How do you get your students to participate over the summer?
For those of you who have your students participate in summer reading discussions on your blog, how do you coordinate it? How do you get them to commit to reading and writing? How do you inspire them? Is blogging tied to their fall grades? How do you keep control of posts and comments (keeping them school-worthy)?
I am thrilled by the idea of kids engaging one another in literary discussions over the summer, but wonder about the details.
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I set up a summer reading blog for Gloucester High School, but I don't expect much action this year. Final exams were last week and in all the confusion of final days coupled with the last batch of state competency assessments (MCAS), classroom teachers were much to busy to pay attention to my email about a summer reading blog. Students are eager to ignore school as much as possible for the next few months. My hope is to get some of the adult discussion leaders involved in making posts. Then when we return on Aug. 28, I can show the English teachers and get them to reward their students for beginning the discussions on the blog before the actual school-wide discussions on Sept. 13.
Mary Saunders
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