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Book Clubs
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Ideas and Suggestions
Discussion:
IRA has resources to help with discussions.
 | Goldenberg, C. (1992-93). Instructional conversations: Promoting
comprehension through discussion. The Reading Teacher, 46, 316-326.
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| Berger, L. R. (1996). Reader response journals: You make the
meaning... and how, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 39 (5), pp.
380-385.
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| In this article, Berger has readers write as well as discuss.
Questions that stimulate thinking are:
 | What do you notice?
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| What do you question?
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| What do you feel?
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| What do you relate to?
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| IRA’s July 1996 Book Club selection is Lively discussions!
Fostering engaged reading by Gambrell, L.B. and Almasi, J. F.
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Books:
| Several reading groups read the books from SDRC like The Wedding
Dress, The Giver, All the Pretty Horses, etc. Other books that were
popular were John Grisham’s books, The Land They Possessed, The Cat Who..(series),
Jane Austen’s books, books about Anne Frank, Slave Dancer, Shades of Gray,
Chicken Soup for the Soul, Lord Grizzly, The Horse Whispered, Walk
Two Moons, Grapes of Wrath, Gary Paulsen’s books, Where the Red Fern
Grows and Robinson Crusoe.
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| One group planned book themes for their sessions. They were Mystery, Historical Novels,
Romance and Individual Choices. |
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