Literature Circle Resources
Just Read Website - The Greater Essex County District School Board's Literature Circle Resources Project (including book suggestions, rubrics, culminating activities, etc.)
Not Using a Wiki? - Here are some handouts we've used for graphic novel lit circles with roles and with tasks, on paper...
- Discussion Question handout
- Summary/Summarizer handout
- Complete package we used to use for Lit Circles with Roles, for junior students
- Complete package we used to use for Lit Circles with Tasks, for intermediate students
Movie Trailers of Graphic Novels
Amulet #1 - The Stonekeeper (includes the author showing everyone around his studio)
Rapunzel's Revenge (the prequel to Calamity Jack, and another great choice for Lit Circles)
Wiki Resources
Sample Page - use this to show your students how you want their book pages to be set up.
PBworks - our favourite free wiki provider
Making Your Wiki Using PBworks
Tracking Sheet for Wiki Lit Circles A - this is one sample of what we did with one of our grade 8 classes
Tracking Sheet for Wiki Lit Circles B - here's a second sample from a different grade 8 class
Parental Wiki Permission Form - a sample of what we've sent home before starting wiki work
GECDSB Forest of Reading Wiki
GECDSB Teacher-Librarian Resource Wiki
Graphic Novel Programs
Comic Life - A program licensed for use by Ontario Educators where students can create their own comics.
Bitstrips for Schools - Another licensed program for Ontario Educators that provides students with comic elements.
Bloom's Taxonomy Resources
Bloom's Digital Taxonomy - A pyramid showing various web 2.0 apps and where they fit towards fulfilling Bloom's needs.
Applying Bloom's Taxonomy - Question starters for each level of Bloom's.
Web 2.0 Applications (for detailed information, check out the What about Web Apps page!)
Bitstrips
Vokis
Animoto - free registration
Flipbook
Museum Box
Bubbl.us
Kerpoof
Twitter
Fakebook
Wordle
Weebly - Create your own webpage and/or blog
Where to Buy Your Graphics:
Tinlids
Beguiling
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