Reading Schedule

We have collectively decided to meet on Friday's in Marguerite's classroom.  If you are unable to attend, please join us online to comment on our "talk topic" posts.

Anyone else who finds us online is welcome to join in on the professional dialogue by following our reading schedule and commenting on our "talk topics."


Week 1- Friday, April 12th, 2013 (Pages 1-34)
Introduction
Chapter One: Creating a Wonder World: Centers, Projects, and Clubs
1. The Wonder Center
2. Wonder of the Week
3. Pondering Time and Whole-Class Shared Research
4. Pet Observation and Wonder Journals
5. The Discovery Table


Week 2- Friday, April 19th, 2013 (Pages 34-57)
Continue...Chapter One: Creating a Wonder World: Centers, Projects, and Clubs
6. The Observation Window
7. One Small Square
8. A Listening Walk
9. The Wonder Club
Books for Creating a Wonder World


Week 3- Friday, April 26th, 2013 (Pages 57-79)
Chapter Two: Nonfiction Writing from the Heart
Introduction
1. What Are Your Three Wonders?
2. Wonder Boxes
3. Heart Wonders
4. Books of Wonder: Writing Nonfiction from the Heart
Books for Nonfiction Writing from the Heart


Week 4- Friday, May 3rd, 2013 (Pages 79-109)
Chapter Three: Nonfiction Research Wonder Writing
Introduction
1. Exploring Nonfiction Books: Sorting and Cataloguing
2. Exploring Nonfiction Books: Structures and Features
3. Getting Started: Choosing Research Wonder Topics
4. Nonfiction Writing: trying on Topics


Week 5- Friday, May 10th, 2013 (Pages 109-135)
Continue...Chapter Three: Nonfiction Research Wonder Writing
5. Nonfiction Writing: Creating a Table of Contents
6. Nonfiction Writing: Designing Chapters
7. Exploring and Researching Questions
8. Exploring and Researching Question: Inferring
9. Exploring and Researching Questions: Ask an Expert
10. Nonfiction Writing: Leads/Beginnings
11. Nonfiction Writing: Wow Words


Week 6- Friday, May 17th, 2013 (Pages 135-155)
Continue...Chapter Three: Nonfiction Research Wonder Writing
12. Nonfiction Writing: Other Craft Lessons
13. Nonfiction Writing: Elaboration
14. Nonfiction Writing: Diagrams
15. Writing Partner Revision
16. Editing: Using Word Wall Words
17. Partner Editing: Capitals and Periods
18. Publishing and Celebrating
Conclusion


Week 7- Friday, May 24th, 2013 (Pages 155-175)
Appendix
Resources
Bibliography
Bring it all together and sharing