Synthesis Blog #5 Book Clubs
The idea of book clubs is fascinating to me. I believe book clubs are an excellent way of getting students involved with reading because every group member must rely on other student's interpretations. Having a wide choice of books that students can pick from allows for students to reach for their top choices. Through the students scheduling their discussions, they are learning to stick with commitments and managing time to read. Since the teacher's role is only to facilitate discussion, this is quickly done by setting the number of book club meetings. Having the students divide their book's pages by the number of each session allows them to figure out how many pages they need to read easily. Chapter nine shows the importance of note-taking as the student reads. This strategy is something that I see as a must because it can be challenging to recall the nitty-gritty information and being able to apply it. Using this strategy for two book clubs that I'm currently participating in, I feel having my notes in front of me helped in remembering what happened in each chapter. I partly disagree with assigning note-taking roles for each student because students can bring forth interesting takeaways from different perspectives if these roles are combined.Word Count: 209
Tyler, I agree with what you said about how book clubs are good at providing an opportunity for interdependency among group members. I also like how you said how important it is that students are able to choose their own role/reading strategy when going through their book. Giving students choice is huge when it comes to having students feel like they can express themselves and be involved in the way that suits each of them best. You also bring up an interesting point about a problem with keeping students to just one role. I think students shouldnt be restricted to just one reading strategy if doing multiple will help them be more engaged in the text.
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