PiedPiper - Member Share Posted October 19, 2020 2 hours ago, StarRisk said: I am an avid reader, meaning i just read a lot, though it may be the same thing many times Ah, a kindred reader -- I too have been rereading tons recently, especially since quarantine started. Link to post Share on other sites
StarRisk - Patron Supporter Share Posted October 19, 2020 Yes. Gosh, there are so many, right? I love the StarRiskLtd series (Chris Bunch/Steve&Dal Perry), Casca the Eternal Mercenary (Barry Sadler), Sten (Chris Bunch & Alan Cole), Temeraire series (Naomi Novik), Rain Wild Chronicles (Robin Hobb), Dragons of Pern (Anne McCaffrey), Dragonlance series (Margarett Weis, Tracy Hickman, Richard A Knaak & many others), Legend of Drizzt (R A Salvatore), The Expanse series (James S A Corey).... the list truly goes on and on as this only scratches the surface, but its what came to mind in a couple minutes. Link to post Share on other sites
Jeannaisais - Member Share Posted October 21, 2020 On 10/7/2020 at 12:08 PM, Cross said: yup. read for pleasure, read for knowledge. I've been working on the read for enjoyment idea with my students. So often they just read for information rather than for pleasure 😢 I've implemented reading Fridays where they get to read choice novels for the class period, and it has been a beautiful and amazing process so far! I've got teenage boys who told me at the beginning of the school year "reading is stupid" now so engrossed in books that they're reading them outside of our reading time on Fridays! Makes my heart so happy!! Link to post Share on other sites
Jeannaisais - Member Share Posted October 21, 2020 On 10/19/2020 at 3:05 PM, PiedPiper said: Ah, a kindred reader -- I too have been rereading tons recently, especially since quarantine started. I mainly reread for teaching - every year I go back through Gatsby, Hamlet, The Crucible, etc. I've been fighting the desire to reread WoT because my TBR list is so insanely long still! Link to post Share on other sites
Cross - Member Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 7 hours ago, Jeannaisais said: I've been working on the read for enjoyment idea with my students. So often they just read for information rather than for pleasure 😢 I've implemented reading Fridays where they get to read choice novels for the class period, and it has been a beautiful and amazing process so far! I've got teenage boys who told me at the beginning of the school year "reading is stupid" now so engrossed in books that they're reading them outside of our reading time on Fridays! Makes my heart so happy!! yeah that was pretty much me in school. had to read so didnt thoroughly enjoy it. thats an awesome way to attack it! glad its working Link to post Share on other sites
Jeannaisais - Member Share Posted October 22, 2020 16 hours ago, Cross said: yeah that was pretty much me in school. had to read so didnt thoroughly enjoy it. thats an awesome way to attack it! glad its working It is! My favorite part is that I read with them too! Studies show if the teacher isn't modeling the behavior, the students won't see the benefit of it. We have no school Friday this week so our reading day is being moved to today. Reading day is my favorite day lol Link to post Share on other sites
PiedPiper - Member Share Posted October 22, 2020 On 10/21/2020 at 3:24 AM, Jeannaisais said: I've been working on the read for enjoyment idea with my students. So often they just read for information rather than for pleasure 😢 I've implemented reading Fridays where they get to read choice novels for the class period, and it has been a beautiful and amazing process so far! I've got teenage boys who told me at the beginning of the school year "reading is stupid" now so engrossed in books that they're reading them outside of our reading time on Fridays! Makes my heart so happy!! I think I was really lucky; when I was in elementary school, our school had a similar system to yours. We called it DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) time, and we just read whatever we wanted for 30 minutes to an hour at the end of the day a couple days each week. We also were sort of halfway outside the school system, so we didn't follow the district's reading curriculum, so we took no comprehension tests at the end of each book like so many schools do. I think that helped us love reading also, because it really kills a book when you know you'll have to take a test on it at the end. Link to post Share on other sites
Ryrin - Club Leader Share Posted October 23, 2020 Were you in a Charter school? Link to post Share on other sites
PiedPiper - Member Share Posted October 23, 2020 It was a magnet school. The district left us to our own devices, for the most part. Link to post Share on other sites
Jeannaisais - Member Share Posted October 23, 2020 10 hours ago, PiedPiper said: I think I was really lucky; when I was in elementary school, our school had a similar system to yours. We called it DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) time, and we just read whatever we wanted for 30 minutes to an hour at the end of the day a couple days each week. We also were sort of halfway outside the school system, so we didn't follow the district's reading curriculum, so we took no comprehension tests at the end of each book like so many schools do. I think that helped us love reading also, because it really kills a book when you know you'll have to take a test on it at the end. I did DEAR in high school as well but I call mine SSR (Silent Sustained Reading). I still ask students to answer two simple questions about their reading for the day just to see that they are reading and thinking about what they read. The main issue I remember from DEAR is that teachers didn't model the reading, they'd yell at students to read but not do the same themselves. I model the reading behavior with them. They are seeing me get invested in the books I'm reading to the point that while they were working on projects after reading yesterday, I continued to read my book rather than get grading done lol It was the last 100 pages of Maas's Throne of Glass.... and the last 100 pages of most books are hard to put down until you're done, ya know? I don't always do tests for class novels/stories. Depends on the group really - I concentrate more on having them write analysis papers about what we read together. I want them to think deep, not regurgitate information 😉 Link to post Share on other sites
Ryrin - Club Leader Share Posted December 5, 2020 On 10/19/2020 at 10:56 AM, StarRisk said: Time to check in. Where are you in your goals??? Guess I should get a list going myself, to be fair 😉 Be fair to yerselves! I am an avid reader, meaning i just read a lot, though it may be the same thing many times (WoT!!!), I also enjoy new books of any age. I made mine!!! Link to post Share on other sites
StarRisk - Patron Supporter Share Posted December 5, 2020 On 10/23/2020 at 2:54 AM, Jeannaisais said: I did DEAR in high school as well but I call mine SSR (Silent Sustained Reading). I still ask students to answer two simple questions about their reading for the day just to see that they are reading and thinking about what they read. The main issue I remember from DEAR is that teachers didn't model the reading, they'd yell at students to read but not do the same themselves. I model the reading behavior with them. They are seeing me get invested in the books I'm reading to the point that while they were working on projects after reading yesterday, I continued to read my book rather than get grading done lol It was the last 100 pages of Maas's Throne of Glass.... and the last 100 pages of most books are hard to put down until you're done, ya know? I don't always do tests for class novels/stories. Depends on the group really - I concentrate more on having them write analysis papers about what we read together. I want them to think deep, not regurgitate information 😉 That is so encouraging to hear! Thank you. @Ryrin, I made mine...though i still got a month for a couple haha Link to post Share on other sites
Jeannaisais - Member Share Posted December 6, 2020 18 hours ago, StarRisk said: That is so encouraging to hear! Thank you. Thanks! The best part are days when I tell them it's time to put the books away if we have other content to get to and I hear "But Mrs., I'd rather keep reading. Can we?" And ya know what, nine times out of ten I say yes! My goal was 12 books... just finished book 28 last night! I think the last I posted on here I had *just* started Maas's Throne of Glass series. It's 7 books and I am going to start book 7 today! Link to post Share on other sites
PiedPiper - Member Share Posted December 10, 2020 On 12/6/2020 at 4:26 AM, Jeannaisais said: My goal was 12 books... just finished book 28 last night! I think the last I posted on here I had *just* started Maas's Throne of Glass series. It's 7 books and I am going to start book 7 today! Wow, congratulations! On both your success getting kids to read and your goal! It's always so rewarding when other people come to the dark side... muahahahaha... Link to post Share on other sites
Jeannaisais - Member Share Posted December 12, 2020 On 12/10/2020 at 1:30 PM, PiedPiper said: Wow, congratulations! On both your success getting kids to read and your goal! It's always so rewarding when other people come to the dark side... muahahahaha... Haha yes - bringing them to the dark side is great!! And.... book 29 done as of last night lol Gonna dive back into the world of classics and read Don Quixote next me thinks and hopefully hit a nice well rounded 30 books in a year!! Link to post Share on other sites
blank - Donor Share Posted December 13, 2020 For the first time in about a decade I'm not going to make my reading goal. I'm sitting at 65/75 books and I'm not in any hurry to spend the rest of the year feverishly reading to try and make it. I won't be a lot off but I still won't make it. 75 books has been my goal for at least the past 5 years, but maybe I need to adjust it for next year! Link to post Share on other sites
Ryrin - Club Leader Share Posted December 13, 2020 I need to move mine up. Two of my favorite things here are the Brown’s book challenge and Chocolate Week. Link to post Share on other sites
PiedPiper - Member Share Posted December 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Ryrin said: I need to move mine up. Two of my favorite things here are the Brown’s book challenge and Chocolate Week. Chocolate Week? When is this? Where is this? What is this? "I'll give you one chance to answer this question: where is Chocolate Week?" "I'll do you one better: who is Chocolate Week?" "I'll do you one better: why is Chocolate Week?" Link to post Share on other sites
Asha'man Shar'aman - Member Share Posted December 13, 2020 40 minutes ago, PiedPiper said: Chocolate Week? When is this? Where is this? What is this? "I'll give you one chance to answer this question: where is Chocolate Week?" "I'll do you one better: who is Chocolate Week?" "I'll do you one better: why is Chocolate Week?" Chocolate.... Link to post Share on other sites
blank - Donor Share Posted December 13, 2020 1 hour ago, PiedPiper said: Chocolate Week? When is this? Where is this? What is this? "I'll give you one chance to answer this question: where is Chocolate Week?" "I'll do you one better: who is Chocolate Week?" "I'll do you one better: why is Chocolate Week?" Where - Will be in Brown Ajah I think but I'll advertise it on the front page. When - It's in February close to Valentine's day. Who - The Browns in general and specifically me a lot of the time because I love events. Why - Brownies. Also Any questions haha? Link to post Share on other sites
Asha'man Shar'aman - Member Share Posted December 13, 2020 Yes. What god/goddess decided on chocolate week? Link to post Share on other sites
Ryrin - Club Leader Share Posted December 14, 2020 I know. Just chocolatey heaven. Link to post Share on other sites
PiedPiper - Member Share Posted December 14, 2020 I'm just going to drool a little bit. Link to post Share on other sites
Ryrin - Club Leader Share Posted January 1 It’s 2021! New challenge! Link to post Share on other sites
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