{"product_id":"mini-lessons-for-literature-circles-paperback","title":"Mini-Lessons for Literature Circles - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarvey Smokey Daniels\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNancy Steineke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarvey Daniels' \u003ci\u003eLiterature Circles\u003c\/i\u003e introduced tens of thousands of teachers to the power of student-led book discussions. Nancy Steineke's \u003ci\u003eReading and Writing Together\u003c\/i\u003e showed how a teacher can nurture friendship and collaboration among young readers. Now, Daniels and Steineke team up to focus on one crucial element of the Literature Circle model; the short, teacher-directed lessons that begin, guide and follow-up every successful book club meeting. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMini-lessons are the secret to book clubs that click. Each of these forty-five short, focused, and practical lessons includes Nancy and Harvey's actual classroom language and is formatted to help busy teachers with point-by-point answers to the questions they most frequently ask. \u003c\/p\u003e How can I: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esteer my students toward deeper comprehension?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eget kids interested in each others' ideas?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emake sure kids choose just-right books?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehelp students schedule their reading and meeting time?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edeal with kids who don't do the reading?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eget kids to pay more attention to literary style and structure?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehelp special education and ELL students to participate actively in book clubs?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eget kids to expand their repertoire of reading strategies?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emake sure groups are on-task when I'm not looking over their shoulder?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eintroduce writing tools (including role sheets) that support student discussion?.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehelp shy or dominating members get the right amount of \"airtime?\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003egive grades for book clubs without ruining the fun?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003euse scientific research to justify the classroom time I spend on literature circles?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach mini-lesson spells out everything from the time and materials needed to word-by-word instructions for students. The authors even warn \"what could go wrong,\" helping teachers to avoid predictable management problems. With abundant student examples, reproducible forms, photographs of kids in action, and recommended reading lists, Mini-lessons for Literature Circles helps you deepen student book discussions, create lifelong readers, and build a respectful classroom community. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarvey \"Smokey\" Daniels has been a city and suburban classroom teacher and a college professor, and now works as a national consultant and author on literacy education. In language arts, Smokey is known for his pioneering work on student book clubs, as recounted in Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups, and Minilessons for Literature Circles. His latest bestselling books on content-area literacy are The Curious Classroom; Comprehension \u0026amp; Collaboration, Second Edition; Upstanders; Subjects Matter, Second Edition; the Texts and Lessons series; and Content-Area Writing. He is also coauthor of Best Practice, Fourth Edition, and The Best Practice Video Companion as well as editor of Comprehension Going Forward. Smokey works with elementary and secondary teachers throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, offering demonstration lessons, workshops, and consulting, with a special focus on creating, sustaining, and renewing student-centered inquiries and discussions of all kinds. Smokey shows colleagues how to simultaneously build students' reading strategies, balance their reading diets, and strengthen the social skills they need to become genuine lifelong readers. Connect with Smokey @smokeylit. READING Comprehension Going Forward Mini-lessons for Literature Circles Subjects Matter, Second Edition Texts and Lessons for Content-Area Reading Texts and Lessons for Teaching Literature WRITING Community of Writers Content-Area Writing LITERACY The Curious Classroom Comprehension \u0026amp; Collaboration, Second Edition Inquiry Circles for Elementary Classrooms Inquiry Circles for Secondary Classrooms SCHOOL CULTURE Best Practice, Fourth Edition Best Practice Video Companion Rethinking High School Rethinking High School Video Upstanders\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNancy Steineke consults nationally as a keynote speaker, workshop presenter, and literacy coach for K-12 teachers. She specializes in content-area literacy, nonfiction writing, purposeful close reading, literature circles, and student engagement. Nancy keeps the focus on manageable teaching strategies that best benefit students. A published author and accomplished teacher, Nancy has been featured in classroom videos for Best Practice and Comprehension and Collaboration. Her groundbreaking work with book clubs and student led discussion groups is captured in her books Assessment Live! and Reading and Writing Together. A frequent collaborator with Harvey \"Smokey\" Daniels, they have co-authored Mini-Lessons for Literature Circles; Texts and Lessons for Content Area Reading; and Texts and Lessons for Literature. Nancy presents annually at the National Council of Teachers of English, International Reading Association, and various state conferences. She is also an Illinois Writing Project leader. Along with Harvey Daniels, Nancy has organized and led over 50 multi-day residential institutes for teachers in locations around the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9.1 x 7.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47447669866717,"sku":"9780325007021","price":79.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/WkRlMVk1S1p0cW5sN1NmclROS3FMZz09.webp?v=1771503467","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/mini-lessons-for-literature-circles-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}