#UCFWalterslit 'The City of Ember' by Jeanne DuPrau is a science fiction novel about a city that's future is at risk. This book is great for anybody who likes to read about dystopias, like myself. This book has me wrapped up and I'm pretty excited to get my hands on the rest of the series! Pick this book up, its really good! This link includes lesson plans and extension activities for this book: https://www.varsitytutors.com/englishteacher/duprau
#UCFWalterslit 'The Lightning Theif' by Rick Riordan is a modern fantasy novel about a boy, Percy Jackson who learns he is descended from the Greek Gods. Percy always seems to find himself in sticky situations too. Students seem to get trapped in this series! This link has a good amount of extension activities that could be used with this book: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/lightning-thie...
#UCFWalterslit 'Who Really Killed Cock Robin?' By Jean Craighead George is a scientific fiction novel about a boy who must lead his way through a series of mysteries to find out why the robin that laid on the mayors porch has died. The author, George has a large number of science fiction books, including 'The Missing Gator of Gumbo Limbo'. The link gives a model lesson plan for this book: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/robin/CockRobinLesson.html
#UCFWalterslit 'I Fly:The Buzz About Flies and How Awesome They Are' by Bridget Heos is a non-fiction picture book about flies and everything you need to know about them. I didn't expect the facts to be true because the book looks like it could be made up, but after checking the facts I now see that they're accurate! Students could visit this link to check if what they read in this book is real or not: http://pestworldforkids.org/pest-guide/flies/
pick#UCFWalterslit 'City of Bones' by Cassandra Clare is a modern fantasy novel about a teenage girl that finds out her life has been a lie. Her mother never told her, but she's a shadowhunter and now she must learn what it means to fit in with her "new people". This book is great and there are over 10 other books that relates to this first one! This link shares some excerpts and extras from the whole series: http://cassandraclare.com/excerpts-extras/
so-so#UCFWalterslit 'How to Eat Fried Worms' by Thomas Rockwell is a realistic fiction novel about a group of boys who challenge each other to eat 1 worm a day for 15 days to win $50. This is an easy read and it didn't really interest me, but I know this could really grab students that might not like to read. This link provides some classroom activities for the book, including enrichment activities: https://www.teachervision.com/how-eat-fried-worms
#UCFWalterslit 'Martin's Big Words' by Doreen Rappaport is a biography about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and how he became the leader he was. It started with inspiration from his mom and led him to push for peace everywhere he went. This is a MUST HAVE book!!! This link helps students focus on educational goals through writing:http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/martin-words-thinking-about-92.html
#UCFWalterslit 'One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish' by Dr. Seuss is a poetry book that would work very well for beginning readers. This is a nice and simple book for teaching about poetry. This link includes activities that correlate with this book, including rhyming games and counting fish: http://www.theclassroomcreative.com/2013/02/one-fish-two-fish-red-fish-blue-fish... I'd say this is a must have for any classroom!
pick#UCFWalterslit 'Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum' by Meghan McCarthy is a non-fiction picture book about how bubble gum was made. I really didn't expect all of the facts in this book to be true, but they are! (Proof: http://www.anb.org/articles/07/07-00839.html) This book is super cute and could be used as a read aloud in a classroom where students are learning about gum, inventors, or even history! I would definitely recommend this book!
#UCFWalterslit 'The Hunger Games' by Suzanne Collins is a science fiction book that would be great for older children and teens. The book is very interesting and keeps readers on their feet! If this book was used as a lit circle, the movie could be used along with it, with permission to do so. This link has a list of lesson plans and classroom activities to use: https://www.varsitytutors.com/englishteacher/hunger-games-lesson-plans
#UCFWalterslit 'El Deafo' is an auto-biography by CeCe Bell written about her life as a Deaf person growing up. This book is a great read and I am so happy I chose it for the Lit Circles because it isn't something I would normally pick up! This link has a description of the book and tells why using graphic novels, like this one, is so important in the classroom: http://cbldf.org/2015/06/using-graphic-novels-in-education-el-deafo/
"Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein is a nice book full of poetry that could be very useful in introducing poetry and I can't wait to use this book in my class. I found this PDF for National Poetry Month that includes all things Shel Silverstein and it really has some useful activities for the classroom.
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