Introducing New Units or Books

Ideas for Literacy Leadersto Share with

New Faculty and Staff

Anna J. Small Roseboro, NBCT

Current CEL Liaison to

Secondary SectionAnna Quinlan, Incoming

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Let’s Introduce Ourselves Name Current Position Location of School

Urban, Rural, Suburban, Ex-Urban

Kind of SchoolPublic, Charter, Independent, Parochial,, On-line

Other

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Introduction to the ClassicsBOOK TALKS

Start withGraphic Novels

Introduce by Genre - MYSTERIES

COZIES and HARD BOILED

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Bulletin Boards

People

VocabularyArtifacts

Places

MAPS

Long and Narrow

the SEA HORSE

Sometimes called

Vietnam

Play Music of the Country

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Music of the Period

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Music to Set Mood

Art Work of Period/Country

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LOOK AT COVER ARTConsider

Graphic Novels

Predictions

Scavenger Hunt with Book

COVER

ART

10 random pages

Text Features

Video Clips on Theme/Topic Play video clips like theseTOLERANCE, look at issues of race, religion, gender, LGBTQS, physique, regionalism, language, age, and socio-economics Southern Poverty Law Center Ted Ed Talks Literary Visions by Annenberg YouTube

Click to View Literary Visions

What about You?What are some of the strategies you share with your new teachers?

Please post your ideas on the CEL Connected Community Website at this address:

http://ncte.connectedcommunity.org/cel/home

I invite you to check out my

website for more ideas.

teachingenglishlanguagearts.com