Reading – Benjamin K. Woodcock

Reading Roll Call – October 5, 2020 – Letting Go of Literary Whiteness

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My response to President Trump’s calls for removing anti-racist education from US schools is to read about and do the anti-racist work.

Reading Roll Call – July 6, 2020 – How to Be an Antiracist

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I’ve heard a ton of positive feedback regarding this book, Ibram X Kendi’s work and words, and the conversations and actions being done because of it all.

Reading Roll Call – June 22, 2020 – What You Need to Know About Voting – and Why

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What You Need to Know About Voting – and Why has been an amazing companion to my recent quest for information about upcoming elections in 2020.

Reading Roll Call – April 13, 2020 – The Andromeda Strain

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Despite its slow start, The Andromeda Strain is starting to pick up and be more realistic. Check out the first book of the COVID-19 Stack!

Reading Roll Call – February 10, 2020 – Lord of the Flies

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Lord of the Flies is this week’s Reading Roll Call feature. Check out why I’m reading it and hoping to do with this text in class.

Reading Roll Call – February 3, 2020 – War Is Boring

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This week’s Reading Roll Call book is one of the most popular books students choose out of the Classroom Library. I want to read it and find out why.

Reading Roll Call – January 6, 2020 – Chase Darkness with Me

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I’ve been catching up on the Murder Squad, a podcast hosted by Billy Jensen and Paul Holes. In a recent episode both hosts and Karen Kilgariff talk about Jensen’s book which is the focus of this week’s Reading Roll Call.

Reading Roll Call – December 30, 2019 – 2019 Recap

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This week’s Reading Roll Call is a recap and reflection on the titles I’ve called during the Reading Roll Call activity in 2019.

Reading Roll Call – December 23, 2019 – Drive-Thru Dreams

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Last minute Christmas shopping in Barnes & Noble led me to finding this week’s Reading Roll Call selection. Check out how this book reminded me of Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser and Diners, Drive In, and Dives.