Monday, January 26, 2009

Middle School topic: Literature and Writing

10-second review: What are some creative activities for responding to literature? Students respond to a book by using 10 different types of writing, “Multigenre.” For example: letter; essay; report; advertisement; advice column; autobiography of a character; biography of a character; book review; dictionary; how to; interview; lesson plan; memo; obituary; play; talk show transcript; TV newscast.

Source: J Gillespie. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy (May 2005), 678-684. A publication of the International Reading Association (IRA).

Comment: Sounds like fun. Students will be responding to the literature from many different perspectives. RayS.

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