Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Synthesis Blog #5
In preparation to be apart of a book club/Journal club reading process, I felt this chapter not only prepared me to participate in one but also to facilitate one in the future. In summary, the beginning focused on the history and the start of book clubs and what can be considered in the realm of a book club, all I found useful. I never realized there was so many iterations out there, and how many I have been involved in and did not realize it.
What I found the most helpful was the strategies that it entails on how to form one with your students, to how to get them into groups, how to test and get them prepared for discussion with each other, to even how to grade them effectively. Not necessarily just giving them an obnoxious quiz or test, but rather grading them on this pass/fail mentality on how well prepared they are for discussion.
One thing that rubbed me wrong was forcing them to do all the reading for homework and that giving them a fail if they do not talk in ten mins while I or the teacher would be standing there. We do not know what goes on in the child’s house, the fact is, it could not be a place that allows them time or concentration enough to get through a chapter book. Then as far as the discussion while a teacher is hovering over, a student may be intimidated by the teacher a clam up. They may still be prepared, and they may even still discuss while you aren’t hovering over.
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Jared,
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with the pass/fail bit! I think discussions are a great way to gauge how your students are doing and if they are covering the material you deem necessary. I also think alot of students might have anxiety when faced with these group discussions if a teacher walks around because even middle schoolers don't want to say the wrong thing and be called out for being wrong.
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I agree with you on that book clubs are a great way to grade students on what they and concepts they learn from reading the books and being in books clubs. I believe as teachers we must use book clubs to our advantages because books clubs like you said is a great for students to have a discussion for students to talk about. This well tell you who read and who didn’t. it also gives students a way to talk about different ideals and view people different ideals.
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