I’ve finished reading the 17th book of 2024 – Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi.
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I’ve finished reading the 17th book of 2024 – Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi.
With the month of January complete, it’s time to reflect on the progress I’ve made with my 2024 Reading Goals within my current reality.
Book Bracket 2020 has been assembled and was revealed to my students today. The excitement is building as to which book will be chosen as the Book Bracket 2020 Champion. Below is a breakdown of the following regions and the seeds.
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…
The first round of voting for Book Bracket 2019 is complete! Check out the results and punny announcements for each day’s winners and losers below. High School Favorites Region Thursday, March 14 – The kite runner was struck down by the stars. John Green moves on. (4) The Fault in Our Stars – 44 (5)…
Today was the big reveal for which books made it in to Book Bracket 2019 with my students, so I would like to share it with you, too! The following books made the 32 book bracket and will compete head-to-head to see who will take the crown. The number next to the book title is…
The following blog post is from a final project for a graduate class taken in the Fall of 2018 at Michigan State University – TE849: Methods and Materials for Teaching Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Blog post updated in November 2020 and December 2022 with resources utilized in the classroom for the teaching of The…