Greetings! I am enjoying the conversations so much and just finished printing out (a rarity of course) the Allington "Six T's" etc. I quit getting digest because it was hard to follow what with all the formatting and so on -- but I'm also finding it a bit hard to keep up, with individual posts (time will tell) (amidst all the other email of normal life!).
I wanted to suggest this (though I believe the person suggested 'offlist') as to high interest, summer reading, etc. I just finished reading Touching Spirit Bear and its sequel Ghost of Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelson. I'd been reading the first novel with some normally unmotivated weak middle school readers a few weeks back (boys) and thinking it had so much inherent appeal and drama. The story begins with a boy from Minnesota (wild teen in lots of trouble) who gets diverted from jail via a traditional Circle Justice (native style and BC bound). He is sent to an island to live, surviving on his own, for a year. The story is very dramatic with profound themes and much "discussable" at many points. Mainly I was also impressed with how easy the reading level was. Short(ish), captivating, well worthwhile. I see he's written many others but I only know these two. I have also followed intently the discussion of admin's push against "real reading" etc. Thanks everyone! Linda Rightmire SD #73, Kamloops, BC _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
