Reading+Resources

Resources shared in grade alike reading groups Please link and/or upload and share resources you have discussed in your group. Use the discussion feature as you share ideas, thoughts, and inspiration!  =**Recommended reading from high school group** = Recommended by Blythe & Mark: // The Shadow of the Wind // by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, the One Book, One Community selection for the coming year // Savage Inequalities // by Jonathan Kozol, nonfiction, about schools Recommended by Blythe: // Dreadnaught // by Robert Massie // The Hot Zone // by Richard Preston, about the ebola outbreak // Doubt // by John Patrick Shanley, a nonfiction parable about a school in the Bronx and the Catholic Church, set in 1960s Recommended by Mark; // Into the Wild // by Jon Krakauer Graphic novels recommended by Wedge: // The Dark Night // by Frank Miller // Watchmen // by Alan Moore // Preacher // by Garth Ennis, a series of 9 books //Maus// by Max Spiegelman//,// about the holocaust // Blankets // by Craig Thompson, part of this is set in Marquette Recommended by Sean, // A Cold Day in Paradise // by Steve Hamilton. Set in the Eastern UP. // Woods Cop Mystery // by Joseph Heywood, all his novels are set in UP // The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America  // by Erik Larson, a historical novel

//6+1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide For the Primary Grades// by Ruth Culham //6+1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide (grade 3 and up)// by Ruth Culham //The Art of Teaching Writing// by Lucy Calkins //Units of Study for Primary Writing: A Yearlong Curriculum// co-authored by Lucy Calkins
 * Professional Reading Recommendations From Elementary Teachers**

//The Miraculous of Edward Tulane// by Kate DiCamillo //Despereaux// by Kate DiCamillo //The Tiger Rising// by Kate DiCamillo //Because of Winn Dixie// by Kate DiCamillo Jim Harrison Elements of Style by Strunk and White Down the Nile by Rosemary Mahoney John Updike Secret Guide to Computers by Russ Walter
 * Classroom Reading Recommendations From Elementary Teachers**
 * Books recommended during our conversation with Jay Scriba**