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=Week 6: Virtual Book Clubs= toc

Begin with a Poem . ..
We begin with "Design" by Billy Collins

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Variations on a Theme . ..
What an ingenious way to illustrate Collins's poem! The cat's cradle string art represents a collaborative effort that begins with the simple circle of the ring of salt Collins spills onto the table and returns as does Collins's words after an exploration of other shapes and their meanings.

Session Overview
Essential Question: How can we design, implement, and evaluate virtual book clubs to engage young adults in transactive, and, hopefully, transformative reading experiences?

This week we'll begin to plan our first genre book clubs while preparing for our next collaborative critical inquiry on the Promise and Peril of Young Adult Literature.

Transmission
Transmission to lead to transactions and maybe even transformations.

Activities & Action Items
Activities & Action Items include project assignments due and heads-ups on assignments due.

Reflective Assessment Portfolio
Reflect and self-assess on progress made each week in Reflective Assessment Portfolio (RAP) in Google Docs.