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CONTENTS  
Preface v
Chapter One Book Club Theory and Curriculum 1

     Rethinking Literacy

 1
     Encouraging Students as Members of a Literate Community 2
     Recognizing How Readers Construct Meaning 3
     Taking a Sociocultural Approach to Learning and Development 4
     Achieving a Balanced Literacy Curriculum 5
     Fostering Ownership of Literacy 7
     Understanding the Role of Instruction 8
     Final Thoughts 9
Chapter Two Components of the Program 11
     Understanding the Book Club Classroom 11
     Reading 12
     Writing 16
     Community Share 19
     Book Clubs 20
     Ownership 22
Chapter Three Adolescents and Book Club 23
     Understanding Young Adolescents 23
     Meeting the Developmental Needs of
       Adolescents in the Classroom		 26
     Engaging Adolescent Readers in Literature 28
     Building on Our Students' Strengths 33
Chapter Four Assessment 35
     Changing the Way We Think About Assessment 35
     Understanding the Role of Authentic Assessment 36
     Integrating Assessment into the Book Club Program 38
     Building an Effective Assessment System 46
Chapter Five Classroom Management 49
     Pulling It All Together 49
     Preparing for Book Club 50
     Getting Started 56
     Supporting Students Throughout a Book Club Unit 61
     Using Inclusion Strategies 62
     Troubleshooting 63
     Final Thoughts 66
Chapter Six Theme-Based Unit: The Giver 67
     Thematic Units for Beginning or Advanced Book Clubs 67
     Literacy Skill Instruction 67
     Integrating Instruction 70
     Planning an Extended Theme-Based Unit 72
     Unit Themes 72
     Read-Aloud Book List 73
     Special Classroom Library 73
     Other Media 74
     Weekly Activities 75
     Book Club Lesson Plans 82
Chapter Seven Advanced Lesson Plans: The Giver 103
     A Unit for Experienced Book Club Students 103
     Integrating Instruction 104
Chapter Eight Multi-Book Unit: Civil Rights 123
     Why Conduct a Multi-Book Unit? 123
     How Is a Multi-Book Unit Structured? 123
     Why Focus on Civil Rights? 124
     How Are the Books Selected? 124
     Literacy Skill Instruction 125
     Integrating Instruction 127
     Unit Themes 127
     Read-Aloud Book List 127
     Special Classroom Library 128
     Other Media 129
     Weekly Activities 130
     Book Club Lesson Plans 136
Blackline Masters Think Sheets 153
Blackline Masters Evaluation Sheets 187
Bibliography 198
Index 201