Students in Ms. Straney's English class had the opportunity to lead a Literature Circle with students from Hickory High School in Hermitage Pennsylvania via videoconferencing. The selected book was The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
It was very evident that Ms. Staney's students had spent many hours in reading, researching and preparing for the event based upon the thought provoding analysis and questions that they offered to the participating school. Not only were they mentally prepared for the event, but they had even designed posters and created a board game to illustrate to the partner school how an effective Literature Circle can be orchestrated.
The in-depth analysis that The Learning Center students provided to the partner school was outstanding and a deeper understanding of the classic novel was achieved. Ms. Straney's leadership in organizing and conducting this Literature Circle is to be commended in which she has top notch students who are very passionate about making opportunities such as this a success.
It was very evident that Ms. Staney's students had spent many hours in reading, researching and preparing for the event based upon the thought provoding analysis and questions that they offered to the participating school. Not only were they mentally prepared for the event, but they had even designed posters and created a board game to illustrate to the partner school how an effective Literature Circle can be orchestrated.The in-depth analysis that The Learning Center students provided to the partner school was outstanding and a deeper understanding of the classic novel was achieved. Ms. Straney's leadership in organizing and conducting this Literature Circle is to be commended in which she has top notch students who are very passionate about making opportunities such as this a success.
That was a fun experience, very educational. We talked to other students in PA and learned different aspects in different states and discused the book "The Great Gatsby."
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome, Humble!!!! I loved doing Read Around the Planet. It was a great opportunity and I can't wait to work with you again in the near future. Also, can I just give a shout out to my girls who did an excellent job of preparing for this classroom event?! :)
ReplyDeleteTechnology allows such incredible opportunities!! It is really awesome that you can get 2 different groups of students together from such a distance, to discuss a book!
ReplyDeleteLinda Keller