Getting Beyond "Interesting": Teaching Students the Vocabulary of Appeal to Discuss Their Reading

204 Pages·2012·1.79 MB·English

by  Olga M. Nesi

Getting Beyond “Interesting”
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Getting Beyond “Interesting”
Teaching Students the Vocabulary of
Appeal to Discuss Their Reading
Olga M. Nesi
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Contents
Illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Part One A Plan for Implementing the Teaching of Appeal Terms
and Book Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Making the Case for Teaching Appeal Terms Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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IfOnly It WereSo Easy . .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. 1
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You Don’tWant To Make AnySudden MovesAround Reluctant Readers .. .. ... .. 2
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While We’reAt It, SubjectHeadingsAren’t Much HelpEither . ... .. ... .. .. ... .. 2
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and Plot SummariesArethe Kissof Death . .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. 3
In aNutshell ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. 4
Making the Case for Teaching Book Hook Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Whatis a BookHook? .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. 4
Sharing Book Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
BookHooks= Sharing ReadingSystematically .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. 7
SharingIs Not AlwaysCaring(AWord or Two of Caution) .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. 8
HowAre BookHooks Shared? Really, It’sBest to Start LowTech . ... .. ... .. .. ... .. 8
LowTech in the ELAClassroom .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. 9
LowTech in the Library .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. 9
LowTech Just Outside the Library—The Library BulletinBoard .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . 10
LowTech in the Building . .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . 13
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ThenRampthe TechnologyUp . ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . 13
In aNutshell ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . 14
A Proposal for Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Workshops for the English Language Arts Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Appeal Terms Workshop Activities for the English Language
Arts Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Introductory AppealTermsActivities . .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . 17
1. The Vocabulary of Appeal .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 17
2. What ShouldI ReadNext? .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 17
3. The ReadingSurvey .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 17
4. Summaryvs.Appeal Terms . ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 17
MiddleAppeal Terms Activities .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . 17
1. Whole-Group-AppealTerms ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 18
2. AppealTermsCarousel ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 19
ClosingAppeal Terms Activities .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . 19
1. Sortingand/or Collapsingthe Vocabulary of Appeal .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 20
2. Broadeningthe Vocabularyof Appeal ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 21
3. SelectingAppeal Terms to Teach .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 21
Book Hook Workshop Activities for the English Language
Arts Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Introducing the Workshop .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . 22
Introductory BookHook Activities ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . 23
1. The BookHook Form . ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 23
2. The BookHook WorksheetForm .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 24
3. So,What Is a BookHook and HowDo IWrite One? ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 24
4. Plot-BasedDescriptions vs.Book Hooks . .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 24
5. BookHooks vs.Blurbsand Reviews . ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 24
MiddleBook HookActivities ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . 25
1. Favorite PictureBooks . ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 25
2. Winston theBook Wolf BookHooks . .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 26
3. Writing BookHooksfor Favorite PictureBooks .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 26
4. Writing BookHooksfor ShortStories ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 26
ClosingBook Hook Activities .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . 28
1. A Rubricfor BookHooks . .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 30
2. Customizingthe BookHook . ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 30
3. FormalizinganOfficial BookHook Procedure ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 30
4. BookHooks BulletinBoards . ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 30
Part Two On to the Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Activitiesto TeachAppeal Terms to Students . .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . 31
1. The ReadingSurveyLesson . ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 32
2. Introducing theExperienceof AppealTermsLesson ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 33
3. AppealTermsDefined/AssigningAppealTerms(ongoing) . ... .. .. ... .. ... . 33
4. Expandingthe Vocabulary of Appeal (ongoing) . .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 34
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5. AppealTermsCarousel ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 36
6. UsingtheArts to Deepenthe Understanding of Appeal Terms . .. .. ... .. ... . 36
Activitiesto TeachBook HookWriting to Students .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . 36
1. What’sthe Hook?(Lesson) .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 39
2. VisitbyWalter DeanMyers—What’stheHook?Lesson .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 39
3. The Text EngagementConversationand ReadingLog Entries (ongoing) .. ... . 39
4. Summarizing(lesson and ongoing) .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 43
5. Buildinga BookHook . ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 46
A ClosingThought . ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . 51
AppendixA: ReproducibleForms . ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . 53
A-1 The BookHook . .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 53
A-2 ProposalforAdministration Worksheet .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 54
A-3 ReadingSurvey .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 56
A-4 Summaryvs. Appeal Terms .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 58
A-5 AppealTermsWorksheet .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 59
A-6 BookHook Worksheet .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 61
A-7 So,What Is a BookHook and HowDo IWrite One? . .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 62
A-8 Plot-BasedDescriptions vs.Book Hooks . .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 63
A-9 BookHook Rubric .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 64
A-10Appeal Bookmarks . ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 65
AppendixB: Resources . .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . 67
B-1 StudentAppeal List . ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 67
B-2 LibraryBook HooksList #1 ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 69
B-3 LibraryBook HooksList #2 ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 71
B-4 WhatShould IRead Next? Why? .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 73
B-5 Picture Book Bibliography AlphabeticalbyTitle .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 74
B-7 BookHooksWithout Covers AlphabeticalbyTitle ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 98
B-8 BookHooksfor Winston theBook Wolf .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... 151
B-9 WhatAppealsto You? .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... 152
B-10Appeal Terms Glossary .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... 154
Bibliography ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... 163
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
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AppendixA Items:
A-1 The BookHook
A-2 ProposalforAdministration Worksheet
A-3 ReadingSurvey
A-4 Summaryvs. Appeal Terms