tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796487427937375263.post7961852738159643004..comments2023-10-25T04:27:12.872-07:00Comments on Traces of Ayden: Calling all middle school teachers!!Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289549963275047672noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796487427937375263.post-81135053352905633382011-07-31T20:25:07.539-07:002011-07-31T20:25:07.539-07:00Hi! This is my first teaching (I'm both excite...Hi! This is my first teaching (I'm both excited and terrified!), and I will be teaching 7th and 8th grade LA. The Pearl and The Diary of Anne Frank is on our 8th grade required reading list. I was told about a really cool virtual online tour of where Anne Frank lived. You can find that here: http://www.annefrank.org/en/Subsites/Home/<br />I found your post by searching for 8th grade and Hunger Games. I love this book, and I hope I can find a way to work it in. Good luck this year!Christy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607751406465821337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796487427937375263.post-63559296865269320292011-07-25T20:58:18.111-07:002011-07-25T20:58:18.111-07:00I am actually a middle school librarian and if you...I am actually a middle school librarian and if you have not read Milkweed, you should. It is one of the most graphic holocaust novels I have ever read. It was on the Battle of the Books list a few years ago, and our 6th Grade AIG students have read it in the past. The list is composed of several good choices that have been read in classes during my tenure as a school librarian.brightleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16218131780160985679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796487427937375263.post-66254906891976819722011-07-24T16:14:05.294-07:002011-07-24T16:14:05.294-07:00I taught grade eight my first year of teaching and...I taught grade eight my first year of teaching and The Giver was one of our novel studies. The students loved the book and even though the actual text is not extremely advanced the content is amazing. It really allows for your higher level children to expand their thinking. I think I even have the discussion questions of you need those as well.<br /><br />Good Luck,<br /><br />Marisamarisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945247463329704602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796487427937375263.post-5154370512121848242011-07-23T23:20:39.434-07:002011-07-23T23:20:39.434-07:00so, i'm definitely not an 8th grade teacher......so, i'm definitely not an 8th grade teacher... but ! <br />i very distinctly remember reading all of the following in my eighth grade reading classes (at eb aycock actually, 1999-2000!) <br /><br />the giver<br />the true confessions of charlotte doyle<br />flowers for algernon <br /><br />1984<br />brave new world<br />(both of those in AG, or whatever it's called now).meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05198966150360780048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796487427937375263.post-30967065303596756942011-07-23T22:27:07.637-07:002011-07-23T22:27:07.637-07:00I'm not a teacher, but I remember reading The ...I'm not a teacher, but I remember reading The Giver in my 8th grade English class and absolutely loved it.Mikellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648050393727801871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796487427937375263.post-75561746282091572242011-07-23T20:03:57.311-07:002011-07-23T20:03:57.311-07:00My husband and I are both middle school teachers. ...My husband and I are both middle school teachers. He teaches Comm. Arts. He says our 8th graders read<br />Outsiders, Hunger Games, and the Invention of Hugo Cabret. :O) Good Luck! Middle school is such a different beast than high school. So much more focus on the student than the curriculum. You can do it! :O)Milles Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882780504671108492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796487427937375263.post-44476059490294149922011-07-23T19:14:01.386-07:002011-07-23T19:14:01.386-07:00I taught 8th grade LA a few years ago, after havin...I taught 8th grade LA a few years ago, after having taught high school for many years, and loved it. I hope you will too. I thought The House of Dies Drear was a little too easy. The story was interesting, but, upon examination, the book really isn't too well written. My students tolerated it, but I thought it was a waste of time in the end. One good thing was that the boys did like it as well as the girls did. I think the Diary of Anne Frank might be a good bet. I also always like The Pigman, but I haven't taught it. I'm not as fammiliar with some of your other books, but I'd only use The House of Dies Drear at the very beginning of the year, to introduce literary criticism, etc, or at the end of the year as a fun read.Randahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041155810196201692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796487427937375263.post-26599370775723534912011-07-23T19:12:59.855-07:002011-07-23T19:12:59.855-07:00I taught 8th grade LA a few years ago, after havin...I taught 8th grade LA a few years ago, after having taught high school for many years, and loved it. I hope you will too. I thought The House of Dies Drear was a little too easy. The story was interesting, but, upon examination, the book really isn't too well written. My students tolerated it, but I thought it was a waste of time in the end. One good thing was that the boys did like it as well as the girls did. I think the Diary of Anne Frank might be a good bet. I also always like The Pigman, but I haven't taught it. I'm not as fammiliar with some of your other books, but I'd only use The House of Dies Drear at the very beginning of the year, to introduce literary criticism, etc, or at the end of the year as a fun read.Randahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041155810196201692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796487427937375263.post-48144353234232876652011-07-23T18:51:45.276-07:002011-07-23T18:51:45.276-07:00Okay, I'm not an English teacher...but...I do ...Okay, I'm not an English teacher...but...I do remember reading (and really enjoying) the following books from your list in middle school:<br /><br />The Giver<br />Hatchet<br />The Diary of Anne Frank<br />The Pearl<br />The House of Dies Drear<br /><br />Congratulations on your new job!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173680327801417618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796487427937375263.post-5826388253650005362011-07-23T18:38:23.991-07:002011-07-23T18:38:23.991-07:00I teach fifth grade. We do Hatchet in fifth grade...I teach fifth grade. We do Hatchet in fifth grade. I know our sixth graders read The Diary of Anne Frank as well as The Giver. So, I don't know if those are too young for eighth grade or not. Good luck though!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080734696396408997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796487427937375263.post-79739785191548154522011-07-23T17:23:00.286-07:002011-07-23T17:23:00.286-07:00I'm not a middle school teacher but I am a mom...I'm not a middle school teacher but I am a mom of 4 teenagers, 3 of whom are avid readers. Hatchet seems bit easy for eighth graders. My kids did that one in fifth grade. They did love the book and have read most of Paulsen's books One of the books my kids read in middle school was "Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry." They loved it and later went on to read all of the other books in Mildred Taylor's series.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375070245303834905noreply@blogger.com