Re: [MOSAIC] Help: Need to start 8th Grade Sci-Fi Club

2008-12-08 Thread Girling, Nicole
any of the Gordon Korman books are popular with boys. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelly Wade Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 6:07 PM To: mosaic Subject: [MOSAIC] Help: Need to start 8th Grade Sci-Fi Club Hi all, A friend of mine

Re: [MOSAIC] Help: Need to start 8th Grade Sci-Fi Club

2008-12-08 Thread jackstepp
I would suggest The Transall Saga by Gary Paulsen and The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. Hi all, A friend of mine works at a school that spends a lot of time trying to engage reluctant and struggling readers. He started a reading club for his eighth graders, featured the book

Re: [MOSAIC] Help: Need to start 8th Grade Sci-Fi Club

2008-12-08 Thread Kelly Wade
Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Sunday, December 7, 2008 9:58:00 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Help: Need to start 8th Grade Sci-Fi Club My eighth grade son is racing through the Twilight Series, so I can quite see the 'of course'.  His two guy buddies are reading through

[MOSAIC] Help: Need to start 8th Grade Sci-Fi Club

2008-12-07 Thread Kelly Wade
Hi all, A friend of mine works at a school that spends a lot of time trying to engage reluctant and struggling readers. He started a reading club for his eighth graders, featured the book Twilight, and attracted a lot of kids. The catch: all girls, of course. So now my friend is looking for a

Re: [MOSAIC] Help: Need to start 8th Grade Sci-Fi Club

2008-12-07 Thread thomas
City of Ember is hot right now Also Black Cauldron seriesLloyd Alexander On 12/7/08 4:07 PM, Kelly Wade [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, A friend of mine works at a school that spends a lot of time trying to engage reluctant and struggling readers. He started a reading club for

Re: [MOSAIC] Help: Need to start 8th Grade Sci-Fi Club

2008-12-07 Thread Lise
My boys liked The Last Book in the Universe - Philbrick - Original Message - From: thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 5:58 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Help: Need to start 8th Grade

Re: [MOSAIC] Help: Need to start 8th Grade Sci-Fi Club

2008-12-07 Thread William Roberts
: Sunday, December 07, 2008 7:07 PM To: mosaic Subject: [MOSAIC] Help: Need to start 8th Grade Sci-Fi Club Hi all, A friend of mine works at a school that spends a lot of time trying to engage reluctant and struggling readers. He started a reading club for his eighth graders, featured the book

Re: [MOSAIC] Help: Need to start 8th Grade Sci-Fi Club

2008-12-07 Thread Michelle TeGrootenhuis
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelly Wade Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 6:07 PM To: mosaic Subject: [MOSAIC] Help: Need to start 8th Grade Sci-Fi Club Hi all, A friend of mine works at a school that spends a lot of time trying to engage reluctant and struggling readers. He started a reading club for his

Re: [MOSAIC] Help: Need to start 8th Grade Sci-Fi Club

2008-12-07 Thread Ljackson
District Literacy Coach and Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 5755 - Original message - From: Kelly Wade [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mosaic mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Date: Sunday, December 07, 2008 6:15 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] Help: Need to start 8th Grade Sci-Fi Club Hi all