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cchs librarians to the rescue

do you (and should you) judge a book by its cover?

Our module this week is a "Be Curious" module - because I want you to be curious about what titles should be in our library! I want our collection to bee relevant, varied, and thoughtful. And it needs your help.

Module summary:
  • Expose: discuss merits (and challenges) of reading; establish criteria for a book worth reading
  • Practice: review library offerings and sort; discuss embellishment ideas for library
  • Create: create and implement multimedia system for recommending books to classmates
  • Reflect: write narrative reflection paragraph, discuss with Christine

essential questions

  • What do you look for in a book?
  • How do we persuade our peers effectively?
  • Why do we need to reference multiple sources when presenting information?

goals

  • Students will understand it is helpful to develop a criteria to make decisions when choosing an object, like a book.
  • Students will understand that effective persuasion requires understanding your audience and catering to their priorities.
  • Students will understand that it takes multiple sources to create a valid and truthful statement.

activities

INTRODUCE
  • Freewrite about your ideal reading experience and challenges to reading
  • Review syllabus and expectations

EXPOSE
  • Discuss experiences with reading, good and bad
  • Build group criteria for a book worth reading
  • Create a GoodReads account
  • Develop a GoodReads wishlist with 10 books according to group criteria

PRACTICE
  • Review CCHS library collection - pull out books that don't fit group criteria
  • Decide on ways to highlight books for students to read

CREATE
  • Create and implement a multimedia system for recommending books to classmates, including:
    • displaying and/or highlighting titles
    • sharing student-written reviews
    • giving book talks

REFLECT
  • complete narrative reflection paragraph about module
  • Check in with Christine about paragraph and experience with module

c-tachs

Writing
  • Conduct short and more sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem
Speaking and listening
  • Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions
  • Analyze the important points of an oral presentation
  • Present information, findings and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective

resources

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  • Caper with the Classics
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  • Reading & Writing
    • All-American Boys
  • Recent Modules
    • Connect >
      • Board Games & Blogging
      • CCHS Powtoon
      • Coco!
      • Creative Writing Seminar
      • Dragon Post
      • Editorializing
      • E-mail Etiquette (Star Wars)
      • English Skills
      • HONY and Narrative Essays
      • Personal Essay & Resume
      • Persons, Places, Things
      • Photo Essays
      • Teach Me Something
      • Virtual Reality-ing
    • Construct >
      • 2018 in Review
      • Book Censorship
      • Live Anywhere
      • Picture Book Inquiry
      • PSA Powtoon
      • Rant to Reason
      • Who Cares?
    • Be Curious >
      • CCHS Librarians
      • Emma: Friend or Foe?
      • Fahrenheit 451
      • Found Poetry
      • Google Expeditions
      • Hero's Journey
      • Irreverence
      • Macbeth
      • Poetry
      • The Lottery
    • Senior English >
      • Research
      • Senior Analysis
      • Senior Composition