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Offline jameshbarnett

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Book club
« on: December 26, 2012, 03:19:52 PM »
I want to start a book club at my school, and am wondering if anyone else has had success with this? what are some good books to read that will motivate students (I teach boys high school) and how did you run the club? thanks in advance.
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Offline Ikki

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Re: Book club
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2013, 10:40:44 PM »
Hey^^

Did you get a book club going? I also teach high school boys and am looking for a club ideas and though book club sounded interesting!!
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Offline waltre

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Re: Book club
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2013, 12:28:54 PM »
I've also thought about starting a club of sorts, although it would be for anything from light book reading, to watching and discussing English television and film, to cooking food and having a conversation period.

My only concern is about the time it would require of students. My high schoolers have so much on their plates already that I suspect few students would voluntarily participate in an extra-curricular English culture club. Still, I have to plan it more and run it by my school to see how feasible it would be.

I'd love to hear stories of success from other teachers who managed to implement something similar.
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Offline Ikki

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Re: Book club
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2013, 10:23:04 AM »
Time is not really an issues for my me. My school has 2 periods set aside on a Friday afternoon for clubs and the boys have to choice one!
The school wants my co-teacher and i to run a club and i must give my club name to the club admin person so it can be added it the list! Last year it was just English Conversation Club but this year the new head wants a more specific club name! So i am looking for ideas...English Culture club might be work....
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Offline j.kresak

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Re: Book club
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2013, 11:04:17 AM »
I haven't done a book club before but I taught "The Giver" during my summer camp last year. I thought it was good for the students who are practically fluent but tough for students with a lower understanding. We read the chapters out loud and each student read a page. If you do it this way, I would suggest stopping at the end of each page for a quick checkup. You can ask if there are any words they don't know and pick some words you think they probably struggled with. Also, you can just confirm they understood the plot to that point.
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Offline jameshbarnett

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Re: Book club
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2013, 11:06:48 AM »
Unfortunately I was unable to start this as a club. I am doing a book class with one of my advanced level first grade classes though.

I have been running a successful English newspaper club for 2 years now and the school wants me to continue that this year. So year 3 of 'Maple Letters of Honam' is beginning this Friday!

I think it's great to run a club, I really enjoy those 2 hours a week I get with a small group of students. We spend a lot of the time just chatting about stuff and generally not doing what we are supposed to. I think it's great for them and for me and makes a nice break from frantically running from class to class to class. So, if you guys get the opportunity to run a club, then go for it!!! (Possible ideas: book club, newspaper (you'd need a budget, we have quite a big one), debate (I do this with advanced classes, not as a club), movies etc.) 
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Offline rocketeerjoe

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Re: Book club
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2013, 11:19:57 AM »
My good school is starting a book club and they bought the first three "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books, which for elementary students is incredibly advanced. Under my recommendation, they bought "My Dad" by Anthony Browne for the younger students.

It's kind of amazing the difference between schools. My other school has no English library. The good school I have has a huge one. More than I could ever use. The other school has no afterschool classes and doesn't really care that much about English. I'm invisible there. I think they forget I even exist.
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Re: Book club
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2013, 12:09:24 PM »
I have started a book club program at my school. The actual classes haven't started yet, but we're working on the schedule as I type this.

It's about 10-12 middle school grade two students (all girls) and we'll be doing a very simple book. I did a reading club winter camp and they read one of the Magic Tree House books and really liked it.

I will probably be doing something along the level of the Magic Tree House since reading is a difficult skill.

The teachers were extremely excited about this idea so I hope the students will be as well.

If you have any questions, send them my way!
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