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Friday Finds: March 10, 2017
This Week at TLT Middle School Monday: Preparing for Visiting Authors Book Review: The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz A Day without Women Video Games Weekly: Abzu Book Review: Secrets and Sequences: Secret Coders by Gene Luen Yang and Mike Holmes, a guest post by Callum (age 10) Around the Web […]
Middle School Monday: Preparing for Visiting Authors
This week, G. Neri is visiting our school for a week-long Writer-in-Residence. I know. I know. We’re crazy lucky. Preparing for his visit has been the focus of my teaching for over two months. Every student in our school has read Under Berlin [G. Neri’s short story from the wonderful collection Open Mic, edited by […]
Friday Finds: March 3, 2017
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: There is No Such Thing as a Free Lunch? #SJYALit May 4, 1970: The Day the Vietnam War Came Home, a guest post by Sabrina Fedel Middle School Monday: Mondays that Don’t Sparkle DVD Review: Political Animals + Giveaway #SJYALit Preserving the Right to Peaceful Protest in 2017 America, […]
#SJYALit Preserving the Right to Peaceful Protest in 2017 America, a guest post by Sabrina Fedel
On June 3, 1989, countries around the world watched in horror as the Chinese government cracked down on protestors in Beijing who were demanding democratic reforms from the Chinese Communist Party. Western news outlets captured the scene as tanks rolled through the streets on their way to Tienamen Square, the center point of the protest. […]
Middle School Monday: Mondays that Don’t Sparkle
When I was driving into school this morning, I was thinking about how lucky I was to work as a librarian at my school where because we are gifted with such a small student body, I’m able to build real relationships with my students. I was excited about what I was going to be teaching. […]
#SJYALit May 4, 1970: The Day the Vietnam War Came Home, a guest post by Sabrina Fedel
On May 4th, 1970, tragedy struck the campus of Kent State University when National Guard troops opened fire on unarmed student protestors. The Guard fired 67 rounds over thirteen seconds into a crowd of several thousand. M1 bullets struck trees, shattered windshields, and lodged in two separate dormitories where, moments before, students had been crowding […]
Friday Finds: February 24, 2017
This Week at TLT Middle School Monday: Short Stories + Book Covers = Creativity Book Review: The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera Book Review: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas + Giveaway Book Review: The Time Museum by Matthew Loux, a guest post by Callum (age 10) #SJYALIt: Socio-Economic Diversity in YA […]
Middle School Monday: Short Stories + Book Covers = Creativity
I love short stories. I love them as a reader* and I’m excited at their potential for us as librarians. Short stories give us an accessible way into ELA classrooms with a bite-sized unit that we can connect to the curriculum by exploring figurative language, plot devices, or vocabulary. Using excellent short story collections like […]
Friday Finds: February 17, 2017
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Muslim Voices Middle School Monday: Spy on History Blog Tour and Giveaway Book Review: American Street by Ibi Zoboi Dr. Bully, a guest post by M.G. Hennessey Everything, Everything Movie Trailer is Here! TPiB: 3 cheap and easy after school programs #SJYALit Hello, I’m Your Social Justice Librarian, a […]
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