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  • IL
  • More than a third of students from low‑income households

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I teach 6th grade Language Arts. It is very hard to find books that engage and entice our students, particularly boys, in to wanting to read. As we explore the literary elements this next year, I would like to be able to use novels and literature circles to engage students in discussions, predictions, and reading. The selected titles are Caudill Award 2009 Nominees. I was careful to select ones that would engage both boys and girls. My students love to read novels but the ones in our school are very outdated or have been read over and over again. We can use these books multiple times in the classroom as we rotate books within the circles. I am excited about this and know my students will be as well! My community is very diverse with a range of reading abilities as well as learning abilities. Literature Circles will be a great way to add to our classroom environment and learn in a cooperative setting.

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I teach 6th grade Language Arts. It is very hard to find books that engage and entice our students, particularly boys, in to wanting to read. As we explore the literary elements this next year, I would like to be able to use novels and literature circles to engage students in discussions, predictions, and reading. The selected titles are Caudill Award 2009 Nominees. I was careful to select ones that would engage both boys and girls. My students love to read novels but the ones in our school are very outdated or have been read over and over again. We can use these books multiple times in the classroom as we rotate books within the circles. I am excited about this and know my students will be as well! My community is very diverse with a range of reading abilities as well as learning abilities. Literature Circles will be a great way to add to our classroom environment and learn in a cooperative setting.

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