2017-2018 Grade 7/8
Library Classes in Grades 7/8 generally feature a novel or two, sometimes chosen in collaboration with classroom teachers but often simply to expose students to the pleasure of being immersed in a story. Novels are often introduced, accompanied or followed by related fiction, nonfiction and online materials.
Other activities this year included:
All book cover images are linked to descriptions, often on Goodreads, where you can peruse readers ratings and reviews as well.
Other activities this year included:
- Book talks for new and other young-adult books and from YA book-lover Mrs. Callihoo,
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas and How the Grinch Got So Ginchy by Dr. Seuss, read by community reader Mrs. Crozier for the Christmas program 'Share the Gift of Story,
- Introduction to the Alberta Overdrive K-12 collection of eBooks and audiobooks, accessible to Pembina Hills Public School student and staff with their school credentials.
- Public Library visit to promote summer reading
All book cover images are linked to descriptions, often on Goodreads, where you can peruse readers ratings and reviews as well.
"At fifteen, Nick is an accomplished Inuit hunter living in Aklavik, Northwest Territories. His life is a mix of the modern and traditional, but getting enough caribou to help his family and community survive is at the top of his priorities.
In this gripping adventure, Nick and the students listening to his action-packed story, will gain new understand the rapidly changing Canadian north." Through this book, many students discover the exciting feeling of putting one's self into the role of the main character in an adventure novel. A Selection of Accompanying Materials:
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Novel in Verse
For Poetry month in April, we looked at the 'novel in verse' format for novel writing, viewing a variety of examples. We read Inside Out and Back Again in library classes into May. The author's intention was to convey the 'feel' of a personal experience. We talked about experiences that we believe are unique to each of us and what kind of emotions we would want to evoke in others as we described them.
"For all the ten years of her life, Hà has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, and the warmth of her friends close by. But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. Hà and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope. In America, Hà discovers the foreign world of Alabama: the coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food . . . and the strength of her very own family."
A Look at Saigon
"For all the ten years of her life, Hà has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, and the warmth of her friends close by. But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. Hà and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope. In America, Hà discovers the foreign world of Alabama: the coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food . . . and the strength of her very own family."
A Look at Saigon