~Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Reading Joy
A Self-Reflection
How long has it been since you fell into a book and the world fell away?
How is your reading life going these days?
Close your eyes and travel back through your reading memories. What books do you remember that still stick with you?
When was the last time you felt reading joy?
~The Joy Of Reading, Donalyn Miller & Teri S. Lesesne~
How to chose a "just right" text
Who I am as a reader - why it matters
How we reflect
The "To Be Read" list (TBR)
The Reader's Backpack
How to choose a "just right" Book through book tasting!
Voices of Oppression
Who and what are the voices of oppression?
Learning how to "see" the world through a critical lens by understanding and exploring:
Oppression
Power/Privilege
Systemic Racism
Racism
Stereotypes
Identity
Inferring - Inferences - Infer
Synthesizing
How to read with intent
Author's Purpose
Entertain
Inform
Persuade
Theme
The message
what can you learn from your book that you can apply to your own life?
what lesson does the author want you to learn?
what message is the author tying to give?
what important aspects of life is the text about?
How we work in a group:
Long Way Down, By Jason Reynolds
~ The book is about breaking the cycle of systemic racism. In the end when they walk off the elevator, I don't think it was Will's stop. I think they got off to break the cycle - Koen (902)
Voices of War
Who and what are the voices of war?
Exploring the power of book club - how do book clubs help us build empathy?
Monitoring for meaning:
Paying attention to the three types of reading voices.
What do you do when the "rabbit hole" voice starts to take over?
Making Connections:
How does making connections help strengthen our understanding?
Applying text to self, world, and text.
Who's voices are being silenced?