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.
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Reading Roll Call – December 16, 2019 – American Nerd
The first installment of Reading Roll Call is having me explore what it means to be nerdy in America!
Summer Reading Bingo (2019)
It’s the first full day of summer break for me! One of the goals of my Summer Blogging Project is to share more this summer, especially the books I’m reading. Throughout the school year, I have students read a ton of different texts. In order to for them to read, comprehend, and analyze all of…
Book Bracket 2019 – Sweet 16 Results
Voting for Book Bracket 2019’s Sweet 16 is complete! Check out the results and punny announcements for each day’s winners and losers below. High School Favorites Region Monday, March 25 There was no fault in Harry’s stars. 58 points for Gryffindor! (1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – 58 (4) The Fault in Our…
Book Bracket – Daily Voting
The results of Book Bracket each year are determined by students in a daily voting activity. Based on which way you want students to vote each day, it can take up a few minutes to up to ten. In the past, I have had students conduct their voting in multiple ways. Here is a breakdown…
Book Bracket – Making the Bracket
After asking students to take part in the Selection Committee for Book Bracket each year, the work begins in order to make the actual bracket. I go through the Selection Committee ballots – paper or electronic – and write down each title that has been suggested. If a title gets more than one vote, tallies…
Book Bracket – An Overview
March is here, which means two of my favorite celebrations are happening – March is Reading Month and March Madness. Both of these are celebrated in my classroom which a student-driven activity that is entering it’s fifth year – Book Bracket. Book Bracket is a March Madness style single elimination bracket made up of books…
The Unread Shelf Project – January 2019 Recap
One month of 2019 has elapsed and it’s time for me to check in on my progress with the Unread Shelf Project and my reading goals for 2019. As I said my post announcing my participation in the Unread Shelf Project for 2019, blogging about my progress allows me to check in and hold myself…
The Unread Shelf Project 2019
I appreciate “The Unread Shelf Project” because as a “project” it can be carefully planned to accomplish a goal in mind, but it can be ongoing with loose ends and tons of room for improvement. I say all this because my unread shelf is in shambles. I have no idea how many unread books I…
Continuing To Change It Up In 2019
Welcome to 2019! I started blogging on this website at the end of the 2017-2018 school year to change things up a bit. This notion of changing things up become the theme of my professional life in 2018. Here are other examples of when I did just that: Took on a leadership role with the…