jul 18, 2008. |
