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This is a blog for the Wilcox Cohort to have a forum to discuss summer fun and a shared summer reading.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Educating Esme summer reading schedule

Here is the breakdown of how we'll read Educating Esme for the summer.  I'll post a new three part discussion prompt each Wednesday beginning May 25th.  Each discussion prompt will provide opportunity for you to;
1.  React to something from the week's reading section,
2.  Connect something from the reading to something you learned in a class during your Junior year, and
3.  Extend the reading into some personal action, goal, plan, or philosophy in your own journey to becoming a teacher.

If you'd like to read ahead...you are-of course welcome to do so.  However, the discussion prompt each week will ONLY focus on the sections listed below.

Finally...if you haven't responded to the first post indicating which of the eight children's books you're selecting to read...please go back and do this.
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The reading section is NOT done by page numbers but by the dates of Esme's entries wherever appropriate.

Week              What you'll need to read
May 25th        Part 1 up to (not including) July 28th
June 1st           July 28th up to September 30th
June 8th          September 30th up to November 5th
June 15th        November 5th up to Page 71
June 22nd       Part II up to January 13th
June 29th        January 13th up to February 21st
July 6             No Postings...Enjoy your 4th of July week!
July 13th         February 21st up to April 1st
July 20th         April 1st up to April 15th
July 27th         April 15th up to May 22nd
August 3rd      May 22nd up to June 28th
August 10th     June 28th through the end of the book


I encourage you to go visit Esme's website
planetesme.com
to get some other great ideas about children's literature and writing.  There are many nice links and videos here as well.