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Metc 2007: Online Literature Circles for Middle School Students

This blog links viewers to information about how the librarians at John Burroughs School in St. Louis, Missouri used online literature circles for the school's newly created 7th grade Outside Reading Program (ORP).

Friday, February 9, 2007

Presentation Outline

  • Introduction
  • Overview and History of ORP
  • Primary Goals
  • How the Program Actually Works
  • Evolution of the Program
  • Thoughts for the Future
  • Questions/Discussion
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Background

  • ORP original proposal submitted to English department faculty

Links to sample ORP pages

  • A Step from Heaven ORP page
  • The River Between Us ORP page

Sample ORP questions from selected books

  • Link to questions

ORP Bibliographies and Other Tools

  • Books used for ORP
  • Books about literature circles and reading with middle school students
  • Current grading rubric
  • Rubric, second version
  • Get started with rubrics...you can always make your own, but this is a nice site.

Interesting things that other libraries are doing

  • Hennepin County (Minnesota) Library's link on how to organize and lead book clubs
  • Fairfax County Virginia's public library's teen screenz
  • The Multnomah County Library "Talk it Up!" program

Winter 2007 Wee Free Men ORP section
  • Howard A. Stamper Library

Blog Archive

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E-mail me

lmercer@jburroughs.org