Reading! I do not think that you can be an English teacher without having an unnatural love of books! I am probably one of the few teachers who take the time to read throughout the school year because I would probably go crazy if I did not! While surfing blogs today, I came upon a linky party by Faulkner's Fast Five, and the cool thing is that the linky party is about books! This summer I have an outrageous list of books I want to get through, so I've decided to join in and write about a few of them...
First Up:
This is the one book that I have to get through! In December, our English Department did a book exchange for Christmas - I know it's nerdy- but I have yet to read the book! I read for pleasure, so when there is something I have to read, I get a little turned off! I have a similar reading interest as my team teacher who gave me the book, so I'll read it before August 1st for sure!
Second:
Anything and everything Dystopian! I am a lover of dystopian books! They truly make me happy! The books I am for sure reading are in the pic above, but I am more than positive I will read more! In my RTI class, I teach a unit called the Dystopian Extravaganza, so I will be able to give my students more options of books to choose from!
Third:
I want to read John Green's Paper Towns before the movie comes out this summer! It was also a part of a book set we got at the end of the year for our 9th graders. We bought an entire collection of coming of age books, so it's likely that I'll be making a unit around them soon! I like John Green, and this is actually the book I am taking to the beach with me!
I want to read John Green's Paper Towns before the movie comes out this summer! It was also a part of a book set we got at the end of the year for our 9th graders. We bought an entire collection of coming of age books, so it's likely that I'll be making a unit around them soon! I like John Green, and this is actually the book I am taking to the beach with me!
Lastly, A Book to Grow From:
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We'll that's it! My summer reading list! I am happy to be apart of my first linky party! Join in!
Paper Towns is on my list, too. Last summer I read The Fault in Our Stars and Looking for Alaska since my students love them so much. By the way, I think a book exchange in the English Department is a great idea. I'm going to share this at my school!
ReplyDeleteIt was really a lot of fun! We wrapped them and did milk and cookies!
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